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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #120 on: November 02, 2016, 06:38:38 pm »
Quote from: Captain Swampy on October 30, 2016, 08:27:29 pm
Another awesome truck! I'm glad your considerate of others with your lighting. Too many people don't care if they blind everyone else. I hope I can learn to do paint and body work at your level. Thanks for sharing all you do. It takes lots of time to take pictures and post them. Thank you.

Thanks and yes it is very annoying when someone is blinding you.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #121 on: November 02, 2016, 06:46:07 pm »
Not to mention dangerous for everyone in the immediate vicinity - both road traffic and pedestrians who could be affected by traffic.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #122 on: July 25, 2017, 02:28:20 pm »
*I had to replace all of the images and merged this thread. It should be working now
« Last Edit: July 25, 2017, 02:38:22 pm by VileZambonie »
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #123 on: December 10, 2017, 01:49:52 pm »
First snow of the year. Tested out my newly groomed trail today



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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #124 on: December 10, 2017, 01:54:38 pm »
COOOOLLL!!   No pun intended.  New snow is so pristine and hush.  Makes that purdy blue truck really stand out.   8)
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #125 on: December 10, 2017, 02:00:10 pm »
The snow is beautiful when it's fresh but for me it's such a nuisance. It takes me 3+ hours every time it snows to properly clean up my property. In my next life i am going to install heated floors in the house, garage, driveways, walkways, decks, gutters, and stairs. I will also have the perfect pitch so all of the run off from the melted snow drains into a heated pond where I can float around drinking a beer watching the snow melt.  8)
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #126 on: December 10, 2017, 03:27:42 pm »
Substitute white sand for the snow and you've described Cabo San Lucas.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #127 on: December 10, 2017, 07:28:24 pm »
Good Point.... 8)
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #128 on: December 11, 2017, 02:20:37 pm »
Vile,
In my next life I want this truck. 
I can get along just fine without the heated floors, walkways, and driveways.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #129 on: December 11, 2017, 05:34:06 pm »
I can too but I'm a dreamer  ;D
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #130 on: December 06, 2020, 06:44:48 am »
Gave this baby some love and attention as it sat for a while. The tires although good tread were dry rotting pretty bad so she got some new rubbers. Very happy they made this batch of radials so I could keep my old school wheels. I also rebuilt the transfer case, replaced the steering box with a reman unit, new power steering hoses, Moog drag link, new rotors and serviced the hub/bearings, new calipers & brakes. The alternator bracket broke so I tigged it back together but found one on eBay, so I replaced that as well (serpentine setup). Changed the oil because it had been two years and had about 100 miles on it  :o I also put the plow on since my driveway is massive and too labor intensive to do with my ATV and snowblowers alone. In fact I need to go out soon and clean up the slush bomb mess we got here last night.



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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #131 on: December 06, 2020, 09:06:37 am »
Nice truck! I am also a fan of the slots. I always paint a black w/ silver metalic color in the slots for the contrast. I have also used the "Spray Grey" fresh cast iron detail paint from Eastwood for similar contrast. I put on new rubber also, Super Swamper 33x12.50-16.5LT Tire, TrXus MT Radial - RXM-08R. They work real well on hillsides around the farm and are suprisingly quiet over the road.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #132 on: December 06, 2020, 09:19:00 am »
More about the aluminum slots, I never let anyone near them with an impact wrench & always use a torque wrench to mount the wheels. Another thing about these wheels I've found is the possibility of corrosion creep from the lug washer recess that will make a mess under any clear protection the wheel may have. Made this tool years back to clean up the spotface. Caution don't remove so much material that the nut shank bottoms against the hub before clamping the wheel securely.
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #133 on: December 06, 2020, 06:15:44 pm »
that truck is to nice to be in the snow , very nice sir !!
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Re: 1985 K20
« Reply #134 on: December 10, 2020, 06:02:34 pm »
Get torque sticks. Once you start them all by hand, there's no overtightening with the 65lb stick. Then use the torque wrench to finish it off. Neat tool, I use the scotch bright stud cleaning adapter. The truck did a nice job clearing this last icy mess and saved me a lot of time!
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