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my 77 kingcab

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time for a new build thread...

found all my old oics of the truck too! ones of the day i bought it...

over time i can get the pictures posted in some sort of order..

and so the story begins. back in 07 i picked it up off my dad for $500. stock l20, weber holley, header, auto 3 speed. talllllll...

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stock as it ever would be.
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then i said fuck it, and this was the fuck it and mono leafed it..

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finally figured out the paint.. still the same paint to this day.

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then i got my wheels from CL.. $100 wheels, $100 tires... where could you go wrong?

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broke a leaf spring one time..

inspired me to go lower.. so i did.

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Always like this truck !
Keep it up 8-)
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broke a leaf spring and decided to go lower.... :?
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Looks great! But needs moar low :lol:

I think the wheels in the last pics would look even better in some sort of charcoal grey or dark bronze...Maybe try out some plast-dip and see what happens!
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I like those old pics :D

Cool to see the progrerssion on it
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This is THE 620 that made me appreciate 620s. And got me into the moare low.
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i think you need to do the hood black again
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the hood would look good black again..

thanks for the replies yalll.. gonna get some more pictures of it up here later.. it freakin hot here. still like 80 outside at 8pm :(
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more on to the story.

last time i had the 15s on it..

also the last exhaust i built for it when it was new..

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got the gmc wheels in these ones..

showed how i ground the front hubs to make em fit.

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this was when i had it tore apart to try and bag the back..

never panned out, and i wanted to drive the truck again, so i set that aside..

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a while later i did a tranny swap again.. put another good 5 speed in it..

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took further action to lower the front.. cut out all the bumpstop mounting metal, and we have room now..

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Good looking 620.

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Looking great :thumbs:
The lower front(more) looks sweet
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thanks guys!!





this was when i raised my shock towers in the front...

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