Salvage 10

[ridered3]

Ha what a description :rolf:

 

[baldduck74]

Ha what a description :rolf:

Dropped the axle off the jack stands it looks a little better.

 

[baldduck74]

Went mushroom hunting this morning, came back figured id figure out upper harness bars, came up with this might get to passenger side tomorrow

 

[baldduck74]

My origanal plan was to use expanded metal for bed floor, got to thinking hey I got some 22 guage left, so went with that.
Only messed up a few holes when grab wrong size hole saw didnt have my glasses on

 

[ridered3]

Definitely like that over expanded metal. :dblthumb:

 

[Zjman]

Look almost like dimple die. How ya get that effect with a hole saw?

 

[baldduck74]

Look almost like dimple die. How ya get that effect with a hole saw?

They are dimple died,

 

[baldduck74]

I wasnt paying attention and cut first 10 holes with 1.75 saw, and my dimple die is 1.5".

 

[baldduck74]

Decided to build a cover for the Z-gate shifter I thought about a $$$ shifter, but i allready owned this one, and gates are modified to my liking.
While messing with that, I realized I dont really want the hydro boost and master inside the cab. So it got moved, and now in process of figuring out my pedal.
Oh, yeah I have been putting off doing something. Got floor pans welded up, got a couple spots to fix still yet.

 

[ridered3]

Chipping away at ye ole “To Do List” :dblthumb:

 

[baldduck74]

Without getting into specifics what would this be worth, in as it set unfinished, would come with everything i got for it.
60 front RCVs 4.56 gears welded
14 bolt rear detroit locker
2000 6.0 reman ls1 water pump terminator X never been installed.
Scotts performance steering pump never ran.
Th400 was a stout trans behind last rig but was a 6.2 diesel, no converter.
Ord doubler 32 spline 1350 yokes.
Wide open design carrier bearing never been installed.
WOD aluminum lower links.
Have a new painless wiring harness and alot more small parts to go with.
If i decide to sale I know im not going to get out what i got in.

 

[ridered3]

@baldduck74 (n)

 

[baldduck74]

Yeah i know. So what would the sum of parts be worth? Really about spending time wheeling with my kid, last weekend in the beater yota was great,

 

[ridered3]

Yeah i know. So what would the sum of parts be worth? Really about spending time wheeling with my kid, last weekend in the beater yota was great,

Totally understandable there for sure. I have no idea on potential value though.

 

[Zjman]

Looks like ya fairly close. Why abandon it?

 

[baldduck74]

Looks like ya fairly close. Why abandon it?

I dont know, not real sure yet, kinda in a finacial bind, setting and thinking to much. And worring about **** I got no control over. Its close but not close to running. The benefit of finishing it isnt over riding the benefit of living in the rite now. Might just push it in a corner and see how next year or so goes. :drinkers:

 

[ridered3]

I dont know, not real sure yet, kinda in a finacial bind, setting and thinking to much. And worring about **** I got no control over. Its close but not close to running. The benefit of finishing it isnt over riding the benefit of living in the rite now. Might just push it in a corner and see how next year or so goes. :drinkers:

That's never a fun place to be mentally for sure. I totally understand that head space though.

Had an old boss that shared this saying with me. "90% of what you worry about won't happen. Of the remaining 10%, 8% you have no control over."

 

[Zjman]

I dont know, not real sure yet, kinda in a finacial bind, setting and thinking to much. And worring about **** I got no control over. Its close but not close to running. The benefit of finishing it isnt over riding the benefit of living in the rite now. Might just push it in a corner and see how next year or so goes. :drinkers:

Push it in a corner, wait it out and let the trying times pass. It will be worth the same in a year if ya must sell. You’ve put a ton of blood sweat and beers into that rig so far and with all the custom mods made it your own.

 

[ridered3]

Push it in a corner, wait it out and let the trying times pass. It will be worth the same in a year if ya must sell. You've put a ton of blood sweat and beers into that rig so far and with all the custom mods made it your own.

That pretty well sums up my thinking as well.

 

[chaplinfj60]

dude push it to the corner for sure..... this is one of my fav builds i love this thing actually. just hang in there

 

[baldduck74]

So, update. Havnt touched the s10, BUT got my house paid off yesterday, i was sweating getting it paid off so that had my head jacked up,
Still broke though, but i still have it. Next order of buisness is cash, big $ items now is cam kit, and a converter, unless i say **** it and run the one i have for a old school 454, for when this truck was going big block originaly, cheap reman never run.
Hand hoses, all kinds of hoses

 

[ridered3]

So, update. Havnt touched the s10, BUT got my house paid off yesterday, i was sweating getting it paid off so that had my head jacked up,
Still broke though, but i still have it. Next order of buisness is cash, big $ items now is cam kit, and a converter, unless i say **** it and run the one i have for a old school 454, for when this truck was going big block originaly, cheap reman never run.
Hand hoses, all kinds of hoses

Congrats on the payoff and getting your head back right (as right as anyone in this hobby anyway)!

 

[baldduck74]

Started tinkering, hated the fill tube i installed years ago works good for filling, but no easy way to check fluid level.
Thought about a sight tube, then decided against it.
205 is clocked flat, came up with and idea of using the lexan had laying around, made a window filled case with a little over 2.5 quarts. Scribbed a line transfered that to the metal side plate.
Still need to fined a plug, might order or make a magnect drain plug.

 

[ridered3]

Glad to see some progress.

 

[baldduck74]

 

[ridered3]

Good use on the internal cage :dblthumb:

 

[baldduck74]

Asking for a friend Terminator X or factory gm stripped harness an ecu.

 

[chaplinfj60]

see i am currently have this debate with myself as we speak. if i ask the web they all say term x. but if ask another group of people , hot rodders or what ever they run factory something or other. its a toss up

 

[baldduck74]

see i am currently have this debate with myself as we speak. if i ask the web they all say term x. but if ask another group of people , hot rodders or what ever they run factory something or other. its a toss up

Yep, we have both already but reading on the web has us second guessing either of the 2. We know both will need to be tuned.

 

[chaplinfj60]

i have fitech in current buggy. it just works. some hate on it. i dont. its self learning and from what i read about term x it is also self learning. so getting tuned may not be that big of a deal honestly.
on my fitech i gave it the engine infor that it asked for when i turned on the computer and then it just worked.

so with this logic i may try term x next