Offroad - 1979 K10 SWB "Jolly Green Giant"

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I call my truck "The Price Is Right" for a couple of reasons. First off, I traded a friend's father for it. I fixed his wife's Pontiac, he gave me this truck. The second reason is because I am sourcing as much of this build as possible from either junkyards or classifieds or parts trucks, etc. I work hard for my dollars, and have a family to support, so most of the modifications on this truck are opportunistic in nature and everything is done by me. I am not paying anybody to work on this.

That being said, somethings are better purchased new, sometimes you just can't skimp on the good stuff.

EDIT: 6/18/18...

This truck doesn't really fit the "Price Is Right" name any more...

Now it's the "Jolly Green Giant".

Specs

Year: 1979

Make: Chevrolet

Model: K10

Trim Level: Silverado

Interior: Herculined interior, diamond plate floor and lower door panels, bench seat, camo dash

Factory Options: A/C (deleted),

Engine: 350 SBC, Fitech

Transmission: Factory was TH350, upgraded to 700R4

Transfer Case: Factory was NP203, upgraded to NP205 with twinstick conversion

Steering: ORD cross over, XJ steering shaft

Suspension: 6 inch Rough Country springs in front, moved forward 2.5-3 inches via DIY4X B52 brackets, installed a factory set of 56 inch rear springs reversed to move the axle 4" inches back combined with DIY4X shackle flip brackets and 6 inch cross tied shackles. Bilstein shocks.

Axles: 10 bolt front, 14 bolt full floating rear, 4.10 gears, open diffs

Wheels: 16x10 black steelies

Tires: 38 x 14.5 Nitto Extreme Mud Grapplers

Paint: Several different greens with rust

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