Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**jocko** · 08-28-2016, 02:31 PM

AND my K20 PO3s! Been looking for one that "met my needs" for a long time as some of you are well aware. Many thanks to Ken (52napco) for helping me make this deal. Had to take a break from chasing the stray trons and clean it up. Been saving these caps and the steering wheel for years... ha. Truck had a rather uninviting seat cover when I bought it, found correct custom cloth underneath. Some rips in it, but it's much nicer than the JC Whitney cover it had. Anyway, thanks again Ken, was a pleasure working with you on this deal and also with Brad in Colorado. Needs lots of work and some TLC, but near term goal is to get it back on the road and eventually do a full resto. It's a 557 (med olive top) two tone truck.

Coley · 08-28-2016, 02:33 PM

Nice truck, nice stance....looks like a great, immediate driver and then some.

Coley

**jocko** · 08-28-2016, 02:34 PM

Here's the SPID. Good ol Whitey has an olive roommate again!

**hooverfish** · 08-28-2016, 02:54 PM

Great find. You hit a home run.

Did you faint when you uncovered the original seat cover ??

Did you buy a lottery ticket that day ??

**jocko** · 08-28-2016, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooverfish

Great find. You hit a home run.

Did you faint when you uncovered the original seat cover ??

Did you buy a lottery ticket that day ??

Ha, I should have! I peeked under the passenger side and saw it was in good condition, but assumed the driver's side would be toast. Much to my surprise, it wasn't. Aside from the minor cuts in the pic, there is a vertical rip where the custom cloth meets the vinyl, kinda where a driver's right elbow would hit the seat. That will get worse, but I will replace it someday and enjoy it in the meantime.

frenchy51 · 08-28-2016, 02:46 PM

Great truck. Well optioned!

**jocko** · 08-28-2016, 03:34 PM

Here's what it looked like on day 1. Just needed a little elbow grease and some minor additions to perk it up. Steering wheel had disintegrated and was held together by electrical tape. BY the way, I do NOT recommend Swamp Fox shippers out of South Carolina. It was a bit of a nightmare, pretty unprofessional. I always prefer to work directly with a shipper, but went with Montway Brokers - they were good, but once the ticket is cut, they have no control over the truckers they hire. I'm on the fence if I'd go with Montway again, considering they hired laurel and hardy to deliver the truck. But oh well, don't foresee shipping anything else any time soon. But I've said that before too..

57taskforce · 08-28-2016, 04:12 PM

nice jocko! I was watching that one when it was in CO on Craigslist. I saw that 52napco had got it, glad it ended up in a worthy home! Welcome to the 557 club... Mine still looks the same as your tho haha.

71swb4x4 · 08-28-2016, 04:43 PM

Nice truck! You've done a great job freshening it up.

**FirstOwner69** · 08-28-2016, 04:57 PM

Very, very nice and well loaded, too!

52napco · 08-28-2016, 06:07 PM

Boy looks great. I should have brought it on home lol..hope you enjoy the truck

52napco · 08-28-2016, 06:15 PM

Boy looks great. I should have brought it on home lol..hope you enjoy the truck

**too much stuff** · 08-28-2016, 06:48 PM

Nice score. I think that is the one a buddy sent me a link to also. Glad it found a good home.

hdff · 08-28-2016, 07:01 PM

Nice truck! Love that color combo

**jocko** · 08-28-2016, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 52napco

Boy looks great. I should have brought it on home lol..hope you enjoy the truck

Ha, with these shippers, I'm not sure it ever would have made it. Thanks again Ken.

gable74 · 08-28-2016, 10:29 PM

I feel your pain about shippers.

Not to de-rail the thread but I had a horrible experience getting my 72 k20 shipped from MI. Two guys with 4 teeth between the both of them showed up at 11pm to drop it off. No walk around, just pay me so I can leave. Needless to say thrre were plenty of issues. Now on my 71 GMC I just bought, I got the run around for over a week by a crappy company called Direct Dispatch who would never call me back and missed two pickup dates. I dropped them and now I have a company called United Road doing the delivery for me. I swear if I buy another one Im driving out and getting it myself.

Sorry to rant....lol. Again, I love the wheels man!

**leddzepp** · 08-28-2016, 07:34 PM

Beautiful truck Mark! Now I need to find me one

**Already Gone** · 08-28-2016, 07:52 PM

Glad you finally found what you wanted Mark..Very nice K20 Super. A rare truck like this should be in capable hands like yours.

**special-K** · 08-28-2016, 08:29 PM

Great score on an original good one! Life is better in the K/20 world.

gable74 · 08-28-2016, 08:59 PM

Damn that is a sharp looking truck! I love the wheels and caps!

Sicklajoie · 08-28-2016, 09:05 PM

Congrats! That truck is awesome!

**Ol Blue K20** · 08-28-2016, 09:15 PM

I'm soooo jealous. .....congrats! Nice looking truck.

**68bowtie** · 08-28-2016, 09:15 PM

very nice thanks for sharing!

71 super · 08-28-2016, 10:39 PM

Sweet truck!

**DeadheadNM** · 08-28-2016, 10:43 PM

Well worth the wait Mark. Congrats on a great buy. It looks great. Still some factory paint on the bed wood?

