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Looking good! That sucks about the motor, but it coulda been worse.
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ya im just glad i didnt have it all done with all the new parts and paint on it
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Awesome project! cant wait to see more!
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The bed mounts sound like a pretty cool idea.
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thanx man i think it turned out pretty cool!! i got them tacked into place today.. gonna pull the bed off and finish welding it.. gonna add a few more smaller pieces of tubing for more braces.. dont wanna make it too heavy!!!
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/7378/63274966.jpg this will be the height of the floor http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7103/71149649.jpg here is how the adjustment works... gotta get some longer bolts just adjust it up or down by moving the 2 jam nuts http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/662/12879649.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1889/67488517.jpg |
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Jusy wondering how strong that will be? Side to side. Seems like a lot of force on a nut and washer. Compared to the orginial. Where's it's bolted direct to the cross member. who knows. Just seems like all that force is now on the sides of the nut. Bet that Lakesideroadster guy would put it on his cad system and show ya a bunch of nice colors and stuff. :sumo:Wish I was there I would give it a good wiggle test.:lol::lol::smoke: Do like your work though.
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This truck is looking awesome!!! I have the same year/ bodystyle and cant wait to get it on the ground.:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:
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well it is still gonna use the factory rear mount that is under the tailgate to.. it feels super solid even with it just being tacked in place ( i wiggled the sh#@ out of it)
besides i dont plan on haveing more than 500lbs or so in bed so im pretty sure it will be ok.. also im planning on doin about 3/4inch or so body drop so those bolts wont need to be adjusted out that far after i do that |
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If it passed the wiggle test it should be fine.;)Where do you get the drill lookin things?
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they came out of some screw pumps.. a buddy gave them to me
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been working alot of overtime at work so havent had too much time to work on the truck but here is a small update
got some new goodies http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/8192/90133470.jpg http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9629/55117351.jpg got the cab trim mounted.. still gotta find a drivers side though http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3996/78479422.jpg nasty!!!! http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2231/18726146.jpg got the new support put in and the panel... still got some more work to do on this but its a good start http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/3558/76343825.jpg gonna do the other fender next just for fun i slapped the parts on my motor... i found a lil suprise in the oil pan so im gonna tear it down for a rebuild.. then it will get painted black http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2677/12470180.jpg http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4043/32147506.jpg also got the bed back off and started welding everything up and added a couple more supports.. still not done http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9408/37478198.jpg |
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If I had my computer in the garage I would never have to come in the house.:metal: Sucks about the engine.
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ya i think that thing is bad luck!!! lol and ya i love having a computer in my shop.. always got good music playing and i can look up stuff without gettin my comp in the house all nasty when im working
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How deep will the bed be? I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Just need a few pointers on how! Posted via Mobile Device |
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the boards will sit on top of the square tubing so it will be a little more than a foot deep
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how many inches is it from the crease of the bed to the tubing. and are the tubing leveld with the top of the cnotch?
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i set my tubes 2 1/4 below the crease and it will be just a lil higher than the notch
the easiest way to figure how u need to do yours is to keep a few of the stock rails in your bed and set it on there to see how tall your notch is. then build your floor height from that .. cause i made my notches and they arent as tall as most ive seen so if you use my measurements it might not turn out right |
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Sound good. Oh and the truck is coming out sweet.
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Figure I might poke a little fun....you do realize you have the right side valve cover on upside, right? ;)
Awesome build, keep up the great work :) |
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haha ya i turned the dented side around for the pic
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Nice looking truck keep up the good work..
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your truck owns! very nice work.
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Just found this build.. Looks great so far!! Can't wait to see it done:)
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thanx man!!! ur truck is a beauty!!!
i got a little bit more done started working on my fenderwells http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9412/33545196.jpg http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1174/39820782.jpg still gotta make the end caps then finish welding and start smoothing put the motor in for a test fit.. everything fit great except the drivers side header is just a tad low so im gonna cut it down a lil http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6520/87104404.jpg http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9974/30632816.jpg mmmm look at this nasty silicone disaster!!!! lol http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5518/32494850.jpg btw the mounts are just a tubular mount kit i found on ebay.. came with the tranny crossmember to. i bolted them to the forward holes and everything looks like its gonna clear good |
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Im thinking you may wanna keep your eye open for a set of finned or at least some nicer valve covers. With those headers and the rest of the work you have done the valve covers just look out of place. Just my.0321 cents worth.
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ya i bought those just for temporary cause they were cheap... but they got dented up when the motor fell of the engine stand... i just ordered these
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was pretty lazy yesterday so i didnt get much done
pulled the heads off to check it out.. http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4323/42419320.jpg i took a better pic of the mounts http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8975/36223901.jpg it was too late last night to start cutting and grinding but i did go ahead and get my lines drawn for where im gonna cut my rear tubs http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/969/18174822.jpg this crappy rainy weather makes it hard to get motivated to work :waah: |
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ya, i know what you mine about the weather, i'm a lil south of you!! nice work so far!! i got some rear wheelwells you can have to make those front wheelwells!!
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Those finned covers are gonna look *****en..
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I havent checked in on your build in a while. Your a wild man, its looking bad a$$ bro. you have a great vision and the skills to make it happen. Oh and i love those XS's also...
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got some new goodies:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:
lokar 23 inch double bend shiney alt bracket cpp sway bar kit finned vc's from the bay universal 26x19 aluminum rad http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7558/52268324.jpg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8332/51550274.jpg http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5966/32845070.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6443/94497713.jpg getting an idea for mounting http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3654/79117406.jpg |
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Just wanted to say I've been watching your build and it's coming together into one sick ride. I hope you take it to a show nearby so I can see it up close when you're done!
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o ya u know it!!! im im shooting to have it driveable by the end of july (hopefully) im gonna try to make it to as many as i can that arent too far away... dont wanna take a super long trip in it till i make sure i got all the bugs worked out
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Nice new shiny parts...
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here u go sick5 http://stores.ebay.com/KMJ-PERFORMAN...=p4634.c0.m322
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bad ass truck man , looks sick as all hell , got a ? for you and the masses , if you sectioned ur cross member and or a small z of the frame would it lay rocker in the from ??
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ya my frame is about 2 inches off the ground with 2.5 drop spindles and sitting on lower control arms.. so it wouldnt take a huge z with drop spindles.. i think most people do a 3 inch z..
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