1992 GMC Sierra K1500 Shortwide Z71 Conversion
 

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Looks like you have your work ahead of you, but should be fun. Looking forward to your progress.

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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1009.jpg
From what I know, tachometers are rare in '88-'94 GM trucks, so I was surprised to see that. As for the mileage on the odometer, I've put just over 1,100 since putting the front end back together.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1008.jpg
Power locks and windows, gotta love 'em.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1010.jpg
The horn button had the 'Southern Comfort' thing covering the GMC logo. That came off in a hurry, along with the hideous red and black steering wheel cover that you see here.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_0997.jpg
I kind of like the wood trim. One of the two added in dome lights doesn't work, but hey! I've got bxtch lights, along with a radar detector.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1011.jpg
The factory radio isn't even hooked up, currently I've got a 10-year-old JVC unit hooked up that my dad yanked out of his Dodge flatbed right before he sold it. The idiot that had this truck, all he did was unplug his stereo, he didn't even take out the wiring. So I'm not really bugged by the clock covering the radio screen.

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Haha thanks, but that was actually about a month ago. I've got a nice smooth front clip on it now, it's just a matter of doing more work, and getting a paintjob.

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Now then, here came the not-so-hard part of removing the destroyed front clip, then temporarily putting on the front clip of my old '88 [That I will post sometime later.]
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_0998.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_0999.jpg
It wasn't really as hard as I thought it could be, but it could have been worse.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1001.jpg
Now with that core support, fender, etc. off, it was time to put in some parts: Driver's side fender off of my '88, along with the core support. And the radiator, serpentine belt, and power steering pulley off of a '94 Chevy W/T V6 that my dad and I scrapped.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1005.jpg
Fender on, now for the grille.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1006.jpg
The grille is off of my '88 GMC, which I ran off the road and took out a road sign with the passenger's side. I busted up the grille and busted my sidemarker, so we did a little modifying.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1007.jpg
Took the top sidemarker from the destroyed grille that came with the '92, cut down the busted sidemarker, and bolted it in the repair. Now I just need to fix that broken grille.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1012.jpg
Front clip is back together solid, now it just needs a hood! [Don't you love those mix-matched turn signals? It didn't last.]
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1014.jpg
Hood is on! [And those stupid red double wipers are gone. I like normal windshield wipers that actually work.]
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...t/182_1017.jpg
Truck is complete, even pulled those ugly ground effects running boards off. Now all that's left, is some new tires in the back. One tire was destroyed in the wreck, the other was blown out because the original owner decided to go burnout happy.

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nice pics... its good to see someone take the time to put one back on the road :thumbs:

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Haha yeah. Thanks. I just couldn't let it sit there, especially if I had the parts to put it back on the road. I had it back on the road the day after I got it. But I've still got much to do to it.

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Ugh. Took some newer pics of my truck, with the receiver hitch, and some better interior shots. Like an idiot I put them on my computer and deleted them off my camera. Well, last night my computer shut down on me and wouldn't let me back onto the desktop. I had to reboot it back to factory settings this morning and I lost everything.

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i know all about that... :lol:

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Cool Build :metal:

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Went outside today, and took some new pics.
Exterior first:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/53.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/54.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/55.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/56.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/57.jpg
Now for the receiver hitch!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/58.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/59.jpg
The hitch is a Reese and EZ-Lift cross-breed. The hitch itself is a Reese, but it's got the ears from an EZ-Lift welded on, and the EZ-Lift brackets. Lol.

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Now, some new interior pics.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/61.jpg
Originally the doors had stupid wood trim. That irritated the crap out of me, and I pulled it off.http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/62.jpg
Southern Comfort!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/63.jpg
I took this pic earlier, and at the time I had put 1,180 miles on it. Now it's a little over 1,200. Lol.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/64.jpg
JVC Head unit. My dad pulled this out of his '93 Dodge Ram flatbed before he sold the truck.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/66.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/67.jpg
Torn up leather seats. Eventually I'll get them reupholstered. XD
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/68.jpg
Rear bench seat is still perfect.

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cool build. i like the way you posted pics and narrated the thread.

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New Year's Eve wasn't as great as it should have been...=/ Got in a wreck with my '92. Was pulling a trailer with a scrap Chevy Lumina...the trailer started swerving and when I felt a big swerve I cranked the steering wheel left. The trailer went into the guard rail, and it's now a pretzel.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/84.jpg
Not sure how well you can see it, but this was the frame itself [It was a boat trailer my dad turned into a flatbed scrap trailer...and it's twisted now.]
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/85.jpg
This would be the steel frame over the original frame. The I-beams are destroyed. The rest is kind of okay.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/86.jpg
Bumper is toast. I'm gonna take the bumper off of my '88 and put it on here.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/87.jpg
Caved in the bed a little bit. Once the bumper's off, should be able to pop the dent off then primer it. Lol.

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Here's some others that were taken just a little while after getting home:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/83.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/76.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/73.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/74.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/69.jpghttp://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...Comfort/72.jpg
As you can clearly see...the trailer's a pretzel.

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Sorry to hear about the wreck.

Looks like you made good progress on the truck.

Your dash and gage cluster with the tach are the same as in my '92 K-3500 Dually. My stock radio quit working a while ago so now I will need to mount a radio like you did.

