My 78 k10 4x4 build thread -454 install / build -1 ton axles- frame restoration

[FearNoMan78k10]

My poor 454 that was a lie gone bad,,,, that's being turned into a awesome engine


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The "dog house" will be getting polished and cleaned up more, sanded primered and painted on the inside gloss black. And two holes patched


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Just a few rusty spots on the inside, unfortunately the cancer ate its way through, time to bust out the white blood cells and get rid of the cancer lol


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The bed will be color matched to the rest of the original body and paint, the bottom will be sanded primered and coated , the front of the bed will be a gloss black, the inside will be a rhino liner or nice flat gloss, haven't decided yet. And it will have a clear coat on as well after it's painted , after the front half is 100 percent gone through and polished the bed will be color matched and sprayed


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And yes those are atv tires the bed is sitting on loool, the dog house has thick foam underneath its contact points


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This last picture was the truck being hauled off to me for the frame restoration and body work


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This was the truck being delivered safely back into the mechanics hands


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I'm selling these rims because they are 6 lug and I need 8 lug now for the 1 ton axles,,,, trying to find exact rim but 8 lug....  American racing is one of the few that make a rim like this , Mickey Thompson would be the next place to look ,,,, hopefully they will sell soon so I can purchase some 8 lug 1 ton rims that look the exact same


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Additional leaf springs front and rear will be added


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Blown front shocks getting replaced with the same shocks I have in the rear but new ones, new shocks front and rear,  gotta wait to order after the new axles are installed with engine, need to get the absolute perfect ride height for the power and tire combo, and that takes planning and decision making , I'm not so great with decision making, I tend to change my mind from one option to the other sometimes on certain things


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Frame was a long bed and was cut to a short bed, find Waldo the cut frame lol , if you look hard you will see it was a long bed shortened to a short bed ,,,,, hmmmm wow a lot of effort and not the greatest craftsman equals a half way job . But I'm making do


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The driveshaft was sanded and painted as well


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The bumper will be getting sanded and painted too, except the chrome on the outside,,, the mounts will be gloss black or chevy orange I haven't decided yet


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