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Got my cab off

Pic wasn't sideways on my phone?

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It was giving me vertigo (actually, still does).

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sorry, should have took one after I set it down;)

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It looks like chocolate. Im gonna tear into it and change axles, add disc and paint so no biggie

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Softer ride and more articulation....4x4 Suburban 1964

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The brakes on my C10 have been acting up, feeling like the master was holding pressure as the pedal would get harder as I drove. I went and adjusted the pushrod, but it didn't get better, so I figured there was something wrong with the master. I went to switch it with a known good master off my K10. When I took it off, I found this.
http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/...psn4upumhy.jpg
Found another in the garage, swapped it and the master, bled the brakes and I think we're good to go.

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Getting up to this point with the reassembly, the last part was to assemble the Steering tie rod ends and their adjustable sleeves and fit it all together with the idler arm etc.....

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psrcj2wmom.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psnd7jqed5.jpg



So..........


When we tried to assemble these parts, it seems I was supplied with 4 Right handed threaded parts. So two screwed straight into the adjusting sleeves, and two refused, till we realised there should be two left hand threads.

Martin and I also came up yo the house to call Paul "NevEno" in Ada, Oklahoma on FaceTime (Don't you love technology) to double check that we were right.

Of course when we removed all the parts from the plastic bags, we did not note which parts and part numbers were associated.

So its it like this....?

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pskx7ghh1h.jpg

Or are they like this?

It's the 350 and 370. L/R units I need to figure out.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pskx7ghh1h.jpg


One more thing, the thickness of the tapered inserts on the tie rod ends differ, the two that fit the original truck steering parts are 15.5mm thick and those that are wrong threaded are also 16.5mm at max taper.

So now need to figure out which parts I need to order, I think they are the inner tie rod ends with left hand thread and correct inserts.

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Thanks to Aaron, I got to add the two frame to bar brackets for my new swaybar.

Now I just have to figure out how to mark the position of the control arm brackets...

http://i.imgur.com/jOqUsTil.jpg

Also started my custom grille project. Have to straighten this out a bit, but hopefully the finished product is worth the work!

http://i.imgur.com/GM6aXbNl.jpg

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Great swaybar writeup in FAQ Section:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=72338

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I did see that thread, but It doesn't have any reference for drilling the holes in the control arms.

He does state that the control arms would have the holes, but no, I don't have those holes. I'm guessing i'll probably have to line up the bracket into position, then use the other side under the arm so I can drill from the bottom side.

I'll hopefully have it installed tomorrow after lunch.

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Well, thanks to both Aaron and Grizz, I got my sway bar in.

HOLY MOLEY what a difference!

http://i.imgur.com/kW6qL1jl.jpg

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Where did you source the sway bar from? Suburban? 3/4 ton or bigger truck? I intend to install mine this summer.

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Apparently the factory started putting holes in the control arms sometime during 1964.

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Nicely done! It made a big difference in mine as well. I pulled mine from a 77 C20, it's the 1-1/16" version. Where did you source yours from?

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Craigaustin, Lugnutz, I got this from a local member. I believe the sway bars will all fit from 64-87 C20 2wd trucks. This bar is 1.25" thick.

The trickiest part was getting the control arm holes drilled. I placed the bushing and shell on the bar, and used the clamp from the other arm under the side I was marking, and made them line up. Then it was just a matter of drilling the holes. I used 3/8ths bit to make the hole, and some prevailing torque locknuts. So far so good!

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Real pleased you got sorted.

Now I want one too.

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After bailing out early last night, I worked at the day job most of today.

So only got into the garage around 6pm.

It was chilly down there.

So I completed disassembling the rear end.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pszectm3cu.jpg

Removed the springs and shocks.

Followed by washing the shocks and chassis with petrol to get them clean and applying the Vactan rust converter to all surfaces.

I then cleaned the springs with Cif and a Scotch pad. After which I washed them down.

