My 76 K10

cman3899 · November 3, 2008

Here are some pics of a family "heirloom." It has been passed around my fam for years and has recently been put out to pasture and i'm gonna rescue her! I have never took on this type of project but am pretty mechanical, and plan to do it all myself. My wife and family think i'm crazy, what do you guys think? Let me introduce you to "Smoke"

cman3899 · November 3, 2008

here are some more

cman3899 · November 3, 2008

and a few more for now

cman3899 · November 3, 2008

What do you guys think its worth as it sits? running good? looking good? working good?

pennzoil29 · November 3, 2008

Welcome to the forum. You sure do have your work cut out for you. Good luck, and keep us posted.

JayRod98 · November 3, 2008

They just don't build them like they used to...

dietz4ibanez · November 3, 2008

What a piece!!! Not saying it cant be done but I wouldnt expect it to be a finished Christmas present by next year...

thewaterboy · November 3, 2008

Ahhh now this looks familiar!! My 79 was in sad shape too when I decided to fixer up. Took me a couple years but was well worth it in the end. It was a great feeling when I finished it . My truck was handed down to me in high school and has been in the family for just over 20yrs now. Tons of memories are attached to a vehicle when it stays in the family. Good luck, have fun and post progress pics!!

merlin5577 · November 3, 2008

Beautiful! With enough time, energy, patience, and money that truck is going to be perfect! Good luck, and please! keep us posted.

jefferias · November 4, 2008

Awesome man!! do it up defn. all you see now dayz is "computer driven everything" haha (i am biased to non comps!!lol)

Draenor · November 4, 2008

Beautiful! With enough time, energy, patience, and money that truck is going to be perfect! Good luck, and please! keep us posted.

Shes a diamond in the rough. Gonna need lots of work, I like it.

BAD2500HD · November 4, 2008

Not bad at all ! i have a 1979 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 i'm working on now i got it last winter to plow with but the body is very very good needs new cab corners rocker on drivers side and tailgate along with a dash. my first truck was a'75 1/2 ton chevy 4X4 dam good truck ! if you are looking for replacement panels and parts theres a place called Brotherstrucks.com they have alot of good stuff new replacement rockers same thicknes as what came on the truck are on sale for $17.99 suppose to be like nos stuff i'm going to be sending in a order for the cab corners and rocker this week. also check out LMC.com pretty good prices but think its more over seas stuff so its a little cheaper made. good luck and keep all us posted.

ZZ327 · November 4, 2008

its a little rough, but thank god for LMCTRUCK!!!!

cman3899 · November 4, 2008

Hey guys, thanks for the words of encouragement!

Chevanator, I don't plan on having this thing "done" for a few years!

Waterboy, this case sounds the same as yours. My dad bought it brand new, my brother drove it in high school, my cousin drove it for a few years, back to me, now my cousin technically owns it, but its back to me. It has been bought and sold for $1 three or four times!

Bad2500hd, thanks for the website info, I've come across lmc but more selection the better.

Merlin, I have all of those except the extra money part (thats why I'm giving myself "years" to complete it)

I plan on rebuilding the 350 4-bolt, but a buddy has a 327 ready to go that I might try to retrofit while the 350 is out. gonna try to do the body work myself, hopefully I can find a whole bed i can work with rather than piecing in bedsides. I might leave the hood on as long as I can as a reminder of the good old days, maybe it will be the last piece. plan on putting a small body lift and maybe a 3" susp. lift. Not really up to snuff on good lifts but I'm OCD on things like this that pique my interest. Def. gonna put the 205 tc and beef up the diffs.

Does anyone know of rear disc brake conversions, or rear coil spring conversions? I'm set to go rescue her in two weeks! I'll try to document that adventure, i'm planning on trying to road it home 130 miles from where it is now, but I may have to trailer it. More later.