1984 GMC High Sierra Bogalusa

Motortopia Staff . 30th August, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

SKODY AND JAMES BARBER

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1984

Engine:

ENGINE

Assembled by Blueprint Engines, work performed by owners and Cody “Popeye” Stout

R-M Fusion Grey Metallic-painted Blueprit Engines LS 427-ci with forged steel crankshaft (650 hp)

K&N cold air intake¡Custom-built fuel tank

Forged Mahle pistons

2.165 swirl polished intake valves

1.590 swirl polished exhaust valves

Dual coil .650-inch lift valve springs

Proform polished aluminum valve covers

Big Willie’s Garage fuel rail covers

Vintage Air Frontrunner accessory drive

Custom-built Moser 9-inch rearend

Sanderson ceramic-coated mid-length headers

2.5-inch mandrel-bent Flowmaster exhaust fabbed by Popeye’s Rod Shop

Dual Flowmaster HP2 mufflers

Custom Flex-a-lite radiator with dual electric fans

Painless Wiring chassis and engine wiring harnesses installed by Hilton Schillings and owners

TCI custom-built transmission with 2,200-stall torque converter and transmission control module

Lokar shift linkage

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

Work performed by Popeye’s Rod Shop

Custom-built chassis using Art Morrison mandrel-bent rails

Longshot Fabrication front cross member and custom arms

Classic Performance Parts 2-inch drop spindles

CPP big brake kit with Hydrastop booster/master cylinder

Custom built 6-link with Watts-link

Air Lift 2,600-pound Dominator front airbags

Air Lift 2,600-pound Dominator rear airbags

QA1 billet adjustable shocks

Air Lift Performance 3H air management system

WHEELS & TIRES

22x9 with 5.25-inch backspacing in front, 24x12 with 4-inch backspacing in rear polished and powder-coated Raceline Hooligans with VMS Racing stainless steel lug nuts

265/35R22 front and 305/35R24 rear Toyo Proxes ST II

SPECIAL THANKSFROM THE OWNER: “Cody Stoute, Chris Staff ord, Brian Fields, Alan Kirkfi eld, Jeremy Pounds, Stephen Corker, Joe Vincent, Gerald Cosse, Bob Grant, Doug Turnage, Hilton Schillings, Daniel Roach, Derek Churchyard, Jeff Gau, James Rachel, John O’Neil, Rory Grith, Shane Craft and the wives, Beth (my wife) and Mandy (Chris’s wife), for not killing us during the project.”

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ENGINE

BODY & PAINT

Work performed by Jeremy Pounds and Chris Staff ord of Mo’s Paint and Body, Popeye’s Rod Shop, Joe Vincent

Body drop

Stock replacement hood from LMC Truck with Quiet Ride Solutions AcoustiHood

Grant Kustoms custom cowl

LMC Truck LED taillight

Custom-built bed floor with access door by Popeye’s Rod Shop with paint/body and color-matched bedliner by Mo’s Paint & Body

LMC Truck tucked the stock replacement front and rear bumpers closer to body

LMC Truck roll pan

LMC Truck stock replacement door handles and trim

Shaved antenna, third brake light and stake pockets by Mo’s

Paint & Body

Precision replacement parts windows and seals

Custom-built bed floor and engine bay by Popeye’s Rod Shop

LMC Truck H4 conversion headlights

LMC Truck stock replacement grille

R-M Diamont Switchblade Silver, Fusion Grey Metallic base and DC53335 Glamour Clear

Pinstriping and two-tone by Joe Vincent of Vincent Dezigns

INTERIOR & STEREO

Red leather interior by LB Upholstery and stereo by Hilton Schillings and Chris Stfford

Reshaped and covered factory seat with “V” emblems from Krist Kustoms

LMC Truck leather-wrapped factory replacement dash Truck

Custom Raceline Hooligan steering wheel

Custom red seat belts

Auto Custom Carpets carpet kit

Ididit steering column with touch-and-go start

Lokar billet handles

Dakota Digital HDX series gauges

Vintage Air retrofi t AC

LMC Truck RetroSound head unit

Kicker 6 ½-inch speaker components

Kicker 10-inch subwoofer

Kicker five-channel amplifiers

Silent Coat sound deadener

Kinetic battery