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Here's a better pic of the floor I'm talking about. The edge of the aviator floor has a trim along the edge about 2"s apart, but the bottom plate is much thicker. I'm going to weld something thicker on the bottom of the ad cab. Then adjust to where the top layer of the floor is even with the cab. I'll have to get creative on the back edge because of the trans tunnel. Attachment 1582179
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looks like it is lining out well, how is the steering and brake position?
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We did the best we could with all the welding. Hopefully after some seam sealer and por15 it'll look better. So far so goodAttachment 1582858
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I'm looking forward to seeing how this one works out. It should be a good driving and riding AD when you get it done.
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neat! keep it up!
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This truck is awesome. It's going to blow people's minds when it's done. It will piss off the brand loyal guys, fool everyone as it drives by and stir up everyone's curiosity when they start to figure out what's going on. I love it!
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Now that you're intimately familiar with the Aviator chassis, what's your opinion about using it just as a chassis donor (without the floor pan)? With IRS, 4 wheel discs, and rack & pinion, it would seem to have some advantages over an S-10 donor. The 113.8" wheelbase is a couple of inches short, but I'm starting with a LWB truck anyway so it can be any length. It's hard to forego all the parts, information, experience, etc., that's available for an S-10 swap--but somebody had to do the first one of those at one time, too.
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The chassis by itself is built extremely well. Then take the standard IRS, 4 wheeel disc etc.. oh hands down a better chassis. Oh and the aviator also has an awesome tow package. I have a mountaineer I'm using the chassis on my next build. You find ad cabs all the time that have the floors completely rusted. It was a pain the first time, but I think now that I know it'll work. I would prefer to cut the floor out. I would be happy to give you the exact measurements to swap out the floor and fire wall. ONCE I see this one completed lol. |
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It's been a bit, but I've been crazy busy. I am tired again, so for now I'll just post pics and explain later in more detailAttachment 1590663
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I will be able to make the dash work, but I have to shave off 2 or 3 inches on each side. Hopefully fiberglass in the end will help bring the top all together.[ATTACH]Attachment 1590669
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I am pretty much winging it at this point. If anyone sees something that could help pull this all together, it would be truly appreciated. Luckily I have some handy friends to help out also. The next one will be so much easier after this one is done, lol.Attachment 1590674
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Love the body swaps. I'm in.
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dynamite!
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It's been a minute so here's an update. I'm not going to lie, the wiring has been kicking my butt! I've moved most of the modules to the back of the cab. I finally have that caught up, so I installed shorter coils and ball joints. Tomorrow I'm going to get low profile tires for the wheels. I'm hoping it'll be low enough.Attachment 1597155
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wow really looking great!
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Have you had any changes to the truck lately?
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Not nearly as I would like to have done jk. I got frustrated once we set the cab. It was to far forward. I was able to get it moved back, but I'll have to send pics so you guys can tell me if the front wheels are centered in the fenders enough. On the bright side, I lucked out on two other classics that are both personal dream cars. 85 Chevy crewcab and a 64-1/2 stand convertible. Traded electrical work for both so that's kept me busy. Basically cost me 4 solid weekends and a few hundred on material. Oh and we have the official name of this build, "the cheviator". I will be back on it full time soon. Thanks for asking! Attachment 1620529
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for my next build. This one was only $600. They get cheaper and cheaper |
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the wheel in the hole looks pretty darn close to being centered..maybe move cab back a inch or so in that bottom pic..but its close..the top pic looks more centered
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