Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1981 Chevy C10 Shortbed Scottsdale 5.7l Corvette Tpi Engine And Transmission on 2040-cars

US $8,000.00
Year:1981 Mileage:90000
Location:

Anaheim, California, United States

Anaheim, California, United States

I bought this 1981 Chevy C10 shortbed about 20 years ago. It is the Scottsdale model, which is below the Silverado.   It was a very clean truck with low mileage, about 40k, as I remember.  It had a 305 engine and Turbo 350 transmission.  It ran fine, but lacked power, plus it did not get very good gas mileage, about 14 on the road.  I replaced the engine with a 350 and the transmission with a 700R4, overdrive.  The performance was much better, as was the mpg.

I have never driven the truck very much, other than on trips.  We drove it to Washington to tow back a 55 Tbird I had purchased on e-bay.  Another time to northern CA for a 57 Ford station wagon, that I wound up driving back as U-Haul would not rent me a car trailer for a half ton truck.

A friend of mine had a tow company and about 15 years ago had a wrecked 90 Corvette in his yard.  He sold me the L98 tpi engine and 700r trans out of it.  It had struck a pole backwards, totaling out the rear.  I kept this engine and trans for a couple of years, with the plan of putting it in the truck.  In California, we have a bi-annual smog inspection where we have to get a smog certificate before we can renew our registration every other year for cars newer than 1974.  In the 90’s the legislature passed a law that vehicles over 30 years old would not be required to do the bi-annual smog check.  So, in 2009, after what I thought was the last smog inspection, I changed to engine and transmission to the ones I had taken out of the Corvette using a Painless Wiring kit.  I had to install a high pressure in-line fuel pump and filter and return lines to the tanks.  Unfortunately, CA changed their minds and the law, again required the bi-annual inspection.  The next time my registration came due, I had to go to the California Vehicle Inspection Referee, to show the engine change.  After a couple of trips to the referee, I was given a new smog sticker for the engine change.  This sticker is on the door and shows the car to be smogged as a 1991 Chevy.  I had taken the truck to Turbo City where a custom chip was made for the computer.  I have had the truck smog checked several times since then.

The engine is a stock Corvette 350 c.i. tuned port injection engine with speed density (MAP) sensor.  I freshened it up with new main and rod bearings and timing chain.  I also replaced the stock L98 tpi cam with a roller cam out of a Chevy Ram Jet crate motor.  I did not want to have problems with the computer, nor smog check, and this cam works.  The stock tpi system would run out of air over 4,000 rpm, so I replaced the intake system with Edelbrock siamesed runners and intake manifold.  The plenum was enlarged to match the runners and I bought a 58mm throttle body.

To add a little more power, I installed new roller rockers, 1.6:1 on the intake and 1.5:1 on the exhaust.  I had to buy taller valve covers to clear the roller rockers.  It uses the stock Corvette exhaust manifolds, because of the smog police, but are almost like block hugger headers.  To get the Corvette 700r4 trans to work, I had to find a special tail housing with a transmission mounting boss, as the Corvette uses a large torque tube attaching it to the rear end.

My wife and I take trips to Texas where she looks for antiques.  Each time we went, she would fill whatever car we drove, so I suggested that the next time we went on such a buying trip, we take the truck.  Originally the truck had a canvas tonneau cover that snapped to the sides of the bed, which I still have.  I found a camper shell for the truck.  We have made several trips to Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington with the truck.  The most recent was late last year.  These are the only times that any mileage is put on the truck, which now shows about 88k, which is original as far as I know.  I am confident that the mileage was correct when I bought it.  The truck now gets close to 20 mpg on the highway, if you drive conservatively.

The truck has dual side tanks, holding 16 gallons each.  The dash switch for the tanks works and also changes the gauge to the tank being used.  The truck has power steering, with the Corvette pump and remote reservoir.  It has power disc brakes and air conditioning.  The a/c works fine and still uses R12 gas.  It will leak down some over the winter and I have to top it off before my wife will go anywhere in it.  It does not have power windows, nor power door locks.  It has the original 15x8 Rally wheels.  The front tires are a year old, and the rears are over 10, but still have good tread.

It is an original California truck as it has the old style blue with yellow numbered license plates issued to it when new. The truck has been painted twice for me.  The last time was 2 years ago.  I had the white camper painted the same pewter gray as the truck.  There was a small amount of rust in the rear area behind one of the rear tires, and that was all the rust.  I know that it has not been in an accident since I have had it and I never found any signs of accident damage, and I have been all over this truck many times.

