1972 K10 Project "Daily Driver"

[onebadbowtie]

The truck is still loosing anti-freeze somewhere. Its not in the oil. It doesn't leak it while setting in the garage. The thermostat isn't leaking and neither are the new hoses. I put a new radiator cap on it last night but haven't gotten it hot yet to see if that fixed it. I know the radiator has a very small pinhole that it barely oozes out and I'm loosing way more than that hole could let out. So I may be buying a new radiator soon. Any other thoughts?

[MTCK]

Heater core? Check and see if the floor is wet.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Heater core? Check and see if the floor is wet.

I have the rubber floor liner and have not seen any anti-freeze on it and i just pulled it back and checked under it. Everything was dry. I will be driving it to work tomorrow so hopefully i will find out. I'm thinking that its blowing out the the overflow hose while driving and maybe the new cap will fix it but i have been wrong before

[Dean'smeanmachine]

nice truck!

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Dean'smeanmachine

nice truck!

thanks

[Chevymaniac]

Really good work so far on the truck. Bringing it back to life and enjoying it as the truck was meant to be used. Sorry to hear about the leak of antifreeze. Where did you pull the bench seat from that you recently installed?

Keep up the good work and hopefully you find the source of the antifreeze leak soon.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Chevymaniac

Really good work so far on the truck. Bringing it back to life and enjoying it as the truck was meant to be used. Sorry to hear about the leak of antifreeze. Where did you pull the bench seat from that you recently installed?

Keep up the good work and hopefully you find the source of the antifreeze leak soon.

Thanks! The cap did fix the leak. The seat came out of a 98 Chevy Regular cab truck.

I thought that putting a 160* thermostat in the truck would make it cooler in the cab on warmer days but i barely have a heater anymore so i will have to switch that back to the 190* one.

[onebadbowtie]

Im still having trouble with hot starts. The truck fires up perfectly when cold but if i drive some where and shut it off and come back out 5 minutes later it turns over really slow like a dead battery. Its never not started but has got me really nervous several times. The battery is dated 2003 but the truck turns over fine when its cold out and the motor is cold. Am i wrong in thinking its okay? My exhaust clears my starter by 2-3 inches so i dont think its getting my starter to hot. Ive checked the timing and its set at 10*. HELP ME PLEASE IM STUCK!!

[onebadbowtie]

Well i bit the bullet and bought a new battery, new cables, and a new mini starter. $330 dollars later they let me out of the store. I got it all installed and seems to have helped but i havent drove it much yet. I also got the heavy duty headlight harness upgrade with relays, rearview mirrow, and window felts for Christmas from my parents from LMC. Now for some new headlights

[ryanroo]

What is the current state of the engine wiring harness? without having read the entire thread i dont know if or when it was replaced. a lot of times a hot start issue can be helped or fixed by replacing the purple start wire that goes to the solenoid. they get hot and the resistance increases. they were a little undersized considering the heat they see. not sure that was your issue, but they often need attention.

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

What is the current state of the engine wiring harness? without having read the entire thread i dont know if or when it was replaced. a lot of times a hot start issue can be helped or fixed by replacing the purple start wire that goes to the solenoid. they get hot and the resistance increases. they were a little undersized considering the heat they see. not sure that was your issue, but they often need attention.

I drove the truck around for about an hour tonight with no issues but if i start having problems i will check into that. Thanks for the help!

[onebadbowtie]

I bought some new Sylvaina Silverstar sealed beam headlights from oriellys for 25 a piece and wow they made a huge difference! No more yellow headlights

[onebadbowtie]

Not to much picture worthy progress. Put new KYB Gas-a-just shocks on all the way around today made a huge difference over the worn out old original shocks. Been driving it about once a week to work with no problems what so ever! Next on the todo list is tires and stereo of some sort.

Im thinking about going with the Goodyear wrangler authority's that Walmart sells in a 31x10.50x15 for $680 mounted and balanced. i really want a 33" tall tire but don't think i can clear them without rub issues on the front.

For the stereo i was thinking about LMCs headliner with the speakers and spot for the stereo but for the price i could just buy a stereo the fits in the stock spot and do the under dash speaker and maybe some 6x9s under the seat?

