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Old 08-08-2022, 02:02 PM   #51
Alloyvert
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Re: My 1963 K20 Stepside - Going to be lots of questions ....

I was wrestling with the same dilemma after picking up my '64 in late April. Even though the truck was very solid, almost everything needed to get touched at some point in the future.

It took a while to not get bothered by all the things that "should" get addressed and after 3 months of "eating the elephant" it is finally on the road with most of the basics addressed. I purposely bought mine to have something to tinker with periodically.

Now the marathon journey continues as I keep reminding myself this is not a sprint. Finally driving it for a fill up this past weekend had me giddy like a kid and got me even more motivated to continue with the plan. But it was a reminder for me that keeping it drivable is key as the last couple weeks as I worked through getting a temp wood bed installed was really dragging me down.

Good luck and keep at it!
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Old 08-08-2022, 10:16 PM   #52
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Re: My 1963 K20 Stepside - Going to be lots of questions ....

I'm going to have to have a shop do a handful of the things related to safety.
  • Steering Gear Box Replacement
  • Brake Pads around
  • Wheel Cylinders around
  • New brake lines, practically all
  • Fix emergency cable/adjust so it works
  • Change master cylinder to a dual reservoir
  • Grease the u-joints I can't reach
  • Wiring harness from firewall to starter/coil/ground that likes to smoke
  • Hook up/fix speedometer cable

I could likely get around to doing most of that myself, but at this point I don't mind paying someone else.

That should get me on the road safely and not be a threat to those around me.


Tonight I decided to drain and fill the T221. I barely got a quart out, but put 2 quarts in. Interestingly, some previous owner tapped a hole on the top of the case and ran a rubber hose into the engine compartment. I'm guessing this was to fill the fluid without having to crawl underneath. Neat idea, but I'll need to do the rear lower axle seal some point in the near future as well.
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