1970 K20 Z62 Full Restoration

[IronCanine]

Eric got the doors hung and the glass in and started loading them up. As stated the plating is a problem when restoring hardware. Striker plates still needed a little love when they got back from getting re-phosphated.

The silver door plug has been a problem for a bit. The reproduction ones pop out and poop out pretty quick. Now silver isn't available anymore (that I know of). These come black and have to be painted. But they seem pretty decent quality.

Got the born on date decal on. Thanks as always to Jeff (member ChipFlyer) who does such a great job with these and the SPIDs.

Speaking of...member Roger Koop restored our vent windows and did a great job too. We did swap out the glass for date coded versions.

[IronCanine]

The blue interior pieces didn't match each other from the factory...but it really is hard to get new pieces that talk to each other now.

The vinyl reproduction panels are ok...not awesome. As they were when we did the Blazer 10 years ago, the wood grain doesn't match OE. I still had some 3M Di Noc that I'd put on those panels. It seemed 10 years old. I didn't love how it laid down. I think I'm going to order fresh and replace that.

The panels themselves are a pretty good factory color match. But reproduction pulls and escutcheons are not even close. I color matched those bits.

The texture, trim and "puffiness" of the panel is also off as you can see in the pic.

Panels are just on for the moment..will come off for mirror brackets and trim installation.

...Also, it is crazy how light affects your perception of these colors. The pics on the ping pong table are closer to what you see in real life...not baby blue.

[IronCanine]

Eric also got the booster and MC on. Hard to believe that this huge assembly did not have a brace. Also got the throttle linkage, ground straps and several vac lines on.

Something that I didn't realize until we got to work on this...but these trucks had a jumper line/extension of the lead that went to the brake distribution block. The harness line is still shorter than needed, but we'll have to make up this extra lead too.

[Ol Blue K20]

It all looks great. I swear ol blue has a brace on the booster. I'll look when I go to my shop Tuesday.

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

It all looks great. I swear ol blue has a brace on the booster. I'll look when I go to my shop Tuesday.

Thanks! 71 and 72s definitely had braces. I'm not aware of any 70 3/4Ts that had em from the factory.

[72chevylover1]

Wow! Checking this thread and finding a new post is always exhilarating!

[1970cstblazer]

Originally Posted by IronCanine

Thanks! 71 and 72s definitely had braces. I'm not aware of any 70 3/4Ts that had em from the factory.

None of the '70's I've seen had any additional booster braces from the factory. I definitely know my grandfather's 1970 K20 never had them. I added both to my 1970 Blazer when I added the 1972 disc brake setup.