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whoa scared us for second congrats:lol::lol:

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Yes, congrats to Maggie :)

Don't blame you at all for spending time with her instead of working on the truck.

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Great project. I will be looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

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Did moving the front shock outward cause any interference issues with your front tires at full lock?
Looks like it would have been easier to move the brake line tab?
Your work and fab skills are great!
Just wondering.
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No issue at all with the steering. Moving the brake tabe would have been easy but the shock was also hitting the crossmember, I was having to put the shock in a bind in order to clear the crossmember when using the stock lower mount.
Thanks!!
Jason

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Small update. I took the bed rails, wood slat rails, and tubs out. Welded the two front bed rails together. Made some simple plates to mount the pump, tank, and valves too. And got the air bags mounted and the air lines run.
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Still waiting on the correct ball joints to come from CPP, secound set they sent were wrong (miss bagged) and I'm also still waiting on my two steel wheels from Wheel Vintiques, its now been 9 weeks, I have been given a big run around by them, hoping to have the wheels in the next week. I'm going to wire the system up this week so it should be rollong soon!
Thanks
Jason

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Another small update.
I made some brackets to mount the sway bar end links to. Than mounted the sway bar, super simple, but I'll show some pics none the less!
Brackets.
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Welded them to the control arms.
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Mounted the sway bar.
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And I got the rear wheels!!!! Pics coming.

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I painted the wheels while still at work yesterday, than mounted the tires late last night. Worked on the sway bar first thing this morning, than put the all the wheels on for the first time. I'm super happy with the results!!
Wheels mounted.
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First time on the ground with all the wheels!
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Rear shot.
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One more on the sway bar.
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I'm done for the day, hoping to get the air ride wired tomorrow!
I want to set the bed and clip on sooon!!!
Jason and Maggie

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dig the wheels ! nice work;)

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Steelies with stock caps, they'll never go out of style!

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Nice updates!!! Yall r moving right along
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i agree & love the look :metal:

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Man you are wasting no time.your truck is really coming along nice.are you doing all this by yourself?if so your the man!

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Thanks for all the comments!! Yes I'm doing all the work myself, Maggie helps when, if she can. I feel like I should be going faster!! Having to work every other Saturday really slows me down!! Hoping to move on to the brakes (swap master and run new lines) next week, than I can swap out my column (need to gather some junk yard parts too) than get the motor and trans in. The bad news is I'm running out of time! I'm in a rent house and moving next month to a house with no garage:( It has a shop but needs some work (a lot of work!) so I'll be spending the next few months fixing it up. The good news is I'll have a big enough yard and shop to have all my cars and trucks in one place!!
Jason

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Looking good brutha ....

:metal:

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We have air!!
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And than the skys parted and let the sun shine down!!
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Brakes next week!!
Thanks again for all the kind words!!!!
Jason

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Looking good. Keep an eye on that flat sway bar tab on the a-arm. Those things see a TON of pressure during cornering. You may want to brace it with some pieces angled up for support. You can't see the hole for the link in this picture, but look how heavy the sway bar mounting tab is on my Porterbuilt lower a-arm. Just some food for thought.

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i rarely post, but im the one that pm'd you about knowing hopper and dodson.. i cant help but LOL we are building the same damn truck :ito:

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63, thats cool!! I like it! Take it you got my reply? Jason backed into my Jetta last week!! lol
Jason

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yea i did, i guess i forgot to reply.. i have a 6 week old son so my time is sporadic!

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When I got home from work I trimed up the bed to clear the tires and had one of the guys from work (Chris) come over to help me get the bed on so Maggie could have a look!!! (I wanted to see too!)
I wanted a big tire on a 8 inch wheel, if I had it to do over I would go with a 5inch offset (this is 4 1/4), but this is the look I wanted!!!
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Jason and Maggie!!

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truck is looking good bet maggie will be glad when your done! congrats on the new house with a shop, wish i had a shop and also wish my truck was outside then i would get more done to mine, keep it up!!

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Killer truck, good to see you two working together.

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great stance !!

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looking really good!!! that white really pops against the rust!!!:metal::metal::metal:
btw what size tires did u go with? i just bought some new wheels and im gonna buy the rear tires this weekend but havnt decided on the size yet

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You two guys have some killer trucks!! So to have you two like what we're doing makes me feel good!!!
Thanks
Jason

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The truck looks awesome! You guys did a killer job.
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I'm a big believer in the perfect stance only works with the right tires!! After looking at a few trucks I chose the 205/70r15 for the front with the stock 6 in wheels, in the rear they are 15x8 with the 4/1/4 rear off set with 275/60r15 BFGs. I would do the same tire with more offset, (less bed notching) 5 inches would be perfect. You could run a little smaller tire 255/60r15 with less problems.
Thanks for the comments!! I look at your build everyday to get ideas!!
Jason

Cell pic of me making the tires clear in the dark with a flash light!! lolAttachment 977588

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aight cool thanx for the info!!! hopefully i will have some shiny new updates this weekend!!

keep up the good work!

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Damn I can't believe I ran across this thread. I see you still get down for an old bald guy! HAHA. Knowing you that poter built front end is screaming for you.
John

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Guess you know me well, its taking everything I got not to order it! All my extra money is going into the new shop, so the front will have to wait. I've got two weeks left before the move, hoping to get a lot done, well see.
Jason

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So whens the nova gonna make a pass, and I hope this shop you speak of is gonna be at your house. Building a shop at the house was the best thing I have ever done!

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Nova is close, missed drag week registration so I put it back on hold (they just sent me a e-mail saying they have room!! lol) The shop is at the new house.
My to do list
Fix/finish shop
Finish truck
Finish Nova
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badass nova!!!!!! Did i mention that your nova is badass!!
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Thank you!! I love it too! Its been a long term project (since 04) I'm in the home stretch!
LS 6 liter
80mm turbo
Fast XFI
9 in
Round tube bolt in front frame
Bench seat
Column shift
Its a long list!!

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I really like VWs too. Here is the last one I had back in 06-07. Its a 55 oval original 3 fold ragtop. It's in Hawaii now

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Wow, your nova is the ultimate sleeper. gotta be close to 8-900 horse.definitely will be fun to drive.If you decide to go all porter built. keep me in mind. may be interested in current setup?

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I could talk about the Nova all day!! If I go with the Porter Built front I'll let you know.
Jason

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dam ur nova is badass!!! u got a build thread on that to?

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When it all started it was "top secret" lol Those days are long gone. So no build thread.
Jason