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Tyler that truck has came a long ways since I sold it to you you have done a good job it's great to see the progress what's with the extra set of ocher and white doors is that something you're going to get rid of

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Thanks guys! It's coming along slowly but surely. Still lots of loose ends. So as you can see I swapped the front fender even though I straightened the original it wasn't in too good of shape at the lower rear corner so I elected to use another fender I had stashed away. I scored the set of doors in the last picture from my neighbor for $20. The driver has got a very small amount of rust (and I mean small) in the lower rear tip but otherwise they are straight and rust free. The green pic is for Russ. Unfortunately my father in law robbed the mirrors but you can see where the holes are. If you'd like I can take some measurements. I'll update some more over the next few weeks as the rear metal work comes together. I've also gathered up a very nice set of olive '72 door panels from Pete and I got really good oe black steering wheel for it as well. Need to find a reasonably priced 4 speed tilt column before it goes in.
Pete: If your gonna be in town let me know maybe we can work something out. I need to get those nl2 parts from you.
Kevin: Yep she's come a long way pretty slowly! I'm not sure what I'll do with the doors yet. They aren't 72's so I can't decide whether to slap them on there or not. I'll probably sell either the orange set or the ochre set once I decide which one I'm gonna run on the truck.

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Tyler ,If you could take a few measurements for me that would be great and take a pic with a tape measure laying on it would also work. Thank you very much. Russ

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Give me a day or two and I'll get them for you.

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Hey Tyler, thanks again for the mounts. I thought you might appreciate a pic of the bad one, not so bad anymore.

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Jason, that turned out pretty damn nice! Glad you could put them to use.

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It's been a while since I've updated but I've got the ole beast running like a champ. New fuel pump, carb rebuild, and full tune up and she screams. I've been driving it around pretty frequently over the last few months and it's a running son of a gun. I replaced the driver side brake caliper and flushed the whole system. It runs and stops pretty nice. I don't believe it's a factory spec 350. From about 5 mph It will burn the rears off all the way thru second:burnout:
I haven't done much on the body this summer. I've been in the middle of getting a new house finished up and my family will always take precedence over these old trucks. It still needs can corners and rockers finished up but I'm gonna pull it into the shop this winter for a full tear down to the frame, not gonna be a full show quality resto but a nice straight driver. I acquired a hydraulic clutch setup from an 80s truck and I've got some other things in the works.
I'll get a few a few pics up soon.

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Pics incoming!! I've not been working on my K/20 much in the last year (bought a new house, had another kid, work was busy) life got in the way. However now that things are settling down some I'm gonna get back at it. I've got it worked out where I can keep the truck in the shop at work long term... you guessed it I'm driving it to the shop tomorrow evening. From there I think I'm gonna pull it all the way down and build it back up. I didn't quite finish the metal work so that will be first priority. From there I'm gonna clean it all up paint the frame and drive train, hydraulic clutch, new springs, shocks, gonna center the 14 bolt with new perches, etc. basically I think I've made the decision to more or less go thru the whole thing. Last summer I did go thru and tune the motor up and it does run and stop very well. I also replaced the turns signal switch and got all the lights working as they should. Here's some pics of how it looks now.

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Ive got everything to make it a complete truck so hopefully it won't be to bad getting the nickels and dimes to get it finished.

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Thanks for the update Tyler. Let me know what I can do to help. I've got some parts put aside for you and there is no rush on those. Hope the baby is doing well.

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Thanks Pete my kids are great, I hope your family is doing well! We are planning to come your way early in march. I will let you know more as the time gets closer.

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tyler , that ol girl has came along way since the day we loaded it down here , glad to see the updates and the work progressing

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Thanks Kevin, it has come a long way. I drove it to the shop today. About 15 miles. That's the longest I've driven it at one time since I've owned it. Mostly I've just been putting around the farm in it. It did really good, ran flawlessly.
Here it is in its temporary home. More pics to come in the coming weeks.
Damn iPhone posted it sideways

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Here's a few battle shots from this evening. The first is from yesterday afternoon when I started tearing it down. The rest are progress as of tonight. Hope to have the cab off and on the stand by Friday. Next week I hope to yank the drive train and begin fixing the frame up and getting it ready for paint.
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The frame looks really clean on it! It's coming apart fast!

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The back half is real nice... the front especially by the steering box is a bit of a mess. Mainly just a Half ass crack fix. I'll have better pics of it after I hit the frame with the heated pressure washer.

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Find anything fun in the cab like old beer can pull tabs or .22 rounds?

