Cole1
Well-Known Member
Tecate build
So ive been building my truck for a couple months now and its finally getting close to take out. Well I started out with a 79 k10 that I was going to convert to 3/4 ton with a 6" and some 38's. A buddy said I should put a smaller cab on the full size frame so i got a second gen cab off Darby. Shortly realized it would be a pain to swap thee cab i mad a call and found an 87 standard cab short bed for free and jumped all over it. i tore off the ifs and got the sky full size axle swap kit and put my dana 44 and 14 bolt rear under the toyota with the 38's. put the ORD disc brake kit on the 14 bolt to shed a few pounds and looking for a locker for it too. I made my own motor mounts with the help of soe friends and dropped in the 350. Im wainting on my th350 and the 205 so I can get that in. Made some tube doors because the ones I dot from Darby were taco'd beyond use and finished putting the bed on last night. Hopefully we can get the rear suspension done then its on the brakes and steering then all the fun little stuff. I dont have a camera but a buddy took picks so ill have him post them up.
So ive been building my truck for a couple months now and its finally getting close to take out. Well I started out with a 79 k10 that I was going to convert to 3/4 ton with a 6" and some 38's. A buddy said I should put a smaller cab on the full size frame so i got a second gen cab off Darby. Shortly realized it would be a pain to swap thee cab i mad a call and found an 87 standard cab short bed for free and jumped all over it. i tore off the ifs and got the sky full size axle swap kit and put my dana 44 and 14 bolt rear under the toyota with the 38's. put the ORD disc brake kit on the 14 bolt to shed a few pounds and looking for a locker for it too. I made my own motor mounts with the help of soe friends and dropped in the 350. Im wainting on my th350 and the 205 so I can get that in. Made some tube doors because the ones I dot from Darby were taco'd beyond use and finished putting the bed on last night. Hopefully we can get the rear suspension done then its on the brakes and steering then all the fun little stuff. I dont have a camera but a buddy took picks so ill have him post them up.
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