Crash's 69 K10

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice looking bedliner. Where did you pick up the steering box? Looks like a very productive weekend.

Thanks Mike.. it did turnout better than I thought it would.. all the little dents and stuff are gone..

I got the steering box at NAPA.. I am very happy I decided to change it, it is like a different truck, the steering fells so much tighter...

The weekend was great.. Friday afternoon I went by and showed my Dad the truck and visted with him for a while, and Saturday all the Kids (except 1) and some of the Grandkids came and stayed with us at the lake... we had a great time...

I need to come out and see you soon.. Let me know if you are going to be out in the shop any this week..

[tsnow678]

Originally Posted by Crash_OK

Thanks Tony... She is a very patient and understanding. She has supported me the whole way. We had a chance yesterday to go out in the 69 for a while, she loved it, and we had a really good time.

Did not use it to pull the boat, it is in a slip on a lift.. has saved me from many arguments at the boat ramp...


Just got caught up on your build on the LS1 site.. your car turned out great.. Congratulations.

The LS fuel injected engine has made the biggest difference in my car I am sure it has in your truck. My wife used to complain all the time about gas fumes, no A/C, and such that it got to the point that the car wasn't fun to take out much with the family. I also understand about the boat situation as I still trailer my pontoon to and from the lake. She has finally learned how to maneuver and crank the boat on her own. Now to get her to learn how to back the trailer up!!

Thanks for checking out my thread. It is rather lengthy with a bunch of filler. I did manage to catch the 2013 Hot Rod Power Tour in Concord at the Z Max drag way. I ran her 5 times with great success unfortunately they weren't giving out time slips. I did manage to knock down a s/c Dodge Challenger, a new ZR1 Corvette, 66 nova sbc, and a 67 Nova 502 bbc. The last pass was against the 67 when my fuel pump decided it didn't like being connected to the fuel line inside the tank!!! I coasted from half track and still beat out the Nova by the big end.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Crash_OK

I need to come out and see you soon.. Let me know if you are going to be out in the shop any this week..

Just give me a shout. I'll be working in the shop all week after work.


I need to get one of the newer steering gear boxes.
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[Jerryrig]

Hey Crash...SWEET BUILD!! I have only skimmed through this thread, but im going to come back and read all the way through tonight after work.

But would you be able to PM me on how you did the cargo/brake light and the led cab light. What you did is sweet!

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Jerryrig

Hey Crash...SWEET BUILD!! I have only skimmed through this thread, but im going to come back and read all the way through tonight after work.

But would you be able to PM me on how you did the cargo/brake light and the led cab light. What you did is sweet!

Not sure what details you are looking for.. The cab light is just a LED bulb in a standard dome light, I got both from LMC. The cargo light is a standard cargo light (very nice light) I got from Classic parts of America. I drilled 6 holes and mounted 12V red LEDs in the case of the light. Let me know if you have other questions.

[mcbassin]

I pulled some more inspiration from your thread today.....
couldn't help but share my findings......
Before/ After:

[Zoomin]

Wow. That tri-color was killer! Don't know why you messed with it.









j/k man! Wow, what a difference.

Mike, all you lack is finishing up!

[Crash_OK]

Thanks Mike... It was a lot of fun. More importantly, I made some really great new friends along the way...

Steve,
I thought about leaving it tri color.. but glad I didn’t now…

[mud.man.rj]

Ya, everyone has a black truck...but tri-color, nobody has one of those. Ok maybe a good thing. I had to remove your black beauty from my screen saver, just too nice, made me miss my old truck from last year I traded off that was going to do a full paint. It was cool but beautiful paint is just that much better, bet you still won't go muddin though, haha.
Here is the old girl.

[Rusty Shacleford]

Maybe I didn't notice early on, but what's that front bumper from (on the before)? It looks like a 71-72 bumper, but it looks strange the way it sticks out like that. Is it an aftermarket, heavy duty, bumper or something like that???

[mud.man.rj]

You noticed that too hey Rusty, looks stock but sticks way out.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Ya, everyone has a black truck...but tri-color, nobody has one of those. Ok maybe a good thing. I had to remove your black beauty from my screen saver, just too nice, made me miss my old truck from last year I traded off that was going to do a full paint. It was cool but beautiful paint is just that much better, bet you still won't go muddin though, haha.
Here is the old girl.

Great looking Truck..

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Rusty Shacleford

Maybe I didn't notice early on, but what's that front bumper from (on the before)? It looks like a 71-72 bumper, but it looks strange the way it sticks out like that. Is it an aftermarket, heavy duty, bumper or something like that???

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

You noticed that too hey Rusty, looks stock but sticks way out.

Not sure, but it looked like some type of aftermarket bumper. It had a heavy duty brush guard that someone cut off at sometime. The bumper was very heavy, I still have it, for now, it is in the back of one of McBassin's bone yard trucks. It will soon be going to the scrap metal place. If some one is interested in it, let me know soon.

