61K10 build

[amueller454]

man this thing is getting cooler and cooler. love it man

[61K10]

been doing little stuff. changed my pitman arm back to the stock 4x4 one as the droped one was hitting the spring ft clamp. there is only about 1" difference anyway. put on a steering stabilizer like the one that came with the tk--old school type.

remounted my CB farther back under the dash--looks better now.

still no seat? I guess i shouldn't have said i wasn't in a hurry lol!

have to get back on my bed bolts

[RANDY COX]

Mighty Fine, Mighty Fine...

[61K10]

Thanks Randy. Glad to see you have your eng up and running again. you're getting there.

[Jeff La]

Interior looks great, truck is getting close.

[bhc41051]

First let me say your truck is looking awesome! could you have a look at your rear parking brake cables? are they similar to this one? or does the cable mount to the brake backing plate with two bolts?

[61K10]

bhc---here are pic's of my old one's. they have the clip's on the backing plate end. my old ones were frozen, couldn't get them free after soaking them in diesel. so inline tube made some new ones. and the one in your pic looks like mine.

[bhc41051]

Thank you for the reply and pics, would you have the part number from Inline tube? I tried for three weeks to have them make me a set, they told me they were having trouble in the custom cable department and would not be making anymore custom cables. So I called Metro Cables. I've been calling and emailing them for six weeks. All they have been able to do is charge my credit card $187 and tell me they would ship the cables in the next day or two. If I had the cables I could finish the rear brakes, bleed the brakes and clutch and my little project would be drivable.

[MitchFloyd]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370622308584...84.m1423.l2649

[bhc41051]

Wow.. Thanks Mitch! I've really been struggling trying to find these cables. I guess I couldn't see the forest for all the trees.

[MitchFloyd]

Hey Kimble.. Where's that seat at?

[61K10]

BEATS me. I am waiting till the 26th that will be 2 months. if not done will find someone else. working on my bed, bolts are a killer doing them by your self. defiantly harder than it looks. went and bought some longer bolts that helped a bunch. probably get the tailgate on when my wife's brother comes at the end of the month. Maybe the hood???

[61K10]

bhc--they are cheaper on e-bay also. of course i didn't find out till after i bought mine. are long and short beds different length wise? mine were about 40 or so inches long.

[bhc41051]

My truck is a short bed and my cables are around 40 inches, But the ends bolt to the backing plate instead of inserting like yours. As far as I can tell my truck was made up from a GMC and a Chevy both 4x4s. My rear end was a Dana 44, But my axles were really worn and the Dana drums are next to impossible to find. So I had to use a 12 bolt out of a 79 K10, I ground off the shock mounts and moved the spring perches out 1/2 inch. I knew my parking brake cables woudn't fit. I just assumed all of the trucks of that era used the same backing plates and I would have to have a custom made cable. That started two months of emails and phone calls to Inline tube and Metro Custom Cables trying to have a set made. Metro charged me $192 that included a 10% discount.

[TJ's Chevy]

The radio looks good in there!

[61K10]

bhc--did all 12b have the bolt on cables? maybe a find a different backing plate?

[61K10]

fixed my brake hose problem. just drilled out the 3/8's threads and re-taped to 7/16-20.

[bhc41051]

My cables came yesterday, fit perfect. I installed the rear brakes today. Very nice job on the wheel cylinders. Are those pipe threads or regular bolt threads? Do the hoses need those copper crush washers? I'm almost ready to start pouring brake fluid in this thing.

[61K10]

bhc--yes they do need the copper washers. I used a 7/16 reg tap. bolt threads.

[61K10]

my truck is famous--lol

[TJ's Chevy]

Lol!!!!!!!!

[MitchFloyd]

Are you or have you considered puting the cab marker lights on it, since it was a service truck? Just curious...

[61K10]

Mitch--no! I fixed so many holes on this tk I'm not making any more holes--lol

[MitchFloyd]

ha! I know what ya mean there. the p.o's sure like sheet metal screws, on these trucks.

[bhc41051]

I'm not a big fan of the 60-66 cab lights but here's four NOS on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/four-4-1960s...af5e5e&vxp=mtr