64 k10 to c10 conversion

[dodgiesdad]

That looks like a nice truck to be starting with, take it slow and steady. Keep it 4wd. Get it on the road and enjoy it, then if you want to do a full restoration/modification/customization do it later. After you have drove it for a few years you will have a better idea just what you want and need and what you don't. To get mine on the road the first time took 4 months (I wish I started with something as nice as yours looks) I then I drove it for 5 years, and am just now finishing a 2 1/2 year build.

[red211]

That truck is too nice to change up much. If you want disc brakes and stuff, buy a two wheel drive and build it. The original 4x4s are hard to find. It would bring more like it is than if You start changing it up. Hate to see survivors changed up when there are plenty of ordinary ones that you can build to whatever. Nice truck by the way. If it sat in one place down here that long it would have a tree growing through it.

[aerotruk63]

GM started building their own 4WD's as of 1960 in the 1/2 & 3/4 tons. Larger than that could be a NAPCO conversion.

If your truck was a NAPCO conversion the serial number would start 4C154. I'm sure if you check the serial number it will start 4K154.
First digit would indicate the Model Year.
First letter the Vehicle Type.
Next two digits Series Designation.
Next digit would be the Model Type.
Next letter would be the Assembly Plant
The rest of the digits would be Production Sequence. All production sequence numbers start with 1.

You might consider buying some literature on the truck while your out a sea. The books can answer a lot of questions and the illustrations to allow you to see what is what on the truck.

[Moscowmule]

thanks everyone for the tips and info im sure i will have a bunch of questions in the future. for now i have to catch some fish

[61K10]

Yours is not a Napco, GM built. There is a Napco thread in the 4x4 forum. ck out some of the 4x4 builds in the build section.

[Captainfab]

As a starting point, I would remove everything from the truck that isn't bolted down and give it a good thorough cleaning. A pressure washer would work well. Just be careful to not get any water inside the engine. That way you can get a good look at the condition of everything. If that engine is actually a 327, you will want to preserve that as best you can. Even if you don't want it, someone else will. The 327's are getting difficult to find.

[Moscowmule]

ok everybody thanks for all advice finally got home to mt dug the truck out of the field (still had 23 year old air in the front tires)

[Moscowmule]

i had a can of knocker loose in one hand and a can of wasp spray in the other

[padresag]

Originally Posted by Moscowmule

ok everybody thanks for all advice finally got home to mt dug the truck out of the field (still had 23 year old air in the front tires)

where and what were you fishing? I keep an eye on this site;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4913...85444/?fref=nf
I put a couple of years on halibut W/C Q. Charlottes years ago. my brother fished out there 35 years
ron

[Moscowmule]

i am an engineer on the Arctic Fjord fishing for pollack in the bering sea.
Just got back out here the other day after building a shop in 3 weeks and getting my truck out of the field. i will be out here for about 7 weeks . then back home for hunting season probably wont get much done on the truck till next sprin
Bill

[Moscowmule]

[padresag]

I remember some of the boats out of Sreveston that use to fish Fairweather off Alaska. they sais it was not a nice place to sometimes.
they said that sometimes it was blowing a 100 and then gusting
ron

[Moscowmule]

after dragging it up a hill on to a trailer with a 1/2 ton come along (not fun)

[padresag]

then you should hsve parked down hill.
ron

[jocko]

always quick with the great advice!

Bill - that is a super-nice truck, glad you've decided to keep it as a K10. Can't wait to see how it comes along. Ever grab the numbers off the 327? I'm assuming it's a transplant also as I don't think they were available in trucks til mid-65, but I'm not 100% certain on that. Anyway - really cool find.

[Moscowmule]

not sure if anybody will care to see this build mainly because it is going to be slow but i will post as many pictures as i can and im going to be asking a bunch of questions

[Moscowmule]

i ran short on time and drank too much to rmember to look up the engine numbers it seems though from what i can find on line that the 283 was available in 65 but no v8 in 64?

[Moscowmule]

i do know that 327 has been in there for at least 30 years and whoeve put it in seemed to know what they were doing everything is in the right places as far as i can tell
Bill

[Moscowmule]

here is a shot of the early stages of the shop

[Moscowmule]

[padresag]

here are listings for what were in the things
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=9169A...%21354&o=OneUp
ron

[Moscowmule]

hey Ron thanks for the info although im still not making any sense of my vin.
4k15h-108408 im not seeing anything in the codes you gave me that match up?

[Moscowmule]

oh and by the way everything is uphill where i live

[padresag]

Originally Posted by Moscowmule

hey Ron thanks for the info although im still not making any sense of my vin.
4k15h-108408 im not seeing anything in the codes you gave me that match up?

those pages just give you components for what ever year eg under 64 engines
c10 ,k10 283 eng
your vin # doesn't make sense. here is a good link for vin nbr identity. line #4 will show you how it should read. don't think that there are any H's used
the faq section above has a lot of info
ron

[Moscowmule]

ron thanks again but your link didnt show up nice dash work by the way