72 K20 Survivor
 

I purchased this 72 K20 from a farmer in Colorado. It was used solely on a farm and driven occasionally to the lake. Its a numbers matching survivor that was repainted and had the bed redone before the farmer passed. I purchased it from his son and spent the last 6 months bringing it back to mostly original. It has 88K original miles (verified by the seller) and no rust.
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This is what it looked like when I picked it up. Not bad from the outside.

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Now the "fun" begins



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Removal of wheels and rebuild of TC, tranny and axles

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That's a clean truck. Nice job!

Ray

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Thanks. More photos to come.

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Beautiful truck there my friend! Can't wait to see more.

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Thanks.

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Good looking rig! Any plans as far as upgrades or are you staying with the stock driveline. Looks like you have a plan for the hvac. Pics of the spid?

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I have more pics to post. I finished it about 2 weeks ago and kept the original drivetrain. I'm a fan of originality. As most of you would probably agree, these projects are a labor of love. I look forward to tweaking on this thing every chance I get.

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As promised more pics.....

New badging and light lenses, tranny and TC rebuilt and painted, axles rebuilt and painted and a 2 inch lift added with new shocks all around and new tires with original wheels and caps.

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new carpet, HVAC and radio.

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Rehab of the door panels


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completed interior with original seat.

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The finished product.

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Here are a few more.....

the mess before the replacement of the interior

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Original door panels before rehab....

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After cleaning, repainting and new inserts...

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Off to get the alignment checked and the exhaust welded in place..

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Nice truck! It looks good

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Thanks Justin

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Wow! Nice find and excellent work!

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Nice! Hope to see it in person. Pete

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Very nice truck!

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Thanks guys. Looking forward to a show coming up in july. Time to show it off.

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Wow, great looking truck. Don't know how I missed this thread! Got a SPID?

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Thank you jocko, here it is.

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Very nice looking truck

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Thanks much!!

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Real nice!

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Thanks Ripper.

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Love your K20!!!!

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Thanks Jim. More photos to come real soon. Adding a few options

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Just found this thread. NICE truck! Any new pics?

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HI Chris,

I have done a few upgrades since the initial post. I will post some additional pics today. Thanks for looking.

Kevin

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cant wait to see the new pics...

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Here are the new pics you were asking for. Just a few updates. Thanks for looking guys.

-Rebuilt dash cluster
-Dash cluster installed with new door panels and glove box insert
-Rebuilt tilt column and steering wheel
-New OEM bump guards
-OEM Factory tow hooks
-Right and left saddle tanks installed

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Looking good! Excellent improvements. I love the stock wheels and caps!

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Thanks Chris

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The super is looking SUPER! Wow. Thanks for the SPID pic, I'm a SPID freak. Really looking nice, love all the stuff you're doing with it. Interesting looking saddle tanks - any info on that thing?

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where did you find the new saddle tanks? didn't know you could still get them

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These are original tanks that I found locally. A guy here has a huge garage full of parts. He pulled them off a junker and had them for sale. My truck originally had saddle tanks made by "Travel Tanks" but they were removed and tossed when the truck was repainted. The control valve and the gauge switch were still there so I made them functional again. I put floats in the tanks and connected them to the switch on the dash. I have a total capacity of 52 gallons including the factory tank. I moved the filler necks to the wheel wells so that I would not have to cut the side of the bed out.

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I have the travel tanks on mine, haven't seen ones like you have...pretty cool..really love your truck!!!

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Thanks Jim. The travel tanks were installed in mine originally but as I was saying before, they got tossed at some point. I was fortunate enough to find these babies at a guys shop. They are factory originals and fit the truck perfectly. Here are a few pics of the tank and the original set up. Note the 3 position switch on the left side of the dash cluster and the original crossover valve plate from the floor next to the seat.

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thanks, those are a good fit. Shame a po tossed the travel tanks - what did you do to move the filler neck? cut/fill/reposition? Good choice, I'm not a fan of the aux doors either. I've got a set of wheelwell tanks I'm waiting to refurbish for someday.

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Heres a couple more.

-The passenger side tank after I relocated the filler neck, installed the sending unit and painted.
-The driver side tank installed
-The new crossover valve and floor plate.