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I’ve got Martha running, driving and far enough along to enjoy. This means I’m about to dive back into Walter:metal:

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Im ready when you are , come on Walter .

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I'm ready too.....

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^^^Thanks guys! I’m ready too. My malady now is...do I use the PorterBuilt chassis and accuair or do I sell it and just go static drop.

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Why not PB chassis & C/O's? That's what I'm doing for my 64's front PB air-bag set-up. I'm making front upper brackets for some C/O's. My PB Dropmember is one of the early designs that he doesn't offer a C/O alternative for so I'm making my own.

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Sell it and buy ECE static parts 20% off... ;)

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Because they're going out of business :(

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That’s a great idea!!! But it means raising the bed floor and a few other issues.

I actually already have another set of the CPP modular spindles for The Wilwood brakes.


That sucks!!! If I go static, I’d need front & rear springs and a c-notch.

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If you had F/R PB set-ups, you already have a rear step notch. Are you saying you only want a mild drop now vs. a more aggressive drop?
Wood or steel floor?

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My PorterBuilt F/R setup is the previously available touring versions. So I didn’t have to notch the frame for the r&p, but in the rear is a much larger notch than the little bolt in one that the mild gets. It’ll get to about 1/2” off the floor in the front and about 1-1/2” in the rear. I currently have a steel floor, but I’m not apposed to swapping to a wood floor, since it’ll have to be raised/changed anyway.

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Keep what you have & work w/that. PB should have easily swappable brackets to get you to the C/O option or build your own.

A bolt-in c-notch won't get you the clearance you need (want) for worry (impact) free driving. With a steel floor, locating the sheet metal & raising the floor for necessary clearance is even easier (after cutting & chopping things up :lol: ).

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Hell, I think I’ll just stay the line and air ride PB chassis.

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Nothing wrong w/that either. I can't afford the high end air management control set-ups w/the height + pressure sensors controlling auto height adjustments & seen more than a couple NET stories of failed control units so I stick to basic old school air management which becomes old when driven a lot. Thus, my decision to go coil-over.

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I don’t have to super fancy accuair setup. Just the manifold, compressors, and controls.

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I skip any electronic 'control'. Pneumatic paddle valves for all 4 corners, 2 small Thomas comps, & 2 3gal alum tanks is what has worked.

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I am using an electronic controller; the Switchspeed setup from accuair. But Yep, 2 compressors and 2x 3-gallon tanks.

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I also ordered a set of wheels for Walter today. Pretty basic stuff... 20” American Racing grey Torque Thrust’s and Toyo Proxes ST-3’s: 20x8” with 255/45r20 & 20x10” with 295/40r20’s. I need them before I can even move Walter back to the lift.

I really wanted to go with Salt Flat’s, but my vanity got the best of me in that I want the brakes to show :lol: I figure the tires are kinda tall...29’ish inches tall, but with the Slosh Tubz up front and the raised bed floor out back, I’ll have plenty of room for them.

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Tires arrived today and the wheels show the expected delivery date as tomorrow. If they show up, I’ll mount them tomorrow night and get them on Walter so I can move him to the 2-post. Then this weekend, my next attempt for getting him done will begin!

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Glad to see your still at it on this one! And recognize a few of those parts I sold you a few years back!

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Bahahahaha, yeah, it’s been a few minutes. But I just can’t bring myself to giving up on Walter. Thanks for stayin’ Faithful :D.

SEMA this year? Or are y’all still turnin’ our kiddos ;)

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Haven’t been in to long! My youngest will be 5 this year so maybe this is the year I get Togo back!!! Haha

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Has it been that long??? Wow!!! Well, if you decide to do SEMA, let me know. I’ll buy you a beer...or 7. :lol:

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Now that I’ve gotten the Falcoon to a satisfactory stopping point and have started back on Walter. I got the new wheels & tires mounted tonight and on so I can get him moved to the 2-post lift. I think they look great with the big Wilwood brakes behind them... I’m off Friday-Monday, so I’m hoping to get a lot accomplished this weekend.

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Looking good! Can’t wait to see it aired out!!

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I got Walter moved over to the 2-post and broke him apart. But here are a coupe of pictures to show front at approximate ride height and how close the rear bumper gets to the pavement with the biga$$ 29-1/2” tall tire.

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How about a side shot showing the stance? Lovin’ what I’m seeing!

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Unfortunately, it didn’t have the bed on it. And now it’s apart so I can fit the Slosh Tubz, PorterBuilt heater box delete pieces and hood hinges.

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No problem man. Thanks for that pic. I really like where you have the air tanks mounted, I may change mine to the same location. I've got dual compressors mounted on the side of the frames rail behind the rear wheels with a single air tank that is behind my boyds undermount tank. I made my own brackets, but didn't realize that placement would not let me add a hitch. Those are PB compressor and tank mounts correct?

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^^^Yes, they are the PB exomounts.

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