Another from TX

[JApple]

Thought I would say hello from Texas.  I finally retired, so I'm hoping to have time to finally start working on my 85 K10.

[bd]

Welcome from Central California.  That truck looks pretty nice just the way it sits.  Excellent platform from which to begin your adventure!  Looking forward to watching the progress.

[Rapid Roy]

Welcome neighbor.

[zieg85]

Welcome from the St. Louis, MO area

[JohnnyPopper]

Welcome from SoCal San Diego- land of fruits and nuts!

Nice rig, what do you plan to do to her?

[JApple]

That's a good question.. I go back and forth exactly what I want to do.   Needs new paint, but the passenger door is oil-canned & hood has hail dents. Has a little rust around the windshield I need to fix before it gets worse.   Currently is runs great.  I have had to fix minor issues over the years. -Heater core, window motors, fuel pump, A/C, spider gears, minor electrical shorts, etc...-Learning as I go.    I'm trying to determine how much money to spend on it.  It sits outside and there is something to be said about not having to worry about storms & parking lots.    So I'm pretty fickle about how nice to make it.

[Mike81K10]

Welcome from AL! I was just in TX during Thanksgiving to visit my brother in McKinney.

[Mr Diesel]

For a truck kept outside I've been thinking this stuff might be a good way to go and not bother perfectly smoothing out all the dents even.
https://www.raptorliner.com/

You can find lots of YouTube videos on guys doing whole reprints with it.

[JohnnyPopper]

I haven't heard the term 'oil canned', do you mean dents? I get the hail part. 

Well, you can walk a little farther in the parking lot to get to the store, and you can set up a manly canopy to park her under.

As an aside, I notice that the K trucks have a level stance and the C trucks have a slight rake. I guess that is/was the factory accounting for actual loads being freighted.

The reason I ask is I am putting together a C10 and installed coil spring shims to level her out. I tend to like the level look of my K10. Don't know if others have an opinion...

[76Texan]

Welcome from Texas as well

[JApple]

@mr diesel.
  There is an  80 something K5 around town I’ve seen that has done the bed liner all over.  I’m still not sure what I think about it. 

@johnnypopper.
 Oil canned = stretched metal.  I’ve been told you could heat it up with a torch to shrink it back, but it takes talent.  Most just replace the door.   The body of my truck is straight with no dents.  Just the hood & passenger door needs fixing.   I’m not sure about the stance.  I prefer level also.

[JohnnyPopper]

Thanks! My lexicon has increased!

I too have heard that, I tried it about 40 years ago, it worked to a limited degree on a big punch on the side of fleet bed.

We didn't have U tube so had to live with it. It was a work truck after all...

You'll find quite a brain trust on this site.

[jc99]

Welcome from Tx here also.  Nice truck


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