[Crash_OK]

Just a quick update, I installed a 2 inch drop steering arm to bring the angle of the draglink closer to level. This helped with the bump steering. The truck steers much better than it originally did with this addition and the late model gear box.

Before:





After:





Next addition is a sway bar..





Sand blasted and painted the set of 67-68 tow hooks that I got here on the board. I did not realize they would not fit my 69 without modification to the front bumper, I guess I will put them for sale or trade for a set of 69-72.







They really cleaned up nice..





I have put over 1700 miles on the truck since I got it going again.. I am really happy with the way it turned out. The LS engine was really a great addition, great power, fuel economy, and drivability.

I have noticed I have a very slight vibration from 53 to 62 mph. I really would not have noticed it except it makes the AC control arms rattle a little in that speed range. Above or below, very smooth. I guess I will have the tires re-balanced to see if it helps. Don’t get me wrong, as I have mentioned before it still rides like a SWB 4x4, but.. that is what it is?

Still working on getting the AC charged, hopefully that all gets resolved this week.

[Crash_OK]

Started looking at badging today..This is what I think I need.. but not sure






Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[mud.man.rj]

Not sure on the badges, I tend to take mine off and smooth things out instead, but stock badging as new is a nice addition. Can that truck get any nicer.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Crash_OK

Started looking at badging today..This is what I think I need.. but not sure


Anyone have any thoughts on this?

You know how I feel about this. I like the stock look. I think GM had it right the first time. I'm a big fan of the trim and emblems. (IMHO). The way your truck is equipped, it's definetly a CST as far as where the 4x4 goes? I don't have a clue.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

You know how I feel about this. I like the stock look. I think GM had it right the first time. I'm a big fan of the trim and emblems. (IMHO). The way your truck is equipped, it's definetly a CST as far as where the 4x4 goes? I don't have a clue.

I know where the 4x4 goes... under the front side light.. So you think this is correct for my truck? Would there have been others emblems?

[mcbassin]

What about this? LINK

I'm not sure it's 100% original but it looks the same as my setup with the "CST 10" - "8-350". FYI, I will probably make my own 8-3** badges to corrisponde with my engine displacement.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

What about this? LINK

I'm not sure it's 100% original but it looks the same as my setup with the "CST 10" - "8-350". FYI, I will probably make my own 8-3** badges to corrisponde with my engine displacement.

Perfect.. just what I was looking for.. If I could find something like 8-325? or maybe just 5.3 or something like it..

[hozeman469]

Hey Crash...Truck looks great... The only problem is that it gave me to many ideas for my 69 4x4.Cant say enough about all the pics and good info you supplied for everyone.Thanks Rodney

[tsnow678]

Hey Crash I have a set of "Extreme Bend" hooks if you are interested. They were 1972 specific though. Not sure how correct you want to make the outside look. PM me if you are interested. I can shoot you a pic via phone worse case.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by tsnow678

Hey Crash I have a set of "Extreme Bend" hooks if you are interested. They were 1972 specific though. Not sure how correct you want to make the outside look. PM me if you are interested. I can shoot you a pic via phone worse case.

PM sent...

Thanks

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by hozeman469

Hey Crash...Truck looks great... The only problem is that it gave me to many ideas for my 69 4x4.Cant say enough about all the pics and good info you supplied for everyone.Thanks Rodney

Thanks.. good luck with the build

[Crash_OK]

Yesterday, thanks to McBassin, I got the AC charged, we never really got the vacuum pulled down to where we liked and when you turned the pump off the pressure reading on the digital gauge Mike was using would go up, but then it attempted to stabilize around .052 psi absolute. We did put about 180 psi of Nitrogen in the system and did not see a leak with that pressure, but we did not leave it on the system very long.. Not sure if I have a leak or not.. it blew really cold air both yesterday and today, so time will tell.

I think I know what the vibration that I have having between 53 to 62 mph is. I noticed the rear u-joint was making a little noise, like the needle bearings needed lube. I installed a new u-joint at 600 miles, and I need a new one now at 1700 miles. I thought the first one might have been caused by me not greasing it after I installed it, but it appears I have another problem.

I did some research (http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...ft/index2.html) and learned that pinion angle can cause this issue. Below are my results..



It appears that my pinion angle is at an acceptable level.

I decided to look everything over and found a problem with the differential yoke.…
One side of the yoke is wore were the u-joint rides. Looks like the u-joint may have been loose in the past and ate away the locating tab.









Have any of you seen this before, and do you believe it could cause the needle bearings to fail in a u-joint with a little over a 1000 miles on it? Either way I need to repair it…

Tomorrow I am going at to McBassin and see if he has a good yoke I can use..