Hound my wash bucket had already frozen over with a 10mm thick plug.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psre1smjjd.jpg

Once washed I brought the inane put them next to my study heater to dry and warm up.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pskhom8f1g.jpg

At this point Nicola had not seen what I was up to as she was getting ready to go out with work friends (I prefer to stay at home)

Then once she left....... The mouse got ready to play.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pshhcb8krm.jpg

At -2'C outside, it just makes sense to paint indoors and deal with any objections tomorrow.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pszgsmg02k.jpg

Hopefully I will get some time tomorrow to paint the chassis and axle.

Little by little

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That bar is out of an 83 C30.

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Second coat done.

Looks much better.

Also the milk bottle painted and left outside in garage at 0'C looks great and is ever so slightly tacky. So I think drying time is delayed but still worth doing.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psltr5xq9n.jpg

So last night I set up a couple of oil filled heaters that I will switch on 3 hrs before planning to go in there, hopefully they will break the chill so that I can at last get to the back half of the chassis and axle to paint them up as well.

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Picked up the front of a C50(for the grille) for my 64c10http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...0122161611.jpg

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& my 355 abovhttp://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...0122161507.jpge

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Back down to the garage to get the rear back together today

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps6zflozo6.jpg

Inbetween, the whole day was filled with Whatsapp, texts,and Messenger as well as FaceTime chats with mates around the world.

Eventually got it all together.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psbpenglwh.jpg

Roll around wheels painted red yesterday made me grin too.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psjkffuvtm.jpg

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so I had rust in the upper windshield inside and outside! I have bought both pieces to fix the rust, yesterday an today was trimming the pieces and welding in the inside piece! I have also made a shifter bracket to get my tci outlaw shifter up off the floor and easier to use!

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I drilled holes in my new bedsides and cut in the back up lights.

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Man nice work

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On my second round of block sanding.

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Put seatbelts in.

Also, since I've only had the pickup I checked the spark plugs. They were at 0.30! Yikes!

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Visited my truck at the paint shop today and saw my new white interior.

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that's gorgeous.

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Thanks

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ForestB: That looks NICE! Can we put that cab on My frame? lol!

Today I pulled my rolling chassis out of the shop and washed it down. Nice to get that inch of dust off of there. Also installed my steering box. :chevy:

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Made a couple of firewall heater block off panels and attached them. I also machined an aluminum bracket for my new power brake booster conversion:metal:

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Sorry already put it on mine.:)

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Took Clyde out for a drive yesterday and then changed his oil....now he is good till July!

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AW MAN! lol! Looks good! Love that color! :chevy:

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Man good work on the booster bracket.

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Made up new brake lines for the truck.

Well, after much faffing about and trying all sorts of ways (about 20 samples) to get this to work, the flares came together.

The result left me happy for sure.

This nut fits the master cylinder serving the rear brake line and was the only one I could not find a replacement for, fortunately it was in really good condition and could get reused.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pseookmutv.jpg

Next up was threading the original through the chassis as a sample of the bends.

The original pipe had a join around about at the rear of the cab. I chose to delete it, as Martin and I worked out that it must have been the option of the long and short Chevy bodies where the factory could screw on the rear half depending on what they built.

I had to put a bend in it where it joins the flexi hose at the chassis to feed over the rear axle, at which point for some reason the pipes change to a 3/16" size from the 1/4" the rest of the system employs.

No idea why the difference.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psqwnbd8x2.jpg

Just finger tightened, this allowed me to bend the line to the various contours coming to the front.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psoa9nsigq.jpg

Up front I used a straight joiner and a bend to join to the pipe that runs over the cross member or under the sump.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pspefg1rrp.jpg

The other thing I did was to keep an extra 500mm to create a spiral once I do the front brake lines as well.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3rnxtwxy.jpg

Tomorrow I will spend the day out with Nicola.

Hope to finish the pipes over the weekend.]

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