Chuck Most Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) This is a conversion of the AMT '89 C1500 into the four wheel drive K1500. You may have seen an in progress photo and the truck's filthy ash tray in the Commercial Break column in the most recent issue of MCM (I think it's the most recent issue... I'm too lazy to get up and look )... here's the finished mess. The thought process was to create "the truck owned by every grandpa in the '90's". To that end, the running boards, tailgate net, and bed rails provided as options in the kit were used. Front suspension comes by way of a 1996 S10 Blazer, modified for fit and to "look right" in this half ton application. Rear suspension height was also adjusted. Tahoe snap kit wheels and tires were added, and the whole mess was coated in a generic silver paint. The fact there's no peeling clearcoat or surface rust and the fact that the 4x4 graphics are of a different color and font may be a tip off that this truck was repainted at some point during it's service life. Though Ray's Kits has a decal sheet with a bunch of GM truck graphics, including the correct 4x4 markings, I didn't have one at the time, so the generic red graphics are from a Gofer shop truck set. Bumper stickers were made on my home printer, though the "I'd rather be driving a Titleist" one I had on the back window flaked off. In place of the kit supplied buckets and console, a rear seat from the extended cab snap kit was cut from the interior and modified for use as a front bench. I went to the trouble of making two headrests but after losing one I said screw it and did without. There's also a shifter console and 4WD gear selector on the floor. I retained the 5 speed manual and despite an early thought to install a 4.3 V6 I stuck with the small block V8. Kit box says it's a 350 but since this is 1990s grandpa truck let's say it's a 305. As I lamented earlier, I hope Round 2 will reissue at least a couple of the GMT400 variants sometime soon. Preferably the long bed regular cab but this series doesn't have any stinkers so any choice is a good choice. Edited May 12, 2022 by Chuck Most 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Great looking Silverado. Lot's of changes on this one. Are the bed rails & tailgate net part of a kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Nailed it! I always enjoy seeing your trucks, thanks for posting it. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Great looking build! I too hope that AMT re-releases some of these trucks. This has always been my fav truck body style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I like the mainstream look. The running boards are very realistic looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 When pick up trucks were still good looking. Two doors. Love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 11 hours ago, Jim B said: Great looking Silverado. Lot's of changes on this one. Are the bed rails & tailgate net part of a kit? Yep. They're part of the '88 and '89 C1500 kit. I believe they're still in the 1990 version but I'm not 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Spaulding Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Great job on the Silverado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Another great build! I enjoyed the story and I do hope AMT brings these trucks back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 awesome build, love these trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincen47 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Excellent representation of a 90’s icon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Very nice Chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamepainter Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Very nice looking truck. Realistic. The mods you made look great! I also like the look of the two door pickups, really hard to find these days. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Nice work hoarse 🙂 great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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