1969 Chevy CST/10 comes home [Long-term project "OrangeCrush"]

[brian69longbed]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I think they were talking about the round stain under the truck...not the green reflection in the bumper...

BINGO!!

[texanidiot25]

Oh never mind that's the side the Firebird parks on, ain't from me.

[HarrisonTX]

very good looking

[oldblue1968chevy]

hey i like that!!

[72chevyfleet]

thats such a sick truck um did u paint those rims ? with what? and the headlights how did u do the orange thing with em

[Slick67]

What part of Cypress are you in?? I'm building mine close to Huffmeister and Cypress N. Houston.

[texanidiot25]

I'm in Fairfield, 290 and Mason Rd. You're by Cy-Fair HS basically right?


72chevyfleet- It's been explained many times in this thread

[Slick67]

Originally Posted by texanidiot25

I'm in Fairfield, 290 and Mason Rd. You're by Cy-Fair HS basically right?


72chevyfleet- It's been explained many times in this thread

Kinda. I'm right off Cy N. Houston and Barwood Bend. If ya want I can PM my # and u can stop by the shop this weekend. I will put you to work!!!!

[my67chevytruck]

Any progress on the replacement cab you picked up awhile back?

[Trucker_Eric]

hey Philip. you have a very nice truck. someday i hope i make mine as great as yours but it will be a lil different since mine is an 87. i have a few comments but i wont waste your time.

i really love your truck. its a very nice peice of work and i resect all the time and money you and your father have put into it. the name was very creative, but kind of obvious choice for a bright organe truck. very original, minus the drop kit you got on it.

when you get your new wheels mounted are you going to be interested in selling those black steel wheels? and any updates as far as the cab goes? i would love to see what you got so far.

[texanidiot25]

Hey Fordman What did it take to get you into an '87 C10?

Thanks for the compliments. The black wheels I plan to keep for awhile, I love the look of black steelies and chrome centers. But these are some generic "wagon wheels" that you can pick up anywhere for like 50/wheel.

Cab is in dry storage currently, and just waiting the plan below:

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

Any progress on the replacement cab
you picked up awhile back?

Saving cash, the plan is to do it over xmas break, or spring break (depending when I have the money) so that I don't have to worry about classes AND work. I'll just take a week off work and bust on it.

Oh, and happy halloween!




The look of people's faces in traffic is righteous.

Worked out some of a plan. Also will end up swapping out the dash as well to keep my AC dash, and so I don't have to weld in the patch panel where the new cab is cut out for a larger radio. All I have to do is modify the firewall a bit for the AC system, and add the cargo lamp now. Paint is the biggest hurtle, trying to find a budget friendly way to color match

[Trucker_Eric]

oh ok, yeah, ur truck looks very scary. and surprisingly it didnt take much for me to boot out the ranger v6 for a v8 chevy fullsize. good luck with your project./

[oldblue1968chevy]

Im waiting to see pics info on your cab swap and how ya did it..

The haloween mask made me jump lol.

[texanidiot25]

I'll be posting when I do start it. Aiming for spring break at the moment, don't have enough cash to git it done.

I would like to celebrate, how ever, that this is the one year anniversary of getting it back on the road.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Back on the road...

Back on the road from when ya got it?

Ya gonna paint under your frame and do new cab mounts etc while the cabs off?

[texanidiot25]

The newyears started rather well. A quick scare of crank bearing failure turned out to be a timing problem (the rattling of detonation sounds like a bit like a spun bearing..), but other than that, not bad. New dash pad installed, and gauge bezel. The dash is now done!

The Dash Pad


Gauges

Now it's blingin' inside!

Drive drive drive, come last thursday night, a hidious grinding appears. It's like rocks being chewed up by the rear end. But for the life of me I couldn't figure it out while driving. Not the diff, it drives fine. Lugs are all tight... Drive shaft has no play... Trans shifts fine. It hits again, and once more, nothing appears wrong. I get home, double check everything, nothing's apparently wrong, and goto bed. Next morning, drive into work, no problem. Birthday night, on the way out into Houston for some shenanigans, and the violent rock crushing sound reappears, this time with much more frequency. Enough to make the truck pull left when it grinds... WHEEL BEARING SHYTE!

