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Restomod 72 K10 "Good Memories"
My first vehicle ever was a 72 K20. There is a pic of it somewhere on this forum. Dad had a 67 2wd when I was young. He then purchased a 72 K10 lwb new when we moved to Mammoth Ca. Whenever I am driving my old truck it always warms my heart. I am finally starting the restomod on my 72 K10 short box. Dug it out of the garage. Has been sitting there since 2008. Purchased maybe 20+ years ago from a shop teacher in Bishop California. Drove it home to Simi Valley. Even after sitting for years it was easy to get running again. Disconnected fuel tank, installed temp gas tank under hood, new battery and poured a bit of gas into carb started right up! Did not run well. Rebuilt Edelbrock Quadrajet that had bad float needle, accelerator pump and now it starts easy and runs well.
Spent most of the weekend disassembling. Went off to painter yesterday. Was told 60-90 days until ready to pickup. Know the painter and I will help out with stripping and more prep. Minimal rust, minor cab corner repair and upper part of drivers rocker. Filling the saddle tank doors. New 90 Blazer tank going in the rear. I am super excited! Have an LSA and 6l90 to install. 1 ton running gear. AAM 11.5 with disks and Dana 60 converted to 14" Ram rotors. Deaver 64" leaf packs in the rear. Front will be a 4 link with King or Fox coil overs. Will try to update thread.
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Awesome start I will be fallowing you thread. Love the engine choice.
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
LSA, one tons, and coilovers. Eyes widened when getting to that part of your post.
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Unfortunatly my dad's 72 he purchased new was totaled in a rollover that almost ended his life. Otherwise it would still be in the family. Due to his degraded state from emphysema he passed a mere 6 months after the accident. I will be using parts scavenged from the wreckage in my rebuild to remind me of him even though I do not need them. Spent some more time at the body shop yesterday taking off the rest of molding, gutting the interior and removing gas tank. Found a bit more rust repair work needed near right kick panel. Brad (body work, paint) assured me it is no big deal. Have new body mounts arriving next week from Wes at Classic Heartbeat to replace the ones I purchased from LMC. Will get them installed along with the nos core support I purchased 15+ years ago next week. In my haste to get out of the shop I forgot pics. Next time there I will try to remember.
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The tailgate on the truck is obviously not original. A guy rolled into our shop about 15 years ago in a beat to h e double hockey sticks rust bucket 68-69. Had an absolutely perfect tailgate on it. Mine was okay, had a slight bow I had done repairs on it. The owner of the truck that came in said he got the gate for $100 from a guy that took it off right after purchase to install a camper. I offered $300 + my tailgate. He refused my offer saying the truck would be restored. About 3-4 months later he called me back to accept my offer. Unfortunately the gate was not as nice any more. Scratched up on the inside with surface rust starting and a small few dings here and there. Not bowed and no damage to top edge. Was a little disappointed but still grabbed it. Glad I did!
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Found the post with my first vehicle https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...3&postcount=27
Had bullet holes in it, did not run. Put a junk yard engine in and a guy that worked for my mom painted it for a case of beer and the cost of paint. My friend borrowed my truck to take his girl friend to the prom in that truck LOL. My 5' wife (girlfriend then) climbing into the truck. Out in the hills every weekend. The awesome memories.
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Nice truck and project...Im in.
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I was always going to paint original colors. Painter assures me it looks beautiful as new. My wife hates the color. Wants all one color. As to all one color, that is a hard no. I will definitely stay two tone. She wants blue though. IDK? Still have some time to decide.
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Nice plans for your truck.
Blue and white always a great option. |
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Can you or someone else tell me what blue this is?
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That looks like medium (aka Hawaiian) blue - see my Blazer build link in the signature below as it's the same color. I get a lot of compliments on the color.
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Your Blazer looks super nice! Still leaning towards original Med Bronze. My dad's truck was blue. That is why I am considering it.
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Is that 501 or 510?
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Love that truck! I wish I was as bold as you are in color! Love your choice in blue but I have always been a "Original Paint color guy" So I will probably have to go with Medium blue! But then again who knows! I have considered the white in center but hate thought of drilling all the holes correctly and not sure on quality of new trim! Does anyone have a trim hole template?
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Have some relatives visiting so spending time with them now and through the next week. A lot of clean-up done. Paint is here for the firewall. Removed 99% of the old brake and fuel lines. PacFab crossmember fitted. Initial measurements show engine and headers should fit in farthest back position. Should test fit this week. May have to clearance the firewall on passenger side a bit. Hydroboost and new master fitted. New high pinion Dana 60 for the front is being fabbed and 4 link front suspension components are in transit. Moving forward.
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Spent a few hours at the body shop today. Removed the last of the molding that was on the tailgate. I also converted my dash to factory A/C. Thanks to Randy loaning me his templates it was pretty easy. I really did not want all the trouble to install the complete A/C dash I have.
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Contact Randy500 see post #43
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underliner6 and 86454k30 nice blue and white trucks!
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Along for the ride on this one. Glad I caught it at the beginning. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress. It looks like you've got a great truck to start with.
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Pic of the SPID
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Re: Restomod "good memories"
Richard is your truck original paint? Wonder if the middle white was added?
I’m getting confusing and conflicting answers on my 72 Cheyenne super k10 short. Mine is listed like yours and has the white middle Looks like a great truck you have! |
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I can see the original two tone on the bed at the fender well. Pretty obvious that the white between the moldings was there from the start. I had posted in another thread about my thoughts on the the two tone. Jocko confirmed that the RPO code listed on my SPID was correct for Deluxe Two Tone with white between the moldings. From what I understand it is the code that matters, not the description.
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