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Offline 81_Chevy

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2012, 08:50:43 PM »
tail lights and turn signals with two coats of VHT Night Shades.

wet sanded with 1000 grit with 4 coats of clear :3


all together with the windows tinted. went 20% on the windows. pic taken at my friends house.


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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2012, 06:06:15 PM »
well its been a while since ive posted and alot of things have been done!:)

since ive posted ive completly taken out the entire interior down to metal, i completly redid my sounds sytstem with a new MTX 280 amp and a 2 Farad planet audio capacitor.
 next on the list was to fix the rusting floor boards, i cut them out and welded new panels in and repainted the entire bottom of the cab inside in out in por15. next i installed my light switches in the dash right below the radio, i used some blue and red duckbill switches from radioshack.
i also pulled up the original sound deadner material under the floor mat, now that was nasty.
put everything back in and hooked up some led's to the sub box to flash to the bass  8)
 drove it for a little bit and got sick of my exhaust leak, long story lol http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,25119.0.html , put some sweet new headers on it, started it up and it sounds like a stock car from the races up the road in jefferson  ;D

but now im done (says my dad) until next spring where we will do a fram off resto (cab on) and repaint the truck the same colors. possibly a new 6.0 4L80E  :D if i can convince my dad lol.

but right now i have to get a new yoke.. i think. cuz when ever its in four wheel it makes this bang bang bang bang bang sound going down the road, cuz my dad said it was bent before the lift kit so i think that is the problem.
ill have some pics up soon!!

-Nic
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2012, 06:57:24 PM »


but now im done (says my dad) until next spring where we will do a fram off resto (cab on) and repaint the truck the same colors. possibly a new 6.0 4L80E  :D if i can convince my dad.

-Nic

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2012, 07:25:01 PM »
lol!  ;D
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2012, 09:00:36 PM »
That headache rack is awesome, I like how the light bolts are recessed so you cant see any threads on the bottom. Great job on the winch, its mount and bumper also.

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #20 on: December 20, 2012, 01:59:44 PM »
thanks man!  :D
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #21 on: December 20, 2012, 07:28:36 PM »
Love that stance, the look, the blacked out windows and lenses. Very nice truck!
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2012, 05:51:06 AM »
Am I correct in assuming your in SD?  I think I've seen that truck around my area, but your plates say otherwise.

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2012, 09:11:52 AM »
Yes SD, where did you think you saw it?
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2012, 09:15:52 PM »
Wisconsin.  We have a race track up here in Jefferson too.  Must be a good look on that truck, that others are doing out here too. 

Nice truck, I've always liked those rims on the older square bodies.  Did you hollow out the sections under your headlights?

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #25 on: December 22, 2012, 09:17:40 PM »
yeah, back in the day my dad put a silverado bumper on it that didnt have the turn signal lights in it, so he cut out the black plastic and mounted them behind it. then i took them out after i put the newer grill in it.
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2013, 10:09:46 AM »
well my dad woke me up this morning and since i turned 16 back in November and it was just Christmas he decided to give me the truck :D im pretty excited!
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #27 on: January 01, 2013, 10:23:57 AM »
well my dad woke me up this morning and since i turned 16 back in November and it was just Christmas he decided to give me the truck :D im pretty excited!

     That is cool.
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2013, 12:02:16 PM »
Congrats !!

My dad never gave me a truck. He would have given me a stationwagon, but I refused.   :)

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #29 on: January 01, 2013, 03:38:50 PM »
Congrats!!
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