My stepson has expressed a lot of interest in square bodies after plenty of 4 wheeling and campin trips in my blazer over the years (The funny thing is...his dad could honestly buy him any truck he wanted, but he wants an old Chevy, which I thought was pretty awesome). I been lookin for somethin to bond with him and use as a tool to keep him doing good in school, as a stepdad, I have limited use of my belt with him, unlike my own kiddos. Hahaha.
I decided to find an old Chevy that I could use to get him attached to, and use it to “motivate” his good grades and following rules at home. I came across this gem on CL.
Got a pretty good deal on this. The owner had no clue what he had. He had just got it in a deal on another trade. And he needed cash. It was really dirty, interior is in good shape. Just faded. But Engine sounded great, had lots of power and drove smooth.... 4x4 knocked while engaged and had an exhaust leak (which aided in my haggling skills. Lol) 33” tires had tons of tread, but cracking. Solid truck, but still needed a few things. My stepson went with me not knowing it would be his truck. Lol. Had an adventure bringing it home. Here’s a link to my other thread. I wasn’t sure if I could change my thread to a “build thread”.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/new-truck.335276/
Well, that was back in October and tonight was finally the night we drove it out of the garage and went for first test run. Which was a Success!!
I guess I will post all the pics I have of the progress, since I had been posting along the way. Lol. Only able to work on it here and there after work some days, or on weekends. Between this and tryin to get my newly remodeled bathroom finished up,....been crazy for sure.
But it’s almost ready to be a DD.....
It’s a 1980 K10
4” lift. 33s
D44/12Blt
350/TH350 (after pulling valve covers, looks like it may have been rebuilt recently and transmission looks new as well. Score!!)
Want to make sure it’s reliable for school and at the same time, teaching my stepson life skills.
Started with rear axle, replaced all the wheel studs and seals.
Moving up the driveline, noticed that the tailhousing for the 205 was busted up. Come to find out, tailhousings on a 205 aren’t that common, but thanks to Sweetk30, he got me goin! Thanks.
Moved to next item, replacing trans filter and gasket, then noticed lines were shot,...ordered new lines and replaced.
Found the cause for knocking in 4x4,....driveshaft was barely...
