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    Parking Brake Cable Broke

    I have a 1984 K20 and the top of the cable where the round head is broke off where it goes into the assembly. I see how to fish it out and back through the floorboard. There is a connector piece that I am assuming that I remove it from and purchase and new correct cable? Is this how it...
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    Full Coverage Insurance

    Sorry if I am in the wrong area. I could not find a specific area to ask this question. My son and I have been rebuilding a 1984 Chevrolet K20 for the last 2 years. We are nearly done. I currenlty have full coverage insurance through Hagerty. It states no more than 12,000 miles per year...
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    Behind Seat Storage

    1984 Chevrolet K20 with a bench seat appears to have quite a bit of room behind the seat. Does anyone make "DuHa" or etc something that will fit nicely behind there? To hold a gun or other stuff?
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    Headlight Upgrade

    I have an 1984 K20 that we have been rebuilding. My son has been driving it and has asked if we can upgrade the headlights. It currently has Sealed beams 2B1-Halogen lights in it. Are there any upgrades to help make it brighter while driving at night?
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    Sway Bar

    Another question about my 1984 Chevrolet K20 with 4" lift and 35" tires. Just replaced the steering gear box, everything on the front end, ball joints, brace for the gear box to the frame from off road design and the truck drives much better. Everything else checked out good as the raised...
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    Vent Window Help!

    Hello, I have replaced the seals in my vent windows with seals that were bought from LMC Truck. Installed them and have been driving around for the last 3 months with air leaking in. I have tried tape between the glass and seal and it did not work. I finally discovered that it is...
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    Mud Tires

    I am in the final steps of rebuilding my 1984 K20. It currently has 35x12.50x17 Toyo AT tires and they are nearly worn out. I would like to put the most aggressive tire on it in a radial. I like to looks of the super swamper tires however they are bias tires. I never had bias tires but I...
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    Help! NV4500 Clutch Z Bar Linkage

    I have a 1984 K20 that has had a NV4500 transmission put in it. I recently had a rebuilt 350 engine installed into the truck. The engine has a 1 piece rear main seal. It also had a new clutch installed at the same time. The problem I am having is that the very little travel on the pressure...
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    Lift Help

    I took the project truck to the mechanic today (which is my friend) to take a look at the lean in the truck. It has about 1-1/2" from side to side. He has looked the truck over and said that I probably need to get a new set of springs. The truck currently has blocks under the back spring...
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    Identification Help

    My son and I are working on a 1984 Chevrolet K20 for his 1st ride. We are getting close to completion. But I have a few questions about the differentials and gear ratio. Here is what I know. The front axle has 4030378 on it. (Sorry- I forgot to count the bolts). Below is a picture. The...
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    Spare Tire Mount

    I have a 1984 Chevrolet K20 with 35" tires and it does not have a spare for it. What are some places and ideas to have a spare tire mount. I am pretty sure that a 35" tire will not fit under the bed. Anyone have some ideas?
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    6 x 9 Behind Seat

    I am looking at adding some 6 x 9 Speakers in the cab corners and was wondering the best way to mount them. I saw where a guy built some brackets for $65.00 but I can not seem to get a hold of him as when he advertised to sell them was back in 2008. Anyway, are there any other good ideas out...
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    Steering Gear Box Adjustment

    I have had new ball joints and alll front end components installed in my 84 K20. The rag joint and steering shaft is also tight. The truck drives 80% better than before. I noticed that the gear box has quite a bit of slack from the time the steering wheel engages and the output shaft for the...
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    New Stereo Cage

    I have installed a new Pioneer Stereo into my dash along with the kit from metro. Everything has worked and looks good except for the face that the radio moves up in the cutout. I have the ears pushed down as far and as close as I can get them. I have the following parts in order from the...
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    Manual Window Hard to Roll Up

    My passenger side Manual Window Is Hard to Roll Up. I have had the panel on and off the door around 15 times adjusting and trying to make it work correctly. 1st of the all, when the window would go up about 3" above the trim seal, then the leading edge would work its way out and the window...
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    Door Alignment Help

    I have been working on a 1984 Chevrolet K20. I have replaced all the seal in the doors and windows- including the vent windows. I have been having a little alignment problem when installing the vent window on the passenger side thus causing the actual window to have some alignment issues also...
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    Windshield Wiper Help

    Hello, we have been working on a 1984 Chevrolet K20 for several months and we are now looking at the windshield wipers. They work fine and have a low and high. The wiper switch in the steeering column is for a variable speed set up and that is what we would like in the end. However right now...
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    4" Lift with 35" Tires

    Hello, My 1984 Chevrolet K20 currently has a 4" Lift and 35" Toyo AT tires. It has quite a bit a clearance between the fenders and the wheels. I currently has 17" Pacer rims on it- not sure of the offset. My question is can 37" tires fit under here without major problems? Or 36"...
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    New 350 Engine

    Hello, I have an 1984 Chevrolet K20 that my son and I are restoring. It is now time to work on the engine. It currently smoke pretty bad and all of the gaskets leak. My 1st intentions were to have the motor pulled by a mechanic and have it rebuilt however he called me yesterday and...
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    Installing a new Stereo

    While I have the dash and everything out, I would like to install a new stereo. The truck has not had one in quite a while. I have replaced the dash speakers with the ones from LMC. My question is: Is there a certain type, brand, or size radio that it needs to be to fit the factory bezel...
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    Vent Window Inside Seals

    I have ordered the 1 piece inside seal from LMC for my vent windows. I started taking out the existing seal yesterday and noticed that it is riveted into plate and also that the window is riveted into place. Does anyone have any advice on the easiest way to install the 1 piece seal and do I...
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    Door Lock Clip

    The passenger side door would not open but it could be opened from the inside of the truck. I took the door panel off and noticed that the rod hanging down had come out the actuator. I put it back in and after looking at the LMC catalog, there is a small retainer clip that holds the rod in...
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    Bulb Holders for Instrument Cluster

    Does anyone know where I can get some bulb holders for the back side of the instrument panel? I purchased some this week and thought that they would fit but they are slightly small.
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    Add 2" to the front end of an existing Lift

    Hello, i have recently purchased a 1984 K20 that has a 4" lift underneath it with Rancho 9000 shocks. The truck has about 1-1/2" - 2" rake in the front versus the back end. How can I lift the front end up economically and safe to level the truck out?
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    Emergency Flashers and Horn

    Hello, I have finally got my instrument clusters gauges working properly. But before I put it all back together, my horn and emergency flashers are not working. the blinkers are working correctly. Does anyone have any pointers on where to start looking to correct these two? Do I have...

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