1986 k20 Build Thread
 

Im going to start the build thread on my 1986 k20 chevy. This truck was sitting for 8 years in my driveway just rotting away and my dad gave it to me. The person i work for gave me a six inch lift kit for free and i decided to start building fixing and building this truck to get it back to life. I then purchased 3 inch blocks to raise it even more!

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This is the hole in the floor of my cab!

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Here are just a few shots of the truck after the liftkit.
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and again.
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Here is when i took the bed off because it is completely junk!
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Here are some pics of when i welded in the new cab floor.

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and again!
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again.
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some pics of the cab and interior.
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Some more!
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After searching craigslist for day looking for an 8 ft bed since they are rare at rust free condition i then found this really nice rust free cab! a 1985 c30. The guy wanted 900 for the cab and frame. the frame is a two wheel drive frame with a lift bed since it is a dump truck frame. I don't need the frame but i called him and he said for 1400 i can take the cab, frame (fully restored frame in excellent condition), 2 brand new aftermarket doors still in the boxes, two brand new aftermarket inner fenders still in the boxes, two outer fenders in excellent rust free condition, a rust free bed that has two brand new sides off of another project he never finished, two front bumpers and a rear bumper, some grill pieces and trim, and some interior pieces.
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Some more pics of the find!
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Awesome build thread... It's not a build thread unless you have lots of pictures. You win the prize for most pics :)

Awesome work Brad. Your floor looks like my 87 cab floor. I'm still searching for that sweet like what you found on Craigs.
Damn. Man You got lucky there.
You could even recoop some funds by selling your repaired cab :)

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So i got the cab off and i stripped it completilly down and im hoping to get it sandblasted next weekend all the primer and original paint off.
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This is what im at now. i also have ground down some of the welds from like from where the new rocker panels where installed and the body work wasn't to great but i have no pics right now i forgot to take some. i also removed all the seam sealer from the passenger and still need to do the driver side.
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Thankyou. and i plan on selling the dumptruck frame for a few hundred and my p.o.s. cab. ill probably only get about 200 tops because it still needs passenger side floor rockers and cab corners and it needs some work on the body lines on the top of the cab. i just want to get want what i paid for the floor pan inner and outer rocker panels and the cab floor support and front to back brace.

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So this is all i have for now and i can only work on weekends because im only 16 and i have school during the week. i also work at a collision and body shop that my neighbors own so i work everyday after school. working at a body shop is teaching me how to paint, weld, do body work, and that's basically all i need to make a sweet truck. i plan on making this truck a show truck. i originally planned on a woods beater until i scored that cab and bed on craigslist.

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man that 4wd is packing some serious spring packs!

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nice work on some major rust repair. one question, post #8 last pic, are those blocks under your front springs? this is a major no-no,get a taller pack or re-arch your springs.

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I got my speaker grilles in today for the dashboard repair i will do when i am closer to starting the interior which wont be for a while. if you go look at post # 268, and 290 in the crusader build thread you can see what i want to do with the dash board http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=493324
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