Finally drove my truck for the first time...

[unixadm]

I picked up a 72 C20 4wd about a month ago. I've been working on it here and there, redoing the brakes. I also had to install a new cross member for the motor and new motor mounts. When I bought it, the brakes were wasted and a caliper was frozen, the engine was sitting on some home brewed mounts because it was converted to 4wd using a 2wd frame. But today, I got the brakes at least gravity bled, put the final touches on the rear disc brakes and put the wheels back on. I was going to wait for my E-brake cable stuff and the new proportioning valve along with all of the stainless hard lines and braided flex lines. I said the hell with it and wanted to see how the truck drove. All this with probably 12 year old Firestone tires on it that are a bit cracked.

All I have to say is this is going to take some getting used to! All I did was go around the block since I don't have it registered yet. The truck is a 350 4bbl mated to a SM465 and a NP205 transfer case. I'm not sure what gears. The 4wd components came from a 73-77 K20, so I have longer leafs in front with a D44 and a 14 Bolt FF in the rear. The SM465 is a bit notchy and it's sometimes hard to tell if I'm in gear! haha. I did a granny gear burnout for good measure too. But she drove okay - rough as hell and bouncy. I know the springs are HD (3 pack up front, 5 pack in the rear) and the shocks are shot. The SM465 is pretty loud (not sure if that's normal or not). I need to install a new heater core, along with heater hoses, radiator hoses and a new 4 row radiator. I'm also thinking about doing a 86-92 Camaro Serpentine setup. But overall, the truck stopped good (still needs to be bled with a buddies help). I still have some work to do before I can mount the 35x12.50x17 Pro Comp Xterrain's on H2 wheels. I'll be ordering a 6" Skyjacker full spring lift on Tuesday.

Pic's can be seen here: http://www.dmwtech.com/gallery/v/k20/