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Old 09-20-2011, 04:10 PM   #26
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

Receiver hitch I built.
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Old 09-20-2011, 04:16 PM   #27
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

Got all new U-joints put in the driveshafts this weekend, now just need to pull the front axle-shafts and put new joints in those. Also need to put new lockouts on the front end, as the pasenger side got a little worn, due to some comical s.o.b. locking that one.
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Old 09-21-2011, 07:59 AM   #28
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

Looking good! The headache rack is cool.

If you haven't done it already, you might want to add some seam sealer to the area under the cowl where the windshield wiper linkage is. I noticed some rust starting to form on the seam on the firewall. Yours doesnt look too bad yet. I have had that problem on two different trucks. If you start getting rain water leaking into the cab, that's where it comes from.
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Old 09-21-2011, 11:20 AM   #29
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

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Looking good! The headache rack is cool.

If you haven't done it already, you might want to add some seam sealer to the area under the cowl where the windshield wiper linkage is. I noticed some rust starting to form on the seam on the firewall. Yours doesnt look too bad yet. I have had that problem on two different trucks. If you start getting rain water leaking into the cab, that's where it comes from.
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Thanks, I did that, and put some around the clearance lights on the roof. It had started leaking there as well.
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

New front bumper.
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Old 04-03-2012, 03:26 PM   #31
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

285/75 16 re-treads and 05 GMC 2500 wheels
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Old 04-03-2012, 04:23 PM   #32
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Re: 83 GMC K3500 build thread

thats crazy that truck is worth 2500-3500 all day here in New brunswick Canada cant even find a d60 front for less then 1200
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