him and i have talked before in his vendor thread. unless things have changed he cant make with out a/c holes / upper cubby hole and blank the heater -radio area out.
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2 wheel peel / rebirth of a short bed c-10
- Thread starter sweetk30
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Isn't that what this is? I thought he carried the same brand?
http://www.classicdash.com/shopping...Fiber-Dash-Panel-Not-Drilled-Blank-Panel.html
And doing what I was saying wouldn't require the heater or radio area. Just the area where there could be AC vents.
http://www.classicdash.com/shopping...Fiber-Dash-Panel-Not-Drilled-Blank-Panel.html
And doing what I was saying wouldn't require the heater or radio area. Just the area where there could be AC vents.
well found a 255/70/15 bfg radial t/a like new last night on craigslist for $40 bucks 
so i dug 1 of 5 rims i have from a 80's 2wd truck i parted out years ago to mount the tire on for test fitting and to see if i like the size on the truck .
well let this be a lesson to others. . . . check your rims in storage . i found i have atleast 1 if not all 5 8" wide factory ralley rims for a 2wd chevy truck. most 2wd i have seen are 7" wide and not the 8" harder to find ones.
if the rest turn out to be the 8" wide also i will get them blasted and painted white and install them on this 2wd truck .
so i dug 1 of 5 rims i have from a 80's 2wd truck i parted out years ago to mount the tire on for test fitting and to see if i like the size on the truck .
well let this be a lesson to others. . . . check your rims in storage . i found i have atleast 1 if not all 5 8" wide factory ralley rims for a 2wd chevy truck. most 2wd i have seen are 7" wide and not the 8" harder to find ones.
if the rest turn out to be the 8" wide also i will get them blasted and painted white and install them on this 2wd truck .
Ralley wheels? Are you going to run center caps and trim rings?
Martin
Martin
KansasTwister
1/2 ton status
well found a 255/70/15 bfg radial t/a like new last night on craigslist for $40 bucks
so i dug 1 of 5 rims i have from a 80's 2wd truck i parted out years ago to mount the tire on for test fitting and to see if i like the size on the truck .
well let this be a lesson to others. . . . check your rims in storage . i found i have atleast 1 if not all 5 8" wide factory ralley rims for a 2wd chevy truck. most 2wd i have seen are 7" wide and not the 8" harder to find ones.
if the rest turn out to be the 8" wide also i will get them blasted and painted white and install them on this 2wd truck .
Every 2wd I seem to find or see are the 8's. I only have one set of 7's, and I hardly see them on other trucks. Maybe its location?
andyblack
Registered Loser
I think the ones I mainly encounter are the 7s. You know you're supposed to measure the distance between the beads only right? 
Seriously, I think that trucks that originally came with 235 size tires had the 15x7s and the ones that were equipped with 31x10.50s had the 15x8s. Or that could nothing to do with it at all.
Who knows?
Seriously, I think that trucks that originally came with 235 size tires had the 15x7s and the ones that were equipped with 31x10.50s had the 15x8s. Or that could nothing to do with it at all.
Who knows?
KansasTwister
1/2 ton status
I think the ones I mainly encounter are the 7s. You know you're supposed to measure the distance between the beads only right?
Seriously, I think that trucks that originally came with 235 size tires had the 15x7s and the ones that were equipped with 31x10.50s had the 15x8s. Or that could nothing to do with it at all.
my 83 is a factory 235 truck with 8s and a factory 8 spare.
andyblack
Registered Loser
Hmmmm... My '85 had 235s and 15x7s according to the label on the door frame. I wonder if it has to do with the years.
yes i know how to measure rims. . . . 15+ years as auto mechanic / tire guy for first 10 of them.
ya the 255 is 29.1" tall and fatter than 235 tire. so it gives me a fuller wheel well and fatter foot print.
and now i need some trim rings and good center caps.
ya the 255 is 29.1" tall and fatter than 235 tire. so it gives me a fuller wheel well and fatter foot print.
