1970 4x4 ls truck build

[mcbassin]

First off, welcome to the truck forum!
Nice looking project!

I started to take out the front engine mount brackets. Does anyone know how to remove those easily. They have bolts from underneath that are hard to get to.

Should I take every bracket off before it goes to sandblaster or just leave them on. For instance bumper brackets and everything that bolts on to the frame?

If it was me, I would strip everything off of the frame, then sandblast it.
Can you lift the whole chassis with your cherry picker high enough to reach the lower bolts?
If not, you can use a cutoff wheel or a heavy duty air hammer to cut the bolts....

[DaHos]

Tony, looks like you found a good start !
I was speaking w Brad the other day about this project, keep me in mind if I can help out...

[tmg619]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

First off, welcome to the truck forum!
Nice looking project!


If it was me, I would strip everything off of the frame, then sandblast it.
Can you lift the whole chassis with your cherry picker high enough to reach the lower bolts?
If not, you can use a cutoff wheel or a heavy duty air hammer to cut the bolts....

I will try that thank you. This truck will be a driver and did t want to tear it down completely but I know it will bother me info don't. So I might just do that. I didn't want to forget where everything goes.

[tmg619]

Originally Posted by DaHos

Tony, looks like you found a good start !
I was speaking w Brad the other day about this project, keep me in mind if I can help out...

Thanks Dave. I do need your help. I need everything lol. If I get all my parts from you maybe we can cut some kind of deal. I need box sides. Gear box. Body mount bushings. And all the above.

[tmg619]

Got the bed disassembled today. Getting new bed sides installed. Floor, tailgate, and front of bed are going to the media blaster as soon as the frame is completely stripped. All that is left is the rear axle to be removed.

[tmg619]

I wish I knew why these photos upload sideways on my phone and on my computer they are straight.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by tmg619

I wish I knew why these photos upload sideways on my phone and on my computer they are straight.

My I phone is picky like that, i have to hold the phone sideways when i take a pic. If i hold the phone straight up, take the pic and download it it will be right side up, but when i upload to the forum its sideways...

All ya go to do to fix any pic that does that is open photoshop, file, open, then pick a picture, hit open, then once its in Photoshop all ya got to do is click file, save as, then the same folder comes up, rename it and save. then use it and it should be correct on the forum.