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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: dunedigger on August 13, 2009, 10:34:49 pm
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Just won myself another project. If the frame turnes out to be somewhat clean it will be the new chasis for my blue truck.
one ton frame
dana 60 front with spicer limited slip
14 full floater rear with detroit locker
4:56 gears
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Got to admit, I AM JEALOUS! Where do you keep finding these military vehicles??? I live by a base and still can't get one.
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Government liquidations is where you can find them. They are pricey. Hang on to your wallet, it will go fast. Just got back for a ride in my blazer. I love that thing.
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Have you thought of leaving your blue truck alone and just built this 1 the way it is??
thanks
pat
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Have you thought of leaving your blue truck alone and just built this 1 the way it is??
thanks
pat
It depends on the shape but I have. I still havn't seen it in person and still waiting for my End Use Certificate to clear so I can pick it up. I don't expect that to be the case. I beleive the engine to be robed blind and not sure of any fork truck damage yet. Time will tell
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After over two months of waiting for clearance I finally got it home
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02139.jpg)
The cab is in great shape, the frame is in so much better shape than I expected. Never been this excited about a project. It was missing a lot of parts and the fork truck the military uses caused quite a bit of damage. Good news, every serviceable part on the entire truck has Aug 08 written on it.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02140.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02164.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02169.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02176.jpg)
Just have the cab and box left on it now, should be down to bare frame this weekend.
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cool make sure you Post alot of progress pics
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What motor is that in there?
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Iirc it should have the 6.2 diesel.
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Yup, it's a 6.2 diesel. I pulled the engine last weekend. I have two more bolts to fight tomorrow and the box comes off. Then try to round up some help to carry the cab. That's always fun. I did consider putting this truck back together when I saw it but it just needed too much and wasn't my intensions in the first place with it. Now I have decided to get another one of these to keep in running condition. Very cool trucks. Just killed me to see all the good parts they robbed off this truck and through the junk parts they replaced in the back of it. I still can't figure out why it was decommissioned, the best guess I have is the rear leaf springs are broke on both sides.
Then it was open to robbing it blind of good parts?
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From what I have heard from military recyclers, they assign all trucks a lot number when they come in for repairs, if they are still there waiting for parts or being worked on and it is time to pull X amount for retirement, it doesn't matter what is wrong with them.
A guy I bought one of my blazers from runs a recycler for the military. He had one come through that had a broken front seat mount. that was it. It was scrapped.
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wow thats a good find keep us posted with lots of pics 8)
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Didn't get to taking the cab off yet but pulled the box last weekend.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02363.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02362.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02369.jpg)
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Very nice frame, good find...
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Down to the frame. Started in pulling rivots today. Got all the spring overload brackets off and shock supports. Started other misc rivots and going well. The best way I have found is still to centerpunch them, drill a sharp 3/8 bit into the head and hit em with my air hammer punch. Now that the cabs off, I'll do all the side and top rivots and flip the frame to do the bottom. Much easier drilled when your not drilling up.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02449.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02450.jpg)
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Down to just getting rid of rivots now. Started washing it up today and still a lot of black left on the old girl. Got quite a bit of the rear frame pieces nos gm on order. Hopefully they can get what I'm asking for.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02451.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02452.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02453.jpg)
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Very cool project.
Just thought I'd put a post so I can keep track of this thread... ;D
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Replaced the very front crossmember with a nos member to get rid of some fork truck damage. I also got in some nos spring hangers and suports. Looking into a few more nos crossmembers. Trying to get rid of as much rust as I can. oh, I only have 10 rivots left and will have them all out ;D
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02455.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02456.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC02454.jpg)
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Kool good parts truck, make sure you reinforce the steering box area on the frame while ya got it apart. I'm getting parts ready for a new frame for old rusty. Going to do the stock 2 WD rear spring hanger flip, so I can remove them stinkin blocks from the rear end. 2WD steering box/crossover steering, and I'm taking out the 52" springs in the rear and putting in 56" springs. Nice job, keep us posted.
Steve
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I got an offroad design steering box brace and front rear spring shackles for it. I have almost all the parts ready to go to powdercoat next week. Should be ready by the end of this weekend.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00071.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00072.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00073.jpg)
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Very cool project.
How did you like dealing with Government Liquidators? I just started reading about them on line. It seems like a real pain waiting for the paperwork to clear to get the EUC.
I just bought a M1028 few months ago . I got it at a dealers only auction, the dealer I got it from bought it one week earlier at the GSA auction. Going back to the upcoming auction to try to get a blazer. I hoping to grab one for about $1500-$2000. It seems like the GSA auctions have a slight advantage because you can hear the run.
Good luck with your project.
It's good to see these trucks on this site.
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I didn't like the EUC wait at all, almost lost my truck over time limit due to them taking too long.
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Here are some updated photo's of my project. Most of the powder coating is done. Starting to work on the axles now, disk brake conversion for the rear.
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00355.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00356.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00357.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00358.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00359.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00362.jpg)
(http://i860.photobucket.com/albums/ab161/up4sand/M1028/DSC00363.jpg)
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Really nice, I like the frame that color.
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This is gonna be a cool truck.question tho,why did you take all the rivits out ???
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Wow...can you say show truck.
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This is gonna be a cool truck.question tho,why did you take all the rivits out ???
This is for my blue truck, I have already done a frame for it and the truck is complete. It bleads rust real bad between the parts. I wanted to coat all the way around everything.
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That is awesome!
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Thats a good idea