Carters 1987 GMC Shortbox
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Me and a friend built this truck we call “R-rated” over the past year. It’s a 1987 GMC Sierra Classic R15. We’re both 20 and complete gear heads. We worked out of a single car garage where everything from tear down to paint was done. It was painted piece by piece, with both inners and outer’s done. Frame was stripped and sand blasted, tbi small block 350 and 700R4 were rebuilt and painted, all suspension was re-done, and lots of wiring was re-done. I did all the metal work and stripped everything down to bare metal, and Reece did all my paint and bodywork. Rockers, cab corners, floor, windshield lip, and box-sides all needed patches. They were later finished off with seam sealer and fiberglass filler beneath the body filler for added water protection. It was painted in GM WA8624 Olympic white, with a fully reupholster black interior, and topped off with Dakota Digital gauges. With all new Precision seals, it makes for a quiet cruiser with the girlfriend while the windows are up, and has a great rumble with them down. This is a fully loaded GMC Sierra Classic with A/C, power locks, power windows, intermediate wipers, cruse, tilt, original GM working radio, and even put in remote start just for fun. It’s lowered on DJM spindles, springs and axle flip with BFG tires. All suspension parts are from Low Riders Canada. Everything else from ball joints to U-joints were replaced. Matched with sway bars, it rides very smooth. The body kept most of its stock look with the original rally wheels, other than my twist on the tailgate band, a 2” single cowl hood, and all fresh chrome. We did not rush this truck, and it turned out very well, especially after it was wet sand polished and buffed.
