Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Just scored my K10 from RPP for $339. 15% off sale Saturday and Sunday. I bet they run out of them before Sunday!!!! " code hotaugust "
I wonder what Codyboy Design will do with this one!"thumbsup";-)
Ernie,

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I have my wheelbase at 302mm. Obviously a gap between cab and cage. I wasn't going to try it yet, but could not resist. Just pondering how to fill the gap or bring cage forward.

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Go class 1 it is already yota body length. It would be nice

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Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Pete. I don't even know what Class 1 is. No comps around here. In fact since my nephew moved away, I'm the only scale truck driver I know of. Nobody else seems interested. That's why I almost gave up on the scale stuff, but I enjoy the building and engineering my own parts when I have time.

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Mitch, you and I are in the same boat as far as not having anyone to crawl with. The closest crawlers are an hour or more away, and I also enjoy the R&D and tinkering."thumbsup"
Ernie,

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Where are you guys from ? I also am alone in the crawling /trail truck hobby that I love lol

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Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I live in the Pacific Northwest, Oakridge, Oregon. We are right at the base of the Cascade Mountains about 35 miles east of Eugene. "thumbsup"
Ernie,

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I'm down in the South West of England. Plenty of walking/biking trails nearby. Couple of local shops here, but one is mostly flying, but he got my Ascender for me, and I bought a Glamis Uno off him a couple of years ago and the other doesn't 'get' scale or rock crawling.

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Mine also is 302mm wheelbase, I put 3/16 spacers between the cab an also the cage halves, perfect fit an still looks good there will be a small gap between the aluminum plates an the cage upright but it will fit that wheelbase .

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I seen on facecrook somebody is useing that proline ford cab

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Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I was thinking about that, probably look great! I'm going with K10 cab for now, but I'll check out how the 66 Ford Proline cab lines up with the K10 cage for later. Do you have both Pete959?

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Pics please?

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Is that the proline 66 F100 cab and Vaterra K10 rear cage?

Can someone with the puter know how post that pic here?

Sounds cool to me if it fits together!

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

working on it just bought a star, so some pics coming"thumbsup"

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Look what just came in the mail!;-) I will start posting on the build as I work on orders."thumbsup"
Ernie,
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5546.jpg

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I see nothing Colonel Hogan! :ror::mrgreen:

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

"Build it and they will come.":mrgreen: I will have some pics this evening"thumbsup"
Ernie,

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

Ok, so I want to change a couple little things:lmao::lmao: well maybe just a bit more than a little:ror:.I do know that this is the last time you will see it the way it sits now. Can you say "LOWER".

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5547.jpg

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5548.jpg

Something I notice right off the bat is the sliders on the drive shafts are bigger than what came on my K5.

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5549.jpg

While I'm changing out to my beeftube axles I thought I would do a over haul on the stock shocks. I buttered up the bottom O-rings with some losi green shock grease.

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5551.jpg

Also drilled out the piston with a 1.9mm bit. I also took this part one step farther, I tacked the piston to the e-clips so the hole would not spin back under the e-clip.;-)

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5552.jpg

I also put the 6mm bump stop on the inside of the shocks for a limiter.

http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/...0/IMG_5553.jpg

I got more done but didn't get photos yet.
So all for now."thumbsup"
Ernie,

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

What did you use for bumpstops in the shocks?

Re: Codyboy Design: 1972 Chevrolet K10 Pickup Ascender
 

I don't have anything on the outside of the shock shaft as a stop. If I think I need one later, I will just use O-rings."thumbsup"
Ernie,