M1010 K30 -- Budget build (Back from the dead and considering 54" springs...)

[dirtygoat]

Nice build...

I would love to have one that's original... It would make a great tow/camping rig...

 

[Fred_M1010]

Just for experimental sake, try jacking the front of the truck up on the tie rod and watch how much it gives. You wont get the front tires off the ground. Not that this is a true test, but you will see how soft the steel is that is made of. Once it bends, good luck getting it back straight again.

If i remember correctly only the tre's are solid.

Stocker is just not gonna handle the 42's.

The driver side TRE goes the whole way to the other side, so it makes the whole rod solid.

But you're probably right that it could use some more beef, anyway.

I will need a beefier drag-link anyway, so I might look into that at the same time.
Thanks for the advice!

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

yeh plus te stock components are expense...just go with inserts and tube and be ahead from the start

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Does anyone make a tube and separate TRE's setup? My tie rod ends are the only original part left in the steering setup and I'd hate to go and replace it with stock parts again.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

sky, ORD, etc make kits http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new/products.php?category=all&sub_category=steering&page=1

personally i didnt like the beef of these kits. so i ordered 4 1 ton TRE from parts store. 2LH thread and 2 RH thread.

then ordered tube inserts and jam nuts from sky and made my own with heavy wall tube....couldnt be happier, its beefy, east to adjust and the cheap to replace parts.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

I meant for stock trucks. That only seems to show crossover stuff.

 

[Fred_M1010]

Yesterday I increased the volume for the steering fluid.
I'm not really sure that it was necessary, I didn't seem to have a problem with it.
But I came up with a simple solution, so I thought, what the heck, I might as well do it...

My K10 donor-truck had an external oil-tank for the steering fluid,
so I just took that and fabbed up an adapter from old water-pipes so the hose would fit.
I even had the mounting-bracket for the tank already on my engine...?
I used a pieace of an old radiator hose between the adapter and the oil-pump



Does anyone now what years they used the external tank.
I'm thinking I might have had one originally, since I had the bracket for it.

Next step will probably be to remove the inner fenders completely, and relocate the batteries to the bed.
I do have some rubbing issues...

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

I meant for stock trucks. That only seems to show crossover stuff.

the stock compnents were so expensive last time i checked....i did crossover for a tad more than it cost to buy new stock components. You can use the inserts, TRE and tube to make a tie rod w/o going to crossover

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Not much on the fab abilities here and neither of my trucks is likely to get lifted high enough to get crossover. Hoping someone already makes a tie rod for this.

 

[Fred_M1010]

Here are some wheeling pics from this weekend
I think I need a cage or something, I almost flipped over twice.
I had both passenger-side wheels in the air at one point

















I managed to bend the drag-link again

Reinforced it some more...

Now It's getting a little too much redneck-fab even for my taste
I really have to fix this properly soon

I got to try out the winch also

The muck in combination with a steep climb got a little to much for the Iroks.

 

[BGKYK5]

Very cool pics! As I was scrolling down through the pictures, I was wondering if the draglink was holding up. I guess not.

I think it is time to start over on the draglink.

 

[6.2Blazer]

I even had the mounting-bracket for the tank already on my engine...?
I used a pieace of an old radiator hose between the adapter and the oil-pump
http://forumbilder.se


Does anyone now what years they used the external tank.
I'm thinking I might have had one originally, since I had the bracket for it.

http://forumbilder.se

I though all hydroboost trucks had the extra p/s fluid reservoir? My '90 K5 with the factory 6.2 has that reservoir, and the pump simply has a hose nipple on the top that the rubber hose attaches to with a hose clamp (i.e. no crazy adaptor needed).

 

[Fred_M1010]

Very cool pics! As I was scrolling down through the pictures, I was wondering if the draglink was holding up. I guess not.

I think it is time to start over on the draglink.

Yup, it sure is
But knowing myself, I'll probably not do it until it bends again

I though all hydroboost trucks had the extra p/s fluid reservoir? My '90 K5 with the factory 6.2 has that reservoir, and the pump simply has a hose nipple on the top that the rubber hose attaches to with a hose clamp (i.e. no crazy adaptor needed).

That might very well be true, it could have been swapped out on my K30.
Especially since I had the bracket for the reservoir.
The K10 I took it from was a 6.2 as well, by the way.
I thought it was easier to fab that "crazy" adapter than to change the pump.
And this way it holds more oil, since that pump housing is much smaller.

If I really need that much oil on the other hand, that is a completely different question

 

[Fred_M1010]

Made a video from my little obstacle-course the other day

yup, it needs some more fendertrimming

 

[AJMBLAZER]

Cool.


Errrrrrrk errrrrrrrk errrrrrrrrrk...

 

[bftank]

very very cool

 

[Fred_M1010]

Errrrrrrk errrrrrrrk errrrrrrrrrk...

I think my brake-discs needs some lubrication

 

[bftank]

in that vid did you still have the wheelwells in? was that what was rubbing or was it the actual fenders?

 

[Fred_M1010]

Yes, the wheelwells are still there, and it rubs against them but just slightly.
The upper part of the fenders are worse though, look (and listen) at 1min 14sec in the video

 

[Fred_M1010]

Finally some snow



Even with 14" of snow, I managed to get through my little "obstacle-course"