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and there goes the orange wire..lol. surprised the hole was about the size of a penny.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...522_145729.jpg

Re: Project 67 DRGNWGN - 67 Burban!!
 

I have just the basics on the drivers side. The fuse panel was relocated to above the trans tunnel and ran to the frame that way..

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67s dont have many unnessacery holes.... nice work it should look alot better with a coat of primer

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so what are all those little screws coming out of the driver side?

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well, i own a bunch of welders. lol. i used a hobart 230 machine for those i believe. i also own a Lincoln 220 and 110 machine. i would use a 220 machine just for the amperage you will need to penetrate. i know some people say they can get a 110 machine hot enough, i could never get it to do it. a welder is a good investment, and over time it may actually make you money by doing jobs for other people.

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ya your right. i been wanting to buy a 220 for a while, but its hard to invest in expensive tools because it takes away from my truck for a long time lol.

i thought about turning it into money from other jobs too, but i have a horrible consious (sp?) thats why i dont even want to weld on my own frame...i guess experience would take care of that though..

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they are for a "jute padding" to sound deadned the cab

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so they can just be cut right off on the firewall?

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im thinking also to maybe buy these [IMG]http://*******************/files/imagecache/product/Over_Axle_Lower.jpg[/IMG]from suicide doors and weld 2 pieces of square tubing across the notch and weld a square 3/16" plate across, and mount the top bag to it. the lower bracket is only 30 bucks, and im sure i can rummage around for the tubing and top plate. those kp brackets are nice but they are over 100 bucks shipped!

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I thought about those too but decided to go with the under axle ones. Im going to order some sleeve bags tomorrow I think and do Some fab work to get it all to work right.
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yes no need for those holes unless you want the padding

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is there a reason your going to use sleeve bags instead of regular bags? i think you can still use the kp brackets with sleeve bags either way though..

they just might be coming off then lol

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ordered the thorbecke bros axle brackets i posted above. should be here middle or end of next week, so maybe next weekend i can tear into it. im hoping this weekend i can borrow my friends cherry picker and maybe get this motor out of here finally!

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i figured that!

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well i still havent gotten the engine puller yet, so i decided to finish up the rear that i started on a few months ago. and heres how it turned out..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...529_105953.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...529_110111.jpg

lot better than this...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...331_193243.jpg

still needs a little grinding and then filler but happy how it turned out. this was probably the hardest part i had to replace on this whole truck...lot of body curves and a tailgate hinge to make sure it was lined right, lot of relief cuts and splices. you can see its still a little bent in, but the bumper will cover that anyways ;)

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nice job a skim coat of bondo and your done

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I've seen you around on the forum, but I've never really looked too much into your build. I just read all 16 pages of your thread, and let me just say that you do some impressive work. Keep it up man.
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haha...sure hope so. i actually cant wait to start the body work...im tired of welding and crap. i get burnt out quick of doing the same thing.

thank you..appreciate you dropping in!


well guys, i got my axle brackets in a few days ago, had the day off so i went at it. cut them damn tubs out, that wasnt fun! im having a few problems trying to get everything lined up...some unusual problems. hope to get this all welded up by this weekend. heres a shot with the trailing arms up against the frame, with the bag mocked up. just a teaser til i get everything welded in, but should be what it will look like.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...602_181345.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...602_181328.jpg

im really considering a spacer between the ta crossmember and ta's because im not really digging the offcentered wheel...

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burb looks nice, i wish i had a welder that worked ok

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Sweet! Looks like your making more progress than I am. I just have an idea and the material. No time though. But here is what I will most likely be doing. Something like this just cut to fit obviously and gussets where they need to be.
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...k/P6032973.jpg
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...k/P6032976.jpg

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Very nice progress!

Hoping to start work on mine in the near future.

Congrats on a very cool project!!

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that does look tough. could you make a square crossmember that hoops over the axle housing?

thank you!


well, got everything wrapped up yesterday. it tough trying to weld with a 115 amp welder, i think before i attempt a "Z" im going to get a bigger welder! heres some progress pics from over the weekend..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...605_123408.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...605_123348.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...605_123301.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...605_123233.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...605_123244.jpg


was tough trying to get a good angle, but you get the idea! i still might add some 1" spacers between the bag...it doesnt get a lot of lift with this setup..it just clears over the top of the tire at full lift.

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burb looks good! keep it up bud!

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berry nice...about the centered rear wheels,,drove me crazy with mine too we moved mine back and did a triangulated 4 link looks perfect now...mine WAS on the trailing arms too....keep "down" the good work!!!:metal:

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lol..ya its hideous!

im thinking of putting these mirrors on...i picked them up from a friend from work. he was going to put them on his 87 el camino, but he just went with no mirrors.

what you guys think?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...614_180554.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...614_180539.jpg