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« on: October 17, 2009, 07:24:56 PM » |
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This truck was in really good shape for it's age just a year ago. All the filters , diff covers, trans, t case, oil , fuel etc are all dated Aug 08. I can't figure out why it was decomissioned. Someone robbed a lot of parts off it and then threw all the junk in the back of this one. They even took the seat and tossed in the junk one. There is only 23,000 miles on the truck. Someone robbed minimal parts from the engine. Then the real damage, the military uses a fork truck to move all of these around the yards or to load them onto a trailer etc. The most common damage is a wasted driveshaft, which happened to this one. Fortunately I don't see any other drivetrain damage except the brand new tie rod because they picked it up from the front and bent that bar real bad. Then ther is a lot of damage from the fork truck ramming into the side of it. But, I'm only after the frame and drivetrain anyway, if it was a nice truck I wouldn't be taring it apart. Best part, the frame is muddy but mostly still black              |
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2009, 07:50:17 PM » |
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Looks good.
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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2009, 09:34:14 AM » |
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« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2009, 11:48:29 PM » |
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Looks like one fun project can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 08:01:19 AM » |
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Must have come from a warm dry climate, what are your plans again. I think I remember reading somewhere about them but are you planning on putting the blue trucks body on this frame and axles?
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 05:00:43 PM » |
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That's the plan. So I'll have a cleaner one ton frame with extra military bracing and the dana 60 front axle has a limited slip , rear 14 ff axle has detroit locker. 4:56 gears. In comparison to rebuilding my 3/4 ton axles I have a whole truck and what I want anyway. Can't wait to get it down to the frame.
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 05:28:50 PM » |
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Pulled the engine tonight. If anyone knows of someone that needs a 6.2 diesel.
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« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 05:39:17 PM » |
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At this rate it wont be long till its down to frame only.  |
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2009, 08:24:48 PM » |
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Yeah working on it tonight but I don't think I will be able to again until next week, going to silver lake  |
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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2009, 09:47:00 PM » |
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u going to do your motor work this winter too?
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 09:51:42 PM » |
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I sure want to but I don't think it will be in my budget. I have a lot of projects going on and was considering selling the blazer to help build and engine but I don't think I can. The problem being my frame will definitely be ready by spring and I can't put my current engine in the rebuild the way it is. The biggest thing that bothers me about that truck, I put it in without cleaning it up because I thought I would have a built engine in it by now. Sigh.
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 09:55:35 PM » |
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yeah, I hear you! Are you going to do anything with the suspension? Coils or stick to the leafs. That would be the one thing I would change if I did it over would be suspension and of coarse more motor  |
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« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2009, 10:04:43 AM » |
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did you pick your K5 and this cucv at a government liquidation yard or did you find them somewhere else? I want to pick up a 5/4ton cucv for a start on my next project
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