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Title: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on January 27, 2013, 07:39:49 pm
my first truck lookin for any tips on lifts and stuff needs little bit of work but runs n drives got it for $1500
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: thirsty on January 27, 2013, 07:57:34 pm
Looks like a great truck for $1500. What are the things it needs?
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on January 27, 2013, 09:05:42 pm
well it needs inner fenders both sides drivers side fender (big dent) carb work on it the floor has beed replaiced and bedlined the doors have been fixed and rockers and cab corners all bed lined too bed has been replaiced needs bed lined inside and underneath needs tranny fixed has creamy fluid in it. needs radiator (got a whole in it) got all brand new brake system booster to rotors and drums shoes and pads lines master cylinder too needs power steering box and pump (leak bad) its got long tube headers to cherry bombs then dumped it needs a 6 inch lift with the transfer case drop brackets so the exhaust doesnt hit the front drive shaft wen in 4 wheel drive. other wise its overall good gunna try n fix the firewall rust n thts it. should be done then might do a 700r4 but im tryna find a lift kit right now thts cheap gettn a set of rims and gota buy tires probably 35s to 40s idk yet
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: bake74 on January 28, 2013, 06:27:27 am
     Saw this was your first time posting cooleo1122, welcome to the site from California.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Jason S on January 28, 2013, 09:45:46 pm
Not too bad for $1500.  Welcome and howdy from Oklahoma/
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on January 29, 2013, 09:47:34 pm
thanks for the welcome guys! im from connecticut lol
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: PromiseKeeper on January 30, 2013, 12:25:22 pm
welcome to the site from Ohio cooleo. Fire away with the questions....someone here has the answers!
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on January 31, 2013, 10:06:11 pm
how do i get my passenger side fender off and do i need to take my radiator core support off to do that. also how come i have milky tranny fluid with brand new lines could it be a leaking radiator. like internaly. also changing that too so ya. and how do i fix my retarded electronic choke i dont have the original air box nor any egr shoot.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: 81_Chevy on February 01, 2013, 11:51:40 am
how do i get my passenger side fender off and do i need to take my radiator core support off to do that.

 how do i fix my retarded electronic choke

you do not need to take your radiator core off to do this, just take the wheel well out and undo the rest of the bolts and remember what number of shims go where.

further explain your problem with your choke, im not quite sure what your asking. i would make sure that you have a constant 12 volts to it with the ign on and the you can always undo the 3 bolt on the black plastic cap that hold the choke spring and turn in one way or the other to open or close the choke a little when its cold.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Engineer on February 01, 2013, 10:38:45 pm
 Cab lights. Me likey. ;D
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 02, 2013, 03:00:05 pm
they are all solid lights too! lol and thanks! i had 1 problem which was 1 bolt on the top front corner of the rocker that was hard n ya i took the drivers side off n sorta never knew there were shims..... lol that will be fun puttin it back on lol thanks for the help!
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 05, 2013, 09:11:06 pm
does any on here have outer and inner fenders for my truck or know a site tht has the cheapest 1's for these trucks?
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: bake74 on February 06, 2013, 06:25:30 pm
does any on here have outer and inner fenders for my truck or know a site tht has the cheapest 1's for these trucks?

     The store here sells those, they are not the cheapest you will find, but they will fit right ( and are close to the same gauge thickness of OEM if not the same ).
     There are a lot of people on here that will steer you away from buying the cheapest body panels out there, they not only do not fit right but they are literally made out of the thinnest and cheapest material they can find.  You can look through some of the threads in the body section and read what other members have said.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 06, 2013, 09:05:21 pm
ok thanks im young n gunna lift it so i do not need perfection or oem parts i have the original parts on this truck right now ill be keeping them
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 14, 2013, 07:51:48 pm
is this place any good i was thinking about buying me a 700r4 off of them

http://www.gotallautoparts.com
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: frotosride on February 14, 2013, 08:31:16 pm
Honestly never heard of them but researching the sight and looking at the prices plus 24month warranty it wouldn't hurt to try them out. Just keep in mind that the rebuild parts are most likely OE style and will only handle so much power. Besides, if you don't know how or have the want to, to rebuild yours then I'd still say go for it. I mean with what you mentioned bout your tranny fluid being milky it definitely needs to be rebuilt. Most likely the previous owner had some  encounters with some water plus leaking gaskets.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 15, 2013, 05:50:34 pm
yea the guy did thts y i got it so cheap
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on February 19, 2013, 09:21:52 pm
just spent $350 and got drivers and passenger side inner and outer fenders!!! woo!
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on March 06, 2013, 05:56:20 pm
anybody have any tips for bedliner paint? like what to use and how to and etc.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: bd on March 06, 2013, 08:32:35 pm
anybody have any tips for bedliner paint? like what to use and how to and etc.

