My First Truck 1986 Chevrolet K20

[cooleo1122]

my first truck lookin for any tips on lifts and stuff needs little bit of work but runs n drives got it for $1500

[thirsty]

Looks like a great truck for $1500. What are the things it needs?

[cooleo1122]

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

[bake74]

     Saw this was your first time posting cooleo1122, welcome to the site from California.

[Jason S]

Not too bad for $1500.  Welcome and howdy from Oklahoma/

[cooleo1122]

thanks for the welcome guys! im from connecticut lol

[PromiseKeeper]

welcome to the site from Ohio cooleo. Fire away with the questions....someone here has the answers!

[cooleo1122]

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.

[81_Chevy]

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.

[Engineer]

 Cab lights. Me likey.

[cooleo1122]

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!

[cooleo1122]

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?

[bake74]

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.

[cooleo1122]

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

[cooleo1122]

is this place any good i was thinking about buying me a 700r4 off of them

http://www.gotallautoparts.com