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Old 03-09-2012, 12:19 PM   #26
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I went ahead and put you on there J.kirn. Good luck!


I wanted to add too, that I do like the way your truck looks currently. What different tires/wheels are you thinking about?
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:26 PM   #27
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Not sure yet have to go looking, will keep what i have for the shows., but wanted something different to have
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Old 03-09-2012, 12:56 PM   #28
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nice truck! if you buy new wheels keep the old one's too. could you post some pics of the front of the truck for us? thanks
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:07 PM   #29
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Id say use some wheels and tires from a newer chevy 2500-3500 in the 2000-2012 range!
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Old 03-09-2012, 01:19 PM   #30
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nice truck! if you buy new wheels keep the old one's too. could you post some pics of the front of the truck for us? thanks
Here is a pic of front
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Old 03-09-2012, 10:04 PM   #31
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nice truck! if you buy new wheels keep the old one's too. could you post some pics of the front of the truck for us? thanks
61K10 do you have some better pics of your truck that you could share?
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:38 AM   #32
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Great truck. I have a 62 and am looking to replace the tires. What brand and size are in yours?
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Old 03-11-2012, 12:03 PM   #33
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I will check and get back to you,do you have pics of your truck
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Old 03-11-2012, 01:51 PM   #34
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7.50by 16 specialty tires of america traction kings
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Old 03-11-2012, 09:03 PM   #35
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Glad to see some new updated photos of your truck. Would like to see a bunch more. You need to take it out more often and snap more pictures. Also would like to see it with new wheels or hub caps.
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Old 03-11-2012, 09:10 PM   #36
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That is one bad to the bone tough lookin truck! I vote for same wheels and maybe hubcaps! Thats the kind of look im trying to do on my 72, tall, skinny, knobby bias tires with stock rims. I LOVE the stock look! Sweet rig!
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Old 03-11-2012, 09:36 PM   #37
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Thanks for the tire info. Those are one of the tires I am considering.

Trying to add photos of my truck. These are all I have for now..
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Old 03-11-2012, 09:39 PM   #38
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Glad to see some new updated photos of your truck. Would like to see a bunch more. You need to take it out more often and snap more pictures. Also would like to see it with new wheels or hub caps.
Ihave a bunch of photos what would you like to see other than whats been posted
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Old 03-11-2012, 09:45 PM   #39
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Thanks for the tire info. Those are one of the tires I am considering.

Trying to add photos of my truck. These are all I have for now..
Good looking truck but i think the k-20all look good. Ithink the original tires wheels would look good on your truck as well. MY 62K-20 IS BLUE AND WHITE, DO you have a v-8 or 6 cylinder?

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Old 03-11-2012, 10:06 PM   #40
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Ihave a bunch of photos what would you like to see other than whats been posted
J.kirn, I think if you posted pictures of every nut, bolt, and fastener, people would want to see them! I know I would be OK with that!!

Bring on the picture waterfall!!
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Old 03-11-2012, 10:13 PM   #41
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I have a 235 in mine with the sm 420 behind it. Pretty much stock, supposedly was a fire truck in the beginning of its life. Right now it has 9.00-16 Gateway tires that are at least 20 years old. I would really like to get the original ( I think 17") wheels, but they seem hard to come by. I have a set of stock 16" steel wheels that I have painted black and want to go with 7.50-16's. There is an aggressive tread tire out there by Deestone that looks good to me. Also, Cooper makes a radial in that size but it has more of a street tread. May also consider a used set of 235-85-16's if the price was right.

Thanks for the input, and good luck with your trucks.
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Old 03-11-2012, 11:04 PM   #42
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Here is the radio finally installed, i had it sent out and redone so it plays am fm i pod
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Old 03-12-2012, 12:47 PM   #43
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J.Kirn--thanks for the ft pic, my61 will be similar----and BOY do i have a long way to go to get mine looking close to yours! what color is your? stock? mine org color was neptune green. interior stock color? sure looks good. my truck K10--swb was a search and rescue truck for a fire district. there is not one body part that doesn't have some kind of dent! will do a build on here later. some pic's on 4x4 gone wild. just got a 61 hood for it. will post up a pic for ya.
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Old 03-12-2012, 03:43 PM   #44
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Color iis neptune green with bombayivory white cap, bumpers
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Old 03-12-2012, 07:05 PM   #45
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Alright I'm droolin! I like the wheel / tire combo that you have on it right now. I think that the only thing that I could even imagine on our trucks might be a set of Welds but even that's too new for me. Your truck is getting my vote.
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Old 03-12-2012, 08:11 PM   #46
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Thanks for sharing some new pictures!
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:37 PM   #47
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j.kirn--heres a pic of my 61 as it sits now. going to rebuild ft fenders (will attempt) we will see. my tk was all green then red with white top. did they paint the whole cab green and then white over the green at the factory? as mine has green under the white. just love your truck! great work.
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Old 03-13-2012, 05:31 PM   #48
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Icould not tell you if they painted green then white,but good luck with your truck, it will look cool to see another 1 restored
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Old 03-14-2012, 01:40 AM   #50
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j.kirn,
I love your pickup! It is the one of the main "inspiration" trucks for my 66 K10 build. I really like the stock-ish look of your pickup. I wouldn't change the wheels/tires unless you plan on driving it a lot at higher speeds. What size are your wheels/tires now?

I will probably go with a radial tire on my truck because it will see a lot of socal highway. Thinking of a 33x10.5R15 or a 285/75R16 depending on what rim diameter I end up with. Most likely an 8" wide rim. Not sure on offset yet, might keep the offset similar to stock, or keep the backspacing similar to stock for a wider stance.
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