I really had no plans to sell the truck as it works great for my needs, but things change.  I am looking to downsize and instead of having a daily driver and a weekend truck, I want to have just one vehicle.  I would not hesitate to drive this truck anywhere in the US.  It has been a great truck for me.  If no one meets my reserve, I will just keep it.

Please ask any questions you may have, giving me enough time to respond.  Thanks for looking and good luck bidding

Auto Services in California

Zube`s Import Auto Sales ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers, Wholesale Used Car Dealers
Address: 225 Tank Farm Rd Ste B2, Shell-Beach
Phone: (805) 541-9823

Yosemite Machine ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Machine Shop, Engine Rebuilding & Exchange
Address: 229 Empire Ave, Ceres
Phone: (209) 578-5654

Woodland Smog ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services, Gas Stations
Address: 208 Main St, Knights-Landing
Phone: (530) 662-5253

Woodland Motors Chevrolet Buick Cadillac GMC ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Automobile Parts & Supplies
Address: 1680 E Main St, North-Highlands
Phone: (888) 969-7133

Willy`s Auto Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting
Address: 7542 Warner Ave # 104, Midway-City
Phone: (714) 842-3161

Western Brake & Tire ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair, Tire Dealers
Address: 801 E Ball Rd, Rowland-Heights
Phone: (714) 533-1152

Auto blog

GM investing $167m in Spring Hill for new midsize vehicles

Tue, 06 Aug 2013

General Motors has announced a large investment in its Spring Hill, Tennessee facility. The former home of Saturn production will be getting a $167 million addition to a previously announced $183 million, to cover a pair of new midsize vehicles. The investment is expected to create 1,800 jobs at the factory.
That $350 million is being divvied up for a pair of programs at Spring Hill. The first will take the bulk of the money ($223 million) and create 1,000 of the 1,800 jobs, while the other will take the remaining $127 million and generate the leftover 800 positions. But GM says the investment will cover "midsize vehicle programs." So what could they be?
The leading candidate in our minds is a new crossover for Buick, called the Anthem, that will slot between the Encore and Enclave, but will be slightly smaller than the Equinox and Terrain. As we've explained, the new model will likely be the first product to sport GM's new D2UX platform, which will eventually replace both the Delta and Theta platforms. Spring Hill is already building the Equinox, so there could be some credence to this theory.

Official USPS Muscle Cars stamps coming to a mailbox near you

Thu, 21 Feb 2013

As much as our digital lives have cut down on our trips to the post office, there are still times that sending "snail mail" is necessary. With us car lovers in mind and philately in their hearts, the good folks at the United States Postal Service will introduce a new stamp design called "Muscle Cars" starting on February 22.
Designed by artist Tom Fritz, the new collection of stamps consist of five classic muscle cars: 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, 1967 Shelby GT-500, 1966 Pontiac GTO and 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda. In addition to just the stamps, the USPS is also commemorating the new series with plenty of collectable memorabilia. Previous car-related stamps include 50s Sporty Cars from 2005 and 50s Fins and Chrome from 2008.

Car cocktails and Risky Business Porsches with Brett Berk | Autoblog Podcast #502

Fri, Feb 3 2017

On this week's podcast, Mike Austin and David Gluckman are joined by a special guest, Autoblog contributor Brett Berk. The three discuss cars in film and TV as well as Brett's series on car-themed cocktails. There is of course a recap of what they've all been driving lately, and the episode wraps up with Spend My Money buying advice to help you, our dear listeners. The rundown is below. Remember, if you have a car-related question you'd like us to answer or you want buying advice of your very own, send a message or a voice memo to podcast at autoblog dot com. (If you record audio of a question with your phone and get it to us, you could hear your very own voice on the podcast. Neat, right?) And if you have other questions or comments, please send those too. Autoblog Podcast #502 The video meant to be presented here is no longer available. Sorry for the inconvenience. Topics and stories we mention 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV - Autoblog's 2017 Technology of the Year Car award winner 2017 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350R 2016 Kia Soul EV 2017 Audi A4 sedan The story of the Risky Business Porsche 928 The Taxi Cocktail took us for a ride The myth and mystery of The Bentley Cocktail Used cars! Rundown Intro - 00:00 What we're driving - 01:50 Brett Berk interview - 21:12 Spend My Money - 39:44 Total Duration: 54:02 Get The Podcast iTunes – Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes RSS – Add the Autoblog Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator MP3 – Download the MP3 directly Feedback Email – Podcast at Autoblog dot com Review the show on iTunes Podcasts Audi Bentley BMW Chevrolet Maserati Mercedes-Benz Porsche kia soul ev Chevrolet Bolt porsche 928 ford shelby mustang gt350r cocktails