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Got some air line in the mail today
I just have to retrieve a couple of t union fittings and I'll have everything to finish up http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...pse24f1591.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Not much progress but I'm preparing to bag the front here soon
I cut out the center stake pockets and unbolted my front wheel tubs And I got the rest of the stuff for the front end http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps492fed1a.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4bf34852.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17893134.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psea4d9ff9.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Too bad Im not home. I would have given you my brackets for the front bags. I have no use for them anymore since my dropmember is installed
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Holy crap dude! You got some fab skills! Amazing work making all those pieces out of scratch. Talk about genuine, made in America builds!! :flag:
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Excellent work bud
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Thanks guys means a lot
I'm a bit of a penny pincher an I just like miking stuff I work on cars all day so this what I do for my me time Next Tuesday I'm off so I'm going to start Monday night when I get off work The plan is to get the bags mounted and aired up with schraders It's going to bottom out on the shock till make a upper shock relocation bracket I have a set of strut/loop style shocks so I can get smoother articulation Posted via Mobile Device |
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I'll still take them off your hands They can come in handy for templates I just put a piece of cardboard to the bottom of the spring pocket and traced it I'll line up the bag in the center and trace it to get my base Let me know when your back ill pay for shipping Posted via Mobile Device |
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What made you wanna lower it ?
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I grew up around hydrostatic and airbags so its in the blood
It's more of a curse lol I can't avoid it And it's kinda one of those things When you start to go lower it just gets closer and closer to the ground Posted via Mobile Device |
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Then people wonder if a midget drives it :lol:
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Haha wouldn't be a first Someone though I was a parapaligic cuz of the big ratrod shifter So I'm use to it lol Posted via Mobile Device |
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I'd have another truck just to Airbag it
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I'm trying to get my first car back
It was a 70 vega, kinda ironic lol When I was in high school I did a 350 swap with a Muncie 4 speed Sickest car in the parking lot I was in some tough times and had to sell it But if I can that will be my second car/toy Posted via Mobile Device |
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Ill have to find it, I just moved so everything is a cluster right now
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Got some work done yesterday
Got my bags mounted in all 4 corners now Not a big fan of the results Did quit go as low as I was hoping but I have something up my sleeve to get it another 5" lower without a dropmember or z the frame Forgot to take some pics Before http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psba9e346d.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...pseae3b8de.jpg Not gunna need these anymore http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psf9a0e524.jpg Tear down done Now to get some stuff done http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps81f89420.jpg Got my plate in place with one bolt to keep lined up while I do all my measurements and make placement of the bag http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps784fa290.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psc1563221.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psfe552a68.jpg Got the holes drilled And plate mounted back up http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps315fbbf8.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psb918cb9e.jpg Not to happy with the welds Welder was on the fritz again I think due to the ground issue The clamp isn't strong enough even with bare metal surface So I'll have to barro my works miller real quick lol http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps694694b0.jpg This is aired out in the front Lower is a must!! http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...pse87895fa.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0d1f03bc.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2fcf3d19.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Its lookin awesome man!! I love the shifter too!!
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Pretty sick, reminds me of a Monster Energy drink..Must be the Paint combo
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sub'd, nice work
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suave! :ito:
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Had a small family get together and my uncle brough his 48 fleetline (bomb)
I restored for him in 2 years and 60k later http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8015bc74.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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got the control arms from my buddy who took them off a 68 thats getting bagged.
so i have some fresh stuff to work on ill modify these and just bolt them in since its my daily driver i decided to cup them 3" and move the lower balljoint up 2" shrinking the lca 3/4" to remove the uca shims and pie cut the upper to prevent binding of the balljoint |
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Are you happy with the amount of lift you get in the rear? If you moved your bag location forward onto the trailing arms (ahead of the axle) you would get much better lift and ride quality because of being able to operate with less air pressure in the bags. I suspect in order to get enough lift you have to run a lot of PSI in the rear which makes them ride like a Conastoga wagon.
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i cruise with appraox 20psi in the rear and approx 55 in the front i concidered running the bags up front on the controle arms for the extra lift but didnt really need it. i know there is alot more factors with the bags mounted near or on axle but it still drives like a caddy. thank you for the advise tho |
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Got some extra upper and lca's to modify since I'm driving a daily driver
Starting peeping them at work today so I can do some real work during the weekend and following week http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps45dac543.jpg Drilled out the bump stops http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4b3c69a5.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Got some more done today
Was hoping to get more done but... My faithful harbor freight angle grinder of 7 years just took a dump on me http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2d0a5b19.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psd0a948d7.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
body drop?
iv had my fair share of bag jobs, but this is the chance i finally had to bag my own c10 so some things im fairly new too.
i know allot of you guys have done a stock floor bodydrop but i want to get lower. can you guys hook me up with some pics of some 67-72 body drops, im thinking like 4" iv done several yotas but it seems like a different process due to size and frame design |
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since ill have time to do it in a couple hours im going to do the stock floor body drop and z the front frame horns till i can find the time to do a full body drop
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Finally got some time to get something done since it was dead at work today
I pie cut the uca and started cupping the lowers http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90dd905f.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6ea78c3d.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9494b755.jpg Pics of the lowers I just started them before I had to close shop for the day http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7a7413aa.jpg http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps69102ffe.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Nice work. I have a totally unrelated question to most of your thread. What kind of rims are you using, and where did you get the baby moons? And how do they stay on the rims? I don't see any tabs or anything to keep them on. I have some 16" steelies from a Ford (don't be haters) and want to get baby moons.
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They coincided these full moons There is 4 bumps or tabs that the hub caps stretch over I'll try to get some pics Scored on the hub caps at the local car swapmeet we have (big3) $40 for the set of 4 I picked up an extra one for the spare I'm looking for a rim for Posted via Mobile Device |
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OK, thanks for the response. And future pics.
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Finished up my lca's
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Maybe if you had at least used new steel?
Old rusty diamond plate and 55 gallon drum scraps just seem a little unsafe for something as important for saftey. Plus it looks like the sides where you cut all the support away are kinda thin. If they fail it's not your life that worries me. It's the family returning from the mall with grandma that you happen to crash into causing "instant death" This just looks a little sketchy. But otherwise, great work! One more thing.....Please consider a short bed conversion. Your friends and neighbours will thank you. |
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The dimond plate looks worse in the pics, it's actually not that old
It's scraps from the s10 I bagged not long ago It's 1/4" steel so it's plenty If it was any thicker I would be just putting more work into it The shortbed conversion is out of the question To me there's nothing like a bagged longbed, they just look so much better layedout And thank you Posted via Mobile Device |
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Got them cleane up and painted
Will drill the hole for the bag and drain holes when I bolt them in http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psa5d23463.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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Thats cool.
That spot where your cup is open closer to the bushing is where I was talking about T metal is thin/narrow in that area. Would hate to see it bend or even worse fail alltogether. Have you considered a frame Z? I just compleated one and it really is not hard to do. Has many advantages over what you are doing here. You are going to find that your lower arms are going to be dragging scraping all the time. With a Z you avoid this plus you raise your trans, exhaust and you can even center the wheel if you want. Plus your not cutting suspention parts which should awalys be avoided. Just a little advice from someone whos been there. |
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