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Few more
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Last of tow hook install and starting tie rods and main drag link. I did the pitman and idler arms before sway bar install.
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And there we have the completed front end. All new components, grade 8 bolts and a lot of prep and finish time.
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Last two pics for the day are of the driver side white wall installed. The 73 4x4 gm rims cleared the calipers just fine. Will get it down off the jacks tonight and get the lug nuts torqued down so I can get the caps on.
I can tell you for experience.....installing a new front end with all new painted parts alone is a challenge, but can be done. Now time for phase 2.....engine & trans |
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That front looks great! Really like the contrast between the flat undercoating on the frame and the gloss black and blue on the suspension parts.
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Calling for rain the next 5 days....so engine/trans may have to hold off until the storms pass. I also installed all new grade 8 hardware anywhere I could get a new bolt/nut on. The crossmember install was probably the hardest part doing it solo....followed by the sway bar. I used wood clamps to hold the top of the sway bar to the frame which allowed me to get the a-arms measured up. Once bolted to the a-arms, the rest went fairly easy....just drilling holes. |
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Looks good bud! Looking forward to seeing that engine sit perrty in that bay. :metal:
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Very Nice!!! :metal:
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That looks great. I am going to have to stop by. I am selling my car this week then I am going to get my 62. I will drop the motor mounts off with you.
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Man I like how that front chassis looks. Nicely detailed for sure!
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Looks great man. I'm not sure if you mentioned it did you use stock front springs or are the lowered?
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Pimpston65......heres the pics you requested. I tried to get some good pics of the mounting locations also for the bolts. Let me know if you need more.
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Few of the driver side set on the ground and the factory cap on. Will get pass side done tonight.....just had entirely too much going on last night.
I can't wait to see this color on the truck. Too bad my 1st set of trim rings were too loose on these rims.....I really liked the blue line between the white wall and the rim, but I went to a 2" trim ring and they are super tight....these will not come off easily. I think they still look good. |
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I like the looks of the earlier design rings as well. I years gone by I had good luck tightening the trim rings by bending the prongs on the back to a more severe angle. But it may or may not do any good with disc brake wheels if the prongs land in the safety bead groove. Either way it's a nice look.
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Both sets of rings were sold for 60-87 chevy 15" rims, but there are obviously some variants. I didn't try the 2" rings on the 3 nubs rims, but I imagine they would have fit on those as well....just maybe tighter than the 4 nub rims. |
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