Mk,gk father son k10 build

[Zoomad75]

Kick Arse!! I'm impressed. Great progress on the engine. I told you both those heads would wake that old dog up. Glad they are going to good use. I know for a fact had I not moved them out of my garage I would have stubbed my toe on them a dozen times by now. Better burning gas than breaking my toes I guess!

I'm really proud of the progress you both have made so far. Need to get the frame sliced and get it back together so we can go wheeling!

[michaelk10]

^^ In preparation for the cutting of the frame, we stripped everything off the truck except the radiator support and the motor. Had to jerry rig a way to get the cab off the truck with the picker, it was sketchy and there was a fair exchange of words via me and my dad, but its off.







^^Fast forward to this previous weekend and we were able to make out "Z" cuts and weld well and.... the truck is now forever a Shortbed!

[michaelk10]

Took a long time to get the frame lined up, once we cut the frame it bowed in, minimal set back but at least it is all strong and straight now. We got frame reinforcements from Classic industries (I think) and we boxed in the frame where it was cut, should be super strong now

[Zoomad75]

BooYah! All right it's on now! I bet that was a little queasy to make that first cut.

Still, good progress! Way to go!

Do yourself a favor while the cab is off and you can access everything. Roll that beast outside and give it a good bath. Degrease the cocoon of old gear oil off the t-case and trans. (Dollar store oven cleaner is killer for this- yes it works and it's a buck a can) Get that frame clean prep it with some primer and fog that sucker black with some rattle can tractor paint. The tractor paint is oil based enamel and is way tougher than the standard krylon stuff you can pickup at home depot or Lowes. Find a Big R or Tractor Supply store. I'm partial to the stuff Big R sells. This stuff: http://www.vansicklepaint.com/tracto...torenamel.html
Stain Black is just right for the frame, suspension, and axles. This stuff is really tough. Get it all painted now before you cover it up as it's a bigger pain to do when the box and cab are on. It will make cleanup after trail rides much easier and you'll be able to spot leaks in a snap. It's totally worth it in the end. Just use a respirator that tractor paint is some foul stuff to spray. I used rattle cans, but I know your Dad has a paint gun so you could buy it in quart or gallon cans and spray it that way.

[michaelk10]

Not much happened on the truck through June, but thankfully my dad was able to get the whole 4th of July week off and we were able to make some much needed progress.

The last week of june I was out of town, but my dad was able to rebuild the rear axle, and install the locker we had. After all of that we repainted it and installed it with the new springs from Tuff Country




We did have to do some modifications to the mounting plate for the spring, because we did a 1" set back on the axle.

[michaelk10]

Once the axle was in we FINALLY painted the frame. We are limited in space in the garage so painting the frame with a spray gun was not an option. So we rolled/brushed the paint onto the frame.

First we painted rust encapsulator (from eastwood) and that took all day to paint on and let dry. Next we painted on chassis black which said it was satin, but when we rolled it on and let dry, turned out to look more of a gloss black than satin.





After we let the paint dry we installed all of the brake and gas lines. We also installed all of the exhaust, the trailer hitch, and gas tank.