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SCHRUMGMC 04-12-2013 06:10 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Then people wonder if a midget drives it :lol:

vegadesign 04-12-2013 07:06 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SCHRUMGMC (Post 6007647)
Then people wonder if a midget drives it :lol:


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
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SCHRUMGMC 04-12-2013 07:56 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
I'd have another truck just to Airbag it

vegadesign 04-13-2013 02:06 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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SCHRUMGMC 04-13-2013 02:38 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by vegadesign (Post 6008550)
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
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Have you had any Luck ?

If you give me the Vin # I can run it bro

vegadesign 04-13-2013 10:19 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Ill have to find it, I just moved so everything is a cluster right now
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vegadesign 04-18-2013 01:44 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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71sixgun 04-18-2013 05:50 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Its lookin awesome man!! I love the shifter too!!

SCHRUMGMC 04-18-2013 08:42 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Pretty sick, reminds me of a Monster Energy drink..Must be the Paint combo

aedcustoms 04-19-2013 12:37 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
sub'd, nice work

Madtat 04-19-2013 02:15 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
suave! :ito:

vegadesign 04-21-2013 10:08 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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vegadesign 04-26-2013 12:34 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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

Billetmaster 04-26-2013 03:10 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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.

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psfa0c8dc7.jpg

vegadesign 04-26-2013 04:33 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Billetmaster (Post 6036176)
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.

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psfa0c8dc7.jpg

ya i like the way it rides, i get 13" of lift out of the bags if i need it.
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

vegadesign 04-27-2013 02:58 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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vegadesign 04-30-2013 08:25 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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vegadesign 05-02-2013 11:39 AM

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

vegadesign 05-07-2013 05:50 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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

this will only give me about an inch but thats one inch more that im closer to the ground

vegadesign 05-11-2013 09:17 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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
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vegadesign 05-17-2013 12:42 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97224119.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1a9f2368.jpg


http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psae40984d.jpg
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earl84 05-17-2013 11:51 AM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
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.

vegadesign 05-17-2013 12:46 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by earl84 (Post 6076187)
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.

They are the stock steelies (6lug)
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
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earl84 05-17-2013 02:11 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
OK, thanks for the response. And future pics.

vegadesign 05-17-2013 08:43 PM

Re: 1970 project/ DD "instant death"
 
Finished up my lca's
http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2ba091ec.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...psf9380a17.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps969de725.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...pscc345057.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...pscc3806fa.jpg

http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7230863a.jpg
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