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Attachment 1185387 I like how yours is coming out. Looks better then mine

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Hi friends, took last night off, basically went straight to bed after work, was great. At it again tonight, got one arm plated, it took way longer than I feel it should, but I should be able to knock the other side out much quicker tomorrow night. Anyways, I want this thing to lay hard on any wheel I choose to put on it, so I went relatively big right away. The upper cup is only 2" tall, and I've got the arms plated about as low as they can be, so aside from putting a drop spindle in it, There is no way to make the front lower, without going nuts.

Bag bolted in, checked fit and gathered a plan:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psb6b83135.jpg

Stock arm

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psb3d4609e.jpg

The cut:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psad779161.jpg

Plated:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psea8ce21e.jpg

Installed:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps4da44091.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps50e9a2f1.jpg

Overall, pretty happy with how this side turned out. I'll tackle the other side tomorrow and then mount the sway bar and drill holes to attach the end-links.

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looking good, you can prolly got even more if that little tab on the frame was gone, last pic toward the left. However, I think its gonna lay low as it is. As of right now I didn't dehump mine, frame is about 4" off ground with no weight. I kinda like having that safety net incase something goes wrong. You can mount the body up or down to your liking. Took me way longer than I hoped to clearance bag and mount the cups. I'm running bag plates though and a 2600lb bag so it is huge. Looking nice and clean though. I'd think about putting some type of tubing under the arm for extra support, incase you haven't already.

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Cool build! What's up with the square body next to it?

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The body will mount as it would stock on this frame as the center section is still factory AD frame. This is also a 2600lb bag (RE7). They're quite large but it seems to fit well. Thanks. I do intend on going back and adding a little bracing under the plate before the truck gets final assembled, I likely won't need it as the plate is 3/16" and welded on both sides, but it never hurts to over-build something.

Thanks! It's my buddy Dave's. He's been working on it for a few years. I'll snag some pictures tomorrow night and post them up, the rear frame work of that truck is incredible. Bagged and bodied, will lay on a 22" wheel no problem.


Evening fellas, got a whole lot accomplished this weekend. I'll be honest, it didn't feel like a lot throughout the weekend, but sitting here now, I realize we knocked out a bunch of stuff.

Friday night I installed the arms and drilled for the end links, also realized I've managed to lose my MOOG ball joint nuts (these are the arms that used to be on my S10, the ball joints are 2000KM new, so I decided to use these), and of course, they're different from ANY other available ball joint and you can't buy them separately from MOOG. This is currently an issue I have yet to solve. Small bump in the road, I hope.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psad4fb2b4.jpg

Saturday, my buddy Curt and I headed down to Toronto to Altered Altitude Customs to pick up a bunch of stuff for both of our trucks.

I came home with four bags (Slam RE-7's) for the truck, my bushings for the 4-link and two adjustable bushing ends and threaded bungs (again, all the same junk I used in the S10). It's fairly cost effective and works damn well. We made a pit-stop on the way home and I picked up a, what appears to be, installed but never used AVS 7-port, 5 gallon slim tank and an old ugly ass switch box. The switch box will get torn apart and I will use 6 switches (4 corners and front/back) and make a panel that will be at the bottom of the bench seat.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps8cfd7c54.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps891a0e24.jpg

Which brings us to tonight.

The back-half has started to come together! Dave and I devised a plan and started tacking and measuring away, and before long it actually looked like something. A couple hours later, we have a few stitch welds down on an extremely straight and square back-half. At this point, the only piece that is in for good is the rear piece of 2x4x3/16" square. Everything else is a temporary brace to hold this all square. I will be adding a couple more tomorrow night and then we will be ready to install the back half/make the truck a short-box next weekend.

The plan is to get the back-half tacked in place. Design and build a sheet-metal crossmember, get it built and fully welded, by that time we will be able to comfortably remove all the bracing except for across the notches and build the 4-link. Once the 4-link is built and the axle is centered we can build the bag bridge into the notches and the back-half will essentially be done. Hoping to have 4 wheels on the truck completely between Christmas and new-years.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psb27db3fe.jpg

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Again, super happy with the outcome of this weekend. It's exciting being this close to having a somewhat complete frame.

