handloader90
Building!
Hey everyone,
So I’m doing a build thread on my ’76 K10. I didn't really document the engine swap that just happened, but I plan on documenting everything else.
I paid $1,500 for the truck a few months back. It has a late 70’s front clip, can’t tell what year the cab is and the bed is an 80’s. The whole front clip and drivers door is primer gray with a bluish hue, the cab, passenger door and bed are black and the tailgate is faded red. All the body mounts have seen their last days, the rubber in the engine mounts and tranny mounts are dry rotted to hell so the truck has a good shake to it, but I really like this truck and how it looks and plan on getting it to where it needs to be.
It has a Dana 44 and GM Corporate 12 bolt, 350, 700R4 and I’m going to find out what kind of transfer case today (I believe it’s a NP208). Don’t know the gear ratio and it currently has 31.5” tires on it.
I drove it for about 2 weeks after purchasing it when the engine started knockin and it has sat in front of my house up until about a week and a half ago, I bought a recently rebuilt 350 from a local CK5 member and with a lot of help from another member have completed the engine swap. Dropping the tranny and transfer case today to change the flexplate which was knocking, picked up a new HD one from NAPA.
I’m going to lift it soon (1-2 months) I wanted to go with ORD, but I’m seeing more versatility with what I’m wanting to do with DIY4X. I’m doing new body mounts, B52’s, new shackles and some pull-n-pay springs upfront (unless someone has some springs that they want to part with), for the rear I’m doing the shackle flip-n- switch, new shackles and pull-n-pay springs. I’ve got some American Racing 15” steel rims, that I want to put some 35x12.5x15 BFG All Terrains on. I’m only looking for 4” of suspension lift to clear the 35’s. Some kind of steering correction and a steering stabilizer is in the plan too and a steering box reinforcement kit.
Everything’s going to happen over time seeing as I don’t have the cash to do it all at once, so stay tuned.
I've only got one photo of the truck itself, but will upload a few more once I get it out of my garage.
So I’m doing a build thread on my ’76 K10. I didn't really document the engine swap that just happened, but I plan on documenting everything else.
I paid $1,500 for the truck a few months back. It has a late 70’s front clip, can’t tell what year the cab is and the bed is an 80’s. The whole front clip and drivers door is primer gray with a bluish hue, the cab, passenger door and bed are black and the tailgate is faded red. All the body mounts have seen their last days, the rubber in the engine mounts and tranny mounts are dry rotted to hell so the truck has a good shake to it, but I really like this truck and how it looks and plan on getting it to where it needs to be.
It has a Dana 44 and GM Corporate 12 bolt, 350, 700R4 and I’m going to find out what kind of transfer case today (I believe it’s a NP208). Don’t know the gear ratio and it currently has 31.5” tires on it.
I drove it for about 2 weeks after purchasing it when the engine started knockin and it has sat in front of my house up until about a week and a half ago, I bought a recently rebuilt 350 from a local CK5 member and with a lot of help from another member have completed the engine swap. Dropping the tranny and transfer case today to change the flexplate which was knocking, picked up a new HD one from NAPA.
I’m going to lift it soon (1-2 months) I wanted to go with ORD, but I’m seeing more versatility with what I’m wanting to do with DIY4X. I’m doing new body mounts, B52’s, new shackles and some pull-n-pay springs upfront (unless someone has some springs that they want to part with), for the rear I’m doing the shackle flip-n- switch, new shackles and pull-n-pay springs. I’ve got some American Racing 15” steel rims, that I want to put some 35x12.5x15 BFG All Terrains on. I’m only looking for 4” of suspension lift to clear the 35’s. Some kind of steering correction and a steering stabilizer is in the plan too and a steering box reinforcement kit.
Everything’s going to happen over time seeing as I don’t have the cash to do it all at once, so stay tuned.
I've only got one photo of the truck itself, but will upload a few more once I get it out of my garage.
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Sounds like you got a good plan. 
