1965 Stepside, The LST Challenge

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by aggie91

No pictures, but I was able to start to close in the carport to have a place out of the wind to work. I got a bunch of free metal R panel (commercial building panels) that ranged from 6' long to over 25' long. I had enough white panels and trim to close off the front opening of the carport. Now I just need to work on the side, it has a 4' tall opening the length of the carport. The wood trim on the bottom part is shot, so I will have to replace all that, then I will fill in the opening with the same white R panel and trim.

The plan it to get it enclosed, then install some LED lights, hook up my air compressor and run electrical for my welder. Once all that is done, I will figure out how to make a simple door on one side and redo the front to have at least one side with a door to get a vehicle through...

Most of my time at home, it is already dark or it has been raining, so it is slow going...

Progress isn't always @ the speed it needs to be but it's still progress. I hope lifes changes & frustrations are becoming lighter for you.

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Progress isn't always @ the speed it needs to be but it's still progress. I hope lifes changes & frustrations are becoming lighter for you.

Thanks Scoti. I hope that once this year is over, I can get back to this one again. I come to terms with the life changes and my kids are the first priority. They are fine, but still not happy with what is going on. I get them every weekend, so we make the most of it.

I did crank it up over the weekend, runs fine, just now it won't go into any gear. Not sure why the fluid was low, so that might be the issue, but there are not signs of a leak, so where did the fluid go?

[aggie91]

Well, I have a few days off coming up so I plan a little truck time and house repair time. Not sure which I should do first...

While scanning CL, I found an ad for a 2004 Chevy 2500 HD with a gas engine. Not a lot of info on the ad other than say parts were for sale. I emailed him and found it was 6.0 with a 4l80e, 2wd. was running and driving, but someone started to tear it apart for God only knows why. He had removed the intake and throttle body to use on another truck, but the rest was still mostly there...

I went to look in person and it was rough but had good bones and I think I can sell what I don't need or want then the rest can go to scrap. It has a clean title too.

I'll start the process of parting it out and keeping what I want over the holidays so it is not just cluttering up my yard..

[aggie91]

Well, I got the 2004 2500HD with most of a 6.0 & 4L80e for $500 with a clear title. I say most of the 6.0 as some meth head pulled the intake and TB by cutting the harness and the fuel line that goes over the top of the intake, but left the injectors and the two rails, still connected to the supply line from the tank. The harness is all there, but 90% of the wires have been cut. That's OK with me, I have 2 full extra harnesses and a few intakes. I pulled the engine/trans as one piece, kept the driveshaft, both door mirrors, the steering box and the hydroboost unit. I have an '06 Duramax with a leaking hydroboost unit, so I will rebuild this one with new seals and swap those out over a free weekend. I will then rebuild the one from my '06 and use it on an up coming squarebody project. I also kept the driver's seat to repair my '06 seat.

I sold one of the wheels/tires from the truck to a buddy that needed a spare for $25, then sold the rest of the truck to my oldest boy and his buddy for $100, they where going to part it out. I had to get rid of it because the city gave me a warning and 10 days to get rid of it off my property because I was in violation of a city code. Those two asses then posted it on FB marketplace and sold what was left to a dude for $500. I'm not mad, just wish I had the time to post it and deal with people to part it out. So, out of my pocket I have into the 6.0&4l80e for a total of $375.

I could probably sell the 6.0 for $500-$750 around here if I put on an intake and TB. Then I would have a free trans and money for a HD2 shift kit... I will put the 6.0 on the stand for now and look at the bottom end and under the valve covers to asses its condition before I decide what to do.

[aggie91]

Spent a little time the other day since we all got sent home from work due to a power outage.

I got the transmission and the engine separated and all of the accessories off the engine.

Looks like the transmission was rebuilt in the past, both the case and the convertor have a date in paint pen on them...

Next will be getting the engine on a stand to give it an inspection before deciding what to do.