1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy

[pjmoreland]

Painted the perches

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Welded new perches onto the rear axle this evening. Decided to set them at the stock angle since my suspension is at stock height.

Very nice welds.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Very nice welds.

Some of them look better than others, and naturally I chose the nicest one for the photo.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Some of them look better than others, and naturally I chose the nicest one for the photo.

I can't weld at all. Wish I did.

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Some of them look better than others, and naturally I chose the nicest one for the photo.

Nice work cleaning that rearend up. I'm guessing your least aesthetic weld was 1000x better than the booger welds you have ground off that truck.

Love the consistent progress you're making.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by loudchevy

Nice work cleaning that rearend up. I'm guessing your least aesthetic weld was 1000x better than the booger welds you have ground off that truck.

Love the consistent progress you're making.

Thank you. I'm looking forward to having the rear end back in place.

[pjmoreland]

Installed the front carrier and pinion bearings. Thankfully, my wife is entertained when I "cook" car parts.

[pjmoreland]

Cleaned up the rear leaf springs and u-bolts with a wire wheel and then painted them. It appears that there is a GMC logo on the u-bolt saddles.

[pjmoreland]

U-bolts and retainers

[1970cstblazer]

3824491 dates back to model year 1963 and was used through 1972.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

3824491 dates back to model year 1963 and was used through 1972.

Interesting. I did a search on the part number, and I saw a thread that says these cast pieces like to break in half. I'll take my chances for now, but I should probably replace them eventually.