Crash's 69 K10

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

nice progress on the rust repair!!!

thanks

[mud.man.rj]

I have worked on many many cars and trucks, all years and have never seen ujoints not indexed the same, just slid the slip yoke end off and back on so it lines up with the other end then it will balance better.

[67c10rustbuket]

Nice work on the rust removal, man I hate the rust issues on these trucks and the repair panels aren't much help, you doing a great job. amazing how bad some of these parts (don't) fit. Later

[BeefyJoeDirt]

I just noticed in some of your new pictures that you posted....The cab you are repairing doesn't have a high transmission tunnel hump. Does the original cab? Hopefully youll get lucky and keep the low profile hump and not have clearnace issues. Less work that way...

[mcbassin]

Nice work on the drivers side rust repair Mark. It looks to me you are a pro at this stuff already. It also looks like your floor pan fit pretty good. Not sure about the u-joint indexing? it makes sense to me that that should be indexed a certain way.
Keep it up!

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

I have worked on many many cars and trucks, all years and have never seen ujoints not indexed the same, just slid the slip yoke end off and back on so it lines up with the other end then it will balance better.

Thanks mud.man… I agree, but I wanted to make sure. The truck drove really smooth with the drive shafts like this. I will go ahead and change them to the way I believe they should be. If they need to be changed back I will.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Nice work on the rust removal, man I hate the rust issues on these trucks and the repair panels aren't much help, you doing a great job. amazing how bad some of these parts (don't) fit. Later

Thanks… I have adjusted to the poor fitting panels.. now I look at what is the best way to make it fit.

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

I just noticed in some of your new pictures that you posted....The cab you are repairing doesn't have a high transmission tunnel hump. Does the original cab? Hopefully youll get lucky and keep the low profile hump and not have clearnace issues. Less work that way...

BeefyJoe.. I have a high hump from the old cab.. I did some measuring, I will need it….

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on the drivers side rust repair Mark. It looks to me you are a pro at this stuff already. It also looks like your floor pan fit pretty good. Not sure about the u-joint indexing? it makes sense to me that that should be indexed a certain way.
Keep it up!

Pro.. is not the word I would use… The floor pan fits because I forced it to fit.. I showed it who the boss is...

Hope you are making good progress on your truck..

[Crash_OK]

Back to the rust.. Started the day with cutting and welding the new front pillar support. Be careful when cutting the old pillar. You can get into the plate that holds the nuts for the lower door hinge. I did but was able to fix the problem.



After that I started on the toe board.





I cut the replacement from the old cab.



Next up is the rust near the seat belt area. I will be cutting a replacement out of the old cab.





Spot welded the floor pan to the toe board. Thanks for lending me the spot welder Mike...



Starting to look better..







I still have a lot of weld to grind down and cleanup..I still need to fit the Driver Side Cab corner and both rockers. Hopefully I get the rust on the cab all repaired by the end of this month.

[mjensen]

You're work is looking very good! Much better than mine

[67c10rustbuket]

Excellent progress man!

[mcbassin]

Nice work as always! You're on the home stretch now
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[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mjensen

You're work is looking very good! Much better than mine

Thanks mjensen.. not sure how good it looks.. I am happy with it… I am sure yours will be fine as well..Good luck with your build.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Excellent progress man!

Thanks 67c10rustbucket, still lots of work to do…

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work as always! You're on the home stretch now
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Thanks Mike.. still a long way from being on the home stretch… but better today than yesterday.

[Crash_OK]

Didn’t do a whole lot today.. cleaned up the shop and started fitting the rocker and cab corner.





Next week I hope to start cutting out the rust above the windshield.




Still need to cut out and install the high hump.



Removed the u-joints and indexed the drive shafts.



Still lots of work to do on the rust… Lots of grinding and sanding still to be done.

[Bus flyer]

wow its looking great

[BeefyJoeDirt]

The bolts that hold the high hump in, how are they mounted? do they have a nut or are they just screws that stick through to the under side? Sorry I have no 4x4 to reference for my build. Started with a 2wd and got a 4x4 long bed frame cut down to a short frame, so I am kinda building blind!

[tsnow678]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

The bolts that hold the high hump in, how are they mounted? do they have a nut or are they just screws that stick through to the under side? Sorry I have no 4x4 to reference for my build. Started with a 2wd and got a 4x4 long bed frame cut down to a short frame, so I am kinda building blind!

It looks as if he plug welded it in.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

The bolts that hold the high hump in, how are they mounted? do they have a nut or are they just screws that stick through to the under side? Sorry I have no 4x4 to reference for my build. Started with a 2wd and got a 4x4 long bed frame cut down to a short frame, so I am kinda building blind!

I have not mounted it yet, but on the old cab it was mounted with bolts from the top and nuts on the bottom. The nuts on the bottom where all connected together with a thin metal strip and then the strip was spot welded to the bottom of the cab. I am n not sure how I will mount it to the new cab. I was thinking of welding the nuts to the cab.

[Lower]

Rivot nuts work well for things like that

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by Lower

Rivot nuts work well for things like that

Thanks... I will look into them...

[Bus flyer]

Originally Posted by Lower

Rivot nuts work well for things like that

Lower thats a great! Idea we use them all the time in aviation and really will give it a cleaner look.

[BeefyJoeDirt]

Mark,
Where did you get the fuel hose that connects to your filter/regulator? A part number would be great if its not to much trouble...

[BeefyJoeDirt]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

Mark,
Where did you get the fuel hose that connects to your filter/regulator? A part number would be great if its not to much trouble...

Sorry for the dumb question...after closer inspection of your awsome pictures I relized you used a quick adapter and hose clamped the fuel line to them. I know it was months ago but still....GREAT JOB!! It looks so clean and wicked

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

Sorry for the dumb question...after closer inspection of your awsome pictures I relized you used a quick adapter and hose clamped the fuel line to them. I know it was months ago but still....GREAT JOB!! It looks so clean and wicked

Thanks.. I got those pieces at o'reillys as well.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

Mark,
Where did you get the fuel hose that connects to your filter/regulator? A part number would be great if its not to much trouble...

I got it at o'reillys. I don't have a part number.. I asked for high pressure fuel injection fuel hose. I used regular fuel hose on the suction side of the pump.

Hope this helps.

[RCbowtie69]

I'll say that's some nice repair work on your cab,your progress on the rust repair is moving right along.Keep the pictures coming & keep on trucking.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

I'll say that's some nice repair work on your cab,your progress on the rust repair is moving right along.Keep the pictures coming & keep on trucking.

Thanks RCbowtie... It seems like it is taking forever... But I will get it done someday if I stay at it..