1992 GMC Sierra K1500 Shortwide Z71 Conversion

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Originally Posted by 89chevsj

i like how they have door speakers... haha

LOL that's another good one. I can put my Sony's in the doors.

[89chevsj]

i say do it, it looks pretty good actually.

[Dub_X]

Originally Posted by 89chevsj

i say do it, it looks pretty good actually.

Haha yeah. Hey Scott, did you ever start a thread of that '89 of yours?

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Did a little cleaning of the truck and wheels. Here's pre-wash:




And after:




Also, here's some shots of the wheels. Front shined up, rear still dull.

Left Front: Shined

Left Rear: Dull

Right Front: Shined

Right Rear: Dull

[Palf70Step]

Nice! I always have to do a double take on how well the front end blends into the trucks paint scheme.

[mountie]

From looking at the photos...... Isn't it nice to have so much room at the house to do projects as this? If I had a 4 car garage, I'd restore my '68 Firebird Convertible.

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Originally Posted by mountie

From looking at the photos...... Isn't it nice to have so much room at the house to do projects as this? If I had a 4 car garage, I'd restore my '68 Firebird Convertible.

Honestly it'd be nice if we had a 4-bay garage. Be one hell of a shop to work in. We live in just under 4 acres, and we only use a tiny chunk of the land to work on thee trucks. The '92 was rebuilt in the driveway and the 4-door is being built under a makeshift shop/garage. But I do know what you mean.

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I got bored, so here's a few update pics and then a few pics I took just because.

Painted my hitch; receiver and ball hitch.



Put a new sticker in the back window. Gotta love them racks!


And here's a few just 'cause...

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A few updates. First, swapped bumpers. I took the brush guard off of the GMC and swapped it with the push bumper on the Crew Cab. I think it looks shnazzy



Next, was the removal of all 4 centercaps. They were old, plastic, and breaking. So I said to hell with 'em...pulled the caps, painted my front grease caps red, and all 4 of my valve stems red.



And lastly, the obvious fact that my tonneau cover is gone. Took it off for the time being...it'll probably find itself back on the truck later.

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A few new shots out in the middle of the day in the sun. I plan on giving the entire truck a bath and cleaning the interior soon.



I guess the iPhone 3GS doesn't take big photos

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Out with the old...


Needs some cleaning first

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In with the new...tomorrow. 60/40 cloth bench with center console out of a '95-'98. After some cleaning tomorrow, along with some modifications to make the damn thing fit right, it'll be in the truck.

[MrBeast]

I think you will enjoy that 60/40 split bench a lot better, I had one in my old truck, looking for one to put in my 00 GMC.

[Dub_X]

I already do. I got it bolted in today, and it is so much more comfortable than those torn up 20-year-old leather buckets

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My old leather buckets are gonna go in the '94. I'm gonna take the console back out and put the middle seat back in. Mainly so there's a center seat for my sister's kids during Ohio trips

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Thought I'd go ahead and post these before I head off to sleep. A couple pictures I took while cleaning my cab. First one is my little bulldog that has been in every truck I've owned since 2007.
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This one shows how well you can clean a truck carpet with some vacuum work . I'll have pics of the newly installed front seat tomorrow
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Looks 10000x better than the leather, and more comfortable.
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Had to drill some holes but they fit lol
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Added tow hooks to the front today:




The push pads on the bumper tuck them away, but they're still usable and accessible, and they fill in the holes on the valance.

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Well, I've got a few updates on my truck. First, I put a new rotor on the left front spindle, so that I have 5 studs again instead of 4. Also, swapped out my back windows. Put in windows that don't have louver covers on them. And on top of that, I put my toolbox in the bed and gave the truck a bath.

Now for the pics. I've never taken photos way in the back pasture of our property so I thought I'd do so.

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Here's our uh...parts supply I do apologize about the dirty Green F##d in the middle. I made my money back on parts and it'll be turned into a Toyota when I haul it in for scrap

Also, in here is a black Z71. Which will be stripped down and prepped as my '92 is going to become a Z71.

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Gonna put the front and rear diffs of my 88, along with trans and transfer case in the Z71 chassis, and my 92 engine and exhaust, and set my entire '92 body on it.

[Palf70Step]

Looks much better with the windows and no covers!

[Dub_X]

Thanks Bill! Truck will look even better when it's a Z71. Lol.