Wow long time since an update, sorry about that, work has been crazy as of late.
So here is DAY 6-7 on the 51.
The day started with ripping everything that was not bolted down off.
Looked like we had a flea-market going on haha
Took 20Min and a shopvac to the floor, now we can see what we where working with.
Pulled the trans plate, every bolt had to be ground out.
They sure do not make them like this anymore haha
With nothing left in it, it still weighed a ton! pushing it around was not fun.
My creative cab picking solution haha
Friend of mine helping lift the cab up
And this brings me to day 7. Empty frame!
Rear axle looks to be a 10" Eaton HO72 10 Bolt.
Mother nature decided we needed some water on the project lol
Friend of mine sandblasted the upper arms, they look so much better!
... But we will not be using them.. Stay tuned for that one
Put everything temp back together with all new ball joints to roll the frame over to the cab.
Getting the cab over onto the S10 Chassis.
Before you yell, I know it needs to go forward lol
Fits pretty darn well on the 4X4 frame.
The old frame went out to pasture , it will be up for sale soon. Hope I can get something for it.
So with the cab up in the air we found nothing much was holding it together haha, time for bracing.
This may look a little strange, but it gets all the weight up onto solid metal, and lets the rusty bits hang down so we can get them replaced. Also holds the door jambs in place so the doors will fit back on when we are done.
Talk about an old scary patch job ... eek
Bottom of the driver door.. was well missing,.
Going to have to cut a good bit out of the firewall....
Test fitting items, Yes I know the bed is not on right, the cab needs to go forward 6~8" once the firewall is cut out.
That now ends Day 7. I may not have another day off till the end of the month, so may not have any quick updates.