Umm what tailgate? Not sure you tagged the right guy. Only spare I got is having on my wall. Kind of holy!

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I was implying that I am putting the t-case in the bed... lol

I was implying that I am putting the t-case in the bed... lol[/QUOTE]Umm what tailgate? Not sure you tagged the right guy. Only spare I got is having on my wall. Kind of holy!
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and getting a 40x60 shop. 
Let's be honest greg. You won't have this truck in 6 months.Pweeeeeeze?!
Been looking for a short bed K10 for a long time. Was looking for one to restore in highschool, but stumbled on the K5 and fell in love too. You'll see, and I don't need a sticker to prove that I save squares, because in fact I do.Let's be honest greg. You won't have this truck in 6 months.
This will be like the rest of the threads that you buy a crappy pile, spend a few weeks buying tires and a few miscellaneous parts and then it will go down the road.
If you have it a year from now? I'll send you 2 stickers.
Thanks man. Now if I could just get organized enough get going on a decent direction on one of them lol.I think I can speak for a few of us here and say I am jealous (in a good way) of your buildsand getting a 40x60 shop.
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No question about it. You are saving them. Pulling trucks from fields and getting them fixed up enough to sell, well there is something to be said about that. I don't do it because I would never sell them. Plus its damn near impossible to get people to sell Prarie dinosaurs anymore.Been looking for a short bed K10 for a long time. Was looking for one to restore in highschool, but stumbled on the K5 and fell in love too. You'll see, and I don't need a sticker to prove that I save squares, because in fact I do.
Saved the last one, and will save this one too.

Thats cool. I wish someone would be me some rusty trucks. Sure makes it easier on the budget when there isn't much initial investment.My dad bought this for me. I’ll never sell it.
I had that blue '79 K10 shortbed and loved it stock. It had a manual trans and 350. I think it had 31s on it on the factory rally wheels and I wanted to just throw some 32/11.50s on it and go with it for a driver. Shoulda never got rid of that truck. https://ck5.com/forums/threads/1979-k10-swb.323044/
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First thing is get it running and driving on some 31’s that hold air for sure.I would just go the easy route for now since you have other more badass trucks to finish.
Yep pisses me off I sold it. I bought it to flip it and needed to sell it for the money but hindsight says I was a dumbass for letting it go. I could a just put tires on it and it was perfect. Everything worked.