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Here’s a photo of my two trucks, the ‘92 K1500 and the ‘54 Chevy 3100 (the truck in my blurry profile photo) thats been in my family since new: While the ‘92 is a pretty recent in the family timeline, the ‘54 was bought new by my great grandfather on my Dad’s side at Wes Landers Chevrolet in...

Good to know and now I’m sure it’s dead, as the “brake” light is on in the dash and occasionally flashes from time to time. I thought it was due to a faulty parking brake switch, but now I know... I’ll definitely put it in the circular file ? Interesting about the GMT800 brakes/wheels. I’m...

@nitro_rat Well I’ll be damned, you’re right! I can’t believe I didn’t realize that; sometimes I’m not the brightest bulb in the light fixture! ? I never noticed any signs of the rear ABS functioning (I’m familiar with how intrusive the Dodge ABS systems were in the ‘90s, I hated those) so I...

@nitro_rat I'll admit that I started using that word again after indeed watching the AVE Youtube channel (have learned a lot from that channel except when he speaks French, lol) and seeing it in Andrew's S-15 thread which put it back in my vocabulary. My dad's buddy uses it fairly regularly...

Thanks for taking the time to put down all of this great info @nitro_rat! As always, I'm learning a ton. We're on the same page as far as drum brakes go, it seems like most folks are totally overwhelmed by what they don't understand when it comes to servicing/adjusting drum brakes which is what...

I'm also excited to show you all the design for the bed drawers I'm going to build. It's a bit different, but very functional. Part of the design includes making a space to put the full size, 285/75-16 spare flat in the bed. Being a regular cab short bed, the under-bed mounted spare is pretty...

Nice 'vert @tdferrero! Alright, back to the K1500. As I mentioned in the first post of this thread, I'm a big fan of using "upgraded" factory parts on vehicles that don't have them. For example, upgrading the radiator, fan shroud and coolant hoses to the larger 34" radiator that was available...

Thanks @tdferrero and glad you're enjoying it; nice LC100 in your profile photo by the way. I think I haven't quite found my zen with BMW engines yet... ? With that said, if money was flying out of my pockets uncontrollably, I'd have a hard time not using some of it on a red E24 M6 or a E9...

I love your rig @arveetek. Very nicely built and a rare rig indeed! @Gummee, I may be a little biased, but I think a 2dr GMT400 Blazer/Tahoe/Yukon would make a nice rig for what you want to do, like @phsycle said, throw a sleeping bag in the back and try it out. I agree with all of these posts...

Glad you’re enjoying it my friend. As a friend once said “there’s no problem that can’t be solved or created with a jug of Carlo Rossi” ? It’s very much a story of this very truck; cheap and effective! ?

I’m with you there @nitro_rat, I’d prefer to run 1350 joints on both ends in the rear. That’s a great idea to get a driveshaft from a 3/4 ton RCLB and have it shortened. We have a great driveline shop nearby, so I’ll have to give ‘em a call ad see what they’d charge. A used driveshaft and NP241...

Thanks (none)! I’m found of the single cab trucks myself. I always prefer the look of a single cab truck of any make (I love the looks of a standard cab, long bed 2000-2007 F-250/350) and sometimes curse myself for not getting an extended cab short bed or a standard cab long bed, but all in all...

Some past photos of parts gathering. I found a good condition, lower mileage 9.5” 14 bolt semi-floater out of a ‘94 K2500 LD for a reasonable price on Craigslist. It’s an open unit with 3.73 gears and new looking brakes. I knew I wouldn’t be installing it immediately and I always seem to have a...

Great info @Nitrorat. So the distributor currently living in it isn’t the original AC Delco Unit unfortunately, but a Spectra (definitely Chinese) unit which was all I could get my hands on at the time when the original distributor literally rusted to nothing inside the cap, the reluctor split...

Oh man, that truck is rad and looks to be in excellent condition. That would make for a neat rig, lots of space in back that would be fun to build out a little while keeping the 60s vibe. I like the original 305 V6 and SM420 as well. A bullet proof combo if there ever was one.

Just awesome. I can't wait to see the buildup of the telescoping, light-weight, skookum-as-frig camper! Also, your euro mount came out great and your wife's birch bark artwork and shed-chandelier are super cool, very nice! A neighbor of mine has a newer 10ft cab-over Alaskan Camper for his 3/4...

Good to know, I'll do just that! The wires are suspect (since they were never loomed or routed right, they're chaffed in a few places) and I haven't changed the plugs since we first got it, so a good old performance tune up is in order...

@nitro_rat Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give that a try once I run down the currently full tank of regular fuel. I also have a new MSD ignition coil from a past project project (4.3 TBI) lying around I'll throw on for S&Gs.

Some more strait-forward, simple-stupid maintenance today, mainly an oil change with fresh Shell Rotella T 15W-40 and a new Purolator oil filter. In the last couple hundred miles the truck started running a bit rough and pinging lightly under lower RPM load. I figured it was time for a timing...

Off topic of this thread's direct subject of Edger the K1500 but totally on-topic with the adventures leading up to this thread was a fun week in Sonora in 2017 working as volunteers on the special stage start crew. Here we are on the last day of Sonora Rally, 2017 at the furthest checkpoint out...