Truck looks a lot better with out the running boards.

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Nice work on it. Looks like it will be a great cruiser again!

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I got lucky on the wreck. The only thing that saved my truck was me turning left and sending the trailer into the guard rail.
And I do agree it looks better without the running boards. I hate those things.

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Thanks! I still wanna do some chrome work and other stuff to it.

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Don't you love snow? That's sarcasm.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1874677_n.jpg
Sometimes wish my daily driver wasn't a 2WD. Right rear wheel is on an ice patch and the truck won't budge. Sh!tty!

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Yep, I have about had enough snow. Our local weather forecaster keeps messing up the forecast.

We were only supposed to get a dusting of snow here in the flatlands of Missouri yesterday, but by the time the storm left our area we had well over 3 inches.

My K-3500 works real well in snow, but ice not so well. If we have a lot of ice I usually drive the ole '86 4-Runner we bought new in '86.

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does anyone know what wheels he has, or if i can get that style in a 6 lug? i've always liked those kinds of wheels.

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Well, it's supposed to finally start clearing up. It better soon cause I still can't move my damn truck. It sucks. This last snowfall we got 5 inches on top of the 4 we already had.

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They're either American Racing or Ultra. Not sure. But I don't think they make them anymore, and 6-lugs I think are rare.

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i kinda figured. what are some knockoffs of AR i always liked their wheels them and MT but theyre just too expensive.

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Not sure to be honest. I'm sure though if you look around you can find the six lug version. I saw them on an '88-'98 the other day. 6-lug pattern.

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Figured I'd post these in this thread.
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Got some new tires that are gonna go on the front.
Cooper Cobra Radial GT 255/60 15
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They're almost brand new, and they were off of the front of a junk '64 GMC long fleetside that my cousin scrapped. He saved the front tires because I traded him out of them, and he saved the hood and tailgate. Junked the rest of the truck; it was all bondo and rust.

Also, popped my spare off the wheel [the tire was traded to my cousin to get the Cobras], cleaned up the wheel, and painted it black. The right front tire on my truck now, is gonna be my spare when I change the tires. Left front has cords coming out so it's junk.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1414664_n.jpg
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Well, good news and bad news. Bad news first: The front hubs on my dad's 2000 Z71 are toast, so that isn't getting driven for a while. Good news! Fixed the left front side of my suspension, the tire was leaning in at the top, fixed that. Tomorrow morning, the Cobras go on, and the truck goes in for an alignment. So woo hoo for that! :)

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Pics with the Cooper Cobras on the front will be posted ASAP.

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http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8136619_n.jpg
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My truck as it sits now, with brand new Cooper Cobra GT Radial 255/60 15s on the front.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._8194680_n.jpg
Pray for Joplin. I put this on my back window yesterday.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2714705_n.jpg
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Jetzon Revenger GT 275/60 15 mounted on a 15X7 wheel.

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1300383_n.jpg
Cooper Cobra GT Radial 255/60 15

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lookin' good kid. keep us updated.

Thanks! Updates will be slow, as I have a lack of funds due to no job. :/ but I will update as much as I can. I'm thinking once I have the ability, I'm putting a skull theme into this truck. Rearview mirror, valve stem caps, license plate frames, etc. All that kinda junk. And after I repaint the truck, I have an idea for the cover. I have a pair of 67-72 GMC 1500 emblems, not sure what year they actually are. One says GMC 1500 V-Eight the other says GMC 1500 Custom, I'm gonna polish those up and put them on my tonneau cover, and stick a 'Dub Edition' [corny, I know] emblem on it. I wanna put a Southern Comfort graphics kit back on it, but I don't see it happening because I doubt I could find one. Especially for a 20-year-old truck. Anyway that's enough of my blabbering. Once I have the ability, updates will surely be constant. :) Oh, and if anyone could answer, would dropping an LS1 in this truck take away my pulling power? Cause even though it's a light-weight truck every now and then I pull a big ass trailer that was made out of a semi trailer. I just wanted to know if I'd lose the pull in the truck if I went from a 350 TBI to a 346 LS1.

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This, my friends, is why I LOVE the scrap business. Finding shxt in cars, that I can put in my truck. Example: PERFECT working Sony XPlod head unit and speakers.

Sony XPlod CDX-L410X Head Unit
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...65060202_n.jpg

6" X 9" Sony XPlod XS-V6933 Speakers
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...67935023_n.jpg

Question! Anyone know a good place to put the speakers? I uh, can't figure out where to put 'em. I'm thinking the doors? Someone help me out here!

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build a box and stick em under the seat, or build a console/speakerbox to go from the dash all the way back to the rear seat.

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I've got a middle seat, so I can't run from the dash to the rear seat. BUT since we're on the subject, do you think a box on the center hump of the floorboard in front of the middle seat would work?

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Also, I feel kinda dumb for asking this lol, but I don't know squat when it comes to wiring, so where do I wire them into? I know this is part of the reason this thread exists, but I still feel stupid asking this lol.

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Finally got a new rear bumper. :)

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...23210261_n.jpg

And here's a close-up of the bumper sticker that I am leaving on.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...43988030_n.jpg

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yes it would, I was originally gonna do that aswell but min is a 4wd so I couldn't fit it. but you should be able to. how many speakers are going in it? and you might want to consider an amp.