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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
Congrats on the new engine! I agree that it's too nice a truck for an old wore out motor.
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
Thanks for the pointers Brett! No heater in the shop Greenlee. It was 21 degrees when I got up this morning - I wasn't expecting it to be that cold either! I'm hoping to get back to it this weekend, but the wife's 2002 Tahoe won't crank with a brand new battery so have to figure that one out first. Working on that out in the driveway - just have to bundle up!
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
There are tons of great how vids on Youtube.
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
I'll obviously never make a living as a film director, but here it is!
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Aside from adjusting the choke to force it to stay open (I don't have the choke stove stuff to hook up the hot air choke), I think the carb shop just put all the adjustment screws in far enough to catch a few threads. Idle and mixture screws all needed to go in at least a dozen turns to get close. Then some back and forth fiddling between carb and timing got it running pretty well. I LOVE the sound of this exhaust, and so stoked to know I'm just a few steps from being able to drive this thing ![]()
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
Oh yeah, sahweet! You are da man!
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
I think it sounds great too! Your on your way to be driving it real soon!
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
Thanks! I actually completed another major (to me) milestone on the truck this weekend. I think that I am finally, finally done sanding on this truck. Over the last few weeks I've sanded off my 1st attempt at touch up paint which didn't work out and redone the touchups using a different method. Came out better the second time but had to sand the clear to blend. Finally got that done. Just need to buff the front fenders and hood and I should be able to get the exterior done. My goal is to finish that over the next 2 weeks.
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How sweet! Listening to that baby run makes me want to get out and get working on mine! I will be working on some small items today, so hopefully by the end of the month I can attempt to fire.
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
Looking great. Truck sounds good!
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Thanks! I've finally finished the cut & buff on the front fenders and hood after having done it once. I had touchups to do on the fenders and repainted the hood. Any case, the front end is finally going back together. I'm not sure what this grille is from. It might be an old aftermarket one. Not crazy about it but haven't found one I like better for a price I can swallow. I'd have mounted the hood but my help (2 of my grown kids) didn't show up until right at dinner time - impeccable timing as usual ![]()
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Re: My 78 K15 High Sierra build - Fish Tremble
You know you need to be proud of yourself right? You have done an amazing job on this truck!
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I second this...Rick has done an amazing job. It almost looks like driving time!
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1) Still haven't bled the brakes, but I have bench bled the master 2) Haven't figured out why it won't start from the key - have to use the remote start switch 3) Have to find a suitable bucket to sit on until I get the bench in ![]()
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Congrats on the DONE stamp for paint, looks great Rick!
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Neutral safety switch wired right?
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That looks amazing!!!
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Looks great Rick!
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Thanks! It's beginning to feel like its all been worth the effort
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Fantastic
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More than worth the effort, its beautiful!
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The truck looks awesome!
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Thank you! Truck made it out of the shop, down the street, around the cul-de-saq and back on its own power this weekend. Twice actually. Pulling back into the drive when I spot my wife standing there glaring at me - how dare I make the maiden voyage without taking her along? So she climbs in the passenger side, takes a seat on the floor since I didn't have a second concrete block in there for a passenger and up and down the street we go
![]() So the truck did ok. Doesn't want to stay running on its own until it gets fully warmed up. Couldn't get it to shift into 1st. Guess my stick rebuild needs a little tweeking. Brakes worked fine, but I didn't try any hard stops or from any real speed. Steering feels odd, no resistance at all to help hold the wheel centered, but that may just be something I have to get used to again. Also the front end is just eye-ball aligned for now. Clutch pedal feels like it has about 1 foot of travel - need to figure out whether adjustment is needed. But she runs and drives!!!
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Enjoy....sounds like she's almost road worthy. Chris
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Congrats that is too cool! All the quirks sound exactly like my 77 K10 with a SM465 pre fuel injection. Post fuel injection it all stayed the same except you can get in it and go on a cold start hahaha.
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