11-27-2024, 02:54 AM | #251 |
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Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy
Cleaned up and painted the replacement hub. There is a slight difference between the new and old. The inner seal depth is not as deep on the replacement. The seals I removed from my originals were thin (.25") even though the hubs appear to be made for the .31" wide seals everyone sells. I have been looking all over the place, and I can't find any .25" wide seals. The old thin seal I've got says, "Made in Singapore" and "UF 0215E" on it, but searching for that goes nowhere. The wider seals will probably work just fine.
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11-27-2024, 03:50 AM | #252 |
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I found a seal that should be the correct dimensions. It's SKF 24904. The I.D. and O.D. are the same as seal 442380, but it is .25" wide. It's what's spec'd for a 1974 Dodge W100. I ordered a pair of them.
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11-27-2024, 09:49 AM | #253 |
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Re: 1971 K10 Stepside - Getting a Roller Roadworthy
I got lucky and the PO cut them out above the kick panel closer to the window crank. Didn't bother to patch them since new door panels would cover them up. Never seen (2) speaker holes cut in a door, that was a first.
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11-27-2024, 11:06 AM | #254 |
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That was convenient. Two speaker holes per door is a first for me, too. My '68 had a round speaker hole cut down low on both doors. I bought a replacement door on one side due to exterior damage, and the replacement had a speaker hole, too.
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Reassemble front hubs Finish patching door speaker holes Replace the center section of the dash to fix a butchered radio hole Replace rocker panels Replace rear window Clean and paint frame rails Rebuild entire brake system (new hard lines, booster, master cylinder, etc.) Install parking brake cables Convert 2WD NV4500 transmission to 4WD by replacing output shaft & tail housing Replace NP205 long input shaft with a short one Install engine, transmission & transfer case Measure for rear driveshaft and get ordered Clutch linkage Go through entire electrical system and make repairs as needed Build a tach gauge cluster New bed wood Reupholster seat Those are the big items at this point. Last edited by pjmoreland; 11-27-2024 at 06:11 PM. |
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11-28-2024, 07:21 PM | #256 |
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You’re doing quite a bit more than I expected! Very cool.
Looking great, keep it up.
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I have all of the parts now to put the front hubs back together. I installed the bearing races, pressed in the studs and installed the inner bearing seal. One of the hubs has a deeper bore for the seal, but the hub is taller overall, so the seals on both hubs are at the same depth relative to the bearing.
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12-04-2024, 02:22 AM | #259 |
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Spent the evening attempting to reassemble the front hubs. Discovered three more bad parts though, so I only got one hub back together.
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12-06-2024, 04:07 AM | #260 |
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Spent the evening working on the passenger side door. Started by taking the interior panel off. One of the screws didn't want to come loose, so I had to drill it out. The threads in the square nut survived the ordeal.
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12-06-2024, 04:12 AM | #261 |
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Cleaned out the inside of the door and then removed it and brought it into the garage for some repairs. Welded up the two speaker holes and some extra mirror holes. Also replaced some slotted screws holding the window regulator in with factory screws.
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Found some rust in the interior bottom front corner of the door, so I fabricated a little patch panel.
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12-06-2024, 04:17 AM | #263 |
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Then I welded in the patch panel. I've got lots of grinding to do now.
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12-06-2024, 09:11 AM | #264 |
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Man, you nailed that curve. Nice work.
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Thanks! I cut two thick pieces of steel to match the curve and then clamped the sheet metal between them and hammered it over to form the curve. I shaped the little squiggly part with a combination of pliers and hammering.
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12-06-2024, 01:48 PM | #266 |
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That's a nice trick. I'm banking that one in the vault.
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Slick!
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12-07-2024, 10:59 PM | #268 |
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Worked on the doors and the passenger side rocker panel today. Smoothed out the welds on the passenger door and covered them with primer for now. Also filled in some extra mirror holes on the driver door.
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12-07-2024, 11:05 PM | #269 |
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Spent the rest of the day replacing the passenger side rocker panel. Started by drilling out the spot welds.
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12-07-2024, 11:11 PM | #270 |
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More drilling. I cut the bulk if the rocker off once the bottom edge was the only remaining attached portion. Then I discovered that the bottom lip only had one spot weld in it. That would explain why the driver side rocker is split open along the bottom edge. There was a rust hole back near the cab corner, so I welded a patch over it.
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12-07-2024, 11:18 PM | #271 |
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Cleaned up the metal with a wire wheel and then primed and painted it. I drilled holes in the ends of the new rocker panel and along the bottom edge of the floor. I then set the rocker in place and used a scribe to mark the locations of the holes. I removed the paint in the hole locations to prepare for welding. Welded the new rocker in place by filling the holes with rosette welds. Still need to smooth out the welds. I will apply seam sealer around the perimeter of the new rocker. Ran out of daylight.
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12-08-2024, 04:12 AM | #272 |
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Two questions, Pat:
What plant did that Stepside roll out of? What kinda mirrors will you be using?
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Amazing the inner rockers were intact. Definitely not from the salt belt. Nice fitment on the new rocker.
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