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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #30 on: February 01, 2013, 12:11:48 PM »
there hasnt been much done to it lately, other than just putting gas in it and having a good time!  ;D

we also ordered a new holley 600 aluminum carb for it, got it off ebay for like 150$ me and my dad think it was a pretty good deal.
he says once it warms up in a couple of months we will put and new intake on it with the new carb, its been about -30 to -15 windchill here for the last week or so. it sucks, sometimes my truck will barley start, but it does every time!

ill takes some pics and put them up of the different things i have waiting to go on once it warms up, and ill take pics of the new interior and the sound system. i also took off the tinted taillights and turn signals and went to the local u-pull-it and got some silverado trimmed ones, i wet sanded them with 1000 grit pretty good and put like 6 coats of clear on them, lol they i wet sanded them with about 2500 grit then took some polish to them, oh boy are they shiny. you can see your self in them like a mirror!   :o
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #31 on: February 16, 2013, 04:24:05 PM »
havent gotten around to taking more pics of the interior yet, i have been pretty busy with school and work.

after work today i went out to Advanced auto and O'Reillys to see if they had any steering wheel knobs, turns out there against the law to buy/sell in iowa. (i live in SD) so i went across the street to Bomgarrs and went into the farm section and got one!


it was only about 7$, i thought it was pretty reasonable. my dad absolutely hates them, he calls them "wrist breakers" lol   ;D

also in the picture if u looked hard enough you can see that my speedometer needle broke off. i just happen to "accidently" top out and it broke off   ::) so i put a spare GPS in my truck to use as a speedometer. turns our that my speedometer was was off + - 5mph... lol not so good.
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #32 on: February 18, 2013, 05:15:46 PM »
had a day off from school. tooks pics of the new stuff.

holley 600cfm aluminum carb:


Headers that we had to put on after i warped the old manifolds:



spacers for the ac brackets:


my "redneck" cold air induction system  ;D


old school running borads:



grap handles:


the new subs system:


a far away view of the truck:


im not gunna be driving it as much anymore, due to a constant 7-8mpg  :-\ :'(

and ill throw in a pic of my jeep too for some eye candy :P :

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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #33 on: March 19, 2013, 10:46:54 PM »
well, i re-torqued my u-bolts after the 1000 mile mark today. man did they need it.

also hard wired my CB instead of using the cig plugin, since i use that for my GPS.

just waiting on weather right now to start body work. the jeep gets its new paint first sine i rolled it, says my dad. but we will see lol  ;D
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2013, 08:47:21 PM »
not much change yet. replaced the vacuum modulator on the trans, tuned my carb and adjusted the timing. still waiting a a decent weather forecast to start all the body work.

current mpg:
last tank was ran on 91 octane, used 17.334 gallons, 126.5ish miles. 7.29mpg  :( :o, timing set at 8*

filled up today with 87 octane.. didnt feel like paying over 4$ a gallon for 91. At $3.649/ gallon it cost me $63.25  >:(

also went to a car show this past weekend on Sat.



once i get the money here in the next month or so i will be buying 6000k HID headlights. will do a write up of the install.

ill keep ya'll updates as "The Beast" progresses!  8)

-Nic
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2013, 10:00:30 PM »
Like the truck man. I just picked up a set of the same style rims a few days ago but mine are alittle older an they are M/T 15x10.5. I don't think that I'm gong do go 35's but at least 32-33's. I also have a 4" rough Country life sitting in the garage just waiting for the time and now seeing how your looks in the air I got that itch to just go start it tonight but I gotta work in the morning and I' sure it won't go ove rwell if I take the wifey's jeep!
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #36 on: May 14, 2013, 07:06:26 AM »
Thanks Froto! ya i like these rims alot, they look good on just about anything! my jeep in an earlier post has 33's.

when you start your lift if will take you about a FULL saturday and a half, depending on who ya got working. the back is pretty easy to do just make you have alot of jacks, or jack stands available. the front is a little more time consuming. with my kit that i got it came with a raised arm that goes on your axle (at a loss for the name) to compensate for the lift. if you try to put this on there are 3 nuts you take off and then there are "washers" that are inside, there cone shaped and you have to hit them with a chisel and work them out. i couldn't get them out so i just bought a drop steering arm instead, was alot easier.

 another thing ur gunna want is a Torx wrench! that will come in handy alot! just remember to re-torque your u bolts every 1,000 miles.

post up some pics when you start! id love to see ur truck lifted!!

-Nic
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #37 on: May 14, 2013, 05:23:49 PM »
" with my kit that i got it came with a raised arm that goes on your axle (at a loss for the name) to compensate for the lift. if you try to put this on there are 3 nuts you take off and then there are "washers" that are inside, there cone shaped and you have to hit them with a chisel and work them out. i couldn't get them out so i just bought a drop steering arm instead, was alot easier." -Nic

That's the steering arm for the knuckle. I broke mine loose but didn't replace any thing when I rebuilt the axles. I put a little mystic on everything when I put it back together so hopefully it will come off easier. Unfortunately I doubt I will have anyone useful to help me so I got 3 sets of jackstands and thanks to my wife a good 3ton floor jack. When I did my axels I did them all by myself and it took me one night to get them back in so I'm not that worried about it. The key is to hang the springs first then jack the axels up to them. The front it a little tricky with the diff off centered but I used two jacks last time and will do the same this time.
Oh and I will definitely post pics
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #38 on: May 14, 2013, 07:16:31 PM »
Oh and I will definitely post pics
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #39 on: July 10, 2013, 10:25:49 PM »
Hey y'all, sorry I haven't posted lately been super bust with work.. I have started the sandblasting on my truck, mostly the box. Also put in new gas doors on. Now we're just waiting for the patch panels for my wheel wells. Also I put in new headlights in the process of my hid upgrade. I put in the new reflector housings and so far they work pretty good. Got them off fleebay for 27~ bucks! They have better light pattern than my old sealed beams. They also came with a blue city light that lights them up blue with your running lights. But the bulbs that came with them aren't so good. So I'll be getting some 5 or 6000k hids. As far as pics my phone camera is broken so I will try to get some pics up within the next few days.

I also hard lined my drivers tank to the fuel pump, totally bypassing the dual tank system. I gained about 3-5 mpg from that alone.
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #40 on: July 11, 2013, 09:36:59 PM »
Good to hear you are still making progress. I wanna do HID as well. I upgraded my headlights a while ago and it was a huge improvement going to a modern bulb but as always I want more. Oh and did you see my thread.."putting air under old blue" I think that's the title. Hopefully I can finish the wheels and get bigger rubber soon
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #41 on: July 12, 2013, 03:44:31 AM »
must say love the truck
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #42 on: July 15, 2013, 10:03:53 PM »
I'll defiantly check it out froto! The bulbs that came with my new headlights absolutely suck.. I'm hoping that when i put new bulbs in the lighting will be better! And thanks Irish! I'll try and keep my thread alive! I'll upload some more pics once I get back from family vacation in a week!

-Nic
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #43 on: July 24, 2013, 09:25:59 PM »
Time for some eye candy  ;D
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Re: 1981 K20 "Custom Deluxe"
« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2013, 09:27:56 PM »
More pics!
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