1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by jerry moss

Pat,
my old 69 K10 that i restored back in 95 had a 350, 465, 205 combination with 3:07 gears with 35 inch tires and on flat ground it got 18+ mpg, in the mountains i seldom used 4th gear pulling hills but off road in 4low first gear it would crawl fine.
looks like a solid project and a good plan you have.

That's impressive gas mileage. I'd be ecstatic if I got even close to that.