1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by 396ci

i have a bunch of door glass you can go through.

Sweet. I may end up getting them from Bill of he is ok with disassembling some doors he has. If that doesn't work out, then I'll plan a trip to see you.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Hey Pat and Everybody -- Merry Christmas.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Hey Pat and Everybody -- Merry Christmas.

Thank you, Brian. Merry Christmas to you,, too.

[pjmoreland]

Working on my truck outside is inconvenient this time of year, so I'm going to focus on tasks that will allow me to roll it into the garage. It is parked on a slope right now, and I'm afraid to try moving it without brakes. I'm going to get the brakes working so I can have my daughter sit in the truck and steer while I push it around.

This evening I removed the hard brake lines and fuel lines from the frame. I will be replacing them with new stainless lines.

[CUSTOM/10]

Hey Pat,
Are buying prebent lines or making up your own ?
Gary

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Hey Pat,
Are buying prebent lines or making up your own ?
Gary

I bought pre-bent lines.

[CUSTOM/10]

That should make it easier. I bent all mine, and stainless is unforgiving. If you make a mistake on your last bend or forget to put the flare nut on before flaring it's back to square one!!! Ask me how I know..... 😂...

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

That should make it easier. I bent all mine, and stainless is unforgiving. If you make a mistake on your last bend or forget to put the flare nut on before flaring it's back to square one!!! Ask me how I know..... 😂...

You probably ended up with better fitting lines in the end though. I debated going that route, but I've bought pre-bent lines in the past, and they fit reasonably well after a little massaging.

[pjmoreland]

Spent some time with my dad today repairing heavily worn mechanical clutch linkage parts. We both did some of the welding using his TIG welder, although his welds looked way better than mine. Filed them down smooth and then tempered the welds with an oxy-acetylene torch followed by quenching in water.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

Spent some time with my dad today repairing heavily worn mechanical clutch linkage parts. We both did some of the welding using his TIG welder, although his welds looked way better than mine. Filed them down smooth and then tempered the welds with an oxy-acetylene torch followed by quenching in water.

That's some skilled welding.
We tried that on the L6 Upper Clutch Push Rod on my Stepside, back about 20 years ago, when we rebuilt the current 292. I abandoned the result, but my Machinist had the idea of threading both ends of a same-length steel rod, and screwing Heim Joints on the ends.
LMC has now 'stolen' the idea, but mine was considerably less, made up from available components.

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

That's some skilled welding.
We tried that on the L6 Upper Clutch Push Rod on my Stepside, back about 20 years ago, when we rebuilt the current 292. I abandoned the result, but my Machinist had the idea of threading both ends of a same-length steel rod, and screwing Heim Joints on the ends.
LMC has now 'stolen' the idea, but mine was considerably less, made up from available components.

That sounds like an excellent application for Heim joints. How are they holding up?

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by pjmoreland

That sounds like an excellent application for Heim joints. How are they holding up?

It was January '05 when Orange Sunshine came back to life with its original engine F0627XAE rebuilt and hotrodded.
The Heim Joint Linkage has given me Zero problems.
[Although I should inspect it tomorrow, so I'm not Jinxed.]

[pjmoreland]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

It was January '05 when Orange Sunshine came back to life with its original engine F0627XAE rebuilt and hotrodded.
The Heim Joint Linkage has given me Zero problems.
[Although I should inspect it tomorrow, so I'm not Jinxed.]

Ha!