1989 Chevy C1500 Fleetside 2wd....

[Matt87]

I finished my near 3 month build of my 89 Chevy. It was a fun build to because my Grandpa had a 93 GMC 1500 2wd so very similar i used to go with him to check crops with all the time as a kid or go with him for other farm stuff. I spent alot of time with him in that truck. Great memories! I painted it Gun metal and silver metallic with Testors and Tamiya rattle cans. Testors dull cote for grill. Then for interior flat gray and i mixed flat gray and flat white to make a ash gray. I opted for vinyl floor as i love the one in my 16 Silverado. Many scratchbuilt items such as. Mud flaps. Antenna. Floor mats. Turn signal lever. Tilt wheel lever. Oil dipstick. Brake line from master cylinder. Throttle cable on tbi. Pcv valve. Valve stems.  Then several aftermarket parts. Morgan auto hei distributor. Detail master wire looms. Detail master hose clamps. Detail master speakers in door panels. Gofer racing radiator hoses and battery cables and hose for charcoal canister and windshield washer fluid. Fireball model works tire decals. Best model car parts decals for dash decals and MI plate and Heartbeat of America vanity plate. Bare metal foil for wheel well moldings. Also i painted bed area black to look like a spray in bedliner. And from my spare parts i added a trailer hitch. It was a very fun build and it is a quality model kit. It is too bad they modified tooling so the long box version is not available anymore. One of my favorite Chevy trucks. Growing up in the 90s especially in a area were alot of folks worked and still do for GM these were all over as its mostly GM vehicles period. And i rode in many from the 88 thru 98 generstion. My grandpa. Uncles and many friends parents owned these chevy and gmcs. I owned a 94 ext cab myself in the past. Alot of nostalgia for me with this project! That makes it extra fun i learned when you have so many fond memories of a vehicle.

[Jim B]

Very nice Silverado. Excellent job.

[crazyjim]

Good looking truck.

[espo]

Great attention to all the details of a stock pickup with a special meaning for you. 

[PappyD340]

Great looking Silverado!

[RW033]

Awesome job!!

[michelle]

Turned out great 

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[av405]

Nice work! Funny that you mention it took you 3 months to do. That's about how long it took me to finish my F-150 this week and it's what I've been averaging for all of my builds.

[ncbuckeye67]

Excellent build! I love those old AMT kits (except for the crappy tires)

[ksnow]

Great looking truck. I remember seeing a lot of those on the farms in those days. 

[slusher]

Great build!

[ewetwo]

Nice build.

[thatz4u]

nice memorybuild, well done.....here's the build I did to honor my Grandpa..

[Matt87]

On 8/19/2024 at 12:48 PM, thatz4u said:

nice memorybuild, well done.....here's the build I did to honor my Grandpa..

Beutiful.. i bet he would love it!

[WillyBilly]

Great build. I love the fact it is a manual, and the bumper sticker is neat.

[Matt87]

On 3/3/2025 at 4:17 AM, WillyBilly said:

Great build. I love the fact it is a manual, and the bumper sticker is neat.

Ya. Back then that was still standard. Even in a higher level trim. I love the 88 thru 98s. Thanks!

[WillyBilly]

6 hours ago, Matt87 said:

Ya. Back then that was still standard. Even in a higher level trim. I love the 88 thru 98s. Thanks!

Me too. 

[Valvefloat]

great build