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Looks great...Jim

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coming together, looking good

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Thank you guys, I'm pretty happy with the outcome so far.

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I like where this is going. The reason I asked about the square is I'm working on one, the reason I'm watching this build is I have a '51, 5- window in the yard waiting on me. I really like how yours is taking shape.

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Yours look to be in great shape! I snapped some pictures of Dave's truck for you tonight aswell.

It is an '80 short-box.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psb3fe540c.jpg

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Here's tonight:

The frame is nowhere near ready to be joined yet, but I went ahead and cut the stock frame and clamped down the new back-half tonight anyways, I got antsy, leave me alone. It is only eye-balled but I think I did okay. It looks half-decent. That and the truck is officially a short-box now! Woo.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps304db1c2.jpg

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You can see at the joint where the new back-half is a fair bit longer. That was not supposed to be like that, my buddy who lasered out the rails I guess forgot to account for the 3/16" flat stock on top and bottom of the rails. Thankfully, this is not an issue at all, we'll be able to blend it in and you won't even notice it with the 4-link x-member in place.

Not much of an update, but it gave me a pretty good idea how all is going to turn out, and I am completely thrilled with it.

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Thanks for the pics, and he back-half is looking sweet.

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Frame is looking great...Jim

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Wybrow, back half looks great, and so does the rest of the frame.


Shannon

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looking good man,keep it going

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Thanks a lot, guys.

Pretty good update, front suspension is on. We've also got the back-half partially welded on. Levelling and squaring everything out on a concrete floor that is less than flat is very time consuming, but we managed. We've also got the engine and transmission in so that driveline height can be measured and we can build the 4-link crossmember to suit. Tonight the crossmember will be designed, and by the end of the week I'll have the lasered pieces and it should be somewhat assembled.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps133ccee9.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psf068e370.jpg

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Numerous bottle jacks and widow-makers were used to level everything, useful beyond words.

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Really taking shape....Jim

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Really looking good man!
So how tall is that notch?

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That is looking great

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To be honest, I'm not sure how tall it is. Haha, it is set-up to lay on a 30" tall tire. I can grab a measurement next time I'm at the shop.

Thanks, fellas!

Not a lot of physical evidence of progress over this weekend, however, it was a good one. We got the 4-link crossmember measured, designed and ready to be lasered. It is going to be wild and a giant pain in the ass to build. All 4 link bars will be sunk into the crossmember, the bolts will be hidden, it's a bit silly. I'll have all the pieces Friday, which means there is no reason why the truck won't be 4-linked (providing crossmember assembly goes well) next weekend.

Saturday night was pretty laid back, I TIG'd up this little battery box in the factory location, Need to come up with a crafty tie-down yet, but that can wait. We also stole Dan's fuel cell and kinda mocked up the rear end setup. I really like the air tank location. I think we'll end up building a fuel cell to fit, I also want to be able to factor in space for an inline fuel pump and all the necessary evap stuff for when I go LSx.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pszx1sqjl5.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pswiquxs6p.jpg

There probably won't be much going on this week with New Years and all, which I will definitely be making up for this weekend. Hope everyone had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pssts8q1oc.jpg

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looks awesome garage look killer too

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Thanks, we just moved in November. Still in the process of moving in and getting things sorted out. I have a hoist to go up that was in my previous shop but we need to have the floor mapped out for the heated lines.

I've found a bed. I have all this week off, so I'm using my free time to head down and take a look at it and hopefully drag it all home next weekend.

I've received some pretty decent pictures. The box is from California, it is 100% complete and appears to be in pretty good shape overall.

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http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps76487ca3.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps3a6ed3ad.jpg

I'm also trying to buy this bottom half of a cab. It is also from Cali and the floor area is in immaculate shape. So, we'll see. I'm 90% sold on the box but I would like to look at a handful of areas on the cab in person before I commit to the buy.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps2199f4bc.jpg

Heading down there tomorrow or Tuesday.

Unfortunately, the laser table broke Friday. So, my crossmember and a few other bits didn't get cut, so no 4-link this weekend like originally planned, not a big deal. I got a chance to get caught up with sleep and some numerous other things.

