1973 K10 DD/Wilderness Camper

[nucknoel89]

Dude nice pickup at first, but the wheels are horrendous. I don't understand what people see in ugly wheels nowadays.

I don't see what people see in stock wheels.  I think the new wheels look great!

[Jim Rockford]

No accounting for taste I guess.

[VileZambonie]

Dude nice pickup at first, but the wheels are horrendous. I don't understand what people see in ugly wheels nowadays.

Jim - tone it down. You don't have to like his choice in wheels but please be respectful of others. This goes for everyone here.

[Keyblazer]

Thanks for the support Mod, but the reality is IF I was worried about what people thought about my choice of wheels or even the truck, I guess I would not even own it!
Truth is, I got a deal on them... And I kinda like them now...
I still have the wheels it arrived on, with 33's and they are "OK", but I like the shock factor!
See, as you may guess, I like being different... not the "Look at me... I'm different to YOU" kinda deal, more like the I like this, so whats the next step!

Oh, I forgot to mention the exhaust..
The original disintegrated on the first drive..
I stopped by at my local place and the hooked up the headers to twin magnaflow's and a slash cut pipe exiting fwd of the wheels..
Sounds great, with a nice burble, and the stereo pop-pop off the gas is FUN!



You guys want a giggle... I am English... so people have in their mind "REDNECK" when they see the truck... only to be greeted by my "Queens English Accent".
Had a few jaw drops on that one!

[Jim Rockford]

Why do people get lazy and not run the pipes out behind the rear wheels?   

[txchainsawgogi]

yeah I'm all about dyi paint...in very interested in this roller method you speak of!

[slammed79]

Its not a laziness thing, I personally like the look of the in front of the rear wheel exhaust dump.

 Plus shorter pipes = louder rig!

[beastie_3]

Jim, can you lay off the negative comments?

[Keyblazer]

Why do people get lazy and not run the pipes out behind the rear wheels?   

Lazy?
No.
I wanted the pipes to exit forward of the rear wheels for many reasons.
1/ So as not to interfere with my plans for the rear underfloor area... spare tires, water, or a propane tank etc.
2/ Save unwanted pipework and with it cost, and the possibility of damaging it offroad. I have a plan for a rock rail that protects the tips and pipework.
3/ Looks great with the chrome slashcut tips I added later.
4/ Sounds better!

Laziness had no part in my choices.

[Keyblazer]

yeah I'm all about dyi paint...in very interested in this roller method you speak of!

Its not the best in the world, but for thoise of us not willing to spend money on something that I am sure will get trashed, it works great!
I did a 180 mile offroad trip, and the truck was filthy, scraped, and desert pinstripped from rocker to windows..
Did I care?
No, not a bit. Next time I had an hour to spare I wiped it down with Mineral spirits, mixed a 50/50 Mineral spirit/rustoleum batch and rerollered the both sides! Last year I noticed that the hood was looking dull(I never waxed it), so I rollered that again too!
Glad I didnt spend $2k on a paint job!
My guess it I have maybe $100 or so in materials.... and have enough paint to do a whole truck again still.
I hear people are using the HvLp gun from HF for the same method, which i hear works fine, but I dont want to deal with the overspray... So  I will keep rollering!

[txchainsawgogi]

no leftover roller marks or orange peel effect? How'd you manage that?

[fitz]

I forget if we covered this in another thread but if you google 69 Charger roll on paint job you will stay up night after night reading about a guy who painted his Charger with a roller. Got real decent results for a $100 paint job.

[Layne]

I like my 45's in front of the rear tires, more like a NASCAR look. My tips are angled at the top, and not flush with the bed, I like that a lot. I'm a fan of your exhaust! 

[jaredts]

Queen's english, huh?  I bet that is a shocker!  Wouldn't have known by your posts.  I'm also lovin' the roll on paint.  A show quality paint job is cool but a 10 foot paint job with very little investment is cool too.  For the record I kinda liked your old rims better too but the new ones are a unique look.  If you get into another project on it I'd love to see more pics.  Best of luck with it.

[Keyblazer]

Yes, it has caused a few slack jawed moments, while they mentally try to fit what the see and what they hear together...
The Ladies are fun....
Recently single, I took one very sweet lady on a FIRST dinner date in it.....
I did warn her tho...
I called her before I picked her up and asked..
 "Hey, did you ever dream about being Cinderella?"
Yes, she responded....
I rang her dorrbell, and scrolled my arm toward the K10, and said...
"Cinderella, your Pumpkin awaits you!"
We had a fun evening, but that was that.....
Whatever is my take!
If I was a millionaire, I would do the same to sort the girls from the gold diggers!