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welcome JimmyRay, I see you aren't too far up the road from me...Always nice to see more Washington boys.

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Thats a nice setup, im still debating wether to go back to 315/325 drag radials about a 30-31" tire and some decent front runners

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what part of florida are you in?

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Englewood below bradenton

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oh alright im over in west palm beach

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I went over there once to get a 1980 camaro tube chassis roller

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i use to live in manatee. thats were my truck spent most of its life till i move d up her and it followed a year later. sorta miss it but glade i moved

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tomorrow im gettin a 87 c10 with 4 speed...its a 4x4 but i wanna lower it like this. Any suggestions? i like your setup.

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if its a 4x4 dont lower it go higher!

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well i have 2 4x4 trucks one on 40s and the other is my daily driver on 32s. i wanna lower this one and eventually drop in a bigger motor

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Props on the 73 stepside. I remember when there were tons of these guys running around in the desert. Walker Evans started a fad with his yellow pickup.

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Thanks, 25 years ago, I spent a lot of time in the desert with this one.

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I did so many of these back in the mid to late seventies I still remember the Chevy part number for the front springs we used 328101. I think they were big block crew cab springs. We would box the LCA's tie them together with tie bars through the LCA pivot bolts, build shock hoops and run 2 shocks off the UCA. When I built mine I used 3/4 ton A arms and bushings because they were lubable and all metal, not the stock 1/2 ton rubber ones. Then run a front skid plate from the crossmember to the end of the frame horns with a tube bumper similar to yours. We would weld a truss on the rear 12 bolt and add a second set of shocks out back too. Usually took the rear springs and added 2 long leafs and removed the overload then had them rearched 2" over stock. That was pretty much it except for either a 12 bolt posi or a mini spool. Usually ran 3.73's or 4.11's with Winston Fun and Muds, Desert Dawgs, Gates Commandos or Armstrong Tru Tracs. All were about in the 31 or 32" range. The budget guys would run Jeep take offs, Goodyear Suburbanites, about a 29" tire as I recall.

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Mine was put together in the early 80's. Same springs didn't do the shocks though, should have all the stockers where ripped out of the frame. Poly bushings in the front, due to be changed now. I'll build the LCA ties while its apart, maybe redo the skidplate.. I've always run 33's on it, with 8" rear and 7" front rims. I need to get the beard seats reupholstered and back in. They are so old Beard doesn't have the patterns for them.

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New pics of O.J.

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/DSC_0078.JPG
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Check out the hawk

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Sweet, nice truck yezzi.

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here is my baby. im still workin on it, but since i got it to drive it, i havent even used my 07 silverado anymore

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Yezzi, truck is great! What are your drop specs?

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Mcgaughys 2.5" drop spindles mcg33153, 2" low front coils mcg33128, rear drop hangers 3-4" mcg33155, 1-2" drop shackles mcg33131-s, and McGaughys front and rear shocks mcg1350 and mcg1850. I also took two leafs out.

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Beautiful ride, very nice look. Is that ruck unrestored or just restored back original?

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Original paint

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Look'n good yezzi
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Nice photography Yezzi!!

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How many miles are on that truck? Ready to sale?