Use our Search engine (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=search) to search for: bed liner
Select "Show results as messages" under Options.
You should get quite a few hits.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on March 07, 2013, 08:40:09 pm
got it all set dupont makes a diy kit and rustoleum primer flat black
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on March 16, 2013, 03:45:39 pm
ok a little update for everyone i purchased new inner and outer fenders for both sides new battery so far tomarow getting evertyhing i need for my nv4500 swap pedals clutch assembly everythinggg gcrosssmember and a tcase with it too. also a tac and a holey 650 cfm carburetor. only thing it needs is a radfiator then its ready to be ran and the nv4500 needs a rebuild. and everything needs to be installed too.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on April 14, 2013, 07:09:24 pm
new stuff
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: winky on April 14, 2013, 08:09:19 pm
     Saw this was your first time posting cooleo1122, welcome to the site from California.

Is it like a strawberry  milkshake looking fluid? Sounds like coolant or water has got into it
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: winky on April 14, 2013, 08:15:00 pm
anybody have any tips for bedliner paint? like what to use and how to and etc.

Use our Search engine (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=search) to search for: bed liner
Select "Show results as messages" under Options.
You should get quite a few hits.

Clean everything really well with some degrees er  and sand it all with 80 grit then spray or roll it on. That's how we do it in the shop and that's how i did my truck. Just Make sure you get decent bed liner
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on April 21, 2013, 09:37:44 pm
thasnks i did that all i dont gotta clean the new parts cuz they r all from   truck so ya. next is rebuilding the nv4500 n then throwing it in there and the t case and ya.. make her scream i gotta buy  a carb kit tho
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on May 05, 2013, 06:28:00 pm
does amy here have any goood advice on rebuild a transmission specifically an nv4500 i am rebuild for this truck and the bearing for the input shaft is shot so im gunna scream becuase the kit i bought didnt have the bearing in it.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: winky on May 12, 2013, 08:53:11 pm
Don't really have m such to say besides I think those trans have a lock nut problem that allows it to slip out of fifth gear? Id check into fixing that while you are in there. As far as help goes Google and YouTube are your best friends ;)
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on July 07, 2013, 07:07:54 pm
hey everyone i know it has beeen a insane long time but heres the good news! pulled out engine completely redid it clutch pedal and mount is in transmission is being rebuilt body panels are all in thing is minttt heres some pics
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on July 07, 2013, 07:23:13 pm
http://www.mediafire.com/download/07c12clxh4kzfib/86_chevy_build.zip     click the file download it its a zip file inside there is alll the pictures of the build let me know what u guys think!
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Irish_Alley on July 10, 2013, 12:00:26 am
why make someone download them? host them on photobucket if thats what you want to do. then no downloading files/viruses not saying you do have any but i dont download anything from people/companys i dont know and try to go on sites i trust.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on July 10, 2013, 04:52:04 pm
idk how to do photobucket. its cuz its all the pictures from the whole build so far thats y it wouldnt even let me upload 1.
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Captkaos on July 10, 2013, 09:25:26 pm
You can upload up to 4 per post as long as they are not huge in size.  Most people aren't going to pull down a zip file from a hosting site....
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Irish_Alley on July 10, 2013, 11:24:03 pm
i know i use media file just to have a spot to download all my programs photoshop, games and documents. photobucket is easy, once you register click upload photos. and move them to a file and use the image code associated with that picture. you can even make a gallery, but lets say you upload a picture to the main folder then use the image link so we can see it on here. if you move that picture to another file the image code changes and the picture you posted on here wont be here anymore. you can upload files like capt said but the size is limited but they will always be here dont have to worry about them moving or changing
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on July 11, 2013, 04:40:09 pm
like this? <div style="width:480px;text-align:right;"><embed width="480" height="360" src="http://pic2.pbsrc.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf" flashvars="rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed1334.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw644%2FAlec_Bergemann%2F1986%2520chevy%2520k20%2Ffeed.rss" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /><a href="javascript:void(0);" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_geturs.gif" style="border:none;" /></a><a href="http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/Alec_Bergemann/library/1986%20chevy%20k20" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/share/icons/embed/btn_viewall.gif" style="border:none;" alt="Alec_Bergemann&#039;s 1986 chevy k20 album on Photobucket" /></a></div>   


or like this http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/Alec_Bergemann/slideshow/1986%20chevy%20k20
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Irish_Alley on July 12, 2013, 02:56:51 am
nope like this
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m387/rebel_cowboy_83/stuff/imgcode_zps0a45dac2.png) (http://s333.photobucket.com/user/rebel_cowboy_83/media/stuff/imgcode_zps0a45dac2.png.html)
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: cooleo1122 on July 13, 2013, 10:04:07 pm
what tires and rims r those on that truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20
Post by: Irish_Alley on July 14, 2013, 12:55:24 am
they are 40" ground hawgs they are only 38" something GH do there 44s are only 41". but the rims not sure they came on the tires but the rears are off set to match the fronts. and they are steel at least 16" wide
Another post on mudding (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,26361.msg219681.html#msg219681)