License plates and hub caps.
Martin
Martin
CK5
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Parts are piling up. Maybe if Nebraska ever has nice weather again I’ll be able to start working on the thing.
Went to Nick's yesterday to work on the heads. He has a welder and a valve spring tool. Had to weld some nuts onto broken studs to get them out. Then I changed the valve springs and seals while Nick cleaned up the heads a little. Hard to make progress with single digits and negative temps but it’s something lol.
When you weld a nut to a stud that's broken down in the head that far, how do you keep from welding to (or messing up) those last couple of threads?
Buy anything yesterday?
I bought one license plate, and two hub caps.
Pretty low numbers for me.
Martin
I bought one license plate, and two hub caps.
Pretty low numbers for me.
Martin
The heads are aluminum so it doesn't weld to them or hurt anything.
Same here. Just some axle straps, vice grips, and a pack of roloc cleaning discs. By far the worst swap meet I've been to.
Engine has been torn down and sitting for about 2 months waiting for nicer weather since my garage isn’t insulated or heated. Yes it’s getting painted orange.
I really would like to have carpet in this truck but it leaks water from a few places I cannot track down. So I decided to get a rubber mat and clean up a little bit of the crust with POR15. As much as I hate that stuff I don’t really care on a rusty/leaky cab.
Got this floor mat from stock interior. Nice piece but a mother f****r to install and make it pretty. Still not as good as I had hoped but it will work for now.
Haven’t put the seat back in cause I might address the heater box issue while I have room. Also broke a seat belt bolt so trying to get that to break free. I’m also thinking about buying a seatbelt kit from LMC to just be done with it cause mine are junk and one doesn’t retract. I think the gray floor will match the gray seat well. Then I will get some gray belts.
Got this floor mat from stock interior. Nice piece but a mother f****r to install and make it pretty. Still not as good as I had hoped but it will work for now.
Haven’t put the seat back in cause I might address the heater box issue while I have room. Also broke a seat belt bolt so trying to get that to break free. I’m also thinking about buying a seatbelt kit from LMC to just be done with it cause mine are junk and one doesn’t retract. I think the gray floor will match the gray seat well. Then I will get some gray belts.
Worked on the engine a little bit last night and today. Waiting on some parts right now. Started cleaning the block and put the new cam in.
Very tempted to cut at the top of this line to get rid of some of the rust and for more clearance to build a badass bumper. That and the other side is smashed in from wheeling.
Want to do something similar to this.
Want to do something similar to this.
I like that concept. I have a couple of old first gen bodies with some rust in the usual places so I been thinking kind of the same thing on both front and back. Why not just cut it off and then move the axles out. I really like the way that black border blends into the bumper.
Don’t hesitate. Cut it. I love the high and tight cuts. Did it on my blazer. Gonna do it to the k20 this sunmer
I planned on it. Is there a reason I shouldn’t?
That bumper looks a lot like mine.
Pics?
