My New 'Burban -- 68 K20

[lowrollin70gmc]

First, a quick background on myself; I built my 70 GMC when I was in high school and it's just too nice to bring out to California, so I added a 67 Chevelle to the fleet as my Cali daily driver and that worked for a while, but thinking about the future it just wouldn't work. A rear wheel drive car just isn't practical for winters back home for when I leave the Marine Corps. After returning from Afghanistan a few weeks ago I decided to look for a project to take me drift busting in style a few winters from now.

So I found this 68 K20 Burban on Craigslist with an odd drivetrain. She's running a 478ci Toroflow Diesel with a 5 spd OD behind it and a divorced Spicer model 23. The front rolls on a drum brake Dana 44 and the rear a drum Dana 60. I'm guessing by the highway manners that they're filled with 4.10s and it feels like limited slips. The lift is unknown but there are 3" blocks in the back and what looks like add a leaves on the front and it rolls a set of old 35s and I was told used to fit 37s at this height. I might put 37s back on with some fender trimming and a new set of proper rear springs.

The body is in decent shape other than a few hack ups by previous owners (taillights, mirrors, and prior sunroof). Rust is minimal compared to my past projects, as my 70 GMC had no floors and the 67 has a small case of cancer.

Anyways, I think it's a good canidate for my needs, as the body is nice but not crazy awesome, as it will be a winter daily driver. The drivetrain is weird, but it may get a Cummins 6BTA and NV4500 combo after my next deployment. So far I've already rewired the batteries with 1/0 wire as the starter already had 3/0 cable and I will likely rewire the entire truck including an electric fuel pump to push into the mechanical lift pump that would make starting the Toroflow easier for now.

Enough of the talking, and more of the pictures!