84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by MTCK

That turned out great. Wheeling by this weekend???

Thanks! I wish, maybe next weekend. Still plenty to do!

[whitels1]

Finally moving on to other things, cut another 8" off the rear and welded in the bumper. I'm in the process of installing the rear tail lights, and I think I found a good spot to mount the spare.

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[whitels1]

It's a bummer my pics don't work anymore, but I got video

Phase 1 completed and I'm happy to be taking a little break.

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I got out for a shake down run on Monday, flexed it out and I'm using most of my rear 13" shock without bottoming out. The work was worth it, it wheeled a lot better, although bouncy in the rear without the bed on it! Here is a video of it in action.

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[Greenlee]

Nice! That looks like a blast. Likes like you are crawling up obstacles easier that some of the Jeeps.

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by Greenlee

Nice! That looks like a blast. Likes like you are crawling up obstacles easier that some of the Jeeps.

Thanks Greenlee! It is fun, and I do better than some and not quite as good as others but she get's it done!

Here is a video of a run this weekend, with my 4x4 club.

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[whitels1]

A wheelin video from a few weekends ago.

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Also I found a hauler for the K10 the build thread is here. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=743708

[MTCK]

Exciting! What's better than two builds? Three builds! What do you think the K10 weighs?

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by MTCK

Exciting! What's better than two builds? Three builds! What do you think the K10 weighs?

I'm a stickler about GVW so both will get weighed. I'm hoping 4500, and then the Hauler under 7k, but something will probably have to go on a diet, including me!

[whitels1]

Me and the boys decided to run one of the toughest trails in the Vegas area, at night. It was an awesome time, I bent a tie rod being strapped backwards off a large boulder, we got it back in place and wrapped a soft shackle around it to get me off the trail, it worked good! The whole group made it out without any body damage, and all was going well until the last waterfall, when an LS swapped jeep on 41's decided to bump it and rip the truss off the top of his 14 bolt(More on that in the video). We started the trail at 7:15pm and I didn't get home until 6:00am. No wheeler left behind, we all pulled together and got it off the trail.

A nice evening for a trail ride!










A sketchy bypass, felt worse than it looked!


A spider that almost ate me...




A video

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[daddyjeep]

Looks like a great run. How are you finding the truck to work with less weight in the back? I didn't see where you had any traction issues in the video.

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

Looks like a great run. How are you finding the truck to work with less weight in the back? I didn't see where you had any traction issues in the video.

It was fun, I really like the trucks configuration, It is a bit light in the back so It will pull a wheel now and then but traction is not an issue if I'm locked. My main problem is the cam I have has no low end power, so that needs addressed, some gears and crossover steering. A trail like that would have been impossible with the bed and length so I'm moving in the right direction.

[whitels1]

It's been a while but got out for some night wheelin last night, here is a video.

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[COS399]

Thanks for the video. I bought a 86 k20 with a 5.3 already installed a few months back. The guy left the TH400 and I was thinking that maybe if I found a 4L80E for the right price I might swap it out. It still has the 4.10 gears and could use an overdrive gear when I am running it down the interstate.

[whitels1]

Originally Posted by COS399

Thanks for the video. I bought a 86 k20 with a 5.3 already installed a few months back. The guy left the TH400 and I was thinking that maybe if I found a 4L80E for the right price I might swap it out. It still has the 4.10 gears and could use an overdrive gear when I am running it down the interstate.

Thanks for watching! An 80 would be a good idea, how does the truck run?

[COS399]

The truck runs awesome and the install was nice and clean. He had a couple of wiring gremlins but I corrected the problems and she is SWEET!! It will make my Jimmy conversion a lot easier now that I have something to reference off of.