84 k10 build thread

[PaRedneckRiders]

Ok guys, bear with me im new to this forum.
Anyway i bought an 84 chevy k10 last year that needed some work, and have been working on it since then.
Ill just give ya a quick rundown of what i have done and throw in some pics
To see all the pics check this out
http://s815.photobucket.com/albums/z...20chevy%20k10/

When i bought it, already had a 7in lift 35s and a 350 4 speed with a little bit of work done to it.
Here it is when i first bought it



I got a lot of extra parts with the truck including a nice set of kenwood speakers which you will see a little later in the post.
Floor was rotted through (its a PA truck has been most of its life so i expected this)

Bad frame cross member

Pretty much gutted the interior


New rockers


Moved the tach

New floor boards


$423.00 parts pile



New grant steering wheel

Kenwoods i was talking about


Old jvc that came with the truck

New edelbrock air filter, i have valve covers ordered but there on back order

Replacing old cross-member




My welds were not the greatest but will hold



Bed on


New pioneer radio i got on sale at Wal-Mart

Tail lights and tail gate back on.

I skipped a lot of pics so check out my photo bucket link at the beginning of the thread to see them all.

[PaRedneckRiders]

Heres a little update i guess.
I have not heard anything about my valve covers for a couple weeks from edelbrock and today i get a package in the mail from edelbrock. Ended up being my valve covers(didnt think it would be cause last i heard they were still on back order)
Anyway i figured what the heck ill put them on and see how they look.
Sorry the pics still suck cause there off my phone

Ran into a little problem when putting the first side on, went to put the new wingbolts or whatever there called in and the new ones were a considerable amount longer and would not tighten down. (you can see the threaded part was much longer on the new one)

So i got out the trusty old hack saw and took a little off the end then they were perfect.


And last shot with the new airfilter on and the new breather also.

Now only if it weren't for that holley mixed up in the sea of edelbrock lol owell its gonna stay for now and prob for good.

[CamaroChris]

Sweet! looks good bud

[PaRedneckRiders]

So today i hooked up a power switch so i can kill power to everything just with the flip of a switch(just essentially breaking the ground)
Bought a regular switch made for this from advanced auto that is made to mount on the batter but i rubber mounted it underneath my dash above and too the right of the gas pedal so its close to reach but still does not hit your feet or legs

I rubber mounted with grommets i pulled out of an old gas tank i had on one of my 400ex's and they fit pretty much perfect in two pre-existing holes in the dash.


There was already a hole in my firewall for something the previous owner had ran threw it also, so i made the hole a little bigger so i could fit the two pieces of cable throw.


A pic of how the ground is made and what completes the circuit

both ran throw and tucked beside the new valve covers


Also picked these up while i was in town at another local parts store.

[PaRedneckRiders]

Also got some new gaskets on the headers since the others were leaking and making an obnoxious popping sound, its 1000x better now with no popping sounds at all.

[PaRedneckRiders]

Well i havent gotten much done lately, mostly body work and getting it all ready for paint.
I was thinking about using the duplicolor paint shop paint but decided to just use some tractor implement paint from Tractor supply since had good results with it before.
Got the bed all scuffed down (did not wipe it down yet in this pic)


Got some bondo on the door where there used to be a plastic piece (cant think of a name right now) and all sanded down, along with a dent we got out of the back of the bed under the taillight.


And the bed i bought had a crushed corner, so did a little coaxing with a hammer and pipe/crowbar and got it partially out then did a few layers of bondo and got it to match the body line. It still seems like the back is a little lower than what i want and i wasn't real happy with it but let it go. Hard to tell now that there is paint over it.
Before

After

Then had some old grey i sprayed a thin coat over where the bondo was. (really seems to pop out in these pics)
And then got it all papered and taped off


And thats where i stopped for last night, Today im going to try and get all the painting done and then i can post some more pics tonight or tomorrow morning.

[Chris Guthro]

Looks good! amazing what a little TLC can do to a rig! So what color are you going with?

[PaRedneckRiders]

Originally Posted by Chris Guthro

Looks good! amazing what a little TLC can do to a rig! So what color are you going with?

Thanks man i went with low gloss black i have pictures of it now just gotta put them on photobucket then ill post them.

[PaRedneckRiders]

Well got it all painted and i have to say i dont think it looks to bad for just being done in my front yard.

[Chris Guthro]

Looks pretty good for a low buck paint job done by yourself! Atleast you can say you did it!!

[PaRedneckRiders]

Ya, for what it cost me (about 30$) and for spraying it in my yard it doesnt look to bad but at least its one color that was the biggest thing i wanted.