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hope you score that bed, that place looks cool too.

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I went to see the box (and various other parts) Monday and showed up to something I was not expecting. The body shop where the bed resides is basically a classic car/hot rod/truck graveyard. Hundreds of body panels neatly (for the most part) organized, numerous complete cars, I was in heaven. The old boy invited me to come back in the summer and snoop around as long as I wanted. He said he had a barn full of equally entertaining things. Definitely intend on going and spending a full day there come summer.

Back on topic, this box. It is gorgeous, super solid where it counts and roughly matches the exterior shape of the truck. I am going back to pick it up Friday, along with the lower half of that truck cab and hopefully some doors (if he can find them in his barn of wonder). The cab has a great windshield cowl and a few other key places that I'd rather use original sheet metal (like the dash) and a VIN tag, which is ****ing awesome because that means I can get the ownership for my truck dealt with and actually legally own it and drive it. :rofl

Overall, trip was super worth it. Looking forward to picking up my haul Friday.

Anyways, here's a picture of the underside of the box, original wood floor in basically immaculate shape. I fully intend to reuse the original floor this year, just raised up. I really wasn't expecting to be getting a 100% complete box, I just expected box sides and the front panel, so for the $750 price tag I am over-joyed.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psgb7dgxyb.jpg

I'm hoping the laser table is fixed and my crossmember stuff is cut out for the weekend, I'm getting antsy.

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nice score on the parts, sup with your dash? you replacing or fixing it? I'm on a dash consumption prowl now. I'd wheel n deal whatever you don't use on it. The old bed wood is cool def rare to have that intact.

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My truck sat for 20 plus years with no windshield in it. Leafs and mush and other junk got stuck up under the bottom of the dash and it rotted out quite badly. I will definitely be giving fixing it a go once it's pulled from the truck. I'm like you, I can't bring myself to let any of these things die if they don't have to.

I brought the truck box and half of a cab home Friday. The more I look at this cab section the more I'm disappointed it had it's roof cut off. It is in fantastic shape, it probably won't look it in the pictures I post from here on out, but it's real good. Better than almost anything I've seen sitting around here semi-locally.

We got the lasered parts for my crossmember, and like I anticipated, it sucks to put together, haha. Lots of pieces. Lots of welding.

These are the pockets we assembled for the link bars, and welded onto the "back side" of the rear most part of the crossmember.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psr0gk4cyi.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psinpyzarb.jpg

It's starting to take shape.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pszjxgbahn.jpg

Next is to assemble the other side with the tops and bottom welded in place like we did with the rear rail sections.

There will be a hole on the outer most side of the frame to access the lower bolts and there will be a hole in the side of the crossmember to access the tops. They'll all have guide tubes so I won't ever lose bolts or sockets. When the shear gussets are made for the back-half, we'll figure out some kind of clean design of holes and stuff, and you won't even notice the hole in the frame. Hard to explain but it's all upstairs in my brain compartment. Hopefully it works out. I'm getting excited, it's looking pretty good.

Here's some other miscallaneous pictures, over the last few days.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psbo2xbk59.jpg

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nice work, the fab work looks fun to me. Cab does look good, I'd just swap roofs and or just wait or buy a new roof for the better cab. The OG cab you have seems completely fixable and honestly, once its all tore down like you have it, reconstructing it isn't as bad as it seems.

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I had thought the same on the way home, until we pulled the cab out of the box of the fullsize. The back of the cab has had a hard life. Looks like someone took a pick-axe to it and then their boots. I think I have a decent plan of attack for making the two cabs in to one, I'll start tackling that once the frame is finished up.



Much to my surprise, after leaving last night Dave and Dan stuck around and finished assembling the crossmember, what great friends. Here's what I showed up to tonight.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psyibh76vu.jpg

I spent a few hours welding it all up a few stitches at a time. I'll spend tomorrow cleaning and smoothing the crossmember and the link bar pockets, then it's ready to go in the frame.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psvvi7qncy.jpg

(I couldn't wait, had to smooth a bit, this is going to look good)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psay3e1m4t.jpg

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I had a picture of the guide tubes for the bolts/socket but apparently photobucket is not wanting to play nice.

