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Dino... this is out of the norm... but will be one sweet truck when complete!

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:dohh:

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Here is some inspiration Dino.

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Sweet Catalina vert! My wife's first car was a 67 Catalina 4 door that we built up. It sucked.

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Holy tire rubbing batman!!!

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hey dino:I have an idea for you...
this truck is going to be like a baja racer, right?
so you are going to need big wheelwells for lots of clearance.
how about using some fenders off a 2 ton, they should bolt right on , and would look stock.
then maybe cut up another pair, for the fleet bed...

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That is exactly what i was thinking jon, you beat me to the punch:banghead:

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thats not a bad idea jon hmmmm

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You need a sweet front bumper!
I built this several years ago while I was learning basic fab stuff, it was my second attempt at a front bumper, my truck being the first.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...DSCN8904-1.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8905.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8908.jpg
Getting respect from the guy I was building it for while I had my back turned
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8907.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8924.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8926.jpg
F'ing F-rds! Notice the difference in frame rail size!
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8927.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8929.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8931.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8928.jpg

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http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8935.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8938.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8936.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8939.jpg
Dont mind the garbage can and clamp, "someone" forgot to order mounting tabs
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...r/DSCN8943.jpg
Finished product!
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...davebumper.jpg

This was all completed in less then 8 hours, all with scrap laying around the garage, except for the tubing.

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nice work rob , i am getting all my parts together couple more weeks and i will have some more done , front bumper,rear bumper with skid plates and front and rear hoops i am almost 100% sure it will be bagged front and rear,and i have got my bed al most done

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Bagged! Oh, I have been thinking about doing that for so long! Going from prerunner to dragging skidplate at a flick of a switch. Dude, you HAVE to post pictures of this as progress is made!:metal::metal::metal:

Just dont go cheap on shocks, I have seen a few prerunners with bags, and you NEED real deal shocks. If you run bags for the springs, be sure to use limit straps, get a triple bypass shock if you can, and let it rip!

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Here is your inspiration for bags.

http://grunionfabrication.com/Galler...n001.sized.jpg

http://grunionfabrication.com/Galler...6420.sized.jpg

http://grunionfabrication.com/Galler...6424.sized.jpg

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This was all completed in less then 8 hours, all with scrap laying around the garage, except for the tubing.[/QUOTE]

Cool...did you gusset behind it too ?? Looks like one good hit, and it would buckle upward.

Cool looking though.


Although, I would build beefy bumpers that would double as air-tanks.

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Cool...did you gusset behind it too ?? Looks like one good hit, and it would buckle upward.

Cool looking though.


Although, I would build beefy bumpers that would double as air-tanks.[/QUOTE]

I gussetted it back under the frame for about 4 inches, and along the side of the framerail. I didn't do the upper, my thinking is that it is alot easier to replace the front bumper if it gets slammed harder then it should, then to replace the framerail under the suspension mounting points. I built the bumper on my truck the same way, haven't had any issues yet, and it survived a good front end stuff into a dune at about 40 that stopped the truck.

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kevin thats just sick, and it does lay

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Yours will be sick also.;)

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I'm diggin it dino!

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Cool

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almost ready to get back on it waited for some machine parts to be finished

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did some trading and got my wheels an tires 37x12.50-17teens and they are huge .The best part is they fit:metal: got my bed home and i need to trim it out for all the shocks , got all the rest of the parts, just need my machine stuff and i can get to work on it

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Those are 37's?! They look so small on that rig

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yeah i know i could have gone with 40" :lol:

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Those are sweet !!! I sure could use those on my Chevy powered Samurai !!!

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looks very cool, and menacing:ito:

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sweet keep the pics comming!

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I think this post has convinced me to go the other way with my 63 i was going to cut up the frame and make the truck lay frame, but seeing this makes me think it will look tuff sitt'n up nice and high! dino how are you going to lift the back, is there someone out there that makes lift springs for the back in this year? or will 68-72 springs work also?

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I think i am going to bag the rear, the back is no problem,there are many ways .One is there are lift springs,or a spacer for the spring,the old school way was to flip the axle on the bottom of the trailing arm that was about 4" which i dont need much lift on the rear,

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yeah when i was putting my 63 together for the first time i did that and thought to my self dang!!! it sits high in the rear, then i realized what i did.......but hey i was 14 i didn't know any better!

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is there any negative effects of flipping the axle!!!

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I am not sure but i don't have a super horse power motor, I mock up the bed to day.

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what's up with those rear marker lights? custom add on?

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That thing looks cool as heck all lifted. I'm not a huge lifted fan, but dang... Howcome you got rid of the flatbed, was kinda quirky and unique looking for bein custom.

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yeah the bed is off a custom, the cab is the big window inside of my shop

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yeah i had some plans for the flat bed but just couldn't get into it.and when i get the bed floor out and all that tubing for the suspension :devil:

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By flip do you meen flip it over so it wil bolt in or flip as put it under the arms by moving the moiunting pads? If you move the pads to the top and reset your pinion angle then their is not ill affects. If you meen flip it over so it can bolt in then the only affects are all your forward gears *(1st, 2nd and 3rd) are now all reverce and your reverce is now your only forward gear!


Dino~
How is your tire to fender clearance when the suspention is at full bump? Do you plan any flare's or cutting? Please don't respond that you will not be taking it off road because that is not what we want to hear:lol:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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kevin i have seen guys put the axle on the bottom of the trailing arms , looked like the pinion was fine or maybe they shimmed it, I am pretty sure that i am going to lift the rear with springs, and i have plans on using this truck to go out an thrash in , I think i have all the steering bugs worked out and think i have the bump street under control, i have planned on talking to you comming up about some ideas,this weekend all the rest of the parts should be here and i can get some work done

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I had i little time to work on my lifted truck this weekend.( my nephew helped of course) still haven't got all my front stuff back from the machine shop.I have almost every thing mock up and i think it will all work.I switched out my rear springs with a old 3/4 ton camper special i have, that is were i also got the bed from.I had some old bag mounts and i used those for a added 4" total it went up about 10".The tires are huge and can't hardly wait to go out and thrash this truck:metal:

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one more of the roller