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

OffRoad said:
I like how flappy your bed is. It's beater-tastic.:laugh:
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Thanks, but I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, I've found a new bed for it ;)
I have some plans to make the K30 street-legal in the future, and the old bed would never pass the yearly inspections.



(And I got a reason to pic-whore my show-car like dodge :D)

The bed came from a cummins diesel equipped Chevy C30...
I hope some of that torque will rub off on my tired 6.2 :rolleyes:
 
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Could the bed be from this one :
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I think so, it's been stripped down for some time now, so I can hardly remember what it used to look like.
But there are not many trucks out there with regular beds and the narrow dually axle...

It was a friend of mine who converted it 10 yrs ago or something (Mattias M).
I think he bought a truck or two from you if I'm not mistaken..?

But it's not the bed on the picture anyway, the present owner of the C30 swapped it out earlier,
so this one is just a regular 8' bed.
 
Here's a short update:

I've relocated my batteries to the bed now.
First I thought about making a box for the batteries, but I went an easier route,
since I'll redo it anyway when I swap beds later

I welded some square tubings to the bed to keep them from moving around.


I mounted the cut-off switches on a piece of sheetmetal, that I bolted to the bed.

(There's one switch for 12V and one for 24V)

Here's how I strapped the batteries down


The end result:
 
A 24V starter requires only half the current compared to a 12V starter.
Therefor I'll not get as much voltage drop due to the long wires.
And I'll probably get a 24V winch for the rear later on for the same reason.

Too bad I got a 12V winch for the front though...:doah:
(I was planning to convert it to 12V-only, when I bought that one)

It don't have the regular crappy M1010 24V-system though.
It's been converted at some time to be more like the M1008 and the rest of the CUCV's
 
Okay, I gotcha.


Come to think of it I bet the issue of "it's parts are unique" is less of an issue for you over there than it is for us here.
 
good stuff.......


I had considered 24v winches tied into my system... thats one area they really help on... the 12v are just so readily available on the used market i decided against it...
 
It's alive again!!! :D




I've spent the day giving the finishing touches to the electrical system
I also had the time to do a little test-drive when I was done.

The poly-bushings helped a lot with the wandering steering.
Not enough that I would like to use it as a daily driver though...
But it's in the forest it belongs anyway, so who cares :D

I've also noticed a very disturbing thing with the E-locker.
It disengages for a short while, when you switch between going forwards and backwards :eek1:
That can't be good when rocking back and forth to get unstuck :mad:
 
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Yeah, it can't be good, thats for sure...

Tonight I did some more cutting of the fenders.
Before:


After:


I think it looks a little off :crazy:
But I'll be damned if it still rubs...


Btw, do you run any traction-aid in the front Ronnie?
If so, what are you using?
 
Today I threw together a rear bumper using some more scrap metal.
I am planning on getting a winch for the rear later on, and will probably do something similar to what I did in the front.

But I needed something temporary for the time being to attach straps to, and I could use some protection for rear hatch(sp?) as well...

I think I've really outdone myself in redneckishness this time:haha:








 
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Ronnie4wd said:
Detroit locker no-spin both front and rear ;)
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Cool:cool1:

If you compare it to an open front diff, do you have much more understeer now?

The reason I'm asking is mine got quite a bit more understeer when the E-locker is engaged, but mostly when I'm coasting.
When I hit the skinny-pedal I think it turns just fine even when engaged.
(at least on low-traction terrain)

And a detroit-locker should disengage when you don't apply throttle, right?
 
Yesterday I took a little trip along a short section of the power lane I mentioned in the winch anchor thread:
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=271811





It doesn't look so bad but I actually got stuck here:o


The tracks where so deep and there was a log in the middle, so I got hung up on both axles...

I did a whole lot of rocking back and forth, before I gave up and used the winch.
(Luckily I was near the edge of the power lane, so there where some trees nearby)
I never noticed any unlocking of the E-locker, so maybe it isn't so bad after all :)



 
Nothing lame about those pictures at all!! Looks like fun! Especially the stuck part at the end. Very nice that you were prepared for the issue. That's half the flippin battle!!

Big thumb way up!!

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Later,
Buddy
 
Fred,
I browsed through the pages, and you have some great fab skills man! I really like your work!

And your truck looks, and runs awesome!

Thanks for sharing all the pix, vids and info! I enjoyed it! (I also subscribed to your youtube account)

Take care,
andrew
 
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