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Offline m815

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #30 on: October 24, 2015, 07:56:57 pm »
flat blacked the rims.. I think we're going to flat black the whole thing

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2015, 11:44:00 am »
Quote from: m815 on October 22, 2015, 01:14:08 pm
well.. the truck stops.. lol.. I'm not the best judge because our other car is a 2015 and he says these older trucks don't stop on a dime like that.. I guess the guy we got the truck from said it was a winter used only plow truck so rick just mentioned this is everything I should mess with and be ready to go... this weekend we are going to take apart the fuel tanks because my left tank shows past the full line and doesn't read... when I use the switch to the right, it shows empty however the guy we got it from said they never used the right side and thought it didn't work.  rick was thinking since grounding the tank did not work.. take the sensor out of right, put into left, see if that gets it going

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While these are old trucks there is no reason these old trucks can't stop on a dime. You just have to make sure your entire brake system is all up to par and there isn't any old parts in it.

For example the two wheel cylinders I had on my truck were different brands as one brake bleed screw was 10mm and the other was 8mm.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #32 on: November 03, 2015, 05:06:19 pm »
well we dropped the fuel tanks.. one of them is rusted up bad and junk Rick says... other one wouldn't last long so he said hunt one for now and I'll be alright.  20g is what it is.  cheapest I can find online is $68+20shipping for a 16g not a 20g... :(  any help?

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #33 on: November 03, 2015, 09:19:16 pm »
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #34 on: November 07, 2015, 10:19:35 am »
Quote from: Irish_Alley on November 03, 2015, 09:19:16 pm
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=31893.0
I read over the link.. so to clarify a 16g will work on a 20g but a 20g to 16g takes some modifying?

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #35 on: November 07, 2015, 11:21:38 am »
well you run into the spring hanger which i dont think can be really modified. so if you have a short bed youre stuck with the 16 gal unless you go to the blazer/burb tank which mounts where the spare tire would be at in between the frame rails
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #36 on: November 07, 2015, 11:30:17 am »
 I know there isn't a spare there now... I'm assuming you meant stuck with the 20g not 16g correct? it does have two 20g.. one is rotten real bad and hasn't been used in a while.  I just know it says custom deluxe on the side?  not quite sure the price difference from 16g to 20g is worth the extra 8g@$100 difference?

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #37 on: November 07, 2015, 12:02:07 pm »
a short bed is stuck with the 16 gal. was thinking thats what you had
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #38 on: November 07, 2015, 12:02:38 pm »
nope, Rick measured them they are 50" inch they are 20g he says

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #39 on: November 07, 2015, 03:03:48 pm »
M815  where are you? The reason I ask is that if you go with the 16 gallons you will need the hard lines and retaining brackett for the fill andmvemt line. I just so happen to retain things because the " you never know" factor. If I can drop them off on my back to the good ole south (God's Country) then they are all yours... No charge what so ever
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #40 on: November 07, 2015, 03:04:38 pm »
I'm in Freeport Illinois right outside of Rockford!

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #41 on: November 07, 2015, 09:31:12 pm »
If it were east coast I'd surely hook you up.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #42 on: November 28, 2015, 04:34:18 pm »
so we got the gas tank back together, primed it, painted it, fixed the feeding tubes for it(i forgot what he called them).  we had our first good snow fall for the season, 8 inches [which has melted off now] and we put her to the test!  it did good, took it to a few cousins houses to plow the driveways there.  hah, no one is laughing at old rusty now!!  but i have also been trying to compare this truck to another and really do not know much about plow trucks.  if i wanted to use this truck as a stepping stool, what would be a model to look for?  i found a ford f600 but rick said that isnt the same kind of truck as this... the f600 can haul a lot but wouldnt be a good plow truck.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #43 on: November 28, 2015, 07:53:30 pm »


Sore looksmlike this could move some snow!!! F600
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #44 on: November 29, 2015, 11:57:51 am »
my thoughts exactly!!  but he said i was more likely to get stuck in that then rusty... he's a ford guy but i think he loves rusty and doesnt want to see it go lol
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