A friend of mine told me about this forum and suggested that I start a build thread to document this truck, even though this one is pretty much stock and not a lot needs to be done to it.
I recently acquired a 1980 K10, and am the third owner. The original owner bought the truck from the dealer, drove it daily as a "farm" truck, and then parked it several years ago. The second owner purchased it from him and when he went to get it, the original owner had it parked in a barn and covered with a tarp. It has a lot of nice options, and the second owner said that he had put over 9k into the truck getting the drivetrain back to where he felt was reliable. This was a daily driver for the second owner, and although it will not be for me, I wanted a truck that I didn't have to do too much to in getting it roadworthy.
Here's what I know about it so far:
I love this truck.
The truck has 161k original miles.
All original interior
I love this truck.
All original exterior chrome and trim
New crate motor - 350 4bbl Edelbrock carb (this motor has about 10k miles on it)
Rear axle rebuilt 2012-2013
Did I mention that I love this truck?
Here are the things I know will need to be done to restore to it's original glory.
Interior:
Missing the factory 4x6 speaker covers (speakers are still there, along with what's left of the speaker covers that were attached, they just disintegrated)
Door panels need repaired/replaced
Dash pad needs replaced
Clock needs fixed/replaced
Dashboard bezel needs replaced.
Radio needs replaced (It was cut out for a single DIN unit)
Wiper switch needs button or cover (it works, just doesn't have the plastic on it)
Fuel selector switch needs new bezel on dash
Glove box needs replaced, hinge is broken.
Driver's side window motor needs replaced (works, but is REAL slow).
Trim covers for door strap need replaced (both doors)
Door strap on passenger side needs replaced
Chrome trim between upper panel and lower carpeted door panel needs reinstalled on both doors (I have the trim)
Seat belts need to be replaced
Rear speaker covers need replaced
New arm rests for both doors
Exterior:
The truck will need to be repainted, the clear coat is peeling
Lower trim under grill needs replaced
Front passenger orange sidemarker lens needs replaced, chrome is missing
Windshield needs replaced
Front turn signal lenses need replaced (clear ones)
Small rust spot behind back tire on drivers side needs repair (rust is not all the way through)
Rust on inner bed wheel well; needs fixed/replaced
Rust on passenger side inner bed rail needs fixed (caused by old toolbox)
Under the hood:
A/C needs new clutch and either charged with R12 or converted to R134.
Needs correct radiator (that's my fault, had to get a radiator to get home)
Washer fluid motor needs troubleshooting to figure out what's wrong with it.
Fuel selector does not work on Driver's side tank, needs troubleshooting.
Need jack and components (hardware to secure jack is present)
Needs a good cleaning, maybe dressing it up a bit too.
Now for the pictures!
I am taking them with my iPhone, so all pictures also will be stored in my public photostream on iCloud.
https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A7JtdOXmJfegPd