1975 Chevy K10 Scottsdale Rebuild.

[y5mgisi]

Last week i picked up the 75 k10. Seen it on Craigslist for $500 and knew i had to have it. So i offered $250, he said ok, and now its mine! At this point its looking like a daily driver kind of restoration. A light resto if you will.

Its a pretty cool truck really. Has aftermarket AC which is surprisingly still intact! Very little rust but a beat body.

The biggie is it needs a trans rebuild. It runs pretty good and goes in reverse fine. But no forward. No big. Its a th350 and they are easy enough to rebuild.

Here is the truck the day i got it.







Not much rust in the Rockers.



He said he used to keep the truck in his barn with the horses and that the horses use to chew on the hood! I dont know why. Maybe it was tasty?



Under the hood.







Inside.

[y5mgisi]

I washed it up the best i could a couple days ago so this is where we are at now. In the next month or so i will start getting some real work done!

[y5mgisi]

I was thinking it would be cool to get the AC working. Is there any chance of getting this system to work worth a poo?

[Willowrun]

Looks like a York compressor for the AC which are pretty bullet proof and function well.
Nice score on the truck. It has a lot of character and looks to be very original.

[Greenlee]

Wow! You stole it at that price. Nice truck.

[Matt Man]

Agree what a steal at 250$, wanna double your money? lol

[flashed]

That is a nice old truck for short money ,I like it .

[77K10Silverado]

Damn! So bad! You know me and the early square K10s. I'm doing a np205 w/ 700r4 combo now. You should consider for every day stuff. Whats it have in it her for drivetrain? More pics!! Maybe start a build thread in the projects section??

[y5mgisi]

Thanks! Isn't this the project section? As far as drive train it's a 350/th350/203/d44/12bolt. This will act as my build thread.

[77K10Silverado]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Thanks! Isn't this the project section? As far as drive train it's a 350/th350/203/d44/12bolt. This will act as my build thread.

Duh sorry.. I forgot which section I was in.

[MTCK]

Good score! She's a time capsule. Don't you ha e a crew cab to turn 4x4?!? Glad I'm not the only one with the truck following me home problem...

[y5mgisi]

Lol yep I do. If I wouldn't have been able to get it for $250 bucks I would have kept focusing on the crew cab. Interestingly, I'm kinda thinking about finishing both builds, and then selling them off to do one "Ultimate build" on my suburban. Time will tell. If I do tho, you can rest assured the burb will be a insanely sweet. We're talking one ton axles, hydra boost, a late model direct injection 6.0 and 6 speed, full intetior/exterior resto, etc. Would be insane! I figure by the time the crew cab is done It will likely be able to sell for around $6500-$7500 or so and the k10 probably around $4500-$5500 or so so I would have somewhere around abouts of $10k plus as a starting point. These rest I can fund with extra money here and there. Just a thought for now.

[MTCK]

That'll look awesome. I really like those wheels and didn't realize they were a factory option.

[y5mgisi]

Yep! Lots of folks weren't aware! Here is some fun brochure pics that show them.

[68Timber]

I like the way you fixed the TH350 problem. Sub'd.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

Yep! Lots of folks weren't aware! Here is some fun brochure pics that show them.

Cool new project! Who wouldn't love to have a Blazer just like that red one in the ad with the old goodyears and all. I chuckled at how the air brushed dirt is kinda flying the wrong way off the tires of the rig the rancher's driving in the retouched photo below it.

[y5mgisi]

Ordered tires today!

[Greenlee]

Wheels and tires are going to look great. I just saw your 1 ton dually in the crew cab thread. You have found some smokin Craigslist deals!

Did you ever get the dually running?

[y5mgisi]

Lol thanks! I think it will be nice.

[bhc41051]

Other than the color, sliding rear window and chrome grill our trucks have the same options. I think the 350, 350 turbo and 3.07 gears are a nice combination. runs out nice on the highway.

[MTCK]

I had 32's on my 77 with the sm465. It was kinda a pig with 3.08's but great with 4.10's. Just add fuel. Remember these motors run high rpm's all day long in boats!

[y5mgisi]

Nothing major for the k10 but I did get the new center caps for it today!

[77K10Silverado]

Any updates? Did you get the tires and wheels on her? Also what is the Chinese brand tires? And is that a repro center cap or a NOS piece? Looks good man!

[bigcountry78]

Very nice, my 78 has that same AC system. I'm hoping to get mine working soon. I pretty much gave away a set of those styled wheels, didn't really know what I had until they were gone.

[y5mgisi]

Still waiting to get the wheels back from powder coat. The center caps are just reproduction from classic parts. They look really good.