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Love that orange with the metal flake. Truck's coming along nicely. :metal:

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Sweet project, I'm hoping to do a raised bed floor like yours pretty soon. Keep up the good work.

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why did you change the factory spring perch mounts or was your truck a T/A truck? My '66 is a leaf truck and your setup is almost identical to what mine will get but hung from the factory spring perch.

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Sorry for being stupid but what is a T/A truck? :o if you are refering to the mounts i made for my trailing arms there were none there from the factory. My truck was a coil spring truck.

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t/a = trailing arm

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may i also get a length on the link bars?

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Nice work. I really like the floor. Are you just using the front most and the rear most cross sills to support the bed? If so, do you think it will be strong enough as is or have/are you going to add additional support? I'm planning on doing something similar on my build. Any insight would be a great help.

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Good! You passed the test:lol: I HATE when things turn out to be so obvious that really makes me feel ever more stupid:lol:

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54"

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Yes and No:lol: I did just use the front and rear cross sills and it did feel kinda flimsy after i did a test fit of the wood so..... i did add some addl. supports that attach from the floor support to the frame. If you want i can get some pictures of those as well.

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Well, It was a VERY LONG winter here but i did make some more progress on my truck. Thought i would share my progress with everyone.

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Very nice..

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Looks great, I love the flake. I wanted to flake the wheels and dash on my '50 but wussed out.

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Very nice......

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I love the flaky wheels with the wide whites....dope

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dammit, dope was the word i was gonna use to describe it! lol
no, but seriously, looks awesome man! diggin the wide whites and the flake

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Thanks for all the positive comments! I wasn't sure about the flaked wheels but i couldn't find any wheels with the proper offset in 15". Now that they are painted and on the truck i think it really brings out the style i was going after.
My goal is to have it complete for the Carlisle all truck nationals August 5th-7th but, that was my goal for the last 2 years! I am pretty close so hopefully we will be there this year!

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A little more progress...

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Lookin good!

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Efin SWEET man
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NICE WORK!!! Not sure if I missed it, but could you tell me what headers your running?

It looks like they have a heddman tag on it (?) Just curiuos since they look like they would clear my factory clutch rod and still give me the clearance Im looking for.

I appreciate it!

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Awesome work. Lays flat, great workmanship! Lottsa style. Thanks for posting on my thread. I am pumped to get cuttin.

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They are Heddmans and If i remember correctly they were for a Jeep SBC conversion. I bought them through Summit. Wish i could remember the part #. Found part #***( Part # 69640)**** I did have clearance the tops of the frame rails to suit my needs. Also,Those headers are for angle plugs so i don't know if they would work in your application or not.

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Thanks for the compliments! Good luck on your project and don't forget to post some pictures!!

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Man I love the way your truck sits!!!! Nice job!

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:metal::metal::metal::metal:this build turned out badass man!!! i love it

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I love this truck! You have talent! Is the front drum? I noticed no brake booster? Also what year mustang tank? That looks like a nice fit.

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Looks great!
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Thanks! Your build is looking really good! i like your manual valves!!

Thanks!! Cant wait to see some more progress on your truck!!

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Thanks for the compliments! I see your from California. I was just left from there!! To answer your questions.... Front brakes are disc with a manual M/C. My engine produces little to no vacuum and i didn't want to run a vacuum pump. Gas tank was from a 65 Mustang. Had to move the rear frame rails out to make it fit but it worked out well for my situation.

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Had someone request me to post pics about hood hinges I modified for this truck. It the best ones I could find and if you zoom in you can see better detail.