What Did You Do With Your Truck Today ?

[DMViergever]

I used some money I got from scrapping to buy a sawz all and an angle grinder yesterday. Today I got to work. Cut off the S10 body mounts and ground them down as best I could, pulled my doors and am about to start working on the cab...hear those are a bit heavy.
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[OrrieG]

For anyone that is thinking using the existing 53 (or older) harness is a good idea take a look. This is one example of what I found, all it needed to do was short to the firewall and bad things would have happened. I found similar problems on the front lighting harnes, rear harness and under the dash. In 80 when I added a fuse panel I checked all the wiring and decided it was OK, guess 30+ more years takes it toll.

[Rude Dude]

Looks like the hot red 10 gauge wire to ignition, must have changed over from generator to alternator that put out more amps and heated the wire!

Originally Posted by OrrieG

For anyone that is thinking using the existing 53 (or older) harness is a good idea take a look. This is one example of what I found, all it needed to do was short to the firewall and bad things would have happened. I found similar problems on the front lighting harnes, rear harness and under the dash. In 80 when I added a fuse panel I checked all the wiring and decided it was OK, guess 30+ more years takes it toll.

[OrrieG]

Nope, I was running the stock generator until I took it apart. You are right it is the harness that goes down to the solenoid.

[Rude Dude]

If you are going to replace only the wire put an inline fuse rated for the output of the generator so that fuse blows before the wire heats up. If it pop's (burns fuse) than generator or regulator is faulty causing wire to heat up due to increase current flow.

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Nope, I was running the stock generator until I took it apart. You are right it is the harness that goes down to the solenoid.

[mknittle]

looked at it. there was too much wind to weld.

[Rude Dude]

I weld indoors and paint outside, I think I got the two mixed up.

Originally Posted by mknittle

looked at it. there was too much wind to weld.

[focusedontheprize]

Bed looks nice.

I ordered the cab mounting kit for mine. Hopefully I can get it on the frame in 2 weeks. This weekend I hope to have the rear end painted and the engine mounts finished.

[lowdownstar]

ocusedontheprize they are never done! lol


Ray

[Fatbear]

I put the 2013 sticker on my tag

[jrdecat]

I dropped my gas tank and discovered that I need a new one. Yay!

[meter swinger]

Ran it out of gas.
Guess maybe ill fix the gauge.
HAHA
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[npetric]

Test fitting the motor....

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[nacho55]

Originally Posted by npetric

Test fitting the motor....

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Npetric
What headers are those I'm running a 5.3 w/ s10 front end also how do they fit.
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[danheit]

Mocked the body onto the new frame.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by danheit

Mocked the body onto the new frame.

What's a new frame?

[mobileortho]

Since I'm not going to use tail tailgate chains, I wanted to fill the void on the tailgate. Cut a piece of angle iron and weded it right up. Turned out pretty good.

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by mobileortho

Since I'm not going to use tail tailgate chains, I wanted to fill the void on the tailgate. Cut a piece of angle iron and weded it right up. Turned out pretty good.

looks good from that angle!I may do somthing like that when I get that far.

[mknittle]

I looked at it and thought about my coil-over mounts. tomorrow i will put the cover back on my rear end. bad gears and all. then I can finish the suspension mock up.
i will worry about the gears later. It will be a good excuse to change ratios for the four speed.

[OrrieG]

Body work and fixed the tailgate trunions so they are perpendicular to the tailgate instead of angled 3/16".

[lowdownstar]

I took it out for it's first ride and decided to bring to a good-guys show, had a blast!!! Truck ran good still have a few bugs to work out but it was so much fun to drive!


Thanks Ray

[mknittle]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

I took it out for it's first ride and decided to bring to a good-guys show, had a blast!!! Truck ran good still have a few bugs to work out but it was so much fun to drive!


Thanks Ray

looks rwally nice Ray.

[lowdownstar]

Originally Posted by mknittle

looks rwally nice Ray.

Thanks it was a really nice show. here are a couple of pic's of cool trucks


Ray

[focusedontheprize]

Think I finally am done with grinding rust off this truck...

Pulled the rear end this weekend and cleaned it. After 2 coats of POR15 and 3 coats of flat black it matches the frame (no pictures at the moment). Pulled the axles to get them drilled for a Chevy bolt pattern, finished the mock up of the motor and transmission, pulled the motor mounts to finish the welding on them and put the motor back on the stand.

Next weekend my goal is paint and to finally put the thing in between the rails for good.

[mknittle]

I put the rear end back in after I cut the brackets off that were in the way. now I can start on the coil-over mounts. and then some more gussets and a couple braces.