72 K30 Build

[mjensen]

Look at you go! $700 is a great deal for what you're going to be left with! I'm still trying to decide if I want to do a Hydroboost on mine.

[7dee2]

Originally Posted by mjensen

Look at you go! $700 is a great deal for what you're going to be left with! I'm still trying to decide if I want to do a Hydroboost on mine.

Thanks Mike not really 100% sure I'm going to use the hydro-boost either but I'm keeping it just in case. I think they work really well as long as it doesn't leak.

[7dee2]

I’m thinking this truck really earned its keep! All the time spent going off road & down dirt roads took its toll. Core support was welded back together and braced all over the place. Battery tray pulled away from the fender. Big custom front bumper/grill guard was trying to tear its self-off the front frame horns. Both doors had been welded up several times from where the mirrors fell off or were torn off. Sure we’ll find a lot more war wounds as we go this is just the front!!

[7dee2]

Well the cab demo is finally done, even had some smoke & fire when we broke out the plasma cutter!

[7dee2]

And a couple more pics. I did sell all the take off do dads I wasn't going to use to a buddy that owns a car lot. Not much $$ but outta here.

[7dee2]

So a few more things I noticed during demo. Looks like the truck had something happen to the trans. tunnel. Kind of ripped it up on the right side and popped the RF body mount free (high centered maybe?). It was the only mount that had been opened up to put a nut on the backside. Also looks like they may have put a floor shifter in it at some time? Don’t know both the manual trans. & transfer case linkage openings look factory from the underside.

[7dee2]

The chassis shows a little luv also. It's got a busted u-bolt on the right rear and both lower rear shock mounts look like somebody gobbed on the welds. Thought we had gotten away without the frame being broke but found this one hiding by the fuel tank switching solenoid on the right rail. Pretty sure it’s fixable as this is very, very close to where it is going to be spliced anyway. So time will tell what is still hiding under the mud and yucka! Hopefully going start some initial mockup pretty soon! Would be nice to start building instead of blowing stuff apart..