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  1. iflyfisher

    Door Hinge Shims

    Correct. But the original door had washer spacers and huge gaps. My dad had even added a bunch of washer beneath the striker due to the wide gap at the B pillar. Pix are with the donor door on but fit with original door was about the same. @TotalyHucked, Gotcha. Thanks for the pic. I don’t...
  2. iflyfisher

    Door Hinge Shims

    Thanks @legopnuematic and @bucket. I don’t need a final fix now. I am trying to get the door height close as I am replacing rockers. I can definitely open the holes in the bottom hinge body mount side to allow the hinge to slide back further. As you can see in the image, the outer hole is very...
  3. iflyfisher

    Door Hinge Shims

    Thanks Zach for the feedback. Something must have impacted the cab in the past, though I really haven't found any damage. I have the lower hinge on the body side as far towards the rear of the truck as I can get it. The top hinge cannot be shifted forward or backward as there is a single bolt...
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    Door Hinge Shims

    Thanks for the replies Gents. Attached are some pix for reference. You can’t see the gap at the bottom due to the camera angle, and I have a replacement rocker clamped in. The top door side has single washer shims. The bottom door side has two washer shims. The truck side of the bottom hinge is...
  5. iflyfisher

    Door Hinge Shims

    I picked up some donor doors for my 73 K20. I noticed in taking off the driver door the upper hinges had a single washer shim while the bottom hinge had two washers under each bolt. I put on the donor door and the vertical gap along the B pillar was still a bit wide. I moved the hinge mounted to...
  6. iflyfisher

    83 resurrection

    Sweet. You have some fun hours ahead if you! Welcome aboard!
  7. iflyfisher

    Forward Cab Spacers

    Thanks @CalSgt, I jumped on Summit to check. The spacers I found came with rubber bushings. I already have poly bushings, and I hate to drop $50 a pop just for the spacer. Might have to make my own.
  8. iflyfisher

    Forward Cab Spacers

    Need a good set of forward cab spacers for my 73 K20. Thought I would lob a query out here prior to making my own.
  9. iflyfisher

    Forward Cab Mount Spacer Length

    Thanks for the input @Grit dog. I already dropped $100 on the poly bushings, so I am going to run with them. Hopefully, they are not real squeakers.
  10. iflyfisher

    Forward Cab Mount Spacer Length

    I am replacing the cab mount bushings on my 73 K20. The forward spacers were pretty rusted, and I hoped they would hold up to torquing down on the new poly bushings, but they did not. I am going to make some new ones, but I am wondering what the proper length should be. Both my front ones are...
  11. iflyfisher

    1973 Rear Cab Mount Removal

    Removed the lower bushing last night. The metal tube on the spacer was compressed. I thought that might be the issue as rust had consumed most of the metal. Spacers for back of cab were solid, but these front ones not so much.
  12. iflyfisher

    1973 Rear Cab Mount Removal

    I got all the mounts for the cab in. The documentation for the Energy Suspension noted to torque to 85 pounds. The four bolts didn't tighten consistently. For the two rear mounts and one front mount, the polyurethane cone bushing that sits below the frame didn't compress too much by the time I...
  13. iflyfisher

    1973 Rear Cab Mount Removal

    Thanks @PrairieDrifter for responding. What you wrote makes sense. I’ll loosen the front bolts as well as the other rear cab bolt and lift the cab side to side rather than back to front to get those rear sleeves out. As I still have the front clip and bed on, I can realign to those before...
  14. iflyfisher

    1973 Rear Cab Mount Removal

    I'm replacing the cab mounts on my 1973 K20 and have finished up the front cab mounts. I pulled the bolt on one of the rear mounts and saw that I will need to lift the corner by about 3" to remove the metal sleeve. I had read to replace only one corner at a time to not shift the alignment. But...
  15. iflyfisher

    Replacement doors?

    I just picked up a couple of donor doors. Each door has a few dings but metal is in great shape. Given your location, I'll bet you can find some good donor doors locally.
  16. iflyfisher

    K20 Wheel/Tire Confirmation

    @ghbubba, I believe these wheels have -12MM offset. Backspace is 4" on these 16x8's. I have had the truck off road a few times and haven't noticed any rubbing. Certainly no rubbing while running around town. Bummed that I worked through my Dad's estate over the summer and never ran across any...
  17. iflyfisher

    K20 Wheel/Tire Confirmation

    @Shorty81, Thanks! I love the look too. I agree, looks as it should! @AuroraGirl, yes, the wheels are powder coated. They come only in black. I agree some OEM caps would look great. We are still sorting through my Dad's estate. I am hoping I stumble across the original caps when we sort through...
  18. iflyfisher

    K20 Wheel/Tire Confirmation

    Here is the truck with the 16x8 Wheel Vintiques, Toyo Open Country III A/T - 285/75, and Tuff Country 2” lift.
  19. iflyfisher

    Aquí desde Argentina

    Bienvenido y bonito camion!
  20. iflyfisher

    Hello from Southern Utah. 1983 C10 Stepside

    Great truck, Cliff! Welcome aboard. I'm in southern Utah as well.
  21. iflyfisher

    new from central idaho

    Welcome John! Your to do list looks a lot like mine!
  22. iflyfisher

    Hey Yall

    Welcome Addison! Very cool truck!
  23. iflyfisher

    New tires and painted rims!

    Looks good Kalvin! My 73 K20 had the 16.5" wheels. My plan was do what you did until I realized how hard it is to find tires for that wheel size. I ended up getting some 16x8 Wheel Vintiques and powder coating them white. I love that old school look!
  24. iflyfisher

    Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load

    Thanks Rick. At this point, I have the engine all buttoned back up and running. I had pulled the oil pan when I removed the timing chain cover. I did not remove any of the rod caps. Perhaps I should have. I guess that will have to wait until a future oil change. The oil pump I put in was a...
  25. iflyfisher

    Light white smoke and backfire at high RPM or under load

    Circling back to close the loop on this thread. Even though I haven't updated for over a month, I have been working on the engine. The heads had one intake and one exhaust valve that were leaking. The machine shop replaced all guides, 9 seats, and ground and seated all valves. I got the heads...

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