Operation : In to Deep!

[Tyz082]

lol, nevermind, brute force got it

[Tyz082]

anyone know if these spindles are :

a. actually drop spindles
b. compatible with disk brake, (with use of a conversion bracket?)

[Tyz082]

got a lot of work done today, the biggest pain in the ass was the tranny crossmember. I dont have a torch so i had to cut the rivets with a wheel. removed the brake lines, fuel lines, and took the front fenders, bumper and core support off, pulled all the wiring also. Ready for the blast man. dropping it off in the morning!

[67cheby]

those spindles look stock to me

[Tyz082]

Ok the moment i have been waiting on for awhile!










got my baby back from the blast man. Primed it and waiting for my paint to come in. Going to topcoat with "Hardnose Paint" from POR 15. Its a really kick-ass 2 part industrial paint. I think it was the correct choice for this application.

[WAAF]

Originally Posted by Tyz082

need a little help. how do i get the taillight wiring harness plug out of the frame? rear frame where the rear taillights plug into. dont want to damage it

take a flat blade screw driver and litely push the lip down and push the lip of the plug through the hole in the frame.. you'll have to work this around some..
but it's quite easy..

remember the kiddir banks that had the plug on the bottom to get the money out. it's holding that plug in the same manner

[Tyz082]

thanks for the reply WAAF. i figured that out after poking on it for a minute.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Nice project! Your making good progress too. keep up the good work.

[Tyz082]

thanks man, I have absolutely no idea what i'm doing aside from common sense, and what i have learned on this site.

[fakerwade]

for what it's worth,,,,your projects looking great!! (I don't know what I'm doing either)

[ZUBZ]

Great build and thanks for the inspiration man, I am just as knee deep as you as I purchased my first c10 and going through the same sleepless nights. But I am going to five it a shot even if it takes 10 years....

I am having the same rocker panel issues as your truck, I am keen to see how you going to repair that section. Please post pics and parts you going to use to repair the rocker panels.

great work and all the best.

[Tyz082]

Well got a few days off for the holidays. Did a few small things. floor pan looks like swiss cheese. Had a friend take a look and give me some advice about this.











his reply to my questions were basically this. "buy a new cab, spend alot of money to pay me to fix it, buy a floor pan and learn how to weld."




Any inspiring comments?

[tpost01]

Inspiration is a New cab from Arizona!

I am going to look at one for my first C10 in 20 years. Codename: Bucket (as in Rust).

CA Central Coast Weather has not been kind to my beast.

Yours is looking good though! What I did to get my welder (a Lincoln 140) was use my Home depot Military Discount (10%) and used a gift card purchased from one of those giftcard resale places on the net. (another 9.5% discount) Then all the extras (Masks etc.) from Harbor Freight.

Welding isnt hard. Welding pretty is hard. If you decide to do it yourself, just jump in, buy some old junk panels at the yard and chop em up then see if you can put them back together a few times.

Good luck!

[litew8]

You need more icons in your posts. Helps relieve the stress.
tpost01 has good info. If you don't have the time or patients, pay your friend if he's good.

[Tyz082]

spoke with another friend about the floor pan, he says its not really that bad. He has done many of these just as bad many of them worse. Basically he will be showing me the way! I will be documenting this

That said I've been feeling better about the situation

Here's what i got done since my last update.

stripping down the front end!




Taking everything back down to clean metal!







list of parts on the way:
Front Disc conversion kit from speedway power disc brakes!!!
and it uses by drum spindles!!!

Upper and lower ball joints, inner, and outer tie rod ends, and adjustment sleeves. from Napa

New heavy duty Monroe towing and hauling shocks from just suspension

and new rubber bumpers and a-arm shaft assemblies from LMC!!

All new front end!!!

waiting for the fedex man

[litew8]

persevere!

[Tyz082]

I hear that, none of this stuff is quickly done. thanks bro


other recent pics


Look What Santa brought me!





Me and my buddy Greg, thanks Greg!

[Tyz082]

Yeahyah!!!!!



disc brake kit!

[67cheby]

get -er -done !!

[ZUBZ]

You guys lucky in the US, all these classic parts and upgrade kits available. We have to ship everything.

Good luck with build.....

[Tyz082]

I have everything shipped also, just doesn't take as long to get here! lol

[fakerwade]

Looking good!

[Tyz082]

thanks man, been in the shop for a few hours cleaning up some messy spots that were hidden under the a-arms and steering box. want it as rust free as possible. ill post some pics tom. going to call it a night

[Tyz082]

Spent a couple days in the shop didn't get to focus much on the project though, had x-mas decorations to put away etc. but here is where we are now

[Tyz082]

I'm in the process of taking off the cross-member now, while i was cleaning up the top of it i just wasn't happy with the underside and the sandblasting/ primer job. gonna take it off and have a do-over on this section. I'm gonna drive myself nuts, i'm kind of a perfectionist with things like this. nobody else would ever notice this stuff but i will always know its there.