[68,69 K20]

Ok, so the the truck had some good and some bad, but I was ready to get it running again. Or.....so I thought. The "292" was actually a 250 and in worse shape than I wanted to deal with, so the decision was made to swap in a V8.

The 327 in the 68 parts truck had a bad cam and needed a good overhaul. I was pretty broke at the time so I waited to see if any 350's popped up.
So I waited and waited..............nothing really turned up and winter was approaching, so on the shelf it went.

Fast forward to spring '08... cruising Craigslist I came upon a 72 C/20 for sale. The owner claimed to have started restoring it but lost interest and storage, so it had to go. Metal work done to the cab, rebuilt 350, bunch of parts, ect. I went and looked at it, thinking it was too good to be true...

Well it was and it wasn't....The cab did have new rockers and floor pans, but it had a ton of rust in the cowl, in the roof line and various other places. It did have a good motor, doors, fenders, and a bunch of other usable parts that I needed, so I offered him less than what he wanted and he accepted...On the trailer it went...One ugly son of a gun, but it was a great donor truck for the K20 build.

Here a few pics of the '72...