1980 Chevy K20 Farm Truck

[willem445]

Quite a few updates since last post. Chugging away, starting to wrap up this stage of upgrades.

Got another 27" US General toolbox. I quite like it!



New firewall insulation installed







Got the heater all put back together. Tested it and it works (at least the blower and doors work, haven't tested with coolant flowing yet)!





New heater hoses:



Pulled out all of the seatbelts to clean them.

Before:


After:




Finished painting parking brake and got that installed:



New window seals for door and washed all door components. I totally forgot to add some insulation and sound deadener so I guess that will have to wait until the next time i pull off the door panel.



Got the dash reassembled, first time the dashpad has been installed in years!



Cleaned up and painted any rust on fenders. This fender from my '78 parts truck was damn near perfect. Still on the lookout for a really nice driver fender.



I LOVE this blue color



New coolant overflow. Oldworked but was getting pretty crusty



Floor all prepped for carpet



And carpet is going in. Still fitting everything up.



And finally mocked up the fenders quick





I really want to paint this truck but that will have to wait until at least next year, just don't have the time for it right now. Plus i still have a little rust repair left.

I'm pretty sure the '75 donor truck (doors, bed) was paint code Crimson Red and my '80 paint code is Cardinal Red. I honestly prefer the Crimson Red as it's a little closer to orange and seems to "pop" more. It's close enough to the original color that I can tell people it's the original color lol