Progress has been slow. The winter snow and work has taken much of my spare time. We will not be deterred and are moving forward. Dale and I spent Saturday completely cleaning the frame. It is ready to media blast and paint. Used the wire brush, degreaser, and pressure washer to finish the prep work. We even turned the frame over, just the two of us, whoohoo. It is primo. I can’t tell you how well the degreaser worked. Chemicals are magical.
Purchased a 10X16 portable car port. The neighbor is not so happy about it but is great to protect the truck from the weather.
Brian came by and did some fill in welding on the rear shock absorber mounts. Looks like the rear shocks were loose and wore out a half inch groove in the mounts. Don’t have the original picture but they are all fixed. Thanks so much Brian.
I purchased a lot of parts from Classic Chevy parts; king pin rebuild set, new drag link, differential housing gasket, brake cylinder rebuild kits, brake line clips, master cylinder rebuild kit, and side running board insert. It is fun getting the new parts. Can’t wait to start rebuilding.
Finally got the front suspension disassembled and it is now ready to rebuild. It took tremendous pounding to get the kingpins out. A two pound sledge and steel drift were persuasive. The axel pins and knuckle are degreased and de rusted. The only front suspension parts left to get is the tie rod end components. It turns out that a ¾ ton truck has special parts that are harder to get than the ½ ton truck. Live and learn.
Cleaned the steering box.
Blasting and Painting in the next two weeks!!!
Happy Day
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