1978 Chevrolet Cheyenne 4x4 Shortbed with Factory Small Block 400

1978 Chevrolet Cheyenne 4x4 Shortbed with Factory Small Block 400 - Completely Original Truck comes with factory books and the build sheet on how it was ordered and built by Chevy from the factory. The truck was built in Canada in October of 1977 and titled in 1978 as a Chevrolet Cheyenne 4x4 shortbed. This truck has a small block 400 ordered from the factory with a 4 barrel carb with the 3 speed automatic transmission and 4x4 transfer case is high and low range and the front springs are the heavy duty 3 leaf. not 2 like most (no sagging with age here) and 3. 07 gear ratio. and dual fuel tanks. Also has soft ray tinted glass. antenna in glass. dash has the factory gauges. complete factory rally wheels and center caps with stainless steel rings. chrome front bumper and grill trimmed in chrome. also has the little factory chrome sport mirrors on both sides and complete upper and lower body and wheel well trim moldings. (hard to find a truck with these moldings complete and still intact). paint code is (68p. usset). sliding rear window. painted rear bumper. Spare tire is mounted on underside of bed frame and the jack is mounted under the hood on the wheel well. The Ziebart coating done at the dealership helped this truck survive. the original Ziebart stickers are still on the doors and on back window. Current mileage is 40. 61 miles. It appears that this truck has never been taken apart. The body it is all original. stock. and non-molested. These trucks are getting very hard to find and becoming one of the best and most desired body styles that Chevy ever made… and this one is still original and not chopped up. it’s clean. Interior Condition: This Chevy Cheyenne c10 sports the original full bench seat which does have tears in around the seams and mostly on the driver’s side. The dash does have factory gauges and they appear to work fine. Wipers work. Heater blower works but heater core has been bypassed. The dash pad does have some cracking in places. There is an old stereo still in dash but does not work and there is a CB radio mounted behind the seat. Door panels are good all intact and show some normal wear. windows crank up and down just fine. rear sliding window is missing a trim molding on driver side glass. Carpet is factory molded and looks to have never been removed for any reason. there are some dirt stains on carpet and normal wear. headliner is starting to sag. There are 2 sets of keys. Exterior Condition: Paint is original and is the Chevy russet which is a burnt orange or bronze in color. The areas that have rust to mention are the left and right sides of bed behind rear wheel well molding and left side lower front fender and small hole in rocker. and slight cab corner blister and lower rear of bed side behind wheel molding. door bottoms have minor blisters starting. It doesn’t look like this truck has ever been apart or molested in any way. It does not have bondo or pop rivits or patch panels on it. it is solid as a rock. The front inner wheel wells are good. There is a slight rise on left side of hood that appears to have been cause from the hood hinges not being kept lubricated well. The floors and cab mounts and rockers are just great and never touched. The rear bed inner wheel wells are perfect and the inside of the bed on this truck appears to have never really hauled much of anything because there are no dents or signs of hauling big items. The underside still looks great and this truck has no frame rust or any problems that we see. Driveline Condition: This is the original 400 small block motor with a 4 barrel carb and stock factory manifolds with dual exhaust no catalytic converters. nbsp;automatic 3 speed transmission. high low range transfer case with lock out hubs. 3. 07 gears in rears and tag still intact. Factory rally wheels with all center caps and stainless rings with 31x10. 50x15 inch tires that look super. nbsp;but do show some age and possible cracks. 2 tires have a patch plug in them. This this truck holds great oil pressure and engine temperature is just as it should be. transmission shifts smooth and just as it should. This is a 35 year old truck and has hardly had any miles put on over the past few years. Truck is being sold as is. with no warranty. There are a lot of good things about this truck. but it is still a restoration project. It will require some welding and patching. Feel free to ask questions. Buyer is responsible for any and all shipping and arrangements.