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06-11-2013, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
Posts: 14
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1985 K30 Frame off resto.
This is my new project. I have been working on this for the past 3 months, every hour that I can. The truck has lockers front and rear, stock 1975 454 bbc. This is what it looked like the day I got it minus the new wheels and tires. It had a set of 38" bald boggers.
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06-11-2013, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
It took two days to go from truck to this point. I used my dads hoist, which made this job 100x easier. Especially because I did this with no help from anyone else.
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06-11-2013, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Heres some pics of the transmission out, and the motor. Before and after. Its amazing how good some chevy orange and new valve covers can make a stock 454 look. I have the other valve covers for sale if anyone's interested in them.
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06-11-2013, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: central Oregon
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
sweet truck.....
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06-11-2013, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Heres the 32 spline sm465 I picked up to mate to my 32spline np205 for $100. I used the np208 adapter and had a 2inch spacer (i believe) to take up the space for the np205 to be bolted on.
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06-11-2013, 10:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
I removed some ac and heating parts. Smooth Firewall! I wish I would have taken more pics of this.
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06-11-2013, 10:18 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
Posts: 14
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
I sand blasted the frame and painted it with chassis saver jet black. It came out ok. I got the motor and trans in also!!
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08-29-2013, 10:38 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Newton Iowa
Posts: 38
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
I'm diggin the Bart Super Truckers! are those 12" or 14" wide? I'm running 12 wide on my 86.
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08-29-2013, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Those are 15x14, I love the look they give the truck!! thanks
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08-29-2013, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
Posts: 14
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Update on the truck, I just got a 4" cowl hood that im going to be putting on soon, still a work in progress!!
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08-29-2013, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mountain House, CA
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Damn!!! Looks good great progress.
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08-29-2013, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: El Lago, TX
Posts: 1,668
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Nice work. Truck looks great!
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08-30-2013, 02:13 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 60
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
That looks great! Love the blacked out theme. Great work.
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08-30-2013, 11:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Thanks, Ill get some pics of it tonight with the new hood on not painted yet. I ordered it off ebay from some guy that makes them. It was supposed to come ready to spray just 600grit and go. Thats not the situation. Its gonna need some work before it will be painted. Ill never buy from this guy again!!
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08-30-2013, 02:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Midland, TX
Posts: 60
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Yeah ive been looking at hoods lately, so ill definitely need to stay away from that guy haha.
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09-02-2013, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Yea I wouldn't recommend him (hoods4U) i believe unless you have experience with bondo and know how to make it look right. It was definitely not worth what I paid for it. It seems to be really thin also like I could push my finger through it.
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09-02-2013, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Coalport, Pa
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Here are some pictures of the truck as it sits right now. I still need to work out the hood, get a roll pan, have my front bumper painted black.
Check out those tinted tail lights. I just mixed some of the black paint I had in with the clear and shot them with 3 coats. I think they look sweeet! Alot better than anything you can buy at the auto parts store. 
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09-08-2013, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: El Lago, TX
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Nice job on the paint. What a transformation from what you started with!
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09-08-2013, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
total difference, nice work.
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09-08-2013, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Clayton, NC
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Such a good looking truck. Great work so far!
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09-09-2013, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: New Lowell, Ontario, Canada
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
I really like the black on blacked out theme you went with. Looks great !!
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09-09-2013, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SLC, UT
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Awesome truck!
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09-09-2013, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Creighton Sask. Canada
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
Funny thing is I didn't read that it was a K30, most are 1/2 or 3/4 tons. Mine is 1 ton also, don't see a lot of 1 tons built, most think they are just to heavy and hard on gas...
 They are, especially with a big block, but fun "all day".
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09-09-2013, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Des Moines, IA.
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Re: 1985 K30 Frame off resto.
That appears to be an ex military one ta boot judging from the pintel style receiver. So more like a 1.25-ton rated truck-wowza!
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