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Love the wheels. You've got me second guessing smoothies with whitewalls.
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Smoothies with white walls are awesome too.

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:agree:

Looks awesome!!!! :metal:

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bjcaldwe, I like the wheels. Looking good.

Shannon

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X - Thanks, I enjoy reading your threads.

Groyd - I do mine this way, you do yours with white walls and then we have it both covered lol.

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Sounds like a plan.

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Groyd - Do you need any s10 leaf springs? I have the pair off my rearend you can have.

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I met up for Scott for some bbq and then went and helped on his 62 for a bit today. He got the motor mounts and trans mount mocked up.

Then I came home and rolled the 52 out and turned it around. I did a little cleaning in the garage and then rolled it back in and put the front on stands.

Scott came by and we started all the measuring for the 4 link and realized there was a bunch of brackets to be removed. So, tomorrow im cutting off the spring perches on the rear end, and removing the stock hanger off the frame.


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Thanks for the offer, but I put bell-tech drop leaf springs on. So I actually have an extra set too.

I'm glad to see you taking advantage of the weather. I'm going to be pretty hooked up until November and won't be able to even touch mine until then.
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I have wasted plenty of other days, so it is time I got some stuff done. I have slowed down a bit on my racing and trying to only hit the points races and bigger events here for awhile.

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-a...520-%25201.jpg

I got the spring perches removed, and one of the stock rear shock mounts. I only managed to get 1 rivet out on the stock hangers. I may have to invest in another air hammer since mine is acting up.

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Hangers are off, might start back laying out the 4 link tomorrow night and tack it in. Depends what mood I am in after work.

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Good progress Billy.
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I got the drivers side lower bar tacked in. I hope to check my measurements and get the passenger side bar on tomorrow night.

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Very cool!! :metal:

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:lol:looking good

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Man that looks great billy!! What finish is on those wheels?, Really looks great. Man you jumped a whole page on me in just a few days! Nice progress and the rear 4 link looks great too.

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The coating is black chrome. It jumped because of big pics lol. I gotta get back on it this week. I stepped away from it for a few days.

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aheeem, Hi Billy. How you doin :lol:

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Not doing much lol.

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So, after feeling some shame for not doing anything with the truck, I worked on it for a couple hours today. I got the lower bars tacked back on, this time straight. I started looking to see where I will put the upper bars.

I also finally took off the old crappy rear bumper and put it out to the bermuda triangle (curb in front of my house). I bet it will be gone by later this evening.

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Got more done than i have.. Nice :metal:

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Pictures Billy?!?! I used to enjoy the south side bermuda triangle, put the old grill on the curb and wait for the scap dogs to snatch it :lol: good times!

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There is nothing new worth really seeing yet. I just have the bottom bars tacked on and one of the upper sorta laying in place. When I called Scotts they recommended 8.5 -9 inches of travel at rideheight for the f9000 sleeve bags in the rear. So, that was some good info.

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Dude im sorry but you need to hurry because i need some inspiration :lol:

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You just need some bbq lol. I put one wheel on the rear today and looked at it for awhile. Then came back inside. :)

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I got started on the step notch. I still have a lot of welding to do but it is at least together.

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Ohhhhhh someone got the fire re lit :lol:

Looks good ! :metal:

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Somehow I smashed my throttle finger without even hitting it with the hammer. I am that damn good.

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did you buy that notch? looks good

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It is made by welders series. It is lazer cut and you just bend the 90s and then weld it up. Then once it place it has some other plates to finish up boxing the inside of it.

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figured it was laser cut by the looks of it. I'm familiar with welder series. thanks lookin good

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:haha:

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Nice work Billy, Thats a pretty cool notch. I did a similar one on an S10 years ago came in 4 pieces and you bend them at the slots and weld away. Never heard of welders series so I looked them up. They do have some cool products. So this will be ready by spring right?:smoke:

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^^ thats kinda what i was thinking.... :lol:

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The notch welding may be done by spring. :metal:

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:lol:

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Man, we're working the same pace on getting these 52's back on the road. Bought mine 2(?) years ago and have made really slow progress as well. So slow that I'm beginning to wonder if it will see the road before 2015. I'm in the same boat as far as the financing part goes, but now I've got an 85 GMC 3/4 ton to fetch parts in. That is, when I'm not fetching parts for it, that is.....

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I got the passenger side step notch trimmed and tacked in a couple weekends ago. I did not get anything done last weekend. The frame sure does have all kinds of angles to it at the back. Between the natural kickup and the fact the frame gets wider from front to rear it makes things interesting. I guess the plan is that once the driverside is mounted and everything is welded in solid, I will bridge the notches with some pipe. Later down the road the frame will get some additional boxing.

I have had some slows downs, mostly due to being lazy. Now that I have the proper length shocks on the back of my crew cab and the mounts are reinforced I can think more about the old truck. F18delta do you have a build thread?

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I keep meaning to start one, but when I get home and on this site, there are pictures and links that work there that don't when I'm at work. So I get distracted rather eas....SQUIRREL!!!