86 K10 project :)

[gotsmeuhh350]

I got my 86 exactly 2 months ago. Since ive owned it, ive did quite a bit to it. Some of the stuff isnt that hard, but im only 18, and dont know much about these trucks, but im learning.
Done:
-Cleaned engine bay a bit
-Battery
-Had mount made for alternator (long bolt that goes into the head, snapped off inside the head, and isnt coming out anytime soon)
-Taillights were burnt out
-Idle was waaay too high
-Sanded down drivers side of truck and painted flat black. still needs another coat, but looks good
-Pioneer CD player, speaker box behind seat
-Adrian Steel diamond plate toolbox
-Got 2 trim rings for rear wheels
-Painted rims

To do:
-Get a drivers side window (still)
-Weld tailgate hinge (rusted away and has to have a ratchet strap just in case to hold it up)
-Get a set of 16" rims, as i have a ton of 16" tires, but no rims. lol
-Get a set of good tires as well
-New windshield
-Paint the brush guard in either roll on bed-liner or appliance epoxy. still deciding... lol
-Rebuild transfer case, or get rebuilt one

Wishlist/Maybe Future:
-Locker for rear (limited slip sucks during winter)
-Maybe 2" or 3" body lift
-33's or 35's with a bit of suspension lift
-DIFFERENT GEARS! has 3.08 stock, and with 31's its like 2.78 or 2.88 now

I think thats it for right now, but if i think of something else, ill put it up.

Ill have to take some more pics tomorrow,
but here are the few that i have.

here is the day i brought her home:


here is her 350:), before i cleaned it up. lol


right now, it has 235's in the front and 31's in the rear. lol. because my 31 in the front had a sidewall leak, so i just took the fronts off my other truck:

it sucks cause i cant use 4x4:(

[gotsmeuhh350]

well i got the headlight buckets painted to match the truck. i have to find another passenger side one, and a grill because theyre both broke:


and i got the drivers side painted, and the rims as well. i think they turned out pretty good:


And thats what she looks like as of right now. you should have seen it before i painted it.
It had alot of patches of surface rust about 6" or so all over the bed, and the paint didnt match.
The first post has a pic, and thats what both sides looked like

[gotsmeuhh350]

And thats a rattle can Rustoleum Flat Black. lol. its working pretty good so far.

[gotsmeuhh350]

heres a pic i took about a month ago. my 86 on the left, my friends 84 (restored and built 355), and my 87 on the right

[big bear]

looking good man

[beastie_3]

Nice corral of trucks. Those universal transmission lines? Make sure those wires stay away from the P/S header.

[gotsmeuhh350]

I think they are universal. The engine and tranny were rebuilt about 6x,xxx miles ago. It originally had a 305 and the guy before the previous owner put in the 350 and a new tranny. Hopefully we finish a job tomorrow, so i can finally get paid. That way i can get new plugs and wires for it. It doesnt really need them, but im not sure how long ago they've been in there. And i should do an oil change as well. And probably put gas in it too, because im sucking fumes. lol

I got the drivers side door panel sanded down and painted. I will put up a pic of it tomorrow, because its too dark right now.

[JohnnyCanuck]

Looking good, looks like a good engine too.

[gotsmeuhh350]

yay. my transfer case is losing 2wd. how awesome. if i hit the brakes hard, it goes from 2wd, into neutral.
It doesnt show it on the shifter, but i have to stop and put the truck in neutral, then shut it off,
and go throught the gears of the transfer case, then i start it back up and it drives fine until i hit the brakes hard again.
Any ideas of what could be wrong? Or just the transfer case is junk?

[fitz]

It kills me that us guys in the rust belt have to deal with things like tailgate hinges rotting off our trucks.
Any pics of your 87?

[gotsmeuhh350]

yeah, michigan is a killer of vehicles. i dont have any right now, but ill be sure to take a few tomorrow.
and speaking of rust, ill show you guys the floor of my truck

well first is my door panel. the floor and rocker are the reason my door is covered in mud.


here is my floor from the top


and from the bottom

i have a chunk of sheet metal i use, to keep my foot from going through it. lol.

[gotsmeuhh350]

and my door panel is only wet because it was raining, and i dont have a window. lol

[gotsmeuhh350]

and here are the pics of my 87. the beds kinda rusty, but the cab isnt in that bad of shape. but it runs, and it only really needs the tranny screwed with/or maybe rebuilt.

the front tires are the ones from my 86, but the 1 is crap.





the new dash i put in




took it off my ford, and just had to put it on here

[gotsmeuhh350]

I bought the 87 for $100 from my neighbor. It was his daily driver until he bought a new truck, and used this truck as a plow truck. he had the tranny rebuilt and then like 20 miles after, it just started pouring tranny fluid, so he parked it and it sat for 7 years. All i did, was put new plugs in it and dump some gas in the throttle body, and she fired right up.

[gotsmeuhh350]

i snapped a couple of pics of my friends 84 as well.





I also did some stuff to my truck today. i took out the grill, which was cracked to beat heck.
and put in a semi horn:) ill put the pic up soon.