My 72 K10 4x4

[gmc684x4]

My dads Truck 72 K10 with 70 xxx original miles on it last time it was driving would have been in 85 helped my dad put an old 350 into it
I was aiming for a budget rebuilt engine for her
We went through 8 blocks I had
The one from the truck I got from carlsbad NM had 75 Thou wear on it. Out of 8 one was ok to rebore machine shop tanked and bore it out when I came to pick it up I asked did he flux the block first
The Lifter valley cracked from front to back ....

Started to piece together a new gm roller block eagle rotating assembly vortech head Comp cam roller 4x4 cam vortec performer intake and carb

[gmc684x4]

Scored a sweet present for my 72
I was given a factory tach for it

[gmc684x4]

My Brother was given this welder after the contractor blew it up under load
I went fixed a major gas leak burnt wiring and disabled the broken selection leads did some test welding with it with what I had in the yard my cables

looking at getting a Lincoln 180 mig to go with this Miller for some reason decided to stop making a 180 mig option

[gmc684x4]

Made some progress on my truck Thanks to my cousins Steve and Warren installed my windshield for me today
I need to clean the glass and get the review mirror tab glued on

I had a new rubber for another truck i used to have i used that and deleted the trim for now I will change it back to ss trim once i blast it apart to get painted

Priority is make her drive

[Dieselwrencher]

Progress is progress! At least when the trucks set out in your neck of the woods they aren't all rotted out like around here.

[gmc684x4]

My truck from Arizona was very clean as well
I find its how much milage the truck has for how makes a big difference

[gmc684x4]

I am spliting my time up as well between taking breaks for my broken leg and gathering and salvaging parts for starting to build my 68 back up into a c10 she used to be
I have enough to put both on the road and plan to try have them running before snow flies

[gmc684x4]

Pulled a rebuilt engine from a truck was thinking of using it short term in the 72

I did not realize it was an two piece rear main seal engine
my new engine is a 1 piece rear main block not wanting to buy 2 clutch for this truck

My son and daughter helped clean up the engine and paint and re gasket it

[gmc684x4]

Well that's it for things sandblasted and using air tools

Dam 3000 dollar industrial electric motor starter breaker never closed properly now cooked my compressor motor it was supposed to protect

it started the compressor fine I went to work sandblasting my brackets I ran out of air went back to see what the issue was ....

[Richard]

Sorry to hear about your electrical problems. Wow, 3k Must have been an enclosure + installation and wiring. Replacing just the magnetic starter should only be a couple hundred dollars. Would definitely check breaker amperage and wire size if the motor in the compressor was cooked.

[gmc684x4]

I am an industrial electrician and was givin it by one of my employers when we closed the mine

Yes it is a complete industrial stand alone mag starter assembly with spring return hand off auto postions

I have to adjust and locktite the handle
And yes the breaker and overloads are sized according to the compressor

[gmc684x4]

I have not worked on it much lately still healing my busted leg
Did get some new to me wheels on it last fall and my son cleaned out the box for me
We had planed to drag it into the shop over the winter but complications stopped that

Now that its warming up and the truck is not buried under 3 feet of snow

Decided last summer to wait and put in the new 350 into her rather then use the 350 my son and I pulled due to having to buy a second clutch pack new roller cam block is 1 piece rear main seal the block out of the 92 is a 2 piece rear main seal we will stick that in another truck at some point it was rebuilt a few years before that truck was parked