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I am gonna owe you all kinds of lunches.... lol You have a bbq saving account.

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The nicest thing about having the new projects and builds sections is you get to see builds you somehow missed. Good job man.

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Thanks, I have been following your build, looks great. I really have not done anything but trade some parts, and order parts heh.

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Sometimes that's all you need, but unfortunately it wasn't all I needed.lol I wish it was boy do I wish it was.lol

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I guess it is better to take your time and build it like you truly want it. I am trying to do mine in sections so I can get it rolling faster. It will start out looking kinda warn but functional. Enjoy it and get it mechanically sound, then worry later about paint and all that.


The white late model crew cab is my daily.

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Yep :lol:

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Got the shipping notification. Should have my spindles on the 25th!. I wish I had planned better. Memorial day weekend would have been a good weekend to put the cross member on. We have some more work to do on my dads before we can try and get my truck in the shop.

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My spindles are out for delivery ahead of schedule. This may be the last decent update for a bit. I turned on my ac for the first time this year when I got back in town last night, and it is not behaving. I am going to try and take the rearend down to my folks on Sunday. I am hoping to at least get the rearend under the truck this weekend.

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horray for progress

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So.. would it be wrong if I put a spindles between the upper and lower arms and worked it up and down while making noises like I am hitting switches?

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and play the song lowrider by war with an awesome fedora.

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I can dig it. I think most of the truck guys would run me off if I was listening to anything I normally listen to lol.

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:lol::lol:

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its ok i listen literally everything

i guess since you made progress i need to get off my rump and do something tonight.

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Probably ok as long as you don't make the noise that squirells make when they get squished as you "roll" along...

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LOL... my crew cab valence has ended the life of a few unlucky possum. It barely clears a parking block, so a possum looking over its should has no chance lol.

I listen to everything but country. Mostly electronic music.

And now to make this post Joe approved :P

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_HLeOfaLeb9s/S_...2020.11.05.jpg

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:haha:


Hey parts!! :c2:

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man that makes me want to go ahed and buy drop spindles for the s10 front i got. looking good.

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Right on!!!
What bags are you gonna use....or did you already say that?

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Sweet! :metal:

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For the front maybe slam re6's or re7's. From what I have read they have good lift with less pressure, so you can get to ride height but not be super stiff. I think the firestone 2600s are pretty similar too.

If anyone reading this has any opinions on what bags to use on an AD with a v8 and mustang II, please feel free to chime in.

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I did not get my rearend moved down to my folks. I did get my other shock ext welded up on my crew cab, now I know that I definitely need new shocks lol.

This week I am going to take the leafs off my s-10 rear end to make it a bit easier to handle and take some measurements for the perches. If they are too narrow or far apart I will probably go ahead and cut them off before taking the rearend down.

If anyone reading this knows.. how long are the stock rear leafs on a half ton AD? I am wondering if I can just use the s10 leafs to start with until later when I can do some sorta 4-link.

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Worst case you can move the perches to where you need them to use the s10 leafs.

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Very true.

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Hey nice Avatar pic you have there ;)

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Imagine that lol. Get hit from all sides. No pics in your thread... there is a guy for that. No pics in your profile... there is a guy for that lol.

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What can we say? :lol:

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:lol: sorry Billy just have to keep you motivated ;)

Its been quiet in my threads so ive been slacking haha

Any upcoming game plans for it?

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It is all good.

No game plan at all right now. Gotta replace the outside unit of my central heat and air at home. That, kinda jacks up a lot of stuff. No idea when I could even get it in my dads shop right now to start getting the cross member on it. I keep getting the... oh few more things on my car first... response.

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:lol:

That sucks.. its going to set you back a bit too, well if you need help or a trailer to haul it over there let me know.

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Covert opps would have already taken place to get it to my house, if I had suspension under it lol.

I think mac said he had a stock front axle. Maybe I can borrow it long enough to move it.

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:lol: yeah it makes it hard to move when it doesnt roll..

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yeah scott knows all about having to move trucks with no suspension under it at all hahahah hire him hes good help haha.

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:haha: and loading heavy arse motorcycles too!!

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I owe Scott bbq before I can ask him to do any work lol.

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yeah that was a killer. i still owe you a steak haha. billy let me know if you need a hand with anything moving or anything. i have an old 9 inch ford rear end that rolls maybe we could tack weld it good enough in place to at least make a roller.

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I was kinda thinking about doing something like that. I have the s10 rear end I could use out back, and then somehow out a rearend up front, just good enough for it roll.

Another option is we have a front crossmember out from under a 51ish chevy car that we could maybe tack or chain to the front of the frame.

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:lol: ah it will all come out even in the wash ;)

I have a 10 bolt chevy rear end if you need something to make it roll.

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I am tired of things setting me back on this truck, so I managed to get the rearend in my truck and taking it down to my folks. Who says a lowered truck can function as a real truck lol. Not sure If I can get it under the truck this weekend, but at least it is something small I can mark off the list. A bunch of small things eventually equal some real progess.... um right? :uhmk:

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:no:don't give away my diff :lol:

I hope to have a diff that will need a home soon :D

don't get discouraged, I have been there. you just need to get a few things accomplished and it will get the ball rolling.
Have you heard the saying.
"inch by inch, life is a cinch....yard by yard, life is hard"
;)