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You're probably well aware of the poor quality and fitment of foreign patches and rockers. You have to cut and fit almost all of them to get a nice seam at your doors. I had really good luck with Tabco made in USA cab corners. They fit great and are made of good quality steel. I bought them back in the early 2000s so I don't know how the modern versions are as far as fit. My rockers and kick panels came from Tri plus. The rockers needed a lot of love and the kick panels were terrible, especially the passenger side. I ended up sawing up to get it to fit. I haven't used any of their pieces yet but I have heard good things about AMD panels. From my experience, you have to custom fit about all the patches. I recommend being patient and taking your time. Good luck! |
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I've heard really good things about Southern Kentucky Classics
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check out this thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=564201 there is a lot of great info on doing metal work
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BucK, I assumed you got this version of the rear coilover dropmember?
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Well, I didn't really get anything done to the truck tonight but I did make progress. The I6 is GONE!! Thanks to Track70's Dad for giving it a second chance! So with that gone I was able to get the cab stowed in the garage so my queen can park her inside... Happy wife, happy life. ;) I also received my CPP Big Brake kit from Tommy at TnT-MotorSports (ksbrktracer).
Attachment 1332402 Attachment 1332403 So maybe tomorrow night I can get at that notch.:ito: |
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if your looking to sell your old trailing arms let me know... my 69 suburban trailing arms are done. one just snapped in half from all the rust :(
im hoping they are the same length if you are looking to sell them |
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Also, I would tack weld in some braces in the door opening before you even cut anything loose. On mine I just took a bunch of measurements and it worked out okay. I also have a few extra cabs laying around that I can measure for reference, which is handy. In hindsight, I would have spent more time fitting my doors. I had a few issues with the rockers and the door gaps that really should have been addressed before I finished bodywork. I ended up adjusting my passenger side door up after the truck was assembled. What a pain! I didn't even know the door was hitting the rocker until it started scuffing the clear coat. For reference HERE is where I tried to fit up my driver side door for the final time. For the record, I also only used GM panels, no aftermarket stuff. This tells us back in the day GM had pretty loose tolerance for fit up of our trucks. I fit the passenger side too, I just didn't notice the door was contacting the rocker until it was shiny :( Sorry for the novel but just know this, I learned a ton about what not to do. I will help you any way I can when you go to making sparks. :chevy: |
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Sweet^^^
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Very nice :metal: |
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Wow those are beautiful! Some of my favorite wheels! Expected arrival date?
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I dig the wheels!
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Nice looking wheels
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I love those wheels! What sizes? Are you gonna use up all that room in those bed tubs? ;)
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Love those wheels, I thought you already purchased some for this project though
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What are you going to do with the current wheels? :)
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Nice choice on the wheels!
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Worked on the notch for a little bit tonight...
Rear bridge removed. Attachment 1332731 Passenger side notch partially installed. Attachment 1332732 |
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All those holes are crazy fun to drill out, HUH? :lol:
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Oh yeah , those wheels are Sweeeet !
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I never wanted to say anything about the old wheels but always thought something else would look better. I think the new wheels will look great with the white paint.
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Good to see everything showed up and it looks like you are making some good progress . New Wheels are gonna look good as well .. !
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I like the wheels, they will look good on that truck.
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Nice progress Buck. All the porterbuilt is making me have bad thoughts :lol:. I like the new wheel choice also :metal:
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Progress for today was HUGE, and I am beat so I'm not sure how much will get done tomorrow. I may have to take another health day.;) Just two more crossmembers to go and the frame mods will be pretty much done and we will be on to mocking up the suspension components.:metal: Anyway, I was able to get the front crossmember mocked up. Thanks to Nate Porter for a customer service call to help me find and figure out some hardware, these things take a ton of bolts! :lol: Attachment 1333526 Also got the trailing arm crossmember installed... Attachment 1333527 Attachment 1333528 ...as well as the rearmost tubular crossmember. Attachment 1333529 Here's what it looks like at this point. Attachment 1333530 |
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Its going to be so nice.
You are doing it the best way. Mock up everything! Brake lines, fuel lines, steering, etc. Then blow part for paint. No surprises later. |
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Great build! I will be watching.
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Looks like you & I made the same mistake... I put the notch in (472 bolts to hold it in) before putting the panhard bar support crossmember in :(. At least you only have to take 1 notch back out (236 bolts :D ). Progress is looking great. And Keith is right... Mock it up completely... That's my plan, if I'll quit buying new cooler (ie $$$'er) parts.
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