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Just got home from the shop.
Both the main rails are void of gouges, rust-pits, & production scars. Everything has a nice consistent 60 grit finish so the rails should look fairly smooth after blasting & color. Tomorrow morning, I'll hook up the trailer & head back to the shop to load them up (I already have all the other parts & x-members @ the house). After everything is in the same place, I'll take an inventory to make sure nothing was over-looked. If the parts match my 'list', I'll stop by 2 different PC shops for quotes. Price pending, I'll leave the parts @ one of them. I would put up some pics but my computer crashed & I'm using a borrowed laptop. Hopefully by the time the parts are done, I'll be able to start loading up some pics again. |
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cant wait to see it , i am hopefully about 1 month away from doing this myself, all of my rear suspension is done already, so it will just be the main frame rails and the front suspension, anyway i am excited for you !!
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And, poof . . .... It's all gone!
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Looks like it is all there. What about the front spindles and the rear end housing? What color are you going to use?
I forgot to ask, are you going to bolt the complete assembly back together and not have any welded/rivet'd cross members? Are you going to use grade 8 fasteners? |
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Never seen one taken down that far. Very interesting. :metal:
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I guess the 'usual' is the front splash pan, shock x-member, & Panhard bar x-members remain in place even when stripped down for PC-ing.
Since I had to re-work each of the rear x-members & the front splash pan was in the way of some frame tweaks, everything had to come out. I thought about the re-assembly process & the 'pros/cons' of just using nuts/bolts or if welding would be necessary. I haven't decided one way or another but I'm always open to others experiences. |
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Bolting it back together shouldn't be a problem. Of course I'm sure you would be using grade 8 hardware and squaring it up. You wouldn't want to be welding on it after powder coating anyway
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And yes, everything (and I mean everything) is MINIMUM GRADE-8 hardware. |
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There's still more to do so there will be a 2nd PC load. The T/A x-member is yet to be finalized (always used 1pc driveshafts & Porter has got me convinced a 2pc is the better way to go this low). Once everthing is reassembled, I'll be able to finish up the trans x-member. After that, both will get coated along w/any other 'forgotten' items. The spindles, calipers, & a-arms will be epoxied. |
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Does that new dually tow that trailer good enough for ya?:lol:
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The current ride height is screwing w/my view when backing (I can't see the end of the trailer @ all) & it's a thirsty SoaB. But, since there's no payment, I'll live w/it until the LS swap. I just got home from the shop. It's been a long, but productive day ;) . |
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there these backupcams out there mounted in the numberplatesuround , havent checked prices lately but they where reasonably priced i might be a solution to the backup problem if you can get it either to look underneat the trailer or between the trailer and the car on top of it
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Alot more lo-tec than a camera, but that's how I roll :haha: Here is a link to the driveway markers at Home Depot.. they are $2.29 a piece! http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053 |
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In the interim, we dropped the t-gate. I'm always nervous about that decision though.... Thanks for the suggestions guys! |
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LS swap!!
The '64 is coming along great. How long until the parts are back? |
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good idea those antenna's
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After the ls swap maybe some bags?
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I've looked for suspension info on that HHR shop dually but have only found a few pics. Anybody know if any info on specifics are online? |
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"basically the same pics with a little color"........we dont care , that is like your girlfriend saying she doesnt want to undress in front of you ..cause she is feeling a little FAT..... WE DONT REALLY CAR WE JUST WANT TO SEE UM !!
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