theblindchicken
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- Joined
- Oct 24, 2013
- Posts
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- Location
- SoCal
- First Name
- Christian
- Truck Year
- 1974
- Truck Model
- K10 5" lift + 2" BL
- Engine Size
- 350-4, 0.030" over
Howdy all. I've been lurking your forums for a little bit now and figured I'd take a moment to step out of the shadows and introduce myself.
A few years ago back in my Junior year of high school, I was trying to find a car that I wanted to make mine. Mom was pushing for a 1970 ElCamino with Sparco buckets, 5 speed, and a built 350. Needless to say, I wasn't objecting. Dad was rejecting that idea saying "it's too fast" and I should get a little tahoe or a 1990's chevy truck.
I ended up surprised both of them when I mentioned that I wanted our old 70's square Chevy Pickup that was just sitting in the driveway with an over-the-cab camper that my Dad's father built. My father has owned the truck since about 1975-1976 and used it as a work truck until he purchased a newer 1982 C20 with work bins and wood rack. Since then, it's had the camper shell and been through the Southwest for hunting, camping, and on/off the trails.
Now she's my truck. She's a 1974 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne equipped with a 350 sbc accompanied by a 3-speed automatic with 4.11 gears. The engine was rebuilt by Joe Reath in the 1980's when my father cracked the heads out in the Mojave. She's been bored .030 over and line bored for a new ISKY cam giving her some high 11:1 compression. To compensate for the added weight of the camper, she was given a new set of Dick Cepek shocks all the way around (including the steering dampener) and a few add-a-leafs and a 3/4" block in the rear to level her out with the camper.
Since I've had her, she's received a new set of wheels running Yokohama Geolander AT/S 32x11.5 R15 on a set of unknown 15x10 rims, Cragar axle caps, a newer rebuilt Rochester Quadrajet carb (original ran extremely rich no matter the tuning), Grant wooden steering wheel, 3-point seatbelts from a square 'burb's rear bench and an updated stereo system as well as some other bits and pieces.
I'm planning on keeping her as stock as possible with some minor changes.
It's a pleasure to be apart of this forum and thank you for tolerating my long introduction!
A few years ago back in my Junior year of high school, I was trying to find a car that I wanted to make mine. Mom was pushing for a 1970 ElCamino with Sparco buckets, 5 speed, and a built 350. Needless to say, I wasn't objecting. Dad was rejecting that idea saying "it's too fast" and I should get a little tahoe or a 1990's chevy truck.
I ended up surprised both of them when I mentioned that I wanted our old 70's square Chevy Pickup that was just sitting in the driveway with an over-the-cab camper that my Dad's father built. My father has owned the truck since about 1975-1976 and used it as a work truck until he purchased a newer 1982 C20 with work bins and wood rack. Since then, it's had the camper shell and been through the Southwest for hunting, camping, and on/off the trails.
Now she's my truck. She's a 1974 Chevrolet K10 Cheyenne equipped with a 350 sbc accompanied by a 3-speed automatic with 4.11 gears. The engine was rebuilt by Joe Reath in the 1980's when my father cracked the heads out in the Mojave. She's been bored .030 over and line bored for a new ISKY cam giving her some high 11:1 compression. To compensate for the added weight of the camper, she was given a new set of Dick Cepek shocks all the way around (including the steering dampener) and a few add-a-leafs and a 3/4" block in the rear to level her out with the camper.
Since I've had her, she's received a new set of wheels running Yokohama Geolander AT/S 32x11.5 R15 on a set of unknown 15x10 rims, Cragar axle caps, a newer rebuilt Rochester Quadrajet carb (original ran extremely rich no matter the tuning), Grant wooden steering wheel, 3-point seatbelts from a square 'burb's rear bench and an updated stereo system as well as some other bits and pieces.
I'm planning on keeping her as stock as possible with some minor changes.
It's a pleasure to be apart of this forum and thank you for tolerating my long introduction!
