WaRiO's 1969-70 Build
 

New to the forum, please let me know if I am posting the thread in the wrong forum.

Picked this baby up in Arizona let me know what you guys think. :devil:Attachment 1364242

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sweet. Looks like it's on a blazer frame which the wheelbase is a little too short. R u going to change it? what's your plans?
Looks like a good starter though.

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What kind of axles are those?,they almost look like international rears. Is the rear axle semi/full floater?

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Thanks for the reply and encouragement. I'm going to break it down completely and start from scratch. The frame is from a 69 C10 but the cab is from a 70. The axles are Dana 44 front and Dana 60 rear. They are weird, at least for me, I had never seen any like those. About the full float or not, one of my buddies said that they are most likely full float.

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That is one odd lug pattern!

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Yes it is..

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Update on several of your questions.

The front is a Dana 44 4.89 gear.
The rear is a Dana 60 4.88 gear.

The bolt pattern if I'm not mistaken is a 6 x 7" or 6 x 177.8 mm.

I have yet to find what vehicle these axles came from or any aftermarket wheels that I can use with them. As stated before the front is drum brake as well as closed knuckle so changing it to disk brake is going to be very tedious not to mention I might not even find a kit.

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Early Dodge and International Trucks used these axles,unless you going to put on huge tires I would either change the ratio or get rid of these entirely with Later model disc brake rears

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Thanks 68,

I have been looking everywhere for some aftermarket wheels to no avail. It's a project truck for my daughter so I highly doubt she will want to drive down the road with those ugly wheels. I have yet to find out what they came out of. I was even thinking maybe they are military style due to the closed knuckle just like the 2 1/2 ton military trucks.

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It's been a few weeks since I started the build thread. Just wanted to add some photos for update and see what you guys think...

This is day 1... removal of rear axle and leaf springs...

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This was day 2..
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