and now i need some trim rings and good center caps.
got some work done friday on truck.
gm orignal core support for 89-91 style nose droped off at media blaster for full strip. then i need to fix few spots on it.
next was strip rear bumper for polish up of chrome finish and install of new inner brackets to convert from burban to pickup use.
then strip 2 fronts each had good brackets just not both sets on 1 bumper. then picked out good front bumper . going to install a 4" or 5" non tow hook hole lower valance to give it a even lower look .
getting ready to finish sanding and start filling the small dents and such on the box. and hope to have all in primer/paint soon. get this thing back on track.
gm orignal core support for 89-91 style nose droped off at media blaster for full strip. then i need to fix few spots on it.
next was strip rear bumper for polish up of chrome finish and install of new inner brackets to convert from burban to pickup use.
then strip 2 fronts each had good brackets just not both sets on 1 bumper. then picked out good front bumper . going to install a 4" or 5" non tow hook hole lower valance to give it a even lower look .
getting ready to finish sanding and start filling the small dents and such on the box. and hope to have all in primer/paint soon. get this thing back on track.
got the bumper brackets down to the media blaster today to toss in when thay do the core support.
got more of the box sanded today top rails and some seam sealer out that was dryed out and severe cracking possible water in point.
even got the 2 doors stripped down 100% today so we can sand/ prep them for full repaint.
got more of the box sanded today top rails and some seam sealer out that was dryed out and severe cracking possible water in point.
even got the 2 doors stripped down 100% today so we can sand/ prep them for full repaint.
got the core support back from the blaster the other day .
today i took a few min and cut out the 2 bad spots and dug out the doner / old std 2 head light so i can use it for repair parts.
bumper brackets also come back and look super. got primer on them and just need to get core support fixed then all will get frame paint.
today i took a few min and cut out the 2 bad spots and dug out the doner / old std 2 head light so i can use it for repair parts.
bumper brackets also come back and look super. got primer on them and just need to get core support fixed then all will get frame paint.
I hate 2wd's, but I like this build for some reason.
Martin
Martin
well looking for a old school hiddin hitch that all the low rider guys use to run is real hard these days to find for our old style trucks. only 1 i or we here could find was $250 bucks new . i got money but i have better things to spend it on .
but this is the style i was looking for .
but this is the style i was looking for .
well after looking and asking here ( http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=303424 ) i decided to make my own out of a almost brand new one i had from collecting stuff.
so i got the hitch to work and cut/ground the end plates off to give me a good starting point. also found it wasnt a reese brand hitch. it was some sort of ford factory hitch i dont recall what it come off of. but its not ford anymore.
so i got the hitch to work and cut/ground the end plates off to give me a good starting point. also found it wasnt a reese brand hitch. it was some sort of ford factory hitch i dont recall what it come off of. but its not ford anymore.
then i mocked up the bumper and plate box and set the hitch in place to check fitment and what size / length of angle iron i need for the new side plates to make it bolt up to the frame.
last pic is basicly how i will make my own to look like.
and sticker i got from mrk5 the sticker man of ck5 .
last pic is basicly how i will make my own to look like.
and sticker i got from mrk5 the sticker man of ck5 .
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magik235
Still Alive
Looks like a clean setup.
andyblack
Registered Loser
Cool. Never seen a front bumper on the back of a truck either. 
not a front . bolt holes way off to fit brackets.
thay are more comon used on suburbans and blazers. but were offered on some trucks.
thay are more comon used on suburbans and blazers. but were offered on some trucks.
more done on the support unit today .
took 1 whole unit out of older 2 headlight style unit. and cut it down and made to filler panel sections for each side of my unit. also blasted them up and weld threw primered them. will get good under coat later.
took 1 whole unit out of older 2 headlight style unit. and cut it down and made to filler panel sections for each side of my unit. also blasted them up and weld threw primered them. will get good under coat later.
