81 Chevy K10 ShortBed

[Matt Man]

Well the road trip was a success 1900 miles total got about 9-10 mpg while towing. Towed fine, slow in the hills especially at 5000+ feet in elevation which is most of the 93 in Nevada/Idaho. Did 65-70mph the whole way up and down, a gear vendors would have been great 2700-3000rpm the whole time got old.

There was a roll over accident just south of Wells, Nevada was stuck here for 2 hours as they had to airlift 2 people out of there. Got my windows tinted before I left, AC works better now.


and a TON of this flat land lol




You really don't want to break down out there cell signal is out of the question for most of the 93.

[daddyjeep]

Originally Posted by Matt Man

So I have had my truck up for sale for about 5 months now and lots of interest but no offers at what I want for it so the only place it is still for sale is on this forum.

Also, it turns out that in the county I moved to in Idaho has smog tests for 1981 and newer FIGURES ONE YEAR!! Anyway, I took it to a smog station and it only has to pass a two speed idle test for Hydrocarbons and CO and there is no visual inspection on 81,82, and 83 model year vehicles. So I took off my air injection, egr valve, and the miles of vacuum lines and just left the catalytic converter on it. I took it to the smog station and it passed blowing under 50ppm on Hydrocarbons and the CO was insanely low and the smog guy was impressed. The limits are over double the limits California had for emissions not to mention the visual inspection California had which I should have failed before because I never had a EFE valve hooked up. I don't mind passing emissions this way as it should not matter whats under the hood as long as it passes. Long story short, I am good for smog for 2 years.

Mine has been for sale for about the same time frame with the same result. I have taken down my ads and will get back to work on it. I never really wanted to sell it anyway.

When I moved to Pittsburgh years ago I have to deal with emissions testing for the first time. My Jeep passed all of the actual tests, but failed the visual inspection. I had to spend a bunch of money to make it legal... and the numbers were worse afterwards. Makes no sense.

[Matt Man]

Well the truck is still not sold, so I went ahead and did some more engine cleanup as well as reroute the engine wiring in conduit. New aluminum valve covers, some new paint on the intake and its looking a little more respectable. Hopefully this year I will be installing some headers and while I do that, I am going to make some custom length spark plug wires to make it nice and neat.

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The engine wiring is in good shape, but I went ahead and ran my AC compressor wire back through the firewall under the dash and out the drivers side. I also went ahead and replaced the two prong connector on the alternator, distributor, and tach connectors . I did pull the intake off and worked for almost an entire day on rerouting the wiring and placing it in conduit. A big job, but I feel a lot better about the wiring being protected and routed correctly.

[MTCK]

I’m pumped you still have your truck! Updates are clean.

[LT7A]

If it's any consolation, the amount you're accomplishing after professing to have lost interest, is more than some of us are accomplishing who feel like our interest remains full-strength. The underhood work looks really good.

[Matt Man]

sold. going to focus on my 67 gmc.
last picture I took of it on the buyers trailer. It is going to a great home in Abilene Texas will miss it for sure but it is time to move on.