Project: "Junkyard Resurrection"

[samwise68]

wow, looks great!

i love the stance of the truck. and, i'm not much for short beds...but. i must admit. thats a sharp looking piece! all original. and all done yourself.

it doesn't get much better than that.

keep up the good work!

-Sam.

[1969k10stepside]

Thanks...
I done some more work tonight,hooking the brake booster/master cylinder up and ran one of the brake lines in the firewall area.I need some more lines,unions,and a "T" and that should finish up the brakes and hopefully then it can be drove in and out of the shop safely..

[abebummy26]

How are you going to patch the holes in the console? I spoke to my body man. He told me that it wouldn't look right because of the texture on the console. So it would be shiny in the spots where you patch it. So it will never look normal.

[1969k10stepside]

The holes to patch arent that big,and the texture doesnt bother me as you wouldnt notice the patched areas on mine once the console is in the truck..Dont know about the colors not matching up,I hope with the primer under the paint,it alows it all to be one color.

Today...I bought and put on the brake lines,a little more work tomorrow and I'll hopefully be done with the brake lines.I also got a tranny cooler to use,so maybe by tomorrow the truck will be mobile..

[abebummy26]

My body man told me color would be fine with color match.

[1969k10stepside]

A little more work on it,still screwing with brake lines..I should finish them up tomorrow,bleed the system and be done..Bending and cutting your own lines is time consuming but it beats buying pre bent lines..I've got about 3' of line left to bend and them I'm done with the brakes and back to body work..
I also hooked up the metal line from the gas tank to the fuel pump..

[1969k10stepside]

Well,finished up the brake lines but had to order a new master cylinder,which should be here tomorrow.I also started hooking up wiring and ran the tranny cooler lines.It should be moving and stopping by tomorrow for the first time in years!!

[1969k10stepside]

The trans cooler is now hooked to the tranny cooler lines,the brakes are done and bled,and now just have some wiring to hook up and it'll move under it's own power and stop/start.

[1969k10stepside]

Well,the brake caliper on the passenger side had to be replaced due to the bleeder not coming off,so after fighting with the reman I got being from a newer axle with a metric banjo bolt,and mine being standard,I finally got the new caliper hooked up and the brakes officially done..Now,the van tilt was in but I never installed the truck firewall gasket and metal plate on it since the van one is different but did that tonight.I also did a little more wiring.I just have to hook up the wires from the starter to the main wiring,and it should be ready to go!

[msgross]

corp10's used the metric version of the brake caliper banjo bolt...dana's had the standard

[1969k10stepside]

Yep,that's what caused this whole event..I guess they dont realize the difference..I talked about the whole caliper issue in the 4wd Section.

I finished up the wiring,and it started up and rattled all of Southern Indiana!! The truck hadnt been started since early July but that didnt affect the performance,big block power and throttle response,small block look

I had to take the throttle linkages back off as they arent right but should have that issue fixed by the weekend.

[1969k10stepside]

Well,I did some more work on the truck,fixing the issue of the gas not getting to the carb (clogged line) and I got it started up and drove it around some..I will try to get a video,and some pics by the weekend

[1969k10stepside]

I had it outside so I took some new pics

[1969k10stepside]

I done a little more work to it..The transfer case started leaking from the inspection cover so it got a new gasket.I've been doing more body work on the bed for it and the rest of it while it waits to be sent off to be painted.

[1969k10stepside]

Well,a new set of front springs are on the way.The reason it wasn't sitting level was because the front springs weren't arched enough.Rough country listened to me finally,and sent some new ones free of charge.The new ones will be here next week so hopefully they are on,and the truck is sitting level by next weekend.There isn't much left of it right now though.I pulled the fenders and doors off,pulled the bed back and started cutting out the floor,and cab corners,and rockers to be replaced.All but one piece I need is here,so hopefully it looks like a cab again in a week or so.I have to replace both cab corners and rockers,6" from the rockers on the floor pan,the cab supports front and back,and the rear floor above the cab supports.

[1969k10stepside]

All the rust but in the floor is cut out..most of the new steel is in,some still isn't.As soon as I swap the front springs out,I can start getting the cab looking like a cab again,but with cab corners,and rocker panels,and a solid floor it hasn't had for 20 years..



Isn't much left of it at this point..The body is laying on 6x6's on top of the frame now.

[1969k10stepside]

I'm still cutting up on the cab,and getting more parts in.I just bought bumper brackets since I didn't have any,and might also be getting a set of 71-72 bucket seats for it.I'd like to also get a set of tow hooks for this as my christmas present to myself too.

[msgross]

keep a lot of pics... i'll be doing this next spring, nice to make some progress isn't it?

[1969k10stepside]

Well,all the body parts are here now..Now I just have to get the cab back to looking like a cab.My front bumper brackets that took a few months to find finally arrived.(How many 71-72 4wds do you see being parted out that have good bumper brackets?) Jay_Shy hooked me up with some from a '72 Blazer.I put the new front springs on but the truck didn't level out.I think it needs a set of 6" lift front springs,meaning that the back must be a 6" lift spring..I'm calling them again tomorrow,I'll see what they say.
It could use a little more lift in the front,I'm afraid I'll take out the fender cups with the Pro Comps...

[1969k10stepside]

Here is what it may look like in the end.This was see ten's K10 I changed the color of to a dark blue.It may have a two tone,or may just be one color with no trim..I can't decide.

[ChaseDale3and8]

I've been watching your build for a while and I like the direction that it's going. It will be a really nice 4x4 when you get done. I personally like the two tone paint jobs with the trim on this generation of GM truck. ...Joe

[1969k10stepside]

Done some more body work today..I hope to get the drivers side done tomorrow,and see how it all lines up (Hopefully very good) and then move to the passenger side..And then it'll be a rust free '71 K10 SWB fleetside

[1969k10stepside]

Well,the new front suspension is done..The drivers side of the cab may have been done too but the air compressor broke and I had to fab up a reed valve to go in it..it's fixed now,so I can get going on the cab again this weekend

[1969k10stepside]

A little more work done on it..Still working on the cab..I wish I had a plasma cutter to speed things up,but I don't so the air tools will have to do..I'm getting closer to finishing the cab,I just don't want to make anything permanent cab corner/rocker wise till the door is back on so I can see if it all lines up..No pics,I don't want the camera anywhere near the shop with all the sparks flying.

[1969k10stepside]

Bought these today..they will find a home on the K/5 for now until the K/10 is back together then they are going on it.