Crash's 69 K10

[mcbassin]

Very nice work on the rust repair Mark. I admire your tenacity!

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

I was just looking over more of your rust repair and noticed this.

What is it? custom piece or factory? my truck doesn't have those.

The piece bolted to the front of the cab support that goes out behind the "A" pillar fender mounting tab. Thanks.

We were just talking about this piece the other day. I have seen them on some cabs but not all them had it. I'm not sure if it was a 71 up thing or not? My 70 CST was original and didn't have them. Just extra support like stated above.

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by RCbowtie69

Looking good on the repairs,keep at the hard work & it's good to get away & think about what you doing.If it fishing, think fishing & if working the truck, think truck.Some times it's good to get away.Keep the progress going forward & the pictures coming & keep on truckin'

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on all that rust repair Mark. It looks like the doors/rockers fit good too. Go fishing it's good theropy

Originally Posted by Lower

Looking good man, eventually you will get all the cancer out of there

Originally Posted by thelonerife

looks great.keep it up.

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Nice job ! You are whopping the rust. I think next time I will buy one from Arizona. These trucks really seem to have been designed to rot out in a bad way, more so than any other vehicle I have seen.

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Nice work fixing the rust!

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice work on the rust repair Mark. I admire your tenacity!

Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement. I needed it.. I think I am close on the rust repair. I still have a few welds to clean up and lots of sanding and body work to do. Then on the doors …

[Crash_OK]

Time for a update..
Started on the dash, first step removing the key switch…



Then I painted the inside of the dash and upper firewall with POR15.







While I was waiting on the paint to dry I started on the u-joints.. Really easy when you only have to install the u-joint on one yoke..








 
After that I worked on fixing the wiring harness that runs from the cab to the rear of the truck. The old wire insulation was old and brittle, so I replaced it with some new wire.






Paint dried very fast due to the high humidly. Time to test fit the dash..





Started the install of the 3rd brake light and cargo light. It fit OK.. I will need to work a little bit on it to get it to seal well.



Did a little more sand blasting on the cab.. I have learned a great lesson.. Sandblast everything you can before you start repairing anything. I found about 10 smaller rusted out places after I sandblasted areas that had great looking paint. I should be able to repair the spots this weekend.





A couple of pic’s of the inside of the cab after sandblasting…




Tomorrow I will cut the 69-72 drivers side firewall out and replace the 67-68 in the cab I have now.




Have a great day...

[VA72C10]

that's a fender reinforcement piece....it's factory and also available aftermarket...

[67c10rustbuket]

Your rust repair look great as always, your almost there!

[mud.man.rj]

Good job, it is really coming together, always more than I person thinks isn't it. I just started on the doors of my 71 4x4 last night and got one ready to reinstall but finding other things of course, all cool though. You have a good build going on there, keep at it.

[Crash_OK]

Started off Saturday by getting the lower rocker area ready for the rocker.




Then I patched all of the rust spots I found sandblasting yesterday..




Then I did the cutout for the high hump..





Finally this evening I cut the firewall out of the old cab to put in the new.. I need this to keep the foot brake…





My lovely wife and I took a mid-afternoon boat ride.. We found a friend.. 3 ½ ft. cotton mouth..

I decide to kill it, due to the little kids running around the marina…

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Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Good job, it is really coming together, always more than I person thinks isn't it. I just started on the doors of my 71 4x4 last night and got one ready to reinstall but finding other things of course, all cool though. You have a good build going on there, keep at it.

Thanks.. Yes it seems like I have been working on this cab for a couple of years.. The mechanical and electrical stuff comes so easy for me.. this rust repair seems so foreign...
I am looking forward to getting started on my doors..
Good luck with your build..

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Your rust repair look great as always, your almost there!

Thanks.. I feel like I am getting close.. I need to start getting ready for primer and bondo....

Once again, thanks for the support..

[mcbassin]

Very nice work Mark! You have come a long ways in a short time on this cab, especially only getting to work weekends on it. I can only imagine you would be painting it if you had in your garage at home. Nice looking viper you found there.
I hope you are finding me some fish....