In theory, a wheel bearing on these older axles is a pretty **** simple job. Pull diff cover, unscrew the lock screw for the spider gears' shaft, remove shaft spider gears, pull axle clips, slide axles out, and knock out bearings.

So, get to the diff... Look for the lock screw... ****.



It's been broken off, and someone has already tried drilling it out. Sonuva*****! The entire axle is locked together by this simple screw. So in effect, my uber badass indestructable Dana 60 is scrap iron due to a $15 wheel bearing and a broken screw. :uhoh: Not to mention it's one of the rarest axles on this generation of truck, the 6-lug Dana 60.

Having no choice, after breaking more drill bits and even stripping out easy out bits (it's a hardened steel screw I might add), I have no choice but to pick up another axle.

On to the GM Coporate 12 bolt! One of the strongest GM axles at the time, but no where near as beefy as the Dana 60 (Once I pull the 60, you'll see). Thankfully it's in **** solid shape inside, and came apart with no problem... Besides that the bolt that holds in the spider gear shaft also was broken! But, it was sheared at a 45* angle, so it was able to thread out almost all of the way, and I was able to get it out.


Perfect fit in the back of the Jimmy!


FUUUUUUUUUU- One of those times where it would be nice to have a cop light and siren.


And the new GM 12 bolt, 3.73 open diff axle. It's not all bad, I was wanting to put 3.73s into the truck later anyways to help with freeway cruising (80% of my driving where I live), and it's an excellent balance of power and economy, even better when I swap in an OD trans later on.


Nice and clean, even if it isn't as monsterous as the Dana 60, it'll get any job done I'll ever need.


And in under 30 minutes I had both axles out, and both axle bearings out. See how god **** easy this would have been if someone else hadn't ****ed up their job when they replaced the ring and pinion on my axle? :evil:

Oh well, the surprises you find in a 40 year old truck. The plan is to keep the D60 around and tinker with it. It's the OG axle and a very rare one for the 60-72 Chevy/GMC trucks, so it has some value compared to your dime-a-dozen GM axle. Maybe one day I'll have the heart to just torch it apart, but don't have the time or tools for that now.

Getting bearings and what not today to rebuild the 12 bolt, and will try and get it in tomorrow.

Maybe now my speedometer will count right too!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Cool! ya gonna hit it with some paint before ya install?

If ya dont mind me askin wat'd ya pay for the new rearend (12bolt)? Did ya ever get your new cab installed?

[texanidiot25]

Yup, even spray over grease. I don't care, just has to look good from a distance.

[oldblue1968chevy]

is it that cold in tx i heard yall got alot of snow! were supposed to get some..id pressure wash it wiper down and get some .99 cent paint lol

[texanidiot25]

I've begun to get really pissed with the truck over the past few weeks. Thanks to the cold, the gear shift gets very stiff, and hard to get out of it's gear lock. So, goto put it in park today, and SNAP, gear shift's stud breaks off inside the column. Bent two ****ty screw drivers trying to get it in park with no success. Parking brakes dont work, haven't had time to go set the adjuster yet (in the cable), so I had to lay on the horn until someone came out of my house to chock the wheels.

Yay, another day down.

[oldblue1968chevy]

hang in there phillip, it'll be waarming up soon. Have you not gotta garage?

[Wideopenracing15]

On the bright side, you have a horn!

[MrBeast]

You know man, some times old trucks are frustrating. But have faith in the end it is worth your time. And if it makes you feel better I towed a 2010 ford the other morning that wouldnt go into gear, it had 768 miles on it. So I know the old truck will give you problems some times, but id rather have an old truck than one of these new pieces of garbage.

[culp7]

good thread right here! lol
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[texanidiot25]

Fun Fact: Over the past year, this truck has done over 20,000 miles after not moving under it's own power for nearly 10 years.

Just hit that mark a week or so ago, a pretty arduous journey, but it's been worth it.