Category Archives: 1990 Chevrolet K2500

I bought a camper shell for the 1990 Chevrolet K2500 and it’s great except for one thing: the previous owner painted the windows black on the inside. This looks cool (as much as a shell can) from the outside and is perfect for sleeping in. It looks like the darkest tint you can get and […]

If you read the summary of my newest vehicle (About the Chevy K2500), you’ll see that I ran into a smell issue. Mice and ants had made their homes in the truck during its two year sabbatical in the field. I thought the smell might go away if I removed the ants’ dirt from the […]

It’s getting hot here in July and my 1990 Chevy truck’s AC hasn’t been converted to R134a refrigerant yet. And it’s out of refrigerant. So I’m noticing all the ways in which the interior gets heated up. The other day I was sitting in the sun waiting for someone and I realized heat was radiating […]

I finally got some “new” seats. These came out of a salvaged 1994 Chevy truck, but they were originally from a 1990 model. Either year would have fit. It took me about 6 months of watching and waiting to find some decent condition, blue seats for the truck. Before installing the seats, I thoroughly cleaned […]

I finally took the plunge and got the exhaust replaced on my 1990 Chevy truck. I went with a simple one-in, one-out magnaflow muffler with a turned down outlet pipe. It sounds great, but the star of the show is the custom Y-pipe I asked my exhaust guy to make. It looks like the one […]

I just installed the TBI Air Flow Enhancer from Jegs. I had read mixed reports of the effect these bowls have on performance. Some say it doesn’t do anything and some say you can definitely feel an increase in power. The tipping point for me to buy one was an old hotrod.com: 1993 GMC 350 Pickup – Project […]

I used Rust-Oleum Automotive Rust Reformer Spray as a base and then sprayed over that with a cheap black spray paint. I sprayed over the rust reformer because it didn’t seem very easy to clean without damaging it, as I found out in my post about Painting Vehicle Floor Boards. I don’t have any good before photos except […]

I have started painting the hood of the Chevy K2500. This is an on-going report of the supplies used and how much they cost. I will update it as I paint more parts of the truck. $8.37 x 2 – Rust-Oleum 7779504 Protective Enamel Paint Stops Rust, 32-Ounce, Gloss Black $12.10 – Valspar 4625 Enamel Hardener – […]

An ongoing list of maintenance and non-fuel costs for the 1990 Chevrolet K2500. | Date | Miles | Item/Work | Cost | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | 2016-09-05 | 214550 | Bought truck | $500.00 | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | Total | | | $500.00 | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| Maintenance: | Date | Miles | Item/Work | Cost | |————-|——–|——————————–|———-| | 2016-09-05 […]