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Chassis looks great! And I like the clamps too ;)

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Drumroll . . ..... the chassis for 'Recycle' officially touched mother earth tonight.

There's no air in the bags (no air-lines yet) & it only has shocks on the front, but @ full dump, the frame rail was 2.5" (F) & 3.0" (R) @ the cab mount centerlines w/stock spindles (15" wheel, 27" tall tire). The upper BJ's appear to be binding (or the tie-rods) because the bags are @ approx 4.5" & the shocks are still @ 12". I should have another 1-1.5" to go up front. I'm going to disconnect the TRE's tomorrow & see if there's a change.

The rear was/is the limiting factor (as planned). It's bottomed out in the c-notch.

I'm thinkin' it will look pretty decent & should drive low full time w/plenty of ground clearance (my objective vs. trying to lay frame).

I couldn't get pics as it was too dark for pics & my cell just can't capture a good image (the shop is crowded so it's hard to get a decent view). I plan to put some schraders into place tomorrow & will roll it out in the sun for some pics......

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its tomorrow ......

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And without pics, it never happened....;)

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LOL, i am sure everyone on this board gets tired of me harrassing them and thinks i must have nothing better to do all day every day other than ask them for pics....... Well this is mostly true , i sell cars for a living 6 days a week 10 hrs a day and most of that time right here at my desk in front of this computer... so what i am saying is ...... WHERE'S THE PICS !!

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Tough crowd. A guys gotta' sleep @ some point . . ....

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Scoti you did a killer job on that chassis congrats man..

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A few more . . ....

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Dude, sleep is waaay over rated. You will have plenty of time to sleep when you have passed on to that big garage in the sky.

Meanwhile, that frame is kickin. I love the clean fresh look....:metal:

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Beautiful chassis.
What did you use for washers under the heads of all the bolts?
AN washers?

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Absolute artwork. That chassis is really beautiful.

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That is just beautiful! I love the wheel/hub cap set up. I think that you had a 10" rear wheel made, what size tires did you use front/rear?

After reading your post about the front BJ binding, in the pictures it looks like your upper A-Arms are upside down, possibly swapped side to side (compared to other photos I have seen)? Am I missing something about that?

Anyway, I am jealous of your progress...:metal:

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looks great

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I'm speachless!!:metal:

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Thanks guys.

Lolife99, I used SS lock washers (the split-lock washers are readily available). This give more clamping force on the bolt/nut & keeps the end that turns off of the fresh PC/paint. I also used nyloc nuts everywhere except for the front shocks (not available in that particular sizing). All nuts/bolt for frame, brackets, & x-members is GRADE-8. The T/A mounts got GRADE-9.

Aggie91, the a-arms are mounted different vs. typical set-ups. I tried them both ways & couldn't see any difference as far as functionality. The way I installed them just 'looked' cleaner. We also installed the BJ from the bottom of the arm (again, a cleaner look). My feeling is the binding is a result of absolutely no shims for the upper a-arms. Space them out .750" or so & I think I'll be fine. The tie-rods were definitely in bind..... As soon as I raised the suspension, I could easily adjust the toe; with it dumped, I couldn't get the adapter sleeve to budge.

Rolling stock is 215-70-15's on 15x6's & 285-60-16's on 16x10's.

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Looks great Scot :thumbs:

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Almost a shame to put the cab and bed on that, it's a rolling platform for your skills and abilities. Awesome :metal:

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This is 'practice' for my 67 RetroRod. Definitely learned a thing or two here....

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Job well done.

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nice work!!! congrats i dig the caps and wheels

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That looks great, I REALLY LIKE the tire/wheel combo! Where did you get those rear wheels?

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Awesome attention to detail!

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Had them built & I would not recommend the place that did it (Stockton Wheel).

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Definitely the right wheel and tire combo for this truck. Frame looks great, definitely worth all the hassle. When is the body swap party? I'm in!

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cleanest Z i have ever seen, super nice job