They're cut to be flush with the outside of the frame, so when we cut and weld on the shear gusset they'll be "corner to corner" and have lots of room to weld.

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Looks good! It's nice to have friends like that.

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Thanks, you're darn right!

Hi friends, I worked at the truck some last night, got the crossmember mostly smoothed out and stitched in. I absolutely love it. Tonight we'll build the 4-link bars and get them in and hopefully have everything fully welded. We have the bag mounts planned out and also a crafty mount for the bag cups. Once that is all welded in I can go nuts welding shear gussets in, plating sections of the frame and finish smoothing all the welds (completely dreading that part).

Here's some shots of the crossmember in, I need to finish weld it still and smooth the welds so it does not look finished, mainly because it is not.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pslxh54evg.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pssv47awve.jpg

Forgive the picture quality, apparently my phone lens is getting quite scratched up, I may have to start taking my DSLR out.

Anyways, until tonight, gentlemen! We shall reconvene.

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cool man nice work, be a good feeling getting it under its own weight I'm sure.

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It's definitely getting close, I'm getting pretty excited!

Over the weekend and tonight I finished welding everything I could on the crossmember while the frame is right side up. I then built the lower bars and also glued together the lower link bar tabs.

Oh, I forgot to mention, in a last minute decision deal (wound up being the perfect timing) I traded some parts for an '85 F-body rear end. Has a great posi (so I've read over the years) and also has rear disc brakes. It's a lot cleaner and has a good track width. We were able to utilize the same tack-welded scrap to line up the wheel base and set "ride-height". It took way less time to get the axle set in than what it normally would.

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I measured and tacked in the lower link bars.

Then we farted around with bag positioning, I think it'll wind up somewhere around where I have it placed now. I know exactly how we're going to do the upper plate and bracing, another one of those "it's in my head but hard to explain until I have pictures of it installed" sorta things. It'll work, promise.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psw7rutgpd.jpg

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I took this picture and then realized how much I still have to grind to finish the back half off, not excited at all.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psepldke9m.jpg

I got a good clean up done and decided it was high time I check ride height out, it made a big difference seeing it almost on the ground.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps5zdmy46o.jpg

I've got lots to do this week, making the upper bars first and I should hopefully have bag plates for the weekend.

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We got the uppers made up Friday night which showed us a major design flaw with where we initiatlly wanted to put the bags. At full lift the upper bars would likely hit the upper bag plates, so we had to get crafty. The bags are going to be offset just slightly from the center of the link bars, which will get a tonne of lift in the rear end. The shocks will be off the lower bars and bolted to a spot on the notch. We will be bending some tube and making a jungle gym of tubing to support the upper bag cup.

In the pictures below you can see the shock hanging roughly where I'd like it to wind up - it is held up and mostly compressed with welding wire and a tall can of Coors. The bag will likely end up basically where it is sitting. I would like to run them upside down so you don't see the fittings but I need to make sure there is enough room for safely running a plastic fitting without smashing the thing off.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psqgvbpam9.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps6pjgq6yl.jpg

I'm heading out to the shop shortly, hopefully have some more to show you guys tonight.

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just read your build thread nice work I cant wait to see the updates keep up the good work and when I saw the monte carlo all I could think about was the movie training day lol

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Thanks, man!

Dave and I spent the night working on the truck, got the 4-link fully welded, tabs fully welded and FINALLY got that horrendous piece of 2x4 off the frame once the new cross-bar was in and welded.

The cross-bar will be the base for the upper bag mount bars, which will be the same radius as the frame notch.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psv1ccw5wk.jpg

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It's drilled through the frame, was bevelled and welded, ground smooth on the outside of the frame. The inside will be welded aswell, when the frame gets finish welded and shear-gusseted.

We measured and welded on the lower bag plates aswell, nearly on the home stretch with the rear of the frame.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps8pkhya2w.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psn58djoyi.jpg

I have to drill the holes yet, but that can wait 'til tomorrow.

Axle fully welded

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psmz86xnru.jpg

Should have all the spatter cleaned from the axle tomorrow and get the 4-link fully bolted in for the first time and can lay it out.

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looking real good man. nice and beefy. that workbench you got there is just as dope!

