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Old 08-01-2017, 08:13 PM   #1
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

A wheelin video from a few weekends ago.


Also I found a hauler for the K10 the build thread is here. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=743708
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Old 08-02-2017, 02:55 AM   #2
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

Exciting! What's better than two builds? Three builds! What do you think the K10 weighs?
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Old 08-02-2017, 03:06 AM   #3
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Exciting! What's better than two builds? Three builds! What do you think the K10 weighs?
I'm a stickler about GVW so both will get weighed. I'm hoping 4500, and then the Hauler under 7k, but something will probably have to go on a diet, including me!
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Old 08-08-2017, 10:57 PM   #4
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

Me and the boys decided to run one of the toughest trails in the Vegas area, at night. It was an awesome time, I bent a tie rod being strapped backwards off a large boulder, we got it back in place and wrapped a soft shackle around it to get me off the trail, it worked good! The whole group made it out without any body damage, and all was going well until the last waterfall, when an LS swapped jeep on 41's decided to bump it and rip the truss off the top of his 14 bolt(More on that in the video). We started the trail at 7:15pm and I didn't get home until 6:00am. No wheeler left behind, we all pulled together and got it off the trail.

A nice evening for a trail ride!










A sketchy bypass, felt worse than it looked!


A spider that almost ate me...




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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

Looks like a great run. How are you finding the truck to work with less weight in the back? I didn't see where you had any traction issues in the video.
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Old 08-09-2017, 02:57 PM   #6
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Looks like a great run. How are you finding the truck to work with less weight in the back? I didn't see where you had any traction issues in the video.
It was fun, I really like the trucks configuration, It is a bit light in the back so It will pull a wheel now and then but traction is not an issue if I'm locked. My main problem is the cam I have has no low end power, so that needs addressed, some gears and crossover steering. A trail like that would have been impossible with the bed and length so I'm moving in the right direction.
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Old 11-26-2017, 04:20 PM   #7
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

It's been a while but got out for some night wheelin last night, here is a video.

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Old 11-27-2017, 08:41 PM   #8
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

Thanks for the video. I bought a 86 k20 with a 5.3 already installed a few months back. The guy left the TH400 and I was thinking that maybe if I found a 4L80E for the right price I might swap it out. It still has the 4.10 gears and could use an overdrive gear when I am running it down the interstate.
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Old 11-29-2017, 03:15 AM   #9
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Thanks for the video. I bought a 86 k20 with a 5.3 already installed a few months back. The guy left the TH400 and I was thinking that maybe if I found a 4L80E for the right price I might swap it out. It still has the 4.10 gears and could use an overdrive gear when I am running it down the interstate.
Thanks for watching! An 80 would be a good idea, how does the truck run?
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Old 11-29-2017, 07:37 PM   #10
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Re: 84 K10 Custom Deluxe 5.3 build

The truck runs awesome and the install was nice and clean. He had a couple of wiring gremlins but I corrected the problems and she is SWEET!! It will make my Jimmy conversion a lot easier now that I have something to reference off of.
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