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Nice progress :thumbs:

I'm liking those seat brackets and am anxious to see them done.

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All's I've done is put the unit itself in.....wasn't too bad. It's the universal Gen II Compac system and I just used the brackets that came with it and modified them for the rear mounts and made some adjustable mounts for the front. I'll try and get some better pics for you.....oh, and yeah, it's heat and a/c :)

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Thanks, Narxoleptic and 2001shadowace :)

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Thanks, Captainfab.....I'm anxious to get them done too ;)
I've got some polishing to do, weld them up and polish up the welds afterward.....I'll definitely post up pics when they're done :smoke:

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awsome work man!!!! keep it up:metal::metal::metal:

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Nice !! Your closer to being done than you were going to be awesome when finished!

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That is awesome, I looked at their site after seeing yours but they lost me on the prices page. Too many words and number skrunched all together and I get confused. LOL
I like pictures and bottom lines.

So my question to you is did you get one of the full install kits, or are you going piece by piece and only buying what you need?

Thanks for the info and sorry if this seems academic, I am kinda a newb at this resto stuff.

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Thanks guys :)

McMurphy, I'm just piecing it out because it's easier on my wallet and it keeps me from ending up with left-over pieces.....that, and my compressor location is going to require some longer hoses than the standard kit comes with. I bought part #68000-VUZ-A from Summit.....it was less than $500 :) I wouldn't think you would need a/c in North Pole, Alaska......lol

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Yeah AC is not an issue here, but I am only stationed here for another 2 years. Summers back home can get a tad toasty tho...
Thanks for the info, that was helpful to know. Now I am real interested in how you end up doing this.

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Cool truck man, subscribed!

Matt

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youve got some true fabrication skills and a great artistic touch. love this build and im glad i stumbled upon it!!

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Mechanic77, I have been planning the same exact cuts on my truck to shorten it as well. I always thought the shortbed was just a touch to short. Thanks for the pics so I can see what is going to look like. Looks great. I having been calling it a sh-medium :lol:. I am glad I ran across this thread tonight. I am sectioning my frame (if it doesn't rain) this weekend. :chevy:

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Thanks man :)

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Sh-medium :lol: I like it....glad I'm not the only one that thinks the short bed is just a little too short ;) So are you doing the 9/6 cut like I did?

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Yep, 9/6. Sectioning it the same way as well. I saw shrunken66 do it that way, I guess he got it from the show Trucks!. Mine is sitting in the garage cut, just need to do a little trimming around the edges and weld it back together.

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Great build!

I like how the bed looks.

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Perfect skills !

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Nice!

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Thanks guys! I'll try and get som more pics posted up this week......:)

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Hey bud how's the build coming along?
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........not so much lately :( I've been working on my Harley, building engine on it and it turned in to a bigger project than I planned on......I hope to have the bike done in a couple weeks and then I'll get back on the truck ;)

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WOW! Great build. did you plan on all these mods when you started? i decided to clean up my tail gate over a year ago and now im frame off and torn between bags and springs. Real glad i found this build. whats she look like now?

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:metal:Youv prety much done all the things i want to do but lack the knolede to execute, great to see it all coming together. How did you come up with the geometry for your A arms?

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Wow, all those posts and no new pix... Man, u oughtta know by now we like pix...
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Wow, rough crowd ;) Actually haven't got much done at all, I had a motorcycle accident on May 6, broke my right foot, sprained my left ankle real bad and had a laceration on my liver.....so right now I'm just trying to heal up :smoke: After I'm healed up I'll probably be working on the bike (depending on how insurance plays out), so most likely won't be much progress on the truck for awhile.....sometimes feels like it will never get done :waah:
Oh, and to add to it all, my computer crashed a week before my accident and I nearly lost all the pictures I have of the truck......luckily a friend of mine is a computer expert and was able to save them all......

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Aclew62, I basically just used a set of stock '84 C10 arms to jig up on my metal work bench.....the ball joint plates on the upper arms are mounted straight (rather than angled like stock) to both improve the angle of them when the air bags are aired out and to simplify them so that both sides are exactly the same ;)....and on the lower arms, I just moved the ball joints forward an 1 1/2" to improve the caster and move the wheels forward in the front wheel wells to better center them......
I did plan the suspension mods but as much as I hate to admit it, sometimes I just wing it :uhmk:

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Pray you heal quickly and completely!

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Thanks thor, I'm actually healing up pretty quick.....already wearing normal shoes and back to work, just can't kneel down yet......

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Glad to hear your on the path to recovery man.
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Just found this thread tonight and I gotta say that it is looking sick so far!
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Hi what size and thickness of tubing did you use for the rear trailing arms? Where did you get the bushing for the front of it too??

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Thanks Darkrider :)

kgmunro, I used .120" wall 2"x3" rectangular tubing and Spohn Del-Sphere joints, found here:
http://www.spohn.net/shop/Del-Sphere...d-Threads.html

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WOW!! This is cool!! Very impressive.
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Ok just found this. That's a sweet truck man love to see more.
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Posted via Mobile Devicevery nice, get better soon , I really want to see this finish

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Thanks man, I'm pretty much healed up.....and my bike's almost there too ;) A little more fab work on the bike and I'll be ready to take it apart for paint and powdercoat.....and then final assembly :) Once the bike's done, I'll get back to work on the truck.....I've been jonesing to work on it, but the bike is #1 priority right now.....

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Awesome build!
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cool build!

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Great build, I'm subscribing!! Love the homemade front control arms! I've wondered if it was possible to build them instead of buying a pair and I just may try it now. Can't wait for updates! (with pics) :lol:

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Sucks you crashed your HD! Now-get back on the truck!:lol: