1970 K20 Z62 Full Restoration

[IronCanine]

The usual suspects here. Inner and NOS outer rockers. Cab corners and the bottom of the A pillar and a little of the floor edge. We used the doors that came with the K20. They were nice, only needed a little work on the bottoms and had the advantage of having the DG4 mirror holes already there.

We did delete the bottle opener at this time.

[IronCanine]

SPID change alert...Good ole Pete texted one day with an eBay link to an NOS cab light roof skin (IN GEORGIA!). He's the fairy godmother of truck parts. I thankfully jumped on it immediately. Sold new from a dealer in Kentucky. Let's get ready to crack the lid..

[IronCanine]

Eric brought up a good point when the top came off. How many very expensive trucks cross the block at Barrett Jackson with a rodent's nest in the roof?

Also, does that "A" stand for asbestos?

[IronCanine]

Initial fitment was done on a spare roller. NOS fenders and core support.

[IronCanine]

A little bit of discussion on the best way to join the roof skin. But as has been previously documented on the board here, cutting the B pillar seems to be the most manageable way. That's Eric's son Mason on the welder.

[IronCanine]

Then the cab went on the rotisserie for final welding and metal working. Even though the donor cab was put together so close time wise to the K20, it was a '71. The '70 accelerator mount had to be grafted in.

[IronCanine]

Now that we're a few posts into this cab business, I'm sure several of you are, "That's a low hump cab dummy!" And you would be right. I too was worried that we could convert it to OE spec. I shouldn't have been.

Eric cut the hole, folded the edges and made the brackets...just like the General.

Also, I like bucket seats too much. But as a Z62, this truck couldn't come from the factory with bucket seats. So I am doing a Custom Cloth bench seat for it...but did I mention I really like bucket seats? So thanks to Old_Truck_Fan and Roger Koop..this truck has the necessary bracketry to support buckets.

[69cam]

I've been waiting a long time for this build to start. Can't wait to see it progress. Best of luck!

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by 69cam

I've been waiting a long time for this build to start. Can't wait to see it progress. Best of luck!

Me too! Thanks for coming along!