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sweet

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That's a fair amount of material removed from the riser.... How's the driver seating position now? Feel 'right' or ??

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It's perfect, and extremely comfortable. The truck had some angled brackets that the previous seat mounted to that raised the back of the seat up a couple of inches. So I turned those brackets around the opposite way so it would raise the front of the seat up a couple of inches hince , leaning the seat back and providing me with a reclined , perfect height seating configuration.
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Finally got the front susp. completely finished, got most of the rear susp. completed, painted the rear axle, and picked up a complete 6.0 Liter w/4l60e trans. Here's some pics.

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So nice,... like always!

Love the 6.0.

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Looking good.
Kim

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Your truck is lookin' real good. It appears that it will sit very low to the ground and the seat too. May I suggest a skid plate between the floor and the seat.:lol: I like what you're doing.

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Nice progress, keep it up!

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Very nice Danny. I love that its a Short Fleet. Subscribed!!!!

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Thanks, I hope it hauls a$$

Thanks

I'll think about it:lol:

Thanks

Thanks. Short fleet is exactly what I wanted, you don't see too many of them

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I hit it hard for a couple of hours after work today and got the rear suspension completely finished. I'll post some pics after I get it all painted up nice, then I'll start test fitting the motor and trans.

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Love this project Danny... keep at it. Can't wait to see the new pics.

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Looking good. I love the PB stuff it really looks kool. Is the frame painted, powder coat, or Por-15? I just gotta know. keep it up.

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BASF automotive paint

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Good seeing another big window SWB Apache being built. Probably the first with Porterbuilt suspension around here too so im a little jealous. lol.. Love what you did with the seat. I have the same one in my Apache but i'm gonna have 3" taken off the top when it gets reupholstered. I thought about sectioning the brackets like you did but i'm short and felt like it would sit too low for me.

I'm definately subscribed.

Keep up the great work Danny

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Thanks
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Thanks for the info.

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truck is looking good.

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I finished the rear susp.( as much as I could anyway). Then I figured I'd pull the cab off and paint the whole thing satin black, then reassemble the susp. Next I'll run some brake lines, start fitting the engine and trans., and start on the fuel system. Here's some pics

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Looking good.
Kim

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Nice detailed work like always.
Any big billet wheels in the plan?
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Sweet!

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Thanks, I'm not the greatest at doing the really detailed stuff but I'm trying a little harder at it on this truck.

Thanks

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Your truck is coming along very nicely. It will likely be at least as nice as your Riv. Chassis is looking good. ;)

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Looking really good!
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Looking nice!

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Looks good D!

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Been watching your build for awhile. Nice clean work with attention to detail. Keeping me coming back for more.:metal:

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Started running some brake lines so I snapped a few pics.

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Very nice. Paint turned out great also.;)

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The frame looks real nice.
Kim

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Lookin' good!

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Nice truck , I love them fleet sides ,awesome work:metal:
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Truck & Work looks great Danny!

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Thanks for all the compliments.

I ordered a 98-02 F-body oil pan kit, and a DBW (drive by wire) stand alone wiring harness for my 6.0, I should have them both in a week or so. In the meantime I'm gonna finish up the brake lines. I'll post more pics when I get more accomplished.

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I finally got the F-body oil pan installed along with the electronic gas pedal, and the stand alone harness w/fuse block. While I was working in the firewall area I did a ton of clean up to it and spent a couple of weeks deciding on a color scheme so I could paint the firewall while I had the cab off. So I ended up picking this green with some vanilla accents.

The random painted part pic is a paint color test panel I made.

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Looking good!

Love the color.

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Very nice color.
Kim

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That color is definitely 'period' like we discussed.

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Looking good Danny. Great color.