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Wybrow, nice job. Love the back half. So smooth looking.

Shannon

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Love it, great job on fab work..what are you using for the bushings on the ends of the links at the crossmember? Is the 4 link itself stiff enough to keep the rear from swinging side to side? Or will there be some sort of panhard .? Bar for side yo side deflection?

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might I chime in, I think this set up is def beefy enough. Check out what some companies are selling, this is by far strong enough. Pan hard is only needed on parallel 4 link or 2 links, this is a triangulated 4 link so a pan hard isn't necessary.

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Still awesome!! I still want that back half for my truck! good work

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What 99 to Life said. I run almost an identical 4-link on my S10 (much more basic, but built off the same principal) and I can literally only fit a credit card between my tire and the bed side (and it's rolled flat) and I have painted tire lettering, of which the paint never gets rubbed off, and I corner hard frequently.

We ran out of room on the '52 and could only pull off 28 degrees for each bar. I figure that will still be lots, this definitely isn't going to be a corner carver by any means.

Hi, fellas. Got a lot done on the weekend but I have been entirely too busy and tired every night since to update this thread. Sorry! Anyways, I chipped away at the welding spatter on the rear end on... Monday (I think) and installed the rear end. For the first time ever, the truck laid-out Monday on tires that are about 3" smaller diameter front and rear than what I will be running.

I am ****ing stoked.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pscyo36d6q.jpg

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Last night I went out for a couple hours and finally got that god-awful factory crossmember knocked out for good. Then I got curious and sat down and did the math on how much original frame is left, keep in mind I added in all 5 Crossmembers that were removed. I have 21% of the original frame left. Yeah, that's it.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psoksxkbim.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...psbpkwfmwr.jpg

Ignore the bolts, I have a bunch we use for building the link bars and stuff, I'll be replacing them all with stainless button-head bolts.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...pst1envvl5.jpg

Also scored a set of drop spindles for an S10 this week for $80, which in the world of drop spindles is CHEAP. They'll allow me to run a higher air pressure in the front while still riding super low, which is the best of both worlds and exactly how I like it. I didn't take a picture of them, they aren't exciting.

NOW, for the really exciting news. Over the last few weeks I had some **** luck, my winter beater (a 2004 Grand Am my mom bought new and replaced last fall with a 2013 Cruze) **** the differential out in the transmission. I decided it was time to get a fullsize truck for a daily, I am pretty sick of continually borrowing one of my friends to tow a trailer, etc and I think they are too. After browsing the used ads I found nothing but junk. I started pricing out new ones expecting to get my hopes up and not be able to afford one/be declined by the bank, etc. Well, long story short, I just ordered a 2014 GMC Sierra "Double Cab" 4x4 completely loaded with a 6.2L v8 and 3.73's to boot.

8-10 weeks will take FOREVER to show up. However, I'll have new suspension and some other goodies sitting waiting for it to show up. This is the height it will sit.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ps7oi5ffcg.jpg

Mine is all black and a Sierra, so really, only pay attention to the height. Haha.


Next, 99 to life mentioned our bench/fab area and I decided to share. We built the bench when we moved in. It measures 18'x3' deep. Honestly, not sure how tall. It is built entirely out of 2x2x1/4 wall tubing, with 1/4 gussets and a 3/8" sheetmetal top. It is heavy as **** and no matter how hard you're reafing on something in the vice it does not budge. I love it.

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All the attachments on the bench are actually drilled and tapped into the bench top, we are planning to build a few different sets of control arm jigs for the bench and also a sheet-metal brake.

We built these two rooms also when we moved in, the one on the right side houses the compressor (which is wired, but still not plumbed 6 months later :rofl) and my laptop for music to the stereo upstairs. The room on the left is the "engine closet". It's a safe spot for our engines and stands to sit clear of dust and grinding debris.

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There are three different welders in the shop, a Miller 180SD TIG machine, a ThermalArc 220V MIG and a Lincoln Electric 120V MIG, we can pretty much make anything stick together. There's also a King vertical and horizontal combo bandsaw under the bench, it gets used a lot.


I think that's it, you guys got a little mini-tour, sorry about all the pictures. More to come this weekend. :)