building a mule

[Moscowmule]

couple more pics of the front and rear ends

[Moscowmule]

[Moscowmule]

Last year i found a front end from a 73 k10 that had all the power steering and disc brake set up i was looking for. iI got it cleaned up and replaced allo the seals and bearings brake rotors calipers and upgraded to warn locking hubs

[Lokin4AReason]

would love to have that truck ... nice score ...

[rgreathouse]

looking good! what are the dimensions of the shop?

[Moscowmule]

Originally Posted by rgreathouse

looking good! what are the dimensions of the shop?

24x24 with 10 foot walls and bunus room trusses lots of storage upstairs.
of course i wish i had built it bigger but so far i havent run out of room. i move my 4 wheeler and lawn moweres out when im home and park them in the shop when im gone for a couple months

[Moscowmule]

Originally Posted by rgreathouse

looking good! what are the dimensions of the shop?

24x24 with 10 foot walls and bunus room trusses lots of storage upstairs.
of course i wish i had built it bigger but so far i havent run out of room. i move my 4 wheeler and lawn moweres out when im home and park them in the shop when im gone for a couple months. the last couple of pictures were taken the day before i left for the fishings season so i had already moved stuff back in to get ready to go.

[Moscowmule]

I spent a bunch of time with my local tire shop mechanic trying to figure out lift options and got absolutly nowhere except a free set of rear leaf springs that are heavy duty and almost new. Probably wont even use them. All i want to be able to do is stick some 33s on the truck with no rubbing or bumping.

[Moscowmule]

My goal was to have the wheels and tires under the frame by the end of the year but my fishing season is going really slow right now probably wont even be back to montana till mid november which happens to be rt in the middle of bird hunting. so not being sure how im going to work out the suspension and running short on time might not get to it till spring.
Maybe some of you guys have some input on the suspesion stuff?

[Captainfab]

The original springs will provide plenty of lift to clear 33" tires.

[Moscowmule]

I will also have a cab to get rid of in the future that may have some value to somebody when im finished with it i dont want anymoney for any of my stuff but im not wanting to have to ship it or haul it

[LT7A]

Moscow, you're sure giving that thing the treatment. Was the undercoat on the frame meant to protect it from chipping? Looks nice. Are going to scrape it off where things bolt to it?

[Moscowmule]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Moscow, you're sure giving that thing the treatment. Was the undercoat on the frame meant to protect it from chipping? Looks nice. Are going to scrape it off where things bolt to it?

when i put the por 15 on it looked fine although there were a few spots with runs. por 15 has no uv protection and not great for scuffs and scrapes so i took some of that spray on perma tex stuff and shot a bit of it on the bottom and i really liked how it looked figured what the heck and did the whole thing. its not real thick anywhere and i keprt it to a minimum where there was bolt padads and such. we will see how it goes

[LT7A]

OK. cool. Hope it works out well. Look forward to seeing your progress.

[Moscowmule]

has anybody installed one of the early classics fuel tanks in our trucks I bought one gently used from a member and there is no instructions. I messed with it a bit and nothing seems to land any where that makes sense
Any help would be great.

[Moscowmule]

Originally Posted by Moscowmule

has anybody installed one of the early classics fuel tanks in our trucks I bought one gently used from a member and there is no instructions. I messed with it a bit and nothing seems to land any where that makes sense
Any help would be great.

nobody ?

[Captainfab]

Is it a '69-'72 blazer tank or is it a fabricated aluminum tank? What about it doesn't fit or line up?

[Moscowmule]

Its an Early classics fuel tanks supposed to fit our trucks problem is i have no idea how or where it is supposed to fit

[Clyde65]

Is this it?

https://www.earlyclassic.com/node/1394

And information on how to put it in.

https://www.earlyclassic.com/node/1417

[Moscowmule]

Nice thank you so much the link was perfect I didn't realize the frames were different k10 vs c10 that was my problem and they want me to remove the x member again thanks

[Moscowmule]

Originally Posted by Clyde65

Is this it?

https://www.earlyclassic.com/node/1394

And information on how to put it in.

https://www.earlyclassic.com/node/1417

I looked for a link for a month never found one you probably found it in 2 min thanks a ton

[Moscowmule]

I have made some progress!!!
Got the fuel tank basically in needs some fine tuning but at least its not laying on the floor anymore!!!

[Moscowmule]

I've got the front end kind of mocked up waiting for some new springs.
I found an outfit that used to have them as a stock item but now they are special order 10 week lead time. which is fine for me because im back at sea until the end of november

[Moscowmule]

also got some parts from CaptainFab motor maount set up he had laying around my wife stopped in to see him and pick up the parts. She said he was a very nice guy and that he had a "neat old truck" he was working on. Thanks Cap