'78 K10 Build

[78SWB]

So I got a few things yesterday.

Picked up this slider window and seal for $20 from this guy on craigslist who has like 354168435354 parts for these trucks. I also got the SM465 shift knob I wanted.

Another guy on craigslist was giving away a SM465 and a NP205, by time I got there the 205 was already gone, but I got the 465. Not that I need it or anything, but it was free.

Then I went and bought those tsl swampers. Gunna try and mount them on my steel wheels after work.

 

[Deuling]

Score!!

 

[82355]

Did you end up buying the wheels too? Or are you just going to dismount them for him and give them back?

Martin

 

[78SWB]

Just dismounting them and giving them back.

 

[82355]

Good deal.

Martin

 

[78SWB]

I got the new tires and wheels mounted, looks a lot better in my opinion. I love the white on white.

I had to get one pic of it without the hub caps just cause I love how the 14FF's look. You can tell its kinda saggy from all the weight in the back on these first 2 pics.

Close up

Nice lighting...

Some more poser shots

Slider back window is in.

 

[78SWB]

I got that sticker in the mail, Dueling. Just gotta figure out where to put it It's as big as a licence plate . Im thinking back window or inside on my glove box. I don't know.

 

[78SWB]

Oh and by the way, these tires ride 100x smoother than those old 36" military tires. I can do around 60mph without any problems at all. I put about 6.5oz of balance beads in each tire.

 

[82355]

I like it. Go down the road a little better on those than it did on Paul's 36's?

Martin

 

[82355]

haha My internet is slow. It took that long to wait for all of the pictures to load.

Martin

 

[Deuling]

I got that sticker in the mail, Dueling. Just gotta figure out where to put it It's as big as a licence plate . Im thinking back window or inside on my glove box. I don't know.

No dude go to a hobby store and get magnet material and put it on your tailgate, then you can take it off and move it. We got SOOO MANY comments on it at the dunes last weekend on my buddies tailgate, IT WAS AWESOME!!!!

You gotta put it on the outside of the rig though, thats my only requirement for sending it to ya lol. It must be right in the face of the tree huggers lol

 

[78SWB]

No dude go to a hobby store and get magnet material and put it on your tailgate, then you can take it off and move it. We got SOOO MANY comments on it at the dunes last weekend on my buddies tailgate, IT WAS AWESOME!!!!

You gotta put it on the outside of the rig though, thats my only requirement for sending it to ya lol. It must be right in the face of the tree huggers lol

Will do

 

[max 02]

Truck looks great man!

That's good idea that Adam has with the magnet.

 

[Deuling]

Truck looks great man!

That's good idea that Adam has with the magnet.

Thanks! I would have sent one with a magnet, but I only bought 1 roll of it and it was only enough to do 2 of those, and a bunch of my SBD stickers.

 

[max 02]

Yeah I saw that on your thead..I should have done that with my SBD stickers too.

 

[Deuling]

I figured it was a good way to have stickers, and when I get sick of them or want them off for a while, I can do it without ruining perfectly good stickers, or scratching my crappy paint more

 

[max 02]

 

[78SWB]

I finally got to take the truck out and have a little fun with it yesterday.

It climbed a lot of decent hills pretty much effortlessly, so I was happy about that. Only got one pic of the hill climbing unfortunatly.

Then I was going to try and cross the creek to get to the other side of the farm. Well, my open diff's said otherwise . Although I was able to get out by myself after a few minutes of back and forth.

Then my buddy said something about climbing up this old Celica or whatever it is. He couldn't make it on the big Blazer so I gave it a try. Not bad for having open diffs.

 

[Deuling]

Thats a good A$$ pic

Got the mud and the car crawling, and the feild in the background. Perdy!

 

[78SWB]

Thanks man. I'm kind of a picture whore haha