The History of Porky
I was first introduced to my truck in March of 2000. My friend saw it on a side road with a giant "FOR SALE" sign on it. So, we decided to take a look. Everything seemed okay with the truck. It ran fine, no leaks, drove good. Well, I didn't drive it. I didn't have my license at the moment. My friend drove it. In any case, the previous owner wanted 2 grand for it. Figured that was a bit too much for a rustbox, so I gave him $1,800.
As to why the truck is named Porky, after driving for a while, I noticed my brakes were starting to smell kinda like... bacon... when they got hot. I found out later that my calipers were all rusted and almost completely frozen into place. So, after a ton of brake work, it doesn't smell anymore. Also, another reason my truck is known as Porky is it's history. It used to work for the Maryland Natural Resource Police. I'd guess that's what the formal name for a "park ranger" is.
I didn't have any real problems with the truck. Except for some bad bearings, and the driveshaft trying to be Superman, and fly off. The truck is now in a junkyard somewhere. I did manage to get it's tranny and T-case, since they were good. The TBI will be going in my '84. My friends also picked whatever else they wanted from it. I still have it's plates

Stinky Specs
1984 K5 Silverado
350 w/Q-jet
700R-4 and NP208 case
31" BFGs
10 bolts front and rear of unknown gearing
JBA shorty headers
B&M light truck megashifter

Stinky's Bio
After finding out Porky's tub was a complete peice of junk, I had to go tub hunting. Luckally enough, there was a K-5 in town with a smacked up front, but a really nice looking tub. My Friend's dad went to go get some more information about the truck from the owner. Apparently, the thing whailed a saturn when the thing blew a stop sign. The entire driver's side of the front clip was totaled. THe guy had all the parts to repait ir, but he said he'd sell it for "the right price". That price was . Normally, I wouldn't pick up an entire truck for just the tub for a grand. But this truck was from Florida, had a very clean tub, and a basically brand new crate 350 that was put in about 6 years ago. The truck ran great despite it's horrible looks. It now currently has a repro front clip, headers, B&M light truck megashifter, and will have an open element air cleaner in the near future. I plan to keep this truck as my "street truck" with nothing bigger than 33" tires and maybe a mild lift if I feel like loosing massive mileage.
As to Stinky's name, well, compared to the 87's exaust, this one's stinks. I've never really smelt a carbed engine's exaust. Also, the damn thing looked liek it had a dog living in it, and it reaked of a wet dog inside. yech. So, I came to call it Stinky.