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Offline 77newbie

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Newbie here
« on: July 22, 2013, 12:52:50 AM »
Hi all new to this site.ive got a 1977 k20 3/4 ton looking to fix up any tips or tricks would be appreciated also any info you have that mighg be useful would be awesome to thanks!

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 01:27:56 AM »
Welcome from NW Indiana
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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 08:45:38 AM »
Welcome from west Alabama!

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 09:31:29 AM »
     Welcome from California.
#1: The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct.
#2: There is no such thing as impossible, it just takes longer.
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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2013, 09:33:19 AM »
Thanks for the welcomes! Greetings from Carlin, Nevada!

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2013, 08:32:39 PM »
Thanks for the welcomes! Greetings from Carlin, Nevada!

     is Carlin in the high desert part of Nevada ?
« Last Edit: July 22, 2013, 08:36:11 PM by bake74 »
#1: The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct.
#2: There is no such thing as impossible, it just takes longer.
  74 k10, 77k10    Tom

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2013, 09:09:45 PM »
Yes bake it is and its a miserable one two been in the hundreds lately

Offline 77GMCCountryBoy

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2013, 11:45:32 PM »
Welcome from North Carolina! What kinda engine and tranny you workin with? I'd love to help ya out I have a 77 K15. What do ya wanna use it for? Weekend toy, Daily Driver? Let me know that and we'll go from there
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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 01:06:51 AM »
I wanna eventually restore it but for right now its a tlc project my wiring is messed up and some of my gauges dont work plus this is the first time i have worked on a carburated system ive done mods to my throttle body and intake on my mustang so its gonna be a challenge but i lobe old trucks so im a beginner amd restoration but ive been turning wrenches for a lomg time and for rigjt now i wanna make it a daily driver

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 01:08:37 AM »
And. 350 with a t350 tranny and 203 transfer case

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2013, 03:04:27 PM »
Welcome from Alaska.
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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2013, 10:37:16 PM »
Welcome to the site from South Carolina.

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Re: Newbie here
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2013, 11:42:38 PM »
welcome from maryland
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