Truck is finally done and rolling again! (Photos!)

[joeydurango]

The Big Blue Ox is rolling again after being in pieces for much of the time I've owned it (the last six months). Bought this '72 K10 Super from a very nice board member (Hi Ray!) and dove into it to bring it from good condition drive-able to better condition really-nice-drive-able. Did all the following:

Rebuilt Dana 44 (ball joints, tie rod ends, wheel bearings, spindle studs, pulled the diff apart, new axle seals, alignment)
New seals between transmission and transfer case
New Redhead steering box
New column bearings
Overhauled intermediate shaft
New tilt/column shift parts
ORD Steering Brace
Rebuilt carb
New fuel pump/carb line
New plugs, wires, belts, filters, adjusted timing/carb settings
New HEI
New heater core
New radiator
3-point seat belts
Silverstar headlights
Corrosealed all rust
Replaced rally wheels with 15x8 steelies and dogdish caps
Sewed up several splits in the original houndstooth seat cover
Installed a toolbox
Found some NOS 1972 Colorado truck plates
More stuff I can't or don't want to remember

With the exception of the HEI, 3-point belts, ORD brace, and 8" wheels, I've been trying to get the truck back to original look, something that Ray had begun with factory rams horn manifolds, air cleaner, antenna and steering wheel. I did all the work except for the carb rebuild (Lars Grimsrud) and dropping the t-case (local shop). I can say two things: After having a shop do much of the work on my last K10, this is a lot cheaper; and I have all new respect for people who put the time in to make full restorations happen. My list is short and took six months of after work and weekend days. I now understand how resto's take years.

Went to hike up a mountain today and of course had to get there in the Ox. Great day outside - we even saw some mama and cub bear tracks on the way up there!

[GR8-68]

Beautiful truck, and you spotted bigfoot !!! Colorado is beautiful

[Razorbacker]

Looks great!

[old Chevy guy]

Nice looking ride! I really like that blue and white on the 4 x 4's

[72 Super]

Hi Joey, the truck looks good and you have done quite a bit to it. Glad to see you have got it to where you want it. I'm glad to see you had the carb rebuilt versus replacing it because it's the correct 72 2210 carburetor. The new wheels and caps look great!

Ray

[joeydurango]

Thanks Ray. Once I decoded the carb I definitely wanted to rebuild it... wouldn't be right to replace it with a Summit number!

Thanks everyone, appreciate the compliments!

[Wide Open]

Beautiful truck and beautiful scenery.

[creekncabin]

What an Awesome Country we live in. Nice truck too!!

[special-K]

Lookin' good Joey.

[leftybass209]

Great looking truck!

[In The Ten Ring]

Congratulations! Beautiful country also.

[jocko]

That sounds like a fun day! Congrats, it looks really nice.

[davepl]

Looks great! Kinda reminds me of what my truck might be like if it were 4WD, it'a a nice look.

[joeydurango]

Thread back from the dead!

Thanks again, fellas. Drove the Ox yesterday for a good bit - up into the mountains for a trail ride, then over to a friend's party - just nice to have something fun to cruise in. Winter is closing in, I have limited weekends left this year...

[70 shorty]

man, that is the epitome of the perfect truck to me! Awesome.

[joeydurango]

Well thanks! Me too... that's why I bought what I did and why I did what I've done to it!

[DeadheadNM]

Looks great. Thanks for sharing pics. How do you like the red head box? What ratio and did you keep the black red color or have them keep w OEM? I plan to ship one to them for a rebuild.

[joeydurango]

Hey Pete, this is my second Redhead steering box. On the last truck I had the stock ratio; on this box I tried the quick ratio. I like the quick ratio. Once you get the toe-in dialed properly, it drives fine on the highway, and makes town and off-road maneuvers much better. I didn't specify the color and so did receive the black with the red top... not trying that hard to keep the truck completely original. In any case, Redhead is highly recommended in my book.