72 K10 Frame Off

[72LSK10]

Thanks, I told the wife I would work till the new year. After that I need to start working on the outside of the house and we plan on starting our family, so, I need to hurry and finish her up :-)

[thor]

Originally Posted by 72LSK10

Thanks, I told the wife I would work till the new year. After that I need to start working on the outside of the house and we plan on starting our family, so, I need to hurry and finish her up :-)

I hear that! I should start a thread in Alternate Tinkerings about all the house repairs, especially with nursery prep right now. No money or time for my Blazer.

[72LSK10]

Looking to go with some bucket seats with a center console/seat such as the ones in the 03'-05' Dodge Rams. Is anyone running these seats? I've measured one but seems to be a bit too wide, I'm concerned that the driver seat won't center up with the steering wheel. Any help will be appreciated.

[Chevymaniac]

WOW is all i can say. When came across your buildup, that's the same stance and tires i wanted on my shortbox stepper. What size of lift and tires are on the truck? Can't believe how much bondo was on the truck. You have done a good job in bringing back to life. What were those flares made of?

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by Chevymaniac

WOW is all i can say. When came across your buildup, that's the same stance and tires i wanted on my shortbox stepper. What size of lift and tires are on the truck? Can't believe how much bondo was on the truck. You have done a good job in bringing back to life. What were those flares made of?

Thanks, the tires are 375/60R18's Baja Claws, the lift is 8 1/2" Alcan Leafs. The Flares she had where fiberglass sheet with many coats of resin and kitty hair that molded the sheet to the body. My dad had them done back in the late 80's, they held up really well until I started wheeling her several years ago. I spoke with my dad after I realized how much Bondo was on the sheet metal, he told me that he had a shop do the work back in the late 80's and specified that he didn't want globs of filler. We now know that they didn't get the memo

[tsnow678]

Awesome build on the 4x4 and all the other projects you have going on!!! Thanks for all the pics, they will be put to good use once I start my 72 SWB stepside 4x4.

[72LSK10]

Hey guys, I've been m.i.a. for a while dealing with Hunny-Do lists, business duties and dealing with a flippin neighbor that thought it would be cool to report me as having a chop shop in my back yard. Needless to say that didn't go over very well with the cops and the city. Now I have a tight time limit in which to put my car and truck together. I hate being rushed, this will certainly put a ding in my plans. I was forced to rush some parts over to powder coat, here's some of the goddies.

[tsnow678]

The powder coat looks great on everything especially the frame. The block is begging to be black! Sorry to hear your neighbor is a dick. I have had my fair share of them myself. Thats why I live at the end of a private drive now.

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by tsnow678

The powder coat looks great on everything especially the frame. The block is begging to be black! Sorry to hear your neighbor is a dick. I have had my fair share of them myself. Thats why I live at the end of a private drive now.

I'm not fond of the shade of gun metal against the orange either, it looked good @ the powder coater's shop. He said he will change the color for no added fee, I don't have the time to strip the block, tranny and transfer case again, then shoot the two stage paint. I plan on running either a 6.0 or 6.2 in the near future. The city is making me clean everything up within the month, thus not allowing me to find an NV4500 along with everything needed for the swap in time. so the SBC goes back in again, for now.
I'm probably going to go with silver or gloss black instead of the gun metal.

[fakerwade]

Looking great!!! Fast work. She's going to be real head turner!

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Looking great!!! Fast work. She's going to be real head turner!

Thank you, I really hope so, I'm starting to have second thoughts about the shade of black.

[72LSK10]

Thanks tsnow678,
I will be working on her pretty soon, I've remodeling the wife's garage and dealing with the rain. Many more pic's to come soon.

[72LSK10]

Here's some more progress for today, it got pretty warm, so I'm going to let the sun set a bit.

[Booya]

Looks Good...

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by Booya

Looks Good...

Thank you.

[tsnow678]

As fast as your working the truck will be on the road in a few days! I hate this one is going to have to be rushed through. Best of luck to you and the unnecessary deadline!

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by tsnow678

As fast as your working the truck will be on the road in a few days! I hate this one is going to have to be rushed through. Best of luck to you and the unnecessary deadline!

Thank you, the part I dislike the most if that I need to get her back together without having the LS swap and NV4500 in place.

[tsnow678]

Just build a taller fence or take the neighbor hunting.

[jhaymon]

gotta love thous flatheads. im waiting on the next letter now. i just got a couple of 30 sedans bodies dropped off. im having a new drive poured to my shop and the delivery guy dropped em at the front instead of the back like they're supposed to(must be a new driver) so its going to be a few days before i can move em.

[72LSK10]

Today's update.

[Chevymaniac]

Man am i ever jealous. Your truck looks amazing, excellant work. I sold my 72 2wd shortbox stepside and bought a 69 shortbox stepside 4wd. PO did a very bad job of body repair on cab, so now i need to fix that. I wish my truck looked like yours. Keep the pics coming.


What are you running for rear dics brake? Is it a kit?

[72LSK10]

Originally Posted by Chevymaniac

Man am i ever jealous. Your truck looks amazing, excellant work. I sold my 72 2wd shortbox stepside and bought a 69 shortbox stepside 4wd. PO did a very bad job of body repair on cab, so now i need to fix that. I wish my truck looked like yours. Keep the pics coming.


What are you running for rear dics brake? Is it a kit?

Thanks, I love any of these body style trucks, My next wish list project is a 4x4 Suburban in this body. Hope the wife doesn't kill me, lol. I bought the brackets from blue torch fab years ago, the rotors and calipers are '75 K20 fronts. I like the way they work, the only hassle is the bleeding process.

[tsnow678]

Great job!!! Love black as it will truely seperate good body work and bad body work!!! As I see it, that is one slick body!

[Chevymaniac]

Thanks, I love any of these body style trucks, My next wish list project is a 4x4 Suburban in this body. Hope the wife doesn't kill me, lol. I bought the brackets from blue torch fab years ago, the rotors and calipers are '75 K20 fronts. I like the way they work, the only hassle is the bleeding process.[/QUOTE]

Yeah i know what you mean, i would of loved to of kept the low rider. It was a fun truck to drive, but my wife says i could only have one truck. I would love to have a low rider, 4x4 K5, and 4x4 suburban. A guy could dream.

How bad is it to bleed rear brakes and are you running a porpotioning valve?

[fencepost]

72 SS clone, custom

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