1972 k20

[ryanroo]

Alright folks, i am playing with the idea of selling this rig. i drive it to work 4-5 days a week with a ~20 mile one way commute. hasnt failed me in the last 6000 miles or so. i dont remember the exact odometer reading when i started driving it.

details.

350ci

greasy and leaks oil from the rear main and the timing cover. pretty sure it burns a little from valve seals as well. no noticable smoke at idle and only when cold and you throttle it. its not pretty. has never left me irritated and angry though. it is from a 78 K30. block numbers indicate that it could be a 4 bolt. ill assume it is a 2 bolt.

i have the engine that came out of the truck. it appears to be original or at least from the correct period. this too could be a 4 bolt but i am not curious enough to look. also a grease ball. it can go with or not.

TH350.

no clue if it is the one that detroit put in there or not. i pulled it and did a rebuild. fancy clutches and steels. red alto and kolene. should be pretty bulletproof. separator plate style shift kit. shifts pretty firmly, but since it has no guts, whatever. never have any ATF on the garage floor. Has a new Hughes truck convertor.

NP205.

this was completly rebuilt. bearings were a little gross, so it got the full kit. this oozes a little fluid from the speedo cable.

the axles are a Dana 60 and 14 bolt. they are pull outs from a 78 K30. everything works like it should. the front rotors are warped. i have new ones, not installed.

has a 2.5" front spring lift from rough country, rear is 3" blocks.

new as of my rebuild Cooper discovery STT tires. 285/75-16s on old 90s style GM steel wheels.

front sheet metal is decent condition 67 oem issue. drivers fender is in primer and has front cup rust. no significant rust on the front clip elsewhere. the rest of the body is pretty beat up. cab could be fixed, i would replace the bed if i wanted to make it nice.

new front AAW harness. the rest is what was there when i got it. lights all work, other than that... ive seen worse, and better.

overall, its ugly and a beater. runs every day and works.

i forgot to mention the core support was modified to work with a 4 row radiator. it is a refurbed OEM radiator. also, new engine and transmission bushings as well as new front suspension bushings with the new springs.

so, ladies and gentleman, what say you?

imagine a grey primer fender, and that is what it looks like. maybe dirtier