Well, I now feel complete. I just picked up a K20 to join the Blazer and the Shortbed 4x4 to complete my wish list. It's a nicely optioned K20 that was owned by a gentleman for 40 years. He kept it mostly intact and original except for the paint. Even the in-bed spare tire holder there and functioning. He removed the in-cab tank and added an aftermarket aux tank on the right side to augment the factory aux tank. And of course the running boards. Upholstery is nice but not stock. Needs a steering wheel badly, and I mean badly, big chunks missing, my hands were getting pretty cold on the drive home holding onto the steel ring.
Not sure how I feel about the running boards. Don't usually like them at all, but they have kind of grown on me last couple days.
The body is pretty good, but the driver side cab corner has a hole, the rockers look good but close inspection says they are getting bad. The worst is there is evidence of bubbling on windshield frame above visor. don't know if a clearance light leaked or what. But other than that straight and solid.
Was originally ochre/white/ochre, but he redid it in mid eighties and changed the color to 1979 chevy brown. They did a complete job and returning to original will be a PIA.
Needs tires. Would like to go to original white steels and hubcaps. Got a call out to a distributor for STA Super Traxions in 16.5s but haven't heard back yet. 16.5 tires seem to be very problematic but I really like those.
