Project USMC K20 4x4

[Dieselwrencher]

This is my youngest brother's truck. We started to restore it about 2.5yrs ago. He ran out of money a long time ago and was too busy with school/sports. He always worked but being his age wages are low. He decided to enlist into the marines back in January of 08. We wanted to get it done before May so he could drive it before he left for boot camp. Well that didn't happen. He went off to boot camp and I had a brain fart. He really wanted a diesel truck. He has always driven all of our families' diesels and I knew he wanted one bad. So I gathered some parts and pieces and made the plunge. I removed his BBC and dropped in a 1998 5.9 12v cummins. I used an adaptor plate and used a ZF 5 speed diesel transmission. It will have a divorced NP205 transfer case and the D44HD in the front will stay under it. I got the truck to the body shop, we had it real close, and my old boss pushed it outside where it still sits today. This summer was too busy and I haven't had the time to get back to it. This truck is going to get finished one way or another for when Scott, my brother, returns home from his first tour in the middle east in April. Here are some pics of the build in the begining to what it is now.

The truck started out as a 1984 K20 350 4 speed with no options. It had a 10 bolt and 14bsf rear end. It was rusted out horrendously. I don't have any pictures of before, so it'll start out with the donor cab.