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Yea Pete, there was so much crap in there when I first brought it home, bullets, 20+ year old pvc cement, old beer cans, and a whole lot more junk.
Got a good bit more done over the last couple days. Gonna head to the shop tomorrow morning to use the heated power washer to clean the frame and drive train. I'm gonna pull the motor next week and begin working on a few frame issues next week.

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And a few more after I washed it today...

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The hero of the day in the background...
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All ready to pull the motor Monday evening and start frame work tiuesday.

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Looking good Tyler!

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Man, that shop, gantry, and pressure washer, make it look like you're cheating! :lol: Nice work on it!

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Thanks guys! Yes Ryan I'm definitely cheating no doubt about it. There's even more toys at my disposal that I've not shared yet. I will reveal them soon enough. I pulled the motor after work today. After looking the frame over I noticed it's twisted some at the driver side body mounts. I'll attach a picture of the bad area. The motor only had the passenger side mount bolt in it... nothing in the driver side at all. No other big surprises today. Not sure how I'll fix the frame yet.

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Redneck frame machine? I've had to do this before. :lol:

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Yes sir it's definitely gonna get the redneck treatment. Just haven't decided what kind of torture rack the old girl deserves yet. I'm sure part of the problem is from it being driven with the frame broke at the steering box. Nothing the torch and probably a fork lift won't fix.

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Boy, it sure is nice to see what's going on underneath! Been peeking in on the project for a while, nice to see the progress! Great place to do the work!

I'm working a 72 C20 for rust, since pulling it out of the desert to Nebraska resulted in the first rust she's had in 30 years. Maybe next year I'll get to the driveline and frame. Looking forward to seeing the next steps in your work! Good luck!

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Nice work Tyler it sure is a lot of work but in the end it's well worth it

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Thanks for checking in!!

Jeff,
Yea it is a lot of work but your right it's worth it in the end.

The woman and kids went out of town for a few days to visit the inlaws so I hung out at the shop most of tonight. It turns out the frame wasn't twisted. The transfer case crossmember is bent pretty bad and it pushed the frame rail out. I pulled the top bolts out And the frame popped right back into place. I took a lot of measurements tonight to check square and to diagnose a seriously weak left front spring. Even with the drivers front horn being a little off, the frame is still less than 1/2 inch from square. When I get that horn fixed it should be in real good shape. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. The aforementioned left front leaf spring is sagging about 1 3/4 inches comprared to the right front. I'm replacing the springs any way so no biggie. It did have me scratching my head for a minute or two though. Here's some more pictures from tonight.

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I pulled the trans and transfer case last night. I also beat the body mounts straight tonight and pulled the steering box to get an idea what I need to do with the frame. Not to much to show picture wise but progress non the less.

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After some thought I do believe it's time for some 4" springs at all four corners??? I kept telling myself I was gonna keep it stock but, ooh the temptation!!! I'm thinking stock wheels with tall and skinny 35 10.50s and stock caps. What you guys think?

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Who makes a 35x10.50? Could look sweet, but I lean towards no lift or 2.5" lift. 2.5" looks beefy but stock, you should be able to fit 35s under that... I'm now running 33x10.50 on my stock-height K10.

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Sorry that was a typo should have said 35 12.5. And by stock wheels I'm talking stock appearing wheels that will take caps not the 6" wide factory steels.
As for he 10.5s I do believe super swamper still has some.

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My preference is a 2.5 softride and 255 85 16

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Hurry up and finish so you can take it to choke cherry canyon 😄😄😄😄

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That is a good looking truck and stance. Funny you say that, we've got some gas wells back there. I'm up in the hills around there pretty frequently. I'll probably be a sissy when it's all done and be scared to beat on it to hard haha.... the 57 is another story.

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My running Blazer has a 4" lift with 33" tires and I'm not a fan. It's tough for my wife to get inside. I'd vote for 2.5" lift at most. For the Blazer I'm restoring now Allcan is building stock 0" lift springs.

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37's? Only on my jeep... couldn't imagine them on my truck! Heh heh. That's the fleet. Together, combined age of the fleet is 130 years old. With a truck full of tools, I'll keep 'em going for another 130 years! How weird is that?

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Stock with pizza cutters? :( Honestly, it's hard to beat a 2.5" lift with 33s or even 285s for looks on these trucks. IMO these trucks set way too low stock. But I don't restore to keep it all original so my opinion doesn't matter in this case. :lol:

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Thanks for the input guys. I still haven't decided what I want to do. I did fix the wallered front drivers spring hanger this afternoon. I will post some pics up of it tonight or tomorrow. I'm gonna pull the engine crossmember so I can get it cleaned up better and inspect it more closely for cracks/damage. I noticed tonight a couple of the bolts holding it in are loose so it's hard to tell what I'll find when I pull it.