Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
Quote:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
2 Attachment(s)
I was hanging Christmas lights on the house today and this is the view I had.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
1 Attachment(s)
And on a parts collection notice, my window scrapers arrived today. Thanks Kyle and Sarah (laidbackrecreations)!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Definitely not a bad view bro!!! I just think the vehicle that starts with an f needs to be hidden :lol: jk man sweet looking view man!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Sweet parts.. Thanks for all the support Duane.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Glad to see your getting to cruise the ride. That GTO is one killer car. Love the view. Lol
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
2 Attachment(s)
It's funny you should say that now...
I started tearing into the front end to swap the lower control arms and add the air bags and plates, shock relocators, and upper ball joints. Let me just say, I'm in the same boat as most members on here, I HATE rivets! As you'll see, these are the original upper ball joints. Needless to say, they were SHOT. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
I used to hate those rivets too till I bought an air chisel/hammer. I just grind a slot in the middle of the head and bump it with the air chisel and they pop right out. If that doesn't work I grind the head flush then hit it with the air hammer with the punch tip. One way or the other they come out pretty easy.
I picked mine up at harbor freight for like $10, works great |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Nice Truck!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
Quote:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Rivets suck!! Glad to see you are getting started on your upgrades!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...tky4n6CDMEzv3Q |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
When I had to do the rivets on my frame I used a 4" grinder with a 36 grit soft pack. Takes the head off in about a minute and you can knock the body out with a chisel. If I couldn't get to it with the grinder I used a unibit. They are a little expensive tho but make it easy to drill rivets. Hope that helps.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
1 Attachment(s)
Here's how it sits today. Just went home for lunch and attached my upper bag plate to the passenger side SS7 bag. Not enough time to eat, change out of my nice clothes, work on the truck, clean myself up and change back, then get back to work. If I did that, I'd be lucky to get in 10 minutes of wrench time, but only if I don't get too dirty and I eat really fast.
If it didn't get dark so quickly, I'd be able to do some more of the install when I get off work. Looks like it will be cold and rainy this weekend, so I might not be working on it this weekend either. Crossing my fingers that I'll have some time to work on it this weekend. I haven't even started on the drivers side yet, or the rear. The rear should be fairly quick though. You can see in this pic, I've already drilled for the shock relocator, and if you look closely, I had to trim the inner fender so the upper shock mount would fit. Should be nice once it's in. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Looks pretty!!!! Your going to have to tell me how the SS7 bags treat you, I'm thinking about putting those on mine.
I'm looking into getting a pull up tent so if the truck is outside, and it's crappy weather don't have to worry about it! Depending how far you live out in Rosenberg, I could maybe muster up some kindness and if you want to work I might have a different frame, but willing to pitch in a hand. :lol: |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Thanks for the offer. I'm pretty close to the middle of town. I'll try to give you some heads up, like a day or so, when I know I'll be working on it and need some help.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
1 Attachment(s)
I was able to quickly attach the new shock relocator, torque it down to 35 ft-lbs, and attach the bag and plate to the cross member (finger tight only) before I froze my nuts off. It started to mist a bit before I finished, and it was in the 40's. Plus, it got dark about 15 minutes after I came in.
The view from this morning... |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
I need a longer bolt for the top right mounting hole of the shock relocator. That's why there isn't a bolt in there now. :lol: That hole is in the dimple for the factory shock stud mount... The bolts that came with the custom relocator were meant only for a flat frame.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Great look man!!! I like it! :metal:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
2 Attachment(s)
Finally got a little progress to report. I braved the 40 degree weather and, for the most part, it wasn't that bad. It got a bit cold later in the day when it dropped back into the 30's though.
Finished installing the upper shock relocators, got the PB LCA in, bag and shock mounted, and upper bag plate tightened down. Still need to torque the spindle to the lower ball joint. My torque wrench only goes to 75 ft-lbs (3/8 drive) so I need to go get a 1/2 drive torque wrench for the bigger stuff. Ordered some 90 degree unions for the air line so I can install my schrader valves in the frame rails... this is temporary, until I get the air management stuff. The schraders will be hidden in the engine compartment, so I just need to pop the hood to fill them up. This is still just the passenger side... :waah: On to the pics: |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Nice!!! Even good things come out of the cold weather! :lol:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
2 Attachment(s)
I noticed when I started the disassembly that the factory LCA had taken a pretty good beating. I'm glad I went with the Porterbuilt LCAs for another reason now.
Check this out. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pics. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Definitely a good call on that man!! That was a safety issue waiting to happen. I like all the new goodies its pretty!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Well, I did get a chance to work on the truck this weekend. First of all, no pics right now, wasn't thinking about pics this time... oops! :dohh:
I finally got everything installed on the passenger side, but noticed the drop shocks, combined with the shock relocators, were limiting the drop of the wheel when in the air. It looked bad a$$ for a ride height, but not so much for maximum lift. If I hit a bump, the shock would run out of stroke WAY too soon. I added some air to the bag to see if that made a difference and it did... It BENT the shock relocator!!! I know a short shock isn't a good thing, and trying to stretch it wasn't a good idea either, but bending the relocator?!?! Out it came. Back to the factory stud mount for now, with the drop shock. Put about 90 lbs of air in the bags and it sat about an inch lower than where it was before the swap. :D On to the drivers side... Got the LCA and upper ball joint out. New upper ball joint in and ran out of daylight and weekend... This side shouldn't take as long since I know what I'm not doing based on the failures of the other side. I'll try to get pics of the current status later.... empty wheel well is all... |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Sounds like you did work this weekend!!
Got to love our weather when it's cold it's cold, when its hot, it's definitely hot. Glad to see some progress bro, can't wait to see the pictures!! |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
1 Attachment(s)
Ok, as promised... pic of current status...
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
1 Attachment(s)
...And some good news. The big brown truck dropped off a box of goodies that Santa just wasn't going to be able to give me this year...
Inner & outer tie rods, pitman arm, idler arm, and billet tie rod adjusters. :D |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Good looking progress. I'll be checking in often.
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
Small update... I drilled the holes for the upper bag plate on the drivers side when I got home tonight. It got dark before I finished, but thankfully the drop light was enough for that little project. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
3 Attachment(s)
Finally got the air bags installed :bann: Well, the front anyway...
The first two pics are aired out (tires sitting on inner fender) The last is at about 90 PSI, which is likely where I'll have ride height with these 29" tall tires. That way, I won't rub when I hit a bump, or turn into a driveway. I still want the inner fenders and I don't feel like replacing mine, so I'll live with the stance as is until (if) I decide to go all out. I still need to install the steering components and get it aligned, but it's coming along :D |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Looking good!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Sweet bro!!! Looks good man!!!
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Awesome progress:metal:
|
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Looks great.
I like how the wheel is centered in the wheel opening. Do your front wheels have enough backspace to clear the fender lip if you air it out farther? Looks like they are close to the edge of the fender. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
Quote:
As for the wheels, I'm not sure if they have enough backspace or not. The PO put them on. They're 22x9.5 U2 55S-A wheels with +13mm offset which is about 5.75" backspacing. The 2nd pic is looking up a bit at the fender, so you can see the tire is actually sitting on the inner fender, just inside the bolts. Likely not inset enough to air it out more than that. Does that answer your question? |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Quote:
Plus that's a 29" tall tire. The tires on my blazer are only 27" tall,... so I can get another 1" of drop before I set on the inner fenders. Personally I like a 5.75" BS on a 8.5" wheel. Thats just me. |
Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10
Finished the install of the front end stuff this weekend. Just dropped it off for an alignment. :metal:
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:35 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com