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Old 10-30-2014, 07:38 PM   #76
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Welcome aboard disastorbus. The truck looks good!
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All Sanded Rocker Installed Whole Truck Epoxed Primed, lil Scuff Next Week and A Gallon K200 And Blocling Next Month Then More Primer!!!!
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All Sanded Rocker Installed Whole Truck Epoxed Primed, lil Scuff Next Week and A Gallon K200 And Blocling Next Month Then More Primer!!!!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today part III

I have decided to do a dual update, running over two days this weekend.

Started by going over to mate Martins place at 07.00 on Saturday with another mate, Ian in tow to help him with the final stripdown of his chassis and then to get it into the garage and then to move other bits about, including the cab into the carport so that he can start the welding marathon he has ahead of him.

I will let the pics do most of the taking.......

Needless to say, there is a lot of rust and we managed to strip off a few bolt heads. Fortunately Martin has purchased many new parts for his build.

This is the lever bar we used on quite a lot of the bolts n nuts.



Because I was there to take photos of the progress, I ended up working for a change.



it was not a sunny day......



Pooping my pants or farting ?



Unfortunately we did not have any smaller tools.



U Bolts cut as there are new parts in store.



Getting the rear spring off nearly gave Martin a hernia.





Between fetching cups of tea and biccies, we did allow Ian to pack the tools away.



DONE !!!!!




Next up we moved the cab in under the carport and then all pilled into cars and went back to my place.

££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ ££££££££££££££££££££


So back at my place I pulled the truck out and got all the bits ready.

But not before I had pre-cooked 20 Peri Peri chicken wings and got some sausage ready for Ian to do us a BBQ later.

He was also on kettle duties.....

Just starting to take the front wheel off.



Old vs New shocks. New shocks were ordered at -2"



Martin and I getting our heads together.



And then it got spicy...... Martin was all over me like a cheap suit.

There was a lot of huffing and puffing to get old nuts and bolts loosened.

Thank goodness these trucks are built in Man Size.

In the mean time Ian kept us tanked up with tea and coffee as well as passing, collecting spanners and taking some photos.



At some point, after much bashing, we got the spring removed.

It seems the original spring was cut down by 2 inches and refitted, and over time it, along with the shock absorber had become very saggy.



Once done with the drivers side we reassembled and put it back on the floor.........

Using my special measuring stick expectantly, to see where the 2 inch lower than standard shocks n spring had taken us, I was shattered to find the front stood 2.5" higher than before. AAAAARRRRGGGHH !!!

At this point it was getting to be dark, and Ian had cooked us all the spicy wings, which we ate directly off the fire/grid along with the sausage in hotdog rolls so we pushed the truck back into the garage till this morning, when Martin was back at my place by 07.45 (It is truly great to work with someone who gets up at a sensible time) My appologies to Martin's Amanda and my Nicola for having tosit around while we got down and dirty.

After Martin left I posted up threads on the Chevy C10 board and Garage Journal and Rods n Sods looking for advice. Much was offered.

So when we pulled the truck out this morning and jacked it up, I crawled underneath to inspect yesterdays fittings.

YUP..... The spring had not been located so after some grunting and adjusting, we dropped it down again and found the new height was 10mm taller than the old parts. PERFECT !!!



On to the passenger side, which took a lot less time to do.

By 11.00 Martin had left to go shopping, and I shut shop to get out and spend some time with Nicola who was waiting patiently for us to finish.

Next job will be getting the rear suspension sorted, possibly also replacing the lowering blocks.

A couple of other observations on this job included non matching nuts and bolts keeping the suspension together, some very worn fittings and also front brake lines that need replacing sooner than later.

Shock absorber top mount bolt.



And lastly, the parts that came out.

Original springs cut down by a coil, giving 2" lowering.



That's all folks.
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Patching the lower fender and added a rolled lip for my exhaust cutouts.
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This weekend, i got my Front Fram horns patched up, got the Frame from the firewall forward painted, got my 74 Crossmember installed, and rebuilt the front suspension.

Hope by the end of the week to have it back sitting on the ground with my Power steering adapter and Dropped coils and spindles installed.
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Got the tail lights installed and working (for now, the sockets are pretty shot) and took it for a short drive. Nice to finally get her out in to the sunlight
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Old 11-03-2014, 01:16 PM   #83
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After dealing with a mess load of rivets, drilling holes and cutting the notches, I started installing my PB stage 2 Deluxe kit. Got the stock trailing arm cross member off with the cab on and really wasn't that bad to remove thanks to a snap-on air chisel and long drill bit. Hit everything with some primer and satin black, rattle can style. My air bag fittings I had mysteriously disappeared so I didn't get the trailing arms and shocks installed yet.



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Old 11-03-2014, 08:44 PM   #85
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finally took delivery of my 66 K10 burban, build thread will be coming!!!
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smokes and pops, drives great!!! no brakes, but going to storage tomorrow til i have time to start the full rotisserie restoration. im going full on original down to the last bolt... see ya soon
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guess what plate i'll be rocking up front?
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Went out and took pics. Then came in and loaded them into the computer. Logged on here and posted a few of them in my new build thread in the project section.
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smokes and pops, drives great!!! no brakes, but going to storage tomorrow til i have time to start the full rotisserie restoration. im going full on original down to the last bolt... see ya soon
Congrats, Pimpston. It's been a long time coming.
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I was bored today so I went out and did a walk around video of the most recent updates to the truck. I think my cell phone camera lens must be dirty because it doesn’t look very clear to me. I suppose it could also be because of the grey overcast sky as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_g...ature=youtu.be
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I picked up a new to me 1964 dually on Friday. It's a single owner welding rig that I'll be converting over to a custom flatbed for my furniture business. The list of projects is quickly growing. I'm a goner with the c/k bug.

Today's tinkering consisted of stripping down some of the extra "beef" on the rear of the truck. Not even half way through removal and I've already stripped 600lbs 😳
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I’ve always loved old skool style pin-striping, but never previously had a car that had the right look to carry it off well.
I thought as soon as I got it that this truck would benefit from something to add to the overall look and that a bit of pin striping could be just the thing.
I’ve seen work done by Simon, a.k.a. Nefarious Pinstriping (www.pinstriping.co.uk) on a few cars and have always been impressed with the look of the work. Had Simon round this morning and he did this for me. Really pleased with the result.









And the finished article ............


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WOW!!!!!!!!!!! that is really nice
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yep, great job.
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Old 11-06-2014, 06:54 PM   #98
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well not today but Tuesday I had sprayed on my insulation in the roof area layed down some dynamat on the inner roof,and wow what a difference took that in a barrel sound totally away. and then glued my roof skin back on.i hated that I didn't record this in photos.
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1962blackbeauty, is a beauty, welcome to the forum, show and tell us more about your long stepper!
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