Here it's is,my rusty ex plow truck.. It's a 2k crew dually 454 4l80 with 456 locker. One big mess

[Hacknwhack]

Thanks for your service by the way.

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Started on the shackles and hangers today.
My goto tools for pulling bolts on shackles is an otc ball joint press and pb blaster ...makes short work of it. I have done it this way for years hope it helps some young cats get it done.

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[Hacknwhack]

Shackles and hangers installed... I cant believe how thin the old ones were.

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[mars2878]

great progress

 

[Hacknwhack]

Got sidetracked playing truck legos.
Swapped the bed from my c1500, that had rust only where I need to cut out for fender flares. The c1500 got the rust free bed from the parts truck.and the parts truck gets the junk.

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When the was bed off the c1500,
I got around to pulling the spanked out 308 open, popped in the 343 gov lock that was on the floor all winter...

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[Supercharged111]

Is there any difference in strength between the bolts that now hold the shackle mount and the rivets that came out? Let's ignore the rust factor on that question.

 

[Hacknwhack]

Haha rust. Plenty of it here.
What I call, rust free ...anyone out west would throw away

I would think the rivets would be stronger. Long term. Gm did it for a reason.
The new bolts are grade 8 hardened with locking nuts...the rivets were softer, malleable.
I'm not an engineer.
Maybe ask the dorman company that makes them.
Or someone to chime in.
I can see this blowing up into its own thread.

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[Supercharged111]

I'm a total rust snob now. Once you're converted, there is no going back. Did you know that suspension/brake/anything under the car bolts are a feasible junkyard grab out here? Complete stock cat backs, a-arms, panhard rods all rust free and 20 years old just ripe for the picking. I'm originally from the U.P. of MI, so I know rust and I was blown away when I lifted the lid on a 20 year old Grand Marquis down in a TX junkyard for the first time and the frame still had all the paint sticking to it. It's cheaper to operate a vehicle when you can keep it forever without it turning into swiss cheese.

 

[Hacknwhack]

I'm a total rust snob now. Once you're converted, there is no going back. Did you know that suspension/brake/anything under the car bolts are a feasible junkyard grab out here? Complete stock cat backs, a-arms, panhard rods all rust free and 20 years old just ripe for the picking. I'm originally from the U.P. of MI, so I know rust and I was blown away when I lifted the lid on a 20 year old Grand Marquis down in a TX junkyard for the first time and the frame still had all the paint sticking to it. It's cheaper to operate a vehicle when you can keep it forever without it turning into swiss cheese.

I grew up with rust. Learned to accept it. It's frustrating to spend the first half of a build shaking off the rust.
I've been around the country a bit..
Seen those rust free gems..
Now you know why I'm building a Towpig... to bring back here.

"I've been converted" and "Texas"....
Sounds like Ray whiley Hubbard
Lyrics. Haha

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