Re: 1972 K10 Disabled Veteran First Build
It looks like I'm a little bit late to the party, I just saw this build today for the first time.
Welcome to the board. There are a LOT of very knowledgeable people here on the board and you can learn tons by just simply reading other peoples builds. As in all things there is a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things, sometimes unfortunately we don't have the tools to do things the "right way" all the time and a lot of times the right way costs a lot of money because of the tools you have to buy to make it happen, however the good news is Harbor freight is your friend, the idea behind the business model is the tools are designed for "one time use" and are very reasonable in price. As in most product lines there are different levels of quality and features, they have the El cheapo, the Heavy Duty and the PROfessional series. For things like drills I buy the PRO series, for things like impact drills and grinders I buy the HD series, you get the idea, I never buy the El cheapo because they may or may not make it through your first project :lol: Harbor freight is also good for things like car dolly's, BIG 60 gallon air compressors, PRO series tool boxes, things of that nature. Lowes is an excellent source for common fasteners, nut's bolt's etc, but for hard to find fasteners go to Ace hardware. I'm going along for the ride, if you find yourself scratching your head and have any questions about anything on the pickup feel free to send me a private message. |
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I forgot to mention earlier, one of the greatest things I discovered for cleaning up and resurfacing most metals without removing any good material is a polycarbide abrasive wheel on an angle grinder it's literally a miracle worker, how you use it is you lay it down as flat as you can without touching the arbor to the metal and use light to no pressure on it because usually the weight of the grinder is enough.
You can use the edge of the wheel if you need to get into a recessed area. It will remove, rust, body filler, paint, etc. Here is a link to the product so you can check it out. http://www.harborfreight.com/4-1-2-h...eel-94017.html |
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I would have everything you intend to reuse media blasted which doesn't really cost that much, where as chem dipping costs too darn much.
Any parts you have media blasted need to be sealed with self etching primer immediately once you get it home to prevent surface rust from reforming, so plan accordingly. |
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Someone obviously used this thing for off road, so with that in mind I would take some serious time measuring to make sure the frame is straight.
Who knows if the P.O. had any idea what they were doing when they lifted the pickup. Sigh... I hate to say it but they probably didn't which means the shock mounting points weren't reinforced/relocated the frame wasn't boxed for strength, no skid plates added et cetera. Lets hope they didn't beat on it regularly, you need to carefully check every ball joint, tie rod end, et cetera for wear. Also you need to carefully check for damaged/bent suspension parts. |
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Well you have come to the right place, we can certainly make sure you are doing it right. :lol:
I would really like to have a conversation with you concerning your plans for the pickup so I can help you formulate a long term plan for the build, if you would like to send me a private message with your number and a range of time that it is ok to call on most days and I will give you a call, just click on my name on the left to send me a private message. BTW you will notice that I edit my posts a lot because I have a bad habit of rereading my post after to make sure it says exactly what I want it to say. |
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I usually try PB blaster and try to loosen them first and if the wont then tighten them until they break
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:) Nobody Ever Drowned In Sweat
What are your plans for the body? Repaint? I didn't see it mentioned. |
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You might consider just doing the spots that have to be done while apart due to access putting the truck together so you can drive it .Then finish body work while its a roller only reason i say this is so many get in over their heads .Its a very time consuming job if you tear it totally apart and try to do everything at once .Some never get the trucks back together !Not trying to discourage you in anyway just letting you know.Oz
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