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hitcher · 07-31-2010, 12:35 AM

hi guys
i joined a couple weeks ago but have been so busy fixing the truck up at night after work . been meaning to say hi and tell you about my truck .
bought it 2 weeks ago up in northern oklahoma after seeing it in a yard parked up . the guy said he bought it from the previous owner telling him it had thrown a bearing or severly damaged the engine some how and unable to drive it for a year. after getting it to my work and checking underneath i noticed a starter bolt missing . then noticed the trans had come away from the engine about 1/4 inch . opened the inspection cover and discovered that the fly wheel had completly cracked and came away from the crank .
what luck !!!! spent $58 on a new flywheel and fitted it myself . after sorting a glow plug problem out and putting two new batterys on she fires right up .
replaced a u joint and did all the fluids , filters , belts , hoses , flushed radiator . will be getting slightly narrower tires soon . also plan on covering the seats , new carpet , and painting it .
she drives really good for a 1 ton diesel truck but need to get the brakes serviced which im doing on monday . also asking firestone to check out the front end as i get a really bad wobble sometimes .
ok here are some pics and ill post more as i progress with it .

irishman999 · 07-31-2010, 12:46 AM

Very cool! Did the transmission come loose and break the flexplate?

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by irishman999

Very cool! Did the transmission come loose and break the flexplate?

thats what im guessing . probably what broke the starter bolt too . the thread had broken off up inside the block . managed to get it out with a reversable drill bit . i was all ready to replace or have the engine rebuilt so was really lucky with the cheap easy fix .

baclay9 · 07-31-2010, 07:29 AM

Hey man, welcome from Tuttle, OK. Looks like a good project. If you get a chance Check out the Oklahoma section.

RandyP · 07-31-2010, 09:11 AM

I'll take lucky over good any day.

Welcome to the site!

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 10:08 AM

thanks . off to look at a dually this morning that a buddy has as a parts truck . hope to get a rear bumper , tow hitch and spare tire carrier .

GmtGmt · 07-31-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hitcher

thanks . off to look at a dually this morning that a buddy has as a parts truck . hope to get a rear bumper , tow hitch and spare tire carrier .

pics of the dually if you can thanks

Davidmichael · 07-31-2010, 08:33 PM

I really like this truck. Please keep the low budget theme going on this one.

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 08:40 PM

here ya go . nothing any good to take off though . was hoping for a decent rear bumper and tow hitch . its been parked up for ten years so all kinds of critters have left their mark inside the truck . oh well theres others .

RandyP · 07-31-2010, 08:43 PM

Tow hitch off of a square body suburban won't work on the trucks, will they? If they will, I'll pull the one off my parts 'burb, you'd just have to come to Tulsa to get it.

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyP

Tow hitch off of a square body suburban won't work on the trucks, will they? If they will, I'll pull the one off my parts 'burb, you'd just have to come to Tulsa to get it.

not sure but probably not with mine being a one ton . thanks for the offer though . had a hell of a time finding one for my 97 1 ton and ended up welding one to the frame . theres a reciever in the bumper thats on there and its a really heavy duty one . shame really but id like a factory bumper

STOCKISH · 07-31-2010, 09:17 PM

Looks like a great truck! Good start!

RandyP · 07-31-2010, 09:25 PM

Yeah, the bumper on your truck looks like it would tow a tank! Would be killer if it were chromed.

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyP

Yeah, the bumper on your truck looks like it would tow a tank! Would be killer if it were chromed.

well it is ex army so you never know , haha

RandyP · 07-31-2010, 09:45 PM

Didn't even think that when I said tank... but you know, you're right!

rjn72 · 07-31-2010, 09:52 PM

As far as the wobble you sometimes get, have you ever heard of death wobble? My truck is an 87 4x4 crew cab dually with a dana 60 front end and I just replaced the kingpin springs. I am not sure if it has fixed the problem, haven't driven it yet, having the wheels painted black. Anyway, what kind of wobble do you have?

hitcher · 07-31-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rjn72

As far as the wobble you sometimes get, have you ever heard of death wobble? My truck is an 87 4x4 crew cab dually with a dana 60 front end and I just replaced the kingpin springs. I am not sure if it has fixed the problem, haven't driven it yet, having the wheels painted black. Anyway, what kind of wobble do you have?

first time i drove it i got half a mile down the road at 30mph . the steering wheel wobbled REALLY bad . pulled over to go back to work then it stopped . drove around for another 20 mins to see what happened . nothing then at 30mpoh again i touched the brakes and it came back . taking it to firestone on monday to get the brakes checked anyway . will ask them about it . deffinatly cant drive the truck as it is yet

rjn72 · 08-01-2010, 06:37 PM

My quick guess is death wobble. Go to http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html I read through this and did a lot of looking before I tried to fix mine. Firestone will chearge the mess out of you, and you can change just the springs and bushings yourself cheap and pretty easy. I would try it myself first. Also if I were a betting man, the people at firestone have never heard of death wobble. Just my 2 cents.

hitcher · 08-01-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rjn72

My quick guess is death wobble. Go to http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html I read through this and did a lot of looking before I tried to fix mine. Firestone will chearge the mess out of you, and you can change just the springs and bushings yourself cheap and pretty easy. I would try it myself first. Also if I were a betting man, the people at firestone have never heard of death wobble. Just my 2 cents.

