A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

freco · 10-13-2018, 07:06 PM

The bed needs some attention too. While the rear fenders are probably beyond repair and will have to be replaced by new ones (we'll see how that ends...) the rest of the bed is mostly made of straight and flat pieces of steel that are easier to make. We started by cutting out the lower part of the bed sides and replacing it with new fresh steel. Some other rusty parts were fixed too. To be continued...

freco · 10-20-2018, 02:47 AM

The original front spring hangers were in a bad condition and I decided to make some new. Looked for the right bushings for a long time with no success so I had to make them too. The green plastic material is called Oilon and is intended for bushings and similar applications in tough environments. The heads on the new bolts were milled flat on one side to make sure they cannot rotate in relation to the hangers. Also added the possibility for greasing the bushings :-)

freco · 10-20-2018, 02:51 AM

As already shown in another thread the backup light brackets were missing so new ones had to be made. Note that the bed where the lights have been mounted only for taking these photos is placed upside down.

freco · 10-20-2018, 03:01 AM

As the rear axle we planned to take from the red Blazer chassis turned out to be in a quite bad condition we looked for a new one. Found this one from a Blazer '89 that turned out to be in a pretty decent condition. In particular the differential was ok. Here it has been sand blasted, repainted, got new brake shields (from the other Blazer axle), new bearings, and new brakes. Installation ongoing! We forgot to make (and reposition) new shock mounts so they had to be welded on with the axle mounted on the chassis.

freco · 10-20-2018, 03:12 AM

While the original rear shocks were mounted to a cross member between the frame members, we decided to mount the shocks outside frame as on the Blazer (where the suspension comes from) since this gives much better performance. Some new supports for the shock bolts were made for this. In this picture it has been placed on top of the frame for marking where to drill the holes. The support will end up sitting inside the frame.

10-13-2018, 07:06 PM	#1
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden The bed needs some attention too. While the rear fenders are probably beyond repair and will have to be replaced by new ones (we'll see how that ends...) the rest of the bed is mostly made of straight and flat pieces of steel that are easier to make. We started by cutting out the lower part of the bed sides and replacing it with new fresh steel. Some other rusty parts were fixed too. To be continued... Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.

10-20-2018, 02:47 AM	#2
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden The original front spring hangers were in a bad condition and I decided to make some new. Looked for the right bushings for a long time with no success so I had to make them too. The green plastic material is called Oilon and is intended for bushings and similar applications in tough environments. The heads on the new bolts were milled flat on one side to make sure they cannot rotate in relation to the hangers. Also added the possibility for greasing the bushings :-) Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.

10-20-2018, 02:51 AM	#3
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden As already shown in another thread the backup light brackets were missing so new ones had to be made. Note that the bed where the lights have been mounted only for taking these photos is placed upside down. Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.

10-20-2018, 03:01 AM	#4
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden As the rear axle we planned to take from the red Blazer chassis turned out to be in a quite bad condition we looked for a new one. Found this one from a Blazer '89 that turned out to be in a pretty decent condition. In particular the differential was ok. Here it has been sand blasted, repainted, got new brake shields (from the other Blazer axle), new bearings, and new brakes. Installation ongoing! We forgot to make (and reposition) new shock mounts so they had to be welded on with the axle mounted on the chassis. Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.

10-20-2018, 03:12 AM	#5
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden While the original rear shocks were mounted to a cross member between the frame members, we decided to mount the shocks outside frame as on the Blazer (where the suspension comes from) since this gives much better performance. Some new supports for the shock bolts were made for this. In this picture it has been placed on top of the frame for marking where to drill the holes. The support will end up sitting inside the frame. Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.



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