"599" project

[Crankme69]

lol prolly not enough it sure would be tough to place a value on what you perform...

I'll be coming up to visit my brother in Hackensack Mn in the July. I run up 94 to the Clearwater exit where I jump over to 10 & head north from there. I would be honored to buy you a beer or pop...

 

[matuva]

bk95td, one thing I'm wondering : am I wrong if I bet you do like green colour and/or flashy ones ?

 

[matuva]

Sorry, couldn't resist ):h

Nice job :thumbsup:

 

[bk95td]

Sidetracked and new[used] parts

I got slightly derailed when I put the rear driveshaft back on. Rear brakes were locked up. Backed the adjusters off and got the driveshaft on. I was curious how the rear brakes looked anyhow because there was no fluid in the rear section of the master cylinder. I took off the drums to find cracked brake shoes on the driver's side and gear oil on the passenger side. Drums were in good shape.
Luckily I had brake shoes for 1 wheel on the shelf that fit. They were for a 77GMC c3500. I bought new wheel cylinders and grease seals and cleaned the greasy shoes. Both of the old wheel cylinders were leaking. All back together. Just need to bleed and adjust.
I had ordered a K47 air cleaner on thursday from a junkyard in western wisconsin. $75 It arrived today:thumbsup: I knew about the missing latch. The latches from the flat panel air box are the same.
I also got the mounting bracket made and painted for the FSD and heat sink on the back of the front bumper.

 

[Grendahl]

Wow. Nobody is going to accuse you of not making bold color choices.):h

 

[Matt Bachand]

Love the green belt!

 

[bk95td]

Snag

Bled the rear brakes with the mighty vac tonight. All went good untill I stepped on the brake pedal and blew the steel line where the frame bends up to go over the axle.:mad2::mad2: Surprise,surprise. The good part is that I have the fuel tank empty:thumbsup: It will be getting new fuel lines along with a new brake line. Better now than a surprise on the road. Now to decide weather to take the box off now and finish painting the frame or just drop the tank.

 

[buddy]

I love how you make every obstacle into something positive! Youre the perfect 6.5 owner ):h

 

[bk95td]

This is the 3rd truck like this that the brake and fuel lines have rusted out in the same exact spot. The first one that did it I only replaced the brake line because the fuel wasn't leaking ,yet. Got to drop the tank twice, with 3/4 full of fuel:mad2::mad2:
This one couldn't have happened at a better place or time.I was going to wait to finish the frame when I get my hoist installed. I still might.I'm getting antsy to get it running.

 

[Altec]

My first post here. :smile5:

This looks great! Turning a rebuild into a art! Detail work everywhere. I was in fact having similar ideas in my head as far as painting goes. I'm currently getting ready to pull a 6.5NA from a van to put in a K10. I was thinking about painting the fuel system a different color from the engine just to help contrast. This pretty much confirms it.

I love the use of the Alpine Green! It was funny, I saw the first couple pictures then went to see if I can easily get it. Found the Dupli-Color paint, but couldn't find it sprayed. Then I read the second page...


Just wondering- I probably just missed it, :blush5: but do you happen to know the mileage on the transmission?

 

[bk95td]

I believe the transmission is the original with 200,000 miles. I'm not 100% positive because the cooler lines had been cut and put back together with compression splice fittings. It hadn't had a snowplow on it either.

 

[davo727]

Hey bk: Did you tear down those 6.2 motors you bought and check the blocks yet? Thanks, Dave

 

[bk95td]

Hey bk: Did you tear down those 6.2 motors you bought and check the blocks yet? Thanks, Dave

Not yet. I'm up to 13 of them. I'm going to build a test stand to run them also.I have a gep optimiser:thumbsup: to put in my 95 HD ex-cab before that. Thanks to a hail storm yesterday, I have tons of body work to do on 3 trucks:sad:. The hail was tennis ball size:mad2::mad2:

 

[bk95td]

Fuel tank off

Got back at the project for a while yesterday during the hail storm. Got the fuel tank off and got the rusted brake line off. There was 2 couplings in the brake line ,so I only needed to remove the center section. I had the fittings soaking in pb blaster for a day so they weren't too bad to get apart. The fuel lines were very hard to get apart at the lift pump and the splice in the return. I had to soak and heat the fittings several times using a electric heat gun and pb blaster.
Got the new brake line made up using some napa1/4" polymer coated steel line.
I'm going to use regular galvanized line for the fuel and tranny lines because the polymer coated line bigger than 1/4" seems to kink when bent using a tubing bender.
Lots of cleaning and painting to do again

 

[Rafedial1]

nice thread bk95td. the pictures are great and they really show how detailed the build is.

you made me a fan of the alpine green too and I haven't even seen the color in person. lol.

it bring a smile to my face to see such a clean 6.5.

you have quite a nice collection of Detroit iron too bk!

subscribed and I will be stopping by here again.

 

[bk95td]

I've been somewhat sidetracked with the hail damage to the buildings ,junking a old ride and my newest shop tool.
I did get the brake line fabbed and the tank cleaned,primed and undercoated.
I also got the frame cleaned,primed and painted where the fuel tank covers it.
The truck I finnally junked was a 81 k10 that had been retired 10 years ago:rolleyes5: because of rust. The frame broke when I moved it! I had over $4000 in the 400 ci small block, so the drive train was salvaged.
The new to me shop tool is a 5000lb cap. clark forklift. I e-mailed clark for info on it and they sent me way more than i asked for:thumbsup:. I now have a copy of the original delivery card from 1971! It has all the major component part numbers. They also sent the numbers for all the published factory manuals:thumbsup:. There is still a over 98% parts stock at the local dealer.
It should be a very useful tool for many years to come. I got it for $1500.It weighs 8900lbs!

 

[chevyCowboy]

if you have the hight in the shop it would make lifting motors out really easy

 

[bk95td]

The forklift is more for stacking engines and parts on pallet racking. It will also work for a floor jack since it will lift the front of a truck with the engine in it.
My ceiling in the finished part of the shop is 9'- 6". The new finished part will be 14'. The forklift lifts to over 12'.

 

[Matt Bachand]

Life is good for a 6.5 psycho!

What line of work are you in when your in the 'big boy world' ?

 

[bk95td]

Just wait untill you see tomorrows new thread