Salvage 10

[baldduck74]

93 s10 short bed, 60-14 6.0 th 400, ord doubler.
I've spent money on some parts, but alot was stuff I have laying around

 

[baldduck74]

Guess, I should have started out with i built wheeled a cucv for about 6 years, where axles, trans a nd doubler came frome. Made my own double shear hysteer on stock plated knuckles, used lugnut brake conversion then and spent way to much on axle shafts. For the front, started build of a cheap truss. For the rear did disc swap and not much else.

 

[Lil ugly]

That truss is actually very clean looking. I like it. Everything you need and nothing else.

 

[baldduck74]

That truss is actually very clean looking. I like it. Everything you need and nothing else.

THANKS, plan is to plate front and back, waiting for the time to do my new ram mount to try and tie it all together

 

[baldduck74]

Front springs are 6" Jk coils, rear 63" bought for a 2000 silverado. The bed will be cut down to 60-63".

 

[Lil ugly]

Are you going to plate the frame? IMO the additional stiffness will benefit you greatly in getting your suspension to work properly and consistently. I know the cage will help but it is really only as good as the foundation it is welded to.

 

[baldduck74]

Are you going to plate the frame? IMO the additional stiffness will benefit you greatly in getting your suspension to work properly and consistently. I know the cage will help but it is really only as good as the foundation it is welded to.

Yes sir, plan is to plate and box it with 3/16" with keyed simi vertical plates, 1/4" will be used at suspension attachment areas. Might have forgot to mention frames from a k10 I had siting around

 

[baldduck74]

Got roof done on my porch/house finally, got a little time to tinker with the truck, took 17" out of the bed. Waiting till I get it at ride height to cut wheel wells out. Rite now its about 2" taller than my goal 19" at the belly

 

[baldduck74]

Built new rear frame section out of 2"×4" .125 tubing

 

[baldduck74]

Ditched original frame idea, started over with all 2"x4" .125

 

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[baldduck74]

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[baldduck74]

As it sits half asked of as now, not been messed with much since starting my sons, yota low range box to dana 300

 

[bamatoy]

cool build, always liked cab trucks

 

[Lil ugly]

it is looking good.

 

[baldduck74]

Thanks, some of the original plan has changed. Plan has been to keep it half asked streetable!

 

[baldduck74]

Been trying to get the motivation to work on this again, kinda hit a mental wall few months back. Been buying parts up, was fixing to order tubing, then covid hit me, and had me out of work for 3 weeks.

 

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[baldduck74]

Sorry for the fat thumbs, double pic

 

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[baldduck74]

Tie downs incorporated onto spring perch

 

[ridered3]

Tie downs incorporated onto spring perch

That’s pretty cool and just now saw that you snuck them on the front axle too.

 

[baldduck74]

Thanks been hit and miss on getting much done with this

 

[Kubotaorange76]

I dig the build

 

[baldduck74]

I dig the build

Didn't get as much done as I was hoping for during the winter, do to unforseen layoff in December, and the wife missing work from illness. I got a few things done , might put some pictures up when get home.

 

[baldduck74]

Worked on the belly pan, bottom center is .25" plate with .187 2x2" split in half for gussets sides are .187 plate tube mix up to the frame rails

 

[baldduck74]

Got main parts of the boat sides in, will be adding more later, really wanted to see the cab sitting on it close to what I'm looking for

 

[baldduck74]

Finally made a decision on front mounted radiator, also redid the fro t frame winch mount, still undecided on my radiator mounting

 

[baldduck74]

Built some accessories brackets, going to switch to ls1 pump with spacers, will be running the scotts performance pump. It might work won't know till it's running