So I already had this super nice post all typed up and when I hit submit it said I needed to login again. Of course I lost it all 
. So lets try this again.
I'd rather not deal with special people on pirate telling me I should just buy a one ton and a build a buggy. Only have room and budget for one truck. I've been collecting parts for way too long to turn back now anyway :sonicjay:.
I need a heavy hauling truck for my fabrication business and pleasure, but I also miss having a truck to play off road with. I bought an 87 K10 silverado the day I turned 16 and I just can't toss it away on craigslist. So it's going to donate whatever good parts are left to a just cause.
Parts list:
4-53 detroit with ddec swap and compounds
RTO610 trans
203/205 doubler unless I find a kodiak divorced np273
Dodge kingpin 60/70 rear with 3.55's
3 link front/rear on air
Scratch built frame with longbed wheel base
Aluminum flat bed
37" hummer MTR's
Now that all the big parts were collected, I didn't have anywhere to start the project. My small shop was overflowing with customer work and I didn't have a garage at home. So, I moved to northern michigan and built a shop in the woods on a lake this spring. I did all the work except erecting the structure and pouring concrete.
Donor C10 with no powertrain bought for $500, sold bed for $400, sold rolling chassis for $500. Kept cab, doors, fenders, hood, and core support :nana:
Axles and 205
Driptroit
After some QC coatings magic
On the stand awaiting crank to come back from balancing
Air starter because my motor didn't come with a starter and it was $65 on ebay
Greasy compressor met the solvent tank
RT610 and divorced 203 rangebox for $250 from toothless hillybilly junk yard
My skinny ass on a 6ft cheater wouldn't break the yoke nut, so out came redneck engineering
Mainshaft apart for OD kit install
OD kit installed on mainshaft and countershaft gears flipped
Rest of the guts after cleaning
This is going to be a somewhat slow build as progress is between customer work, finishing touches on the shop, cash flow, and cutting wood to feed the boiler. The goal is to have a rolling chassis with a motor/trans in it by the time the snow melts in the spring.
. So lets try this again. I'd rather not deal with special people on pirate telling me I should just buy a one ton and a build a buggy. Only have room and budget for one truck. I've been collecting parts for way too long to turn back now anyway :sonicjay:.
I need a heavy hauling truck for my fabrication business and pleasure, but I also miss having a truck to play off road with. I bought an 87 K10 silverado the day I turned 16 and I just can't toss it away on craigslist. So it's going to donate whatever good parts are left to a just cause.
Parts list:
4-53 detroit with ddec swap and compounds
RTO610 trans
203/205 doubler unless I find a kodiak divorced np273
Dodge kingpin 60/70 rear with 3.55's
3 link front/rear on air
Scratch built frame with longbed wheel base
Aluminum flat bed
37" hummer MTR's
Now that all the big parts were collected, I didn't have anywhere to start the project. My small shop was overflowing with customer work and I didn't have a garage at home. So, I moved to northern michigan and built a shop in the woods on a lake this spring. I did all the work except erecting the structure and pouring concrete.
Donor C10 with no powertrain bought for $500, sold bed for $400, sold rolling chassis for $500. Kept cab, doors, fenders, hood, and core support :nana:
Axles and 205
Driptroit
After some QC coatings magic
On the stand awaiting crank to come back from balancing
Air starter because my motor didn't come with a starter and it was $65 on ebay
Greasy compressor met the solvent tank
RT610 and divorced 203 rangebox for $250 from toothless hillybilly junk yard
My skinny ass on a 6ft cheater wouldn't break the yoke nut, so out came redneck engineering
Mainshaft apart for OD kit install
OD kit installed on mainshaft and countershaft gears flipped
Rest of the guts after cleaning
This is going to be a somewhat slow build as progress is between customer work, finishing touches on the shop, cash flow, and cutting wood to feed the boiler. The goal is to have a rolling chassis with a motor/trans in it by the time the snow melts in the spring.
