Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Looking good!

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Hi Ya Phill

Gee that truck looks reallyyy Bad .... Cough Cough how about i come down to Calgary and do you a favor and move it up to my Garage :)

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

I Am definitely jealous! Awesome Job and great progress . I was hoping to have my truck done for the spring to make a run to the Yukon . looks like i will have to read your progress

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Awsome build. Truck should end up cool too. My truck gun is the 1895 in 45-70. Added wildwest trigger, ejector, xs ghost rings, did a fill on the rear site dovetail and refinished whole thing in duracoat Teflon. If you are not aware of grizzly custom guns you should google them and check out his brush hawg packages. Are you going 50 alaskan to match calibers with a handgun? Love the "big medicine".

Also your truck looks good and great call loosing the 20's. Like your choices in test drivers.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Thanks Guys, Roxx just let me know when you can pick it up ;) lol

Bojak, I've been thinking about a big revolver as well, hehe we'll see on that. I finished the 50 Alaskan this weekend and started in on the truck again.

The gun works well, and there isn'y much to show on the truck,but completely wired the MPFI, ECM, and Ignition. All modded into the factory harness to look semi-original. Then started plumbing heater cores, belts.. ect.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

uuuyee why Does my axle have spirally thingys in it ...... errmm ohh that's a Barrel
Cough cough ;)

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Well I finished fitting and tigging up the exhaust, as well as dynomatting the incab tank with the electric fuel pump.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

I then got the tank in and mounted/plumbed as well as the vinyl flooring and the rest of the interior. I then put in a nice hidden receiver hitch for a rear tow point and incase I want to tow a small trailer.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Ohhhh jeees Truck is looking rougher then ever ... ;) Good idea to do the tank to

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Now it was time for the drivetrain, I got all new spicer "life" series ujoints for everything, I run only these u-joints in everything I have and have yet to have a failure under 100K miles. I also started tearing down the rear diff for a full overhaul with new everything and a Detroit trutrac diff.

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This is how she sits today. I am waiting for a rear ring and pinion, and the front Detroit Truetrac and I should have her together in a couple of weeks sans any problems.

I have fired and set the timing on the ramjet and it seems to run great. As the the fuel pump in the cab, you can hear it prime barely before the engine fires but then I can't here any noise from it.

Hopefully my parts show up and I can get the front end completely done with new ball joints, tie rod ends, bearings, seals, diff ect... over the course of the next few weekends, as well as button up the rear. Then I can drive her again, and its almost time for all the snow to melt up here so not a second too soon.

I also included a pic of the stock axle shafts on the left compared to the 73+ 297x ones I'm using on the right so people can see the differences. I didn't know the older 72 and prior ones necked down so small the whole length. That's Dana 30 size!!

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Awesome build man, hope you make it to alaska. Feel free to stop by if you do! haha

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Thanks :) I just may do that! haha

I got the rear ring and pinion and Detroit in and all set up with a great pattern, as well as the front Detroit and gears. I also did all new bearings, seals, ball joints, u-joints, brakes, tie rod ends, drag link ends ect...

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I also got a spare 35" swamper I had laying around mounted up on another rally rim for a spare tire. I then put the drive shafts in and took her for a spin...... and embarrassingly the tranny was howling.

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I suspected a bushing I got from trans warehouse since day one as it fit too tight in the granny gear.... I measured it as .010" OD over the old bushing, but it was new and the other was worn I figured? Nope, it was just a sh!t part. So she's back on the lift, I tore the tranny out, and found that bushing burnt up. It also scored up the main shaft and the granny gear. Luckily I have a lathe and a diamond wheel grinder set up to true the shaft and re-grind and I had a spare granny gear. I put it all back together with a new bushing I got locally that measured in correctly. :( this was yesterday so the tranny's back together on the ground and she's still in the air. But, next time I get a day I'll start slapping her back together.

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Got her done again and put 25 miles on her last night, other then running cool (needs hotter thermostat with that huge rad) it ran great. :) Its starting to warm up here as well, so not a second too soon.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

looking great man.

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Just curious if this pick-up is ready for that Alaska trip?

Great build!

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Mee too!!! I love the build, one of my favorites! I also love the marlin, glad to see even more gun lovers in here! It seems like a rarity nowadays! Keep it up

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Nice build. Good luck moving forward on body and such.
Chris

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Looking good

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Bump

Re: 71' K10 4x4 SWB project "North to Alaska"
 

Meh That Ugly Truck ...... I did offer to take it off His hands (Cheap) (Really Cheap )