Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

I'm home on weekends. Give me a call anytime if you're out on the west side. Otherwise you probably want to stop by after I get it all set up and the trucks moved in. More to look at that way ;) I'll probably buy the door this weekend and install it the following. It'll be one more week before the trucks move in, best case.
Thanks. Now I have room for a blasting cabnet and powdercoating oven :D
The previous owner had the WHOLE shop full of junk! What a waste. I can't let this extra storage change my definition of what "I might use one day" That's a slippery slope... :lol:

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

If you ever want to sell this truck , give me a call .

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

I've thought the exact same thing many a times, but there's no way I could afford it, even in it's present state :(

Congrats on the new shop and the move. The shop looks cool :D

When are the updates coming? :D

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

No plans to sell ...but those words have been known to hold little water...

I'm hoping to get the trucks moved into the shop by the end of May.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Well I am late as usual, but the new "Man House" looks really good. Can' t wait to see your mods on it and get the boys into their new home.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Door is on and trucks are home :D :metal:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...002Medium.jpg?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...003Medium.jpg?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...004Medium.jpg?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...005Medium.jpg?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...006Medium.jpg?

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

...so I had a couple things in mind :lol:

First the 68 clip:

OG clip
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

and here's a good display of the extra space with the mod'ed fenders:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

The front end came down a little more with the old inners out:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211649863

This is how much room I have aired-out, 1.5" cups, 2.5" spindles and ~28" tires With the new inners installed I figure I'll have about an inch to play with:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650078

I'm going to buy an extra set of inners to extend them. Mine have some lower rust anyway. And with all this extra space I may have no choice but to chop the crossmember :lol:

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

:metal:

Progress!!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

The next thing itchin to go on was the headers. They went on with no frame clearancing required.

First, here's why long tubes and bagged trucks don't mix...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

Man that's ugly, but this is better :)

Driver's side went on without even pulling the plugs. Passenger side was a little tighter but still had enough room not to grind IMO:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

Passenger side:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

This is pretty close here at the tranny and collector, but it's not touching. I may grind a tad there:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211650462

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

glad to see your back to work on this. and congrats on the move

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

So with the exhaust progress in mind I've been wanting to put cut-outs in my TA xmember. I've also been wanting to remove the man-hole-cover-hook that is the center of that thing. So I figured I would start with that:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1211651127

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Great to see you working on the truck again, you do some great work.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

GAME ON!!!!!!!!!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

I really like that x-member mod. Simple, practical and it looks good. Glad to see you back at it.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Very Cool!!!!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

sweet!!! welcome back!!! glad to see it!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Glad to see you got them in their new house!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

cool, I didnt even realize that that thing had a big block in it.
Congrats on the new crib and shop:metal:

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Glad to see you going on it again, been waiting to see the new headers go on. Awsome progress!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Yes! feels good to give them some love again.

Thanks!
Thank You!
Yes, you are correct sir!
Ya, you know, I would have just gone with the ECE version but I'd have to take the body off the frame to get to the upper rivets... Plus this was more fun. Well, doing it with the truck on jack stands wasn't the easiest thing to do. :lol: ...but it was worth it.
Thanks Man!
Finally... Thanks!
They seem to like it there ;)
Thanks. I used to have a link to the engine build in my sig. It's a 476.
Those headers look like they're gonna work out really well. I'm waiting on my 3" dia. extensions to start on the rest of the system. The headers came with 3"-2.5" reducers.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Looks good Frizzle. Glad we get to watch some progress again!

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

So you hit a ramp on the driveway and drive them in tipped up on two wheels, eh?

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

I suppose you could use the air bags to bounce the right side up in the air.

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

Nope guys, that's a walking path. I have to get out and carry it from the end of the driveway ;)