08-28-2016, 02:31 PM	#1
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,954	Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... AND my K20 PO3s! Been looking for one that "met my needs" for a long time as some of you are well aware. Many thanks to Ken (52napco) for helping me make this deal. Had to take a break from chasing the stray trons and clean it up. Been saving these caps and the steering wheel for years... ha. Truck had a rather uninviting seat cover when I bought it, found correct custom cloth underneath. Some rips in it, but it's much nicer than the JC Whitney cover it had. Anyway, thanks again Ken, was a pleasure working with you on this deal and also with Brad in Colorado. Needs lots of work and some TLC, but near term goal is to get it back on the road and eventually do a full resto. It's a 557 (med olive top) two tone truck. Attached Images

08-28-2016, 02:33 PM	#2
Coley Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Victoria, B.C Posts: 3,794	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Nice truck, nice stance....looks like a great, immediate driver and then some. Coley __________________ ....for some men, there is experience, skill and effort....for the others...there is visa and UPS LOL 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton (Florida- Red/white) 1972 Chevy 1/2 ton (California- Blue/white) 2005 Chevy Silverado HD2500/Duramax 2000 Dodge Ram 1500

08-28-2016, 02:34 PM	#3
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,954	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Here's the SPID. Good ol Whitey has an olive roommate again! Attached Images

08-28-2016, 02:54 PM	#4
hooverfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 2,125	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Great find. You hit a home run. Did you faint when you uncovered the original seat cover ?? Did you buy a lottery ticket that day ?? __________________ Larry 84 Chevy SWB, "Roy", dark blue orig paint, 6 cyl auto, PS, 88,000 miles. 72 Highlander LWB "Olive" med olive over lt yellow, air, 77,000 miles (sold) "It's a sorry man who can't find his wife a good job"

08-28-2016, 02:46 PM	#6
frenchy51 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Orland, Nor-Cal Posts: 617	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Great truck. Well optioned! __________________ 1972 Highlander PAC B 400BB-SOLD 1974 K5 Blazer-6.0 swap 1974 C20 Long Bed 454 1977 GMC HeavyHalf several adopted orphans

08-28-2016, 03:34 PM	#7
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,954	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Here's what it looked like on day 1. Just needed a little elbow grease and some minor additions to perk it up. Steering wheel had disintegrated and was held together by electrical tape. BY the way, I do NOT recommend Swamp Fox shippers out of South Carolina. It was a bit of a nightmare, pretty unprofessional. I always prefer to work directly with a shipper, but went with Montway Brokers - they were good, but once the ticket is cut, they have no control over the truckers they hire. I'm on the fence if I'd go with Montway again, considering they hired laurel and hardy to deliver the truck. But oh well, don't foresee shipping anything else any time soon. But I've said that before too.. Attached Images

08-28-2016, 04:12 PM	#8
57taskforce All about them K’s Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Farmington, New Mexico Posts: 6,328	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... nice jocko! I was watching that one when it was in CO on Craigslist. I saw that 52napco had got it, glad it ended up in a worthy home! Welcome to the 557 club... Mine still looks the same as your tho haha. __________________ Tyler '57 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=813888 '72 K20 Cheyenne http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=662879 ‘69 K10 SWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=805206 '98 Silverado LT K2500HD ECLB Vortec 454/4l80E: 6" lift 315/75/16's ‘87 IROC-Z all original 50K mile survivor TPI 305 IROC Blue ‘10 Camaro 2SS/RS Aqua Blue Metallic #93 -version 2.0

08-28-2016, 04:43 PM	#9
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Nice truck! You've done a great job freshening it up. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-28-2016, 04:57 PM	#10
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,843	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Very, very nice and well loaded, too!

08-28-2016, 06:07 PM	#11
52napco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: upstate sc Posts: 2,095	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Boy looks great. I should have brought it on home lol..hope you enjoy the truck

08-28-2016, 06:15 PM	#12
52napco Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: upstate sc Posts: 2,095	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Boy looks great. I should have brought it on home lol..hope you enjoy the truck

08-28-2016, 06:48 PM	#13
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,715	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Nice score. I think that is the one a buddy sent me a link to also. Glad it found a good home. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

08-28-2016, 07:01 PM	#14
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08-28-2016, 10:29 PM	#16
gable74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 344	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... I feel your pain about shippers. Not to de-rail the thread but I had a horrible experience getting my 72 k20 shipped from MI. Two guys with 4 teeth between the both of them showed up at 11pm to drop it off. No walk around, just pay me so I can leave. Needless to say thrre were plenty of issues. Now on my 71 GMC I just bought, I got the run around for over a week by a crappy company called Direct Dispatch who would never call me back and missed two pickup dates. I dropped them and now I have a company called United Road doing the delivery for me. I swear if I buy another one Im driving out and getting it myself. Sorry to rant....lol. Again, I love the wheels man! __________________ 1972 K-20 Custom Camper 1971 K2500 Custom Camper (Sold) 2014 GMC 2500HD DMAX

08-28-2016, 07:34 PM	#17
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08-28-2016, 07:52 PM	#18
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08-28-2016, 08:29 PM	#19
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08-28-2016, 08:59 PM	#20
gable74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 344	Re: Finally found a home for my black steering wheel... Damn that is a sharp looking truck! I love the wheels and caps! __________________ 1972 K-20 Custom Camper 1971 K2500 Custom Camper (Sold) 2014 GMC 2500HD DMAX

08-28-2016, 09:05 PM	#21
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08-28-2016, 09:15 PM	#22
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08-28-2016, 09:15 PM	#23
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08-28-2016, 10:39 PM	#24
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08-28-2016, 10:43 PM	#25
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