MudIslandK10
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- Joined
- Dec 26, 2015
- Posts
- 14
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- Location
- Memphis
- First Name
- Corey
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- K10
- Engine Size
- 350
Hey every, new to the forum. Just bought a '86 K10 long bed 4x4 4spd from a buddy I went to high school with. It's a little rough but I love the way it looks, but wanting to make it more reliable. It has had a late 70's corvette l48 350 engine put in it, but it leaks a lot of oil (been sitting a while before installed). I plan on replacing oil pan, intake manifold, valve cover, and timing cover gaskets next week. I'll probably go with felpro unless you all have any other suggestions.
The next two things I need to address are the steering and carb. Everything looks original and I plan on keeping this truck for a while so I plan on replacing just about all the steering components as it has a ton of play: tie rods, adjusting rod, drag links, ball joints, pitman arm, and steering box. I want to put reliable stuff on there but I didn't pay a lot for this truck and hate dropping $2k in it already. It seems like moog would be the way to go, but I can't find a replacement part for the adjusting rod. I also am not sure whether I should buy a new steering box or a reman one. I hate to spend $400 on a new one but hear the remans can be crap. Anybody have any suggestion on the moog adjust rod or the steering box? I'll call moog monday and see what they say also.
My other thing is the carb. Looks like the original quadrajet. I may need to ask this in a corvette forum but we'll see. I've read good and bad things about holley and eddy quadrajet replacements, around $400-$450. Jet also has rebuilt ones that have great reviews for about $300. The motor has plenty of power for driving this truck around tow so not needing maximum horsepower, just looking for the most reliable option possible. Thank you everybody for your help!!
The next two things I need to address are the steering and carb. Everything looks original and I plan on keeping this truck for a while so I plan on replacing just about all the steering components as it has a ton of play: tie rods, adjusting rod, drag links, ball joints, pitman arm, and steering box. I want to put reliable stuff on there but I didn't pay a lot for this truck and hate dropping $2k in it already. It seems like moog would be the way to go, but I can't find a replacement part for the adjusting rod. I also am not sure whether I should buy a new steering box or a reman one. I hate to spend $400 on a new one but hear the remans can be crap. Anybody have any suggestion on the moog adjust rod or the steering box? I'll call moog monday and see what they say also.
My other thing is the carb. Looks like the original quadrajet. I may need to ask this in a corvette forum but we'll see. I've read good and bad things about holley and eddy quadrajet replacements, around $400-$450. Jet also has rebuilt ones that have great reviews for about $300. The motor has plenty of power for driving this truck around tow so not needing maximum horsepower, just looking for the most reliable option possible. Thank you everybody for your help!!