1973 K10 Wilderness Camper Build... time to update
 

Bought this 1973 K10 in 2007 I think.
Its a CA truck, 350/350/NP205.
AC, PB, PS, Dana44 up front, 12 bolt rear.
Was not running, been sitting a while, I think.
Came on 33s, and 4" lift
Paid $500 for it if I remember correctly...
This is what I got...
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Over 2007-8 we dealt with some rust by replacing panels..

Hood was first so we could use original fenders for flush and gap.

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There was rust in the fenders and some in the fender liners so we replaced those too..
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As this truck was for my son, we just gave it a "Rustoleum Special" Roller Paintjob...

Came out good!

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Over the next 5 years the son moved onto Jeeps, and left me with it.
It got some upgrades, like some Dick Cepek DC1s, and Wrangler 35s, and then I got a free Callen Camper top...

Ran it like this for a number of years, and enjoyed it.
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Then I had starting and running issues in 2013-14 ish.
Had the quadrajet rebuilt... made it worse...
Replaced it with an Edelbrock... not much better.
Parked it while I was working on other stuff...

Now i am back on it, and focused.

Core of the truck is good...
The plan is to cure all of its issues, and get it back to my original desire...
A capable, reliable and fun Overlander/Widerness Camper.

The 4 bolt 350 Motor was rebuilt 20 years ago, and is still good with maybe 15-20k miles on it.
Compression is good @160psi +- 10 across all 8.

EFI seemed to be the way forward.
I originally thought Id do a TBI conversion, had a complete GM TBI setup on hand... but realized they all need rebuilding and the cost got silly...
So I bought a Holley Sniper EFI kit.

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Pulled off the Edelbrock Performer Intake, media blasted, and painted it as it refused to look nice bare.
Added a spacer as I read they smooth out the running and add torque.
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Transmission was rebuilt too, with a shift kit, and I resealed it and added an aluminum pan, and adding a bigger cooler.
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NP205 was leaking, so it was removed, cleaned, checked, resealed, and painted... and I did a Twin Stick Conversion while it was out...
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Back in, with X-Member powdercoated and Polyurethane mounts.
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I like the truck and it has come a long way since you got it.

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By the way, this is posted in the blazer / burban area. You may want to ask a moderator to move it in with the pickup build threads since there is more traffic there.

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Thanks.
My bad, mods please move?

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I don't think anybody minds if it's here, I certainly don't. It's just that more people will see it if it's where the other pickups are. This section doesn't get quite the same amount of traffic.

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How do you like the Holley sniper set up....I’ve heard so many mixed reviews....two people I know almost gave them away and went back to carbs