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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2015, 08:30:38 am »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400964838942

saw this button start too, thatd be the nuts since the truck has two keys (door+car... first time ive ever dealt with that?) but im sure
once i tell the father in law he will say "you are getting too wild" lol

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2015, 04:06:20 pm »
one thing i was looking at was a rear view camera. and they have rear view mirrors that have displays in them to let you see the camera.

something like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-LCD-Screen-Car-Rear-View-Backup-Mirror-Monitor-Wireless-Reverse-IR-Camera-Kit-/151359137746?hash=item233db527d2:g:DwYAAOSwiCRUmUM7. you can also get them to display into a radio if it has a monitor.

like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-2-Din-7-Car-Stereo-DVD-Radio-TV-Player-Bluetooth-iPod-Rear-View-Camera-/150647090072?hash=item2313442b98:g:7cYAAOSw9N1VtZpR&vxp=mtr
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2015, 07:56:46 pm »
one thing i was looking at was a rear view camera. and they have rear view mirrors that have displays in them to let you see the camera.

something like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-LCD-Screen-Car-Rear-View-Backup-Mirror-Monitor-Wireless-Reverse-IR-Camera-Kit-/151359137746?hash=item233db527d2:g:DwYAAOSwiCRUmUM7. you can also get them to display into a radio if it has a monitor.

like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Double-2-Din-7-Car-Stereo-DVD-Radio-TV-Player-Bluetooth-iPod-Rear-View-Camera-/150647090072?hash=item2313442b98:g:7cYAAOSw9N1VtZpR&vxp=mtr
I will say this just as a teaser for you Irish and others who may be reading. I'm working on an OEM type rear view camera project for the truck, I've sourced out a mirror to use, just have to find one for the right price and I've already aquired a rear camera. Then I will do a full project post. Until then, that's all I'm saying for now. When it's done it should look like the truck came brand new, factory installed with the system.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2015, 08:40:57 pm »
that was my hold up. i dont want something that doesnt look like it belongs. as to why i dont have a tach setup, im even partial to replacing the radio. i dont even have any bumper stickers on any of my vehicles except the 94 which says "honk if you honky tonk" and thats cause its the wifes truck and shes in love with george
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2015, 01:06:22 am »
that was my hold up. i dont want something that doesnt look like it belongs. as to why i dont have a tach setup, im even partial to replacing the radio. i dont even have any bumper stickers on any of my vehicles except the 94 which says "honk if you honky tonk" and thats cause its the wifes truck and shes in love with george
I look at stickers on cars like I look at tattoos on people. Am I really gonna be happy with this in a year.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #20 on: October 17, 2015, 07:54:21 am »
check out a Dakota digital dash for 1977 I was like this is awesome... father in law called it happy horse shoot I don't need lol

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #21 on: October 17, 2015, 10:57:05 am »
There are many members here who have used dakota digital clusters. I plan to get one also some day.
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #22 on: October 17, 2015, 11:08:46 am »
I had the Dakota in my 79 also I didn't mind it cause I knew my speedo was right. And this is a far from stock looking truck with a lift kit and 38s. I got a GM tach to replace the fuel gauge in my truck but the print on the gauge didn't match my other gauges. And I couldn't swap clusters cause the oil gauge was still manual and the speedo was also manual compared to my 91 which was all electronic. The ideal of putting the Dakota in my 91 has ran across my mind but I'm not set on doing that right yet and I would have to figure out the speedo then I would have to figure out the speed sensor for the tcu
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2015, 08:50:50 am »
pretty excited.. seems like people have a lot of parts for this truck just sitting around and just want to get rid of them!!! got two brand new tires with tags still on them for my truck yesterday for $10/ea (farm n fleet was $169/ea)... today I am going to see a guy who has 6 dually rims he wants $10/rim for them... mine are rusty and his I guess have no rust and still have paint.. not sure what to do with old rims.. recycle?  keep as backup?  I dunno

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2015, 08:56:09 am »
got the rims... they look pretty clean... got a list of parts I need to hunt and Jew down... one of them being fuel tank straps seems the prices are all the same online and local anyone found a certain site that blows the rest away in price?

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2015, 08:57:14 am »


car quest quick quote... now I'm searching for cheaper.. he said this is a tune up I should do/will get me going now Monday I'll get the alignment he said it'll look rough but run great after all this

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2015, 09:03:57 am »
odd that car quest spells brakes wrong lol
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2015, 09:04:33 am »
odd that car quest spells brakes wrong lol
shoot that's me lol😂 was feeding dogs while typing a list

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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #28 on: October 22, 2015, 09:18:16 am »
lol. how are the brakes working now?
how do the plugs/wires look
how do the brakes look
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Re: 1975 4wd k30 carryall
« Reply #29 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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