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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: SeanK10 on November 17, 2011, 02:36:43 pm
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The Truck when i bought it. A 79 K10. 6 inch suspension Lift, 3 inch Body for $1750. It had 38.5 Groundhawgs that are Totally dry rotted. Jasper 350, With a Turbo 350. No real upgrades but it had some power
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Hopefully im doin this Right! i couldnt figure out how to keep it goin.
At the end of the second summer, i decided it was time to start this project. The body work was crap but winter was coming so we threw on some Paint. I wound up using Law Equipment paint from Ace hardware. Stops rust and 5 bucks a can. i couldnt complain. After putting on additional rust protective paint. the Green and Maroon, we started.
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There were a few cosmetic things goin on after painting, just touch ups inside, One thing was painting the hurricane wheels black, i guess i regret that now haha. Pulled the bed, finding ALOT of bondo on the rear cab corners but we just threw some paint on there and was on my way.
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Towards the end of Summer, I Ran into a few complications. I Had just bought a set of 35x12.5 Bfg All terrains. I Put them on the Night i got them. Not thinking about the different types of wheels my tires had. I used the same Lug nuts. I Soon found out Steel and Aluminum wheels take different lug nuts. While driving through town i heard a quiet but annoying Knock. i stopped a few times wandering what it was. the third or fourth time i realized it was the Lug nuts, After seeing one Shoot out to the left 15 or 20 feet away from me. At that point i was just fleeing to the nearest parking lot where i saw this. One Lug nut left on my tire. My second problem was I Lost all forward gears stuck in a mud hole with a 18 foot Canoe hanging out the back Hahaha. After working all summer to pay off my newly build trans for $1100 i was finally problem free for a while.
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Winter and spring came, this was all about the fun. Thankfully i didnt run into any problems besides my tail lights goin out, Bad Wiring was to blame
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Well at least you got to learn some things, and nobody got hurt, that is always a plus.
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Haha Yea, I wish i couldve taken you guys some pictures of the truck that Actually Showed something. These are just odds and ends, Phone pictures ive taken along the way. From now on, I will have Good ones.
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Nice looking truck, I have been thinking about yellow + black stripes over hood. Throw a tape measure on top of your ubolt pad to the bottom of your frame, what do you get?
How is that Jasper motor treating you? They are good motors.
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Nice post I like the yellow I'm redoing mine was thinking nice paint and chroming it out but I like the off road look
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I like the yellow as well. I've also thought about a jasper motor a time or two.