1994 K3500 extended cab dually

[n8in8or]

I know at least one of you had a side wager going that this would eventually happen. Go collect your winnings, smarty.

 

[ak diesel driver]

That doesn't look like a rust belt truck to me.

 

[n8in8or]

That doesn't look like a rust belt truck to me.

I think it was taken care of pretty well. I had to replace a floor pan and a cab corner, and one of the fenders is a bit rusty, but overall it’s pretty solid. It has a dealership tag on the tailgate from a local dealership, so I’m pretty sure it’s been around here its whole life.

 

[Will L.]

Uh-oh! Here comes another work of art!

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

@n8in8or , I've got a camper here for you to stay in while you help me with my 93 when ya get time ..

 

[jrsavoie]

@n8in8or , I've got a camper here for you to stay in while you help me with my 93 when ya get time ..

I don't have a camper, but I might buy one.
I'd definitely pay whatever I could afford.
I'm not sure what shop rate is around here anymore. But that's my 2nd option.
If I could find roving repair or a shop to do the work

 

[ak diesel driver]

Heck forget the camper I've got a bedroom he can use. Lol

 

[n8in8or]

Heck forget the camper I've got a bedroom he can use. Lol

Highest bidder so far!

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

I'll build his motor while he works on mine

 

[Twisted Steel Performance]

Unfortunately my mother in-law is in my only extra room

 

[dbrannon79]

Did I just spy a working skidsteer in one of those pics!! O... @Husker6.5

 

[jrsavoie]

Unfortunately my mother in-law is in my only extra room

Is there room for 2?

 

[MrMarty51]

Is there room for 2?

Help him build a Motherinlaw shed. Sheshed kind of a thing.

 

[n8in8or]

I had last week off, so my plan was to sandblast the frame, then paint the frame and hopefully start reassembly. I didn’t expect to have to spend 30 hours just sandblasting, so that’s pretty much all I got done. It was a lot of pieces though, so I guess it makes sense. I spent about 20 hours with the pressure pot and then around another 10 on the parts that would fit in my cabinet.



I noticed that 3 of the body mounts were rusted pretty thin, so I decided to repair those. I made some large “washers” out of 11 gage steel using hole saws, then cut out the bad part using the plasma, then finally welded them in and ground them smooth.



This week is going to be a lot of parts hanging and metal prep so I can finally paint next weekend. I’ll be happy when this is done.

 

[Turbine Doc]

Looks like you know your way around metal. Im liking what I see and wish we were closer, have you considered add in some metal stiffening across the "C" frame in stress areas, basically making it "square tube/box beam" , I did that on a rotten frame repair on my 1990 GMC C1500s frame.

 

[n8in8or]

Looks like you know your way around metal. Im liking what I see and wish we were closer, have you considered add in some metal stiffening across the "C" frame in stress areas, basically making it "square tube/box beam" , I did that on a rotten frame repair on my 1990 GMC C1500s frame.

Wow, I haven't seen your name on here in a while, though I probably just missed you since I don't "hang out" in the other areas as much as I used to.

I would like to fully box the frame, but that would require me re-engineering all of the crossmembers as well, and that isn't something I'm interested in tackling with this truck. For how I'm using the truck, I feel confident in the factory design so I will just leave it that way. My main focus with this truck is removing the years of decay from it mechanically and then prep it so it hopefully lasts me the rest of my life with good attention and maintenance.