[onebadbowtie]

Here is a pic of the old shocks



A pic of my newest purchase



Putting her to work

[onebadbowtie]

I got a new set of window felts for Christmas but never got around to put them on. Tonight i attempted the drivers side and i thought it came out really good till i started rolling the window up. It got about a 1/2 inch from the top and then the channel that holds the bottom of the window up started hitting the new window felts to the point that the window wont go all the way up. Frustrating to say the least this is the second set since i have owned the truck. Any help?

One a good note I bought a 400w Kenwood amp, 2 6x9 Kenwood 400w speakers, and a new set of under dash speakers. Im going to put the amp and 6x9's under the seat. I also bought a RCA to 3.5mm headphone jack cable. I will use my Iphone or Ipod to control the amp and speakers and everything will remain stock appearing while still having plenty of sound. I have about $300 in the set up which is about what one of the fancy stock looking stereos cost so I'm happy

[onebadbowtie]

Got the stereo finished up tonight and it sounds good enough for me!

What brand or who sells the best window felts?





My helper "Tracker"

[Dean'smeanmachine]

awesome. nice to have some tunes

[onebadbowtie]

Ordered new felts for the windows from Wes at Classic Heartbeat. Hopefully they will work unlike the junk LMC ones.

[onebadbowtie]

The new window felts fit 10 times better than the junk LMC ones!

I sold my 07 Rhino about a week ago so got a little extra spending money.

I think i will buy my own welder so i don't have to share with my dad and uncle anymore.

I also came upon a deal i couldn't pass up and will start another build thread one of these days. I got a 71 2wd SWB frame with front suspension and no rear end or trailing arms for $200. Its got a couple small cracks where the steering box bolts up. One crack on the front of the passenger frame horn. then one damaged area that can be easily fixed just behind where the front suspension bolts on. The very rear cross-member is a little tweaked from being pulled on. The cross-member that goes over the rear-end has been poorly repaired. The plan is to make it a complete rolling chassis with all new parts including 6.0 swap and rear mount gas tank. Then buy a decent LWB truck and swap the body over and cut down the bed. As money allows of course

[Heylookitsdylan]

Looks like she's off to a great start! I've been kicking the idea of buying a 3/4 ton daily to cummins swap!!

Also good to see I'm not the only one that likes ATC70's!!

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by Heylookitsdylan

Looks like she's off to a great start! I've been kicking the idea of buying a 3/4 ton daily to cummins swap!!

Also good to see I'm not the only one that likes ATC70's!!

Thanks! Wish i drove it more than i do but cant complain about a company truck. I sold all my 70's. I need to find another one to tinker with!

[hioutput522]

Very cool truck, I like it.

I just bought a 1971 K10 Suburban, starting to upgrade things for a possible daily driver. I noticed your '72 has power steering in some of the early pictures. Could you maybe post some pictures of the brackets used to mount your power steering pump? I'm seeing so many different power steering pump bracket options, I'd like to get a combo from an original setup.

Thank you in advance,
Chad

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by hioutput522

Very cool truck, I like it.

I just bought a 1971 K10 Suburban, starting to upgrade things for a possible daily driver. I noticed your '72 has power steering in some of the early pictures. Could you maybe post some pictures of the brackets used to mount your power steering pump? I'm seeing so many different power steering pump bracket options, I'd like to get a combo from an original setup.

Thank you in advance,
Chad

Thanks! I will work on getting you some pics this week. Sorry for the late reply.

[Bladeboy1998]

Subbed! And bumpedy bump. Looks great, I hope it will be this easy for me! Lol

[onebadbowtie]

Originally Posted by hioutput522

Very cool truck, I like it.

I just bought a 1971 K10 Suburban, starting to upgrade things for a possible daily driver. I noticed your '72 has power steering in some of the early pictures. Could you maybe post some pictures of the brackets used to mount your power steering pump? I'm seeing so many different power steering pump bracket options, I'd like to get a combo from an original setup.

Thank you in advance,
Chad

Here are the pictures for you. Its tucked up in there pretty good. Hard to get a good picture of it.