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Sunday I got to spend a few hours on the cab.. I started off by sandblasting the patch I cut out of the old cab. While I was at it I sandblasted the parking park and main brake supports..




Then I welded in the patch.. This will allow me to use the footbrake instead of the hand brake.






I am thinking of using the piece I cutout on the other side to balance out the firewall. I would need to patch a hole or two, but it has the right shape and the correct lip..



Next weekend I will start patching the firewall...

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice work Mark! You have come a long ways in a short time on this cab, especially only getting to work weekends on it. I can only imagine you would be painting it if you had in your garage at home. Nice looking viper you found there.
I hope you are finding me some fish....

Thanks Mike.. Not sure where I would be if I had access to it everyday.. Sometimes I think it is a good thing for it to be a couple of hours away..

Speaking of paint and primer.. When are you going to start on yours?

I hated to kill the snake.. he really wasn't hurting anyone.. yet anyway.. But when I seen that little girl playing a few feet away, I really did not have a choice.

[VA72C10]

Nice work! I really think it makes the engine bay that much nicer when the firewall is balanced like you're considering.

[hgs_notes]

Good idea on the passenger side of the firewall. Do it.

[Lower]

Looking better with every post man.

[mcbassin]

Good job on the e-brake patch. I really like the idea of moving the left over to the pass. side. Just like you to be planning

[BeefyJoeDirt]

What did you end up doing about the extra wires on your Range selector switch? Also I have extra wire on my TAC, which I beleive are for the cruise control. Should I leave them in the harness to set up cruise later? Or are aftermarket cruise systems like the one dakota digital has stand alone as well? Just having some brain farts. I think I have been staring at this harness to long!

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by BeefyJoeDirt

What did you end up doing about the extra wires on your Range selector switch? Also I have extra wire on my TAC, which I beleive are for the cruise control. Should I leave them in the harness to set up cruise later? Or are aftermarket cruise systems like the one dakota digital has stand alone as well? Just having some brain farts. I think I have been staring at this harness to long!

BeefyLoeDirt,

I did not use the extra wires in the range selector switch. I kept the extra wires off of the TAC - They are for the cruise.. and I plan to use them.. It is easy to have a few brain farts dealing with the wiring harness.. lol...

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Firewall work…













Tomorrow, I might install the new tank…

[Crash_OK]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Nice work! I really think it makes the engine bay that much nicer when the firewall is balanced like you're considering.

Originally Posted by Lower

Looking better with every post man.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Good job on the e-brake patch. I really like the idea of moving the left over to the pass. side. Just like you to be planning

Thanks to all of you.. I hope to drive this #$@%thing someday ;-)

[mcbassin]

You knocked the firewall out quick! That tank looks great too.
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Originally Posted by mcbassin

You knocked the firewall out quick! That tank looks great too.
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Thanks Mike...

Not finished with the firewall yet.. Still have to finish welding it, and then I have tons of grinding and sanding to do..

Hopefully I can get that done tomorrow.. I need to figure out what to do about seats and get that fab up soon...

Hope you are having a great weekend..

[67c10rustbuket]

Firewall looks awesome, I like the job you did on capping the wire gutter like mike's, I'm going to have to do that on mine also. and the patch for the passenger side to match the curve too, great idea to re-use that piece. You are knocking it out like a pro but faster Man those Boyd tanks are super fine, high quality pieces! I almost dont want to cover mine up because it is so nice looking. Awesome quality and excellent aluminum welding for sure! Later

[Crash_OK]

Finished welding and grinding the firewall today.. I still have some more work to do on it.. but it is good for now.





Templates I created..



Mounted the new Boyd’s gas tank. I mounted it on top of the lower frame rail instead of underneath.






I guess I need to lose some weight.. When I was on my back lower the almost full gas tank the welds on the creeper snapped.




I guess I need to start posting in the for sale area… I have lots of stuff I need to move…

[mjensen]

That is looking great!