hey thanks a lot for the info and the link . will mention this to the guy at firestone tommorow . theres a couple of good guys there really and have saved me a few bucks in the past on parts . we take all our customers cars there for brake work and have a good rapore .
whatever the truck needs i will get done as its going to be a daily driver

thanks again

**PRattenbury** · 08-01-2010, 08:26 PM

Death wobble is caused by incorrect caster setting, if I recollect correctly.

hitcher · 08-01-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PRattenbury

Death wobble is caused by incorrect caster setting, if I recollect correctly.

ok , noted . ill bring this up tommorow as well
thanks

07-31-2010, 12:35 AM	#1
hitcher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: lawton ok Posts: 190	should be driving my truck next week hi guys i joined a couple weeks ago but have been so busy fixing the truck up at night after work . been meaning to say hi and tell you about my truck . bought it 2 weeks ago up in northern oklahoma after seeing it in a yard parked up . the guy said he bought it from the previous owner telling him it had thrown a bearing or severly damaged the engine some how and unable to drive it for a year. after getting it to my work and checking underneath i noticed a starter bolt missing . then noticed the trans had come away from the engine about 1/4 inch . opened the inspection cover and discovered that the fly wheel had completly cracked and came away from the crank . what luck !!!! spent $58 on a new flywheel and fitted it myself . after sorting a glow plug problem out and putting two new batterys on she fires right up . replaced a u joint and did all the fluids , filters , belts , hoses , flushed radiator . will be getting slightly narrower tires soon . also plan on covering the seats , new carpet , and painting it . she drives really good for a 1 ton diesel truck but need to get the brakes serviced which im doing on monday . also asking firestone to check out the front end as i get a really bad wobble sometimes . ok here are some pics and ill post more as i progress with it . Attached Images

07-31-2010, 12:46 AM	#2
irishman999 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Reno Ne-VAH-da Posts: 594	Re: should be driving my truck next week Very cool! Did the transmission come loose and break the flexplate?

07-31-2010, 07:29 AM	#4
baclay9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle, OK Posts: 1,344	Re: should be driving my truck next week Hey man, welcome from Tuttle, OK. Looks like a good project. If you get a chance Check out the Oklahoma section.

07-31-2010, 09:11 AM	#5
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: should be driving my truck next week I'll take lucky over good any day. Welcome to the site! __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

07-31-2010, 10:08 AM	#6
hitcher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: lawton ok Posts: 190	Re: should be driving my truck next week thanks . off to look at a dually this morning that a buddy has as a parts truck . hope to get a rear bumper , tow hitch and spare tire carrier .

07-31-2010, 08:33 PM	#8
Davidmichael Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 686	Re: should be driving my truck next week I really like this truck. Please keep the low budget theme going on this one. __________________ 86 Suburban 2WD = rolled it and totaled it 83 LWB STD Cab 4x4 = went to the scrapper. Was my baby. 84 Suburban 2WD = stripped it/ scrapped it 81 8 foot bed made into a trailer 86 Suburban going to be made into a trailer 91 Suburban 4x4 = that's my baby 00 S10 Xtreme STD Cab 01 S10 ZR2

07-31-2010, 08:40 PM	#9
hitcher Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: lawton ok Posts: 190	Re: should be driving my truck next week here ya go . nothing any good to take off though . was hoping for a decent rear bumper and tow hitch . its been parked up for ten years so all kinds of critters have left their mark inside the truck . oh well theres others . Attached Images

07-31-2010, 08:43 PM	#10
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: should be driving my truck next week Tow hitch off of a square body suburban won't work on the trucks, will they? If they will, I'll pull the one off my parts 'burb, you'd just have to come to Tulsa to get it. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

07-31-2010, 09:17 PM	#12
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: should be driving my truck next week Looks like a great truck! Good start! __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

07-31-2010, 09:25 PM	#13
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: should be driving my truck next week Yeah, the bumper on your truck looks like it would tow a tank! Would be killer if it were chromed. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

07-31-2010, 09:45 PM	#15
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: should be driving my truck next week Didn't even think that when I said tank... but you know, you're right! __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

07-31-2010, 09:52 PM	#16
rjn72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: el paso, ar Posts: 139	Re: should be driving my truck next week As far as the wobble you sometimes get, have you ever heard of death wobble? My truck is an 87 4x4 crew cab dually with a dana 60 front end and I just replaced the kingpin springs. I am not sure if it has fixed the problem, haven't driven it yet, having the wheels painted black. Anyway, what kind of wobble do you have? __________________ JESUS IS LORD 87 crew cab V30 454/400

08-01-2010, 06:37 PM	#18
rjn72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: el paso, ar Posts: 139	Re: should be driving my truck next week My quick guess is death wobble. Go to http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...pin/index.html I read through this and did a lot of looking before I tried to fix mine. Firestone will chearge the mess out of you, and you can change just the springs and bushings yourself cheap and pretty easy. I would try it myself first. Also if I were a betting man, the people at firestone have never heard of death wobble. Just my 2 cents. __________________ JESUS IS LORD 87 crew cab V30 454/400

08-01-2010, 08:26 PM	#20
PRattenbury Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maumelle, AR Posts: 478	Re: should be driving my truck next week Death wobble is caused by incorrect caster setting, if I recollect correctly.



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