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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: dmoffat on May 10, 2011, 08:58:14 pm

Title: 83 K20
Post by: dmoffat on May 10, 2011, 08:58:14 pm: I just came across this forum and have been checking out things. There is a bunch of awesome outfits on here. Figured I'd show off my all-time favorite ride, I am rather proud of it regardless how it looks. It's nothing special really, but my dad bought it 2 years old in 1985, the year I was born. It was used hard as a ranch truck for the first 20 years of it's life, then sat for 4 with a bad engine until I bought it. I've now had it for 4 years and put more money into it than it's worth, but I do not care. It's a bit of a toy in the summer and then goes back to daily driver in the winter. As of right now it's got an aluminum head 350 that runs well enough. I've got some dreams of either a 12V or a 454 and an NV4500 for it among other things, but that will wait until this fall after pulling season.

Kind of an old pic, but the best I have of it in street form.
(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Chevytow.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/0023.JPG)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/0018.JPG)

(http://powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/mitchell10-2.jpg)

(http://powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/chevyfront.jpg)

And a little video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3lN_4ttDVo
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: Grim 82 on May 11, 2011, 09:07:55 am: That's really cool. Welcome to the site
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Post by: bigchevyc30 on May 11, 2011, 09:10:10 am: great truck how much do pull
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Post by: JohnnyCanuck on May 11, 2011, 09:16:07 am: Nice truck, nice pic towing a Ford too :)
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Post by: big bear on May 11, 2011, 09:28:17 am: welcome from northeast ohio....nice truck man. i like it
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Post by: dmoffat on May 11, 2011, 01:43:17 pm: Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I think it's been hooked to the sled 20 times in the last 2 years. This summer it will see atleast 7 or 8 more depending if I have time. Last year it never finished worse than 2nd so I hope I can keep that streak alive.
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Post by: captain carnage on May 11, 2011, 05:43:33 pm: Awesome, love the video ;D
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Post by: dmoffat on May 15, 2011, 10:45:53 am: I decided to order a set of 16x10 Mickey Thompson Classic Locks today. My 305/70's just don't look right on 6.5" wide wheels. I'll get some pics when they get here.
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: Engineer on May 15, 2011, 09:20:21 pm: If you do much pulling you will want to upgrade to 1-ton axles. Especially if you go big block, or drop in a diesel.

I have been pulling square bodys for almost 20 years. The 73~87 Chevy/GMC trucks just seem to dominate gas 4x4 pulling. Very little set-up is needed to make one pull competitively.

BTW, good luck with your pulling, it can be addictive. Once it gets into your blood, there is only one thing to get that fix, and that is more pulling.....Sadly I have been off the track now for about 2 years, but will be back soon.
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Post by: bake74 on May 16, 2011, 10:12:04 am: Welcome from California.
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Post by: dmoffat on May 21, 2011, 07:37:46 pm: Thanks again for the welcome guys. Still waiting on my wheels, should be here Monday. I got bored today and decided to try to build a front bumper. It's put together, just needs a bunch more grinding. I'm not totally sure I like it, but that just might be the fact that it's different than it was and I'll get used to it. I wish I would have started to angle back more in the center than I did. What do you guys think?

Here's how this afternoon started.
(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/bumper11.jpg)

And where I quit tonight
(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/bumper21.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/bumper31.jpg)
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: jaredts on May 21, 2011, 08:19:33 pm: I love a simple, functional look. Nice job.
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Post by: audrima on May 23, 2011, 07:19:25 pm: I like it simple and works good job!!
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Post by: dmoffat on May 23, 2011, 08:11:07 pm: Thanks. I actually have pulled it back off. I decided I'm not done with it. I feel it needs a little more to the bottom of it. Right now there's a piece of 2" angled back at a 45* which I will extend to maybe 5" or so. I also think I want to add a bit of a pre-runner type bar for the top. I've got some time to think about it, I will be putting into puller mode next weekend and it may not get back to street mode until August. I did get my new wheels today, mounted them up on my lunch hour because I was too impatient to wait. I had to do some trimming on the fenders but not too much. I'll get some pics as soon as I get a chance.
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Post by: beastie_3 on May 23, 2011, 10:49:53 pm: I think it looks good, with the exception of the top plate not covering the tan filler panel. Kinda looks outta place.
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Post by: dmoffat on May 24, 2011, 07:44:32 pm: Quote from: beastie_3 on May 23, 2011, 10:49:53 pm
I think it looks good, with the exception of the top plate not covering the tan filler panel. Kinda looks outta place.

I feel the same way, more or less mis-calculated to this point... I think I might need to start over... We'll see.

I did get a couple pics with the new wheels. Now you can see a little better just how rough it really is.

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00285-20110524-0730.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00286-20110524-0730.jpg)
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Post by: beastie_3 on May 25, 2011, 04:15:17 pm: I like the stance and wheel/tire combo
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Post by: dmoffat on May 30, 2011, 11:20:22 am: Got it into pulling form over the weekend. Put in my suspension block, fixed my broken exhaust and fixed the power source to my tach finally, and added and modified my weight bar. Can't wait for Saturday, it's been a long off season. And of course I took a couple pics for fun.

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00288-20110530-0937.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00290-20110530-0939.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00287-20110530-0936.jpg)

(http://www.powerstrokenation.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG00289-20110530-0938.jpg)
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: 87454westernhauler on May 30, 2011, 02:04:18 pm: does your pulling group go to iowa ;D
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: dmoffat on May 30, 2011, 03:40:01 pm: Quote from: 87454westernhauler on May 30, 2011, 02:04:18 pm
does your pulling group go to iowa ;D

I just run some "stock" and brush pulls and barely get out of the panhandle honestly, I am in the far NW corner of the state.
Title: Re: 83 K20
Post by: dmoffat on June 19, 2011, 08:04:43 pm: I broke my streak of eight straight 2nd place or better finishes with my first pull of the season. I second guessed myself and took the wrong line and ended up 6th of 12 trucks. Track was horribly sandy and soft. My tires never hooked, motor wound up to 7000 almost instantly and I had to feather the throttle the entire time. Later that night I re-started my streak by finishing 2nd of 7 in the heavy class. I have since decided that the 2.72:1 low range in my 208 didn't give me near the wheel speed I need. I swapped transmissions and stepped up to a 205 T-case over the weekend. Sorry no pics. I have another pull coming up on Sunday (the 26th) and I can't wait to try out the new setup.