my 88 k1500, tons of pics

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Does the Skull hitch cover, his eyes light up when you hit the brakes? Thanks for the pics. :popcorn:
 

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yea but it's not hooked up, it's also not in the hitch, I got it bolted to the bumper. I took the hitch off last sept. when I pulled the bed, and never put it back on. We don't tow, nor own a trailer or anything so I had no need for it, plus it saves weight lol. I kept it just in case I need it or want to sell it sometime.
 

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more pics........

I got some plug wires rerotued and pics of the other chrome stuff I put on awhile back. I got rid of some unwanted/unused wiring and plugins and then cleaned up and hide some others, then I gotta get some new wires, or at least a couple so I can replace the too short to tuck under no. 1 wire.

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You definitely likez da chrome :handshake: Engine compartment looks good :)
 

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you know it man. Always loved it. I would do the chrome hoses but man they aint cheap. They got rad. heater, vac. fuel, everything now in the chrome ones with chrome ends, but man they are expensive.
 

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Good **** dawg. I see the heads are a different color than the block. You have to change them or you just paint it that way on poipose? :popcorn:
 

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I painted em that way lol, looks like alum. heads. My old man loves it lol. I could care less, I'm good with orange. I was only really planning to redo the intake, and the water pump, and leave the block and heads alone unless I notice alot of bad spots or something.
 

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Is that electrical tape I see on the #1 plug wire boot? :popcorn:
 

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yea LOL. it got a split in it, I slapped some tape over it, it was only about a 1/4 spilt, thus why I want another set or at least a couple wires, plus now it's too short to tuck under the headers, and the other side has a straight boot too. I want just 90's and that's it. Now that you can't really see em, I don't care what color they are either. used to I always wanted yellow only cuz you could see em. Now that I started doing em this way, love it, it's clean, and neat, plus it doesn't cost anything, I like looms to hold em, but this is free and looks maybe better to me then looms, not sure.

I still gotta do the new upper and lower hoses, t-stat and chrome water neck, wanting to do it when I clean and paint the intake, and move the temp. sending unit wire too, route it under the headers or soemthing, do it all at once so I don't have to drain the cooling system a bunch of times.

I got mostly water in it now, the upper sprang a leak last week or so, luckily I could just trim off about an inch since it was right above the clamp, move the hose down and clamp it, now it's working fine. I don't trust them though, they've been on it since before I got the truck.
 
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They got those chrome thermostat housings too with the o-ring seal.
 

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yep already got one.

I guess I never added pics in this thread of the parts I got...

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about half of those are already on of course. i gotta do the fp block off, the valve covers, t-stat, water neck, hoses, then the rest gets used, wing bolts, gaskets, grommets and breather.
 
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:waytogo: :drool: :popcorn:
 

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if my old man gets his truck aligned I'll actually be able to get more done. I gotta put a kickdown cable on it too. maybe even do the stage 2 shift kit.
 

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