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Re: building a mule
also on the front end and rear end they are stamped gm 57 anybody know what they are or how i find out
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Re: building a mule
Best to start by posting pictures
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ya my pictures are in my phone but for some reason they wont transfer to the computer at work like they did before ill figure it out when i get back home in a couple of weeks
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so here are some pics of the "new rear end and front end they came out of a 76ish 1/2 ton not sure what they are but i got just about everthing that was attached to them brake booster and power steering included but i didnt get the cross member off the front end. i may be able to go back and get it if i need it. does any body know what they are for sure im asuming the rear is a corp. 10 bolt not sure about the front probably the same? |
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couple more pics of the front and rear ends |
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here is a couple of shots of the very dissapointing rot i found under the windshield rubber.rotten all the way through in some places and paper thin the whole way across the upper portion inside and out
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so i found a guy 45 miles away that had a cab thats in great shape (ish)
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Funny thing about this business the guy that has the cab tried to sell me the whole truck a few months ago 200$ all i bought at the time was a rearview mirror, parking break lever and a cool spotlight 60 bucks. went back for the cab 500bucks. All the parts that i previously purched were part of the cab but i took them off my first trip.
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after getting the body off
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new cab on jacks for now |
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here is the rust on the rockers and floor on the new cab no rust or dents anywhere else so i am happy about that for sure. although just as im typing this i realized i have not pulled the windshield but it sure looks good from the outside i dont know whats under the rubber.Man i feel dumb right now for not pulling the glass before i loaded it up thats what you get for being in a hurry. i wont know what ive got for another month till i get home. |
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Can somebody tell me hoe far the replacement rockers go into the floor pan?
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So I had some time to work on the truck a bit while i was home this time. I ewven took some pictures of the work ive done (not much but progress was made). I know most of you guys know way more about this stuff than i do but i think im going to try to share some of the things i learn as i go hoping maybe it will help somebody like me that is just getting into one of these builds for the first time.
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the first thing i did when i got home was clean out the shop because my wife managed to increase the output of her cardboard farm enough that she tried to steal realestate from me.
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Last year i found a front end from a 73 k10 that had all the power steering and disc brake set up i was looking for. iI got it cleaned up and replaced allo the seals and bearings brake rotors calipers and upgraded to warn locking hubs
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not sure why they are upside down |
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I cleaned the front end with a wire brush and wire when on a grinder then wiped it all down with brake clean. then applied a coat of por15. then let it dry for a coup[le hours until it wasnt tacky any more and applied 2nd coat. when the first coat dried it was kindof a flat black and the second coat was more of a satin finish.
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After reading on here multiple post about por 15 i decided to give it a go.
one thing i learned from the message board was not to open the can but instead just drill a hole and seal it with a screw. this worked great however what i learned from my own misery was do not shake the can to mix before you drill the hole. when i popped the hole in that crap sprayed out like a tiny fountain made a heck of a mess. so drill your hole put your screw in and shake away then remove your screw no mess. |
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i found it was easier to chase the runs if i hung the parts verticle |
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i used a scraper and a wire brush on the frame.there really wasnt anything much for rust mostly dirt got it all cleaned up found 2 cracks up where the bumper mounts up nothing major. i just ground out the crackes and welded them up . |
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por 15 for the frame now i did 2 coats one side then flipped it over with a chain hoist and come along and did 2 coats on the rest |
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