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Please! My truck has: no carpet, rusty floorboards, no dash, no interior plastics, rattlecan flat black paint, and a motor that sounds like a diesel. Last months meet, I fit right in and there were some that made my truck look GOOD. Don't be afraid. Come on out!

Yup. That would be correct. Hope it's happening and the weather isn't crap.

Anyone know if it's happening this weekend?

I have an 83 KC as well. Looks like yours is a 4x4. (Lucky dog!) I've learned a LOT here. There's some really good people that freely share their knowledge!

Excellent! I should be good to go then.

It's definitely for a 83 but there were two choices, a 50Amp and a 60Amp. The 60Amp was a tiny bit larger if I remember correctly. They both list as a direct fit so I ordered the 60A. Believe me, I'm as surprised as anyone on the hard lines. I soaked them in PB Blaster, hit them with a torch, smacked em with a hammer, used vice grips, etc. They won't budge. When I replaced th master cylinder, I COMPLETELY rounded the hard line there. This poor truck has had a hard life methinks. I'm thankful for the knowledge here. I've learned a TON!

Thanks datzenmike for your knowledge once again. At least now I know why the truck was hard to start occasionally...the bearings are shot in the alternator and it was locking up. It's weird as I SWEAR the noise was coming from the transmission. I guess it seemed most logical since I just replaced the master cylinder. Still working on getting the slave replaced and the damper bypassed. The hard lines are frozen/corroded in place. I've tried a torch / hammer, vice grips, you name it. I can't get em to budge. Got the alternator ordered and should be here next week. Hope I ordered the right one.

I think the tranny is low on gear oil. I think I may sell this guy and look for a 4x4.

Well I feel dumb. Not the transmission. Don't laugh. It's the alternator. It's locking up occasionally and freaking out.*sigh* Ok, you can laugh at me now.

We don't have any 720s in Atlanta that I have found. Well, there was a stripped 85 that I took some interior out of but the drivetrain is comepletely gone. Was asking because there are plenty of Hardbody/frontier. There is even a "5W71C" with 50K for sale on Craigslist for $175.

Well, next problem with my poor basket case 83 seems to be the transmission. Lost the clutch master cylinder and the damper went bad so replaced the master, slave and removed/bypassed the damper. Few days go by and there is a squealing noise...NOT a belt....coming directly from the transmission. It stops after about 30 seconds and I can smell burnt rubber and the smell went away a little while later. Now there is a "death rattle" coming from the transmission. Not always.....but usually after it warms up. *sigh* What I'm trying to gauge would be if it were easier to grab a different transmission like out of a hardbody or rebuild what I have. Everything will be done by a shop so that has to be taken into consideration. I'm going to try to have the transmission checked out before I completely write it off but was just wondering if maybe it made more sense to get a different one due to parts/reliability/etc. All help and guidance is welcomed.

Hopefully we'll be there. Truck is getting wrenched on but should be finished today/tomorrow.

I will definitely pull the whole switch and clean the hell out of it. For now, I cleaned the contacts and re adjusted them and it works like a champ.

Many props to metalmonkey47! He sold me a set of rims with tires on it. Went to his house to pick them up. Really nice guy and his 620 is pretty sweet. Always nice to meet memebers and I can't thank him enough for holding them for me over Thanksgiving since it was hectic with me getting married, etc. Thanks Matt!

Not much new on my 720. Fuel pump is cutting out after 5-10 minutes. (Well, I think it's the fuel pump. Could be a clogged fuel filter.) Trying to get her in good running condition again. Will probably replace the stock fuel pump with an inline and new filter since the stock replacement is almost $200. o_O Got the headlights fixed and wanted to thank everyone for the suggestion that it was the switch contacts. Well, it was. When you turn the "stalk" the contacts aren't engaging very well. I'm going to pull the whole assembly and clean the CRAP out of it. I have contact brushes, etc from my time working on pinball machines so I SHOULD be able to refurb it pretty easy once I take it off. Does anyone know if you can pull the spring contacts without pulling the whole assembly? I didn't get a close look at it this morning. Pressing the contacts though, get lights just fine and the high beams work as they should. Still learning my little truck. My only regret is it isn't a 4x4. (I don't know why I want a 4x4, I've just always wanted one.)