78 K20 custom delux "modern meets vintage" build thread

[LS-K]

K20

Thanks for the pics. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on this crossmember. ORD should send you a gift card or something for securing a sale.

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by LS-K

K20

Thanks for the pics. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on this crossmember. ORD should send you a gift card or something for securing a sale.

No problem. I´ll let them know and see what they say.

Let me know how it works out for you once you get it installed.

[K20chevy]

So I did some more renderings with the Hella 4000 Xenon that I already have on the shelve....

This is with the pencils moved in a bit more, I like this better myself....



And this is with the rings "blacked out", as someone mentioned it would look better if the red was gone...



Let me know what you guys thing of this setup. Thanks!

[chevak20]

I would go with the red. But it depends if you want to stand you or be just neutral.

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by chevak20

I would go with the red. But it depends if you want to stand you or be just neutral.

Thanks! It is kind of tough to get all the lights I want/need on the truck without making it look "too much" or without detroying the classic look.

Sure, the LEDs are very low profile, but they don´t shine far enough. The HIDs give me all the light I need but are kind of large, though more classic looking.
And a combination of both might also give me the light I need, but could look funny and it might be hard to fit that many lights.

I think this option looks fairly vintage and classic....

[kikkegek]

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

Thanks!

More to come soon....

[K20chevy]

Cab made it to the body shop, but it had too many small dings and stuff, so we just got all of that worked out and got it primed.

Still need to modify the transmission tunnel to fit over the ZF and Atlas. So it´ll be a while til that is all painted and swapped onto the truck.







Doors put back into place and alligned

[kikkegek]

good progress....what is the tape on the doors for?

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

good progress....what is the tape on the doors for?

the tape is just there to not scratch anything while putting the doors on. I just left it into place until the cab gets onto the truck to recheck the allignment before taking it off. It´ll be a while for that though.

[kikkegek]

oka, thanks...I thought it was something brilliant in the door alignment stuff, hahahaha

[winningz]

You are going all out man this is awesome. I love this truck

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by winningz

You are going all out man this is awesome. I love this truck

Thanks man!

[K20chevy]

Put some wood in the back to squat the suspension down and check the diff cover-tank clearance.





And I got lucky, even with a ton and a half of wood in the back I still have a bout 3/8" of clearance.

[K20chevy]

New shoes for the K20:

17x9" Weld Racing Forged aluminum wheels with 37x12.50R17 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar.

(wheels are powder coated white for a future mod..you´ll have to wait on that)

[whitels1]

Bad ass build, that fuel cell is nice with the inset fuel pump and the way it's positioned forward under the frame bend. Do you have any specs on it? I just installed a blazer tank and I'm going to have to do a lot of trimming to the bed support.

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by whitels1

Bad ass build, that fuel cell is nice with the inset fuel pump and the way it's positioned forward under the frame bend. Do you have any specs on it? I just installed a blazer tank and I'm going to have to do a lot of trimming to the bed support.

Thanks! I would have to digg up the drawing of the cell itself. But it was custom made and I wanted the inset fuel pump to not have to modify the bed. This one is pushing the size limit on the long bed truck though, so in order to fit it into a short bed or a blazer, you´d have to have it a lot shorter than mine.
If I remember correctly (I´ll check) it is 31" long, 26.5" wide and about 14" deep on the part toward the axle and then slants up toward the bumper for some more ground clearance.
The fuel pump is a 2008 GMC Sierra Denali pump, wich has all the hook ups directly on the pump. The only other thing I had to have was the fuel filler neck. I have to admit I kind of messed this one up, if I could do it again I´d have that posissioned differently, but I made it work.

The coolest part is, the entire fuel cell is mounted with stock crossmembers that have only been tweaked a bit.

The cell has around 45 gal capacity and is fully made out of aluminum.

I´ll look for the drawing so I can give you the exact dimensions.

[K20chevy]

Originally Posted by whitels1

Bad ass build, that fuel cell is nice with the inset fuel pump and the way it's positioned forward under the frame bend. Do you have any specs on it? I just installed a blazer tank and I'm going to have to do a lot of trimming to the bed support.

So here are the requested dimmensions of my fuel cell....




Hope this helps.

This is another shot of the tank with the bed off...



In this pic you can also see the mounting plates for the rear bumper. 1/2" steel plate.

[Hankster]

Can't wait to see what you do with the wheels..

[K20chevy]

Just one more hint on what I have planned with the wheels....

[K20chevy]

the 37´s fit great in the rear...



but the front needs some fender mods bad. I can only turn the wheels when the fender goes between the tread blocks!



starting to build a rear bumper from scratch...

[K20chevy]

the beginning of the new bumper...

[TheBlueBomber]

I hate that about big tires and these trucks. I've never liked cutting fenders but it must be done to fit the right sized tires... I'll have to cut mine to fit the 33" boggers I have.

Truck is looking great and I love the white rims. Can't wait to see the finished bumper! Are you going to paint it to match the body?

[Ol'_Blue78]

This truck is absolutely amazing. With the fuel cell did you have to relocate anything or did you have to run a body lift at all so it clears everything?

[jhama78]

Which end are you linking first front or back? Also do you have an idea of the spring rates that you are going to start with?