Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy
 

Smoothed the welds on the PS Rocker panel and applied seam sealer around the edges.

The cab corner was bent up and dangling loose, so I reshaped it and tacked it to the floor in back.

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I really like my West Coast Jr mirrors. Any argument about streamlining is irrelevant, as it's a windtunnel brick anyway. The very stable and large images of what's coming up on your six is invaluable. At the speed I run on the interstate, who's approaching from the rear is pertinent.

I guess all the plants built Stepsides. St Louis was the only plant building K/5s -- Blazers and Jimmys -- until MY 1972, when the Flint Plant also contributed.
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I agree that bigger mirrors are better. The little mirrors I'm going with are borderline worthless.

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Primed and painted the passenger side rocker panel.

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Dude, I love your daily progress. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks. Some days I don't get much done, but I try to at least get a little bit of work in.

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The truck doesn't build itself. A little work here and there adds up more than no work at all.

Glad you got lucky with only having to do the outer rocker on that side.

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Agreed. We will see what the other side looks like. The floor has less rust on the driver side for some reason, so hopefully that means less rust in the rocker, too.

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Reinstalled the door. There's some rain in the forecast, so I'm glad to have the cab closed back up.

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Installed a push-on door seal.

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Removed the driver side rocker panel. The inner rocker looks pretty good on this side.

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Also removed the gauge cluster and took it apart. Most of it went in the trash.

Reinstalled the passenger side fender.

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I had more epoxy paint left over from making another batch of dummy filler necks, so I painted a few parts.

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I hope the replacement hub & spindle works out for you !!!

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Nice work so far, that is the truck I wanted to buy, couldn’t find one , ended up with a jimmy

Been following along great thread

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They look really nice. Thanks so much for helping me out

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I'd love to have a Jimmy

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Finally got the other front hub installed. All of the parts went together nicely. Hardly any of the components on this side were original to the truck.

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I also spent some time prepping a dash patch panel for installation. This was something I could work on inside since it was raining for most of the day.

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The rain stopped mid-afternoon, so I went out and removed the heater box and electrical harness from under the dash. I also removed the crusty old dash pad and uncovered a bunch of rust holes in the dash. I'm on the fence about patching the rust or getting a complete replacement dash. I will probably just patch the rust since it will be hidden under the dash pad. Every time I take something apart on this truck I find something new and exciting! Fortunately, I'm running out of things to take apart.

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Glad the hub & spindle worked out for you...
Man that dash is a bummer. I've got a complete dash for you but the shipping would be outrageous $$$$.

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That would be one crazy big box

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Look for one locally, I know you have good welding skills but a whole replacement would be so much easier .

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A local friend has an A/C dash in a cab. He will be checking the condition today. I do plan on putting a Vintage Air kit in this truck eventually.

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That sounds like a better option if it's in good shape and you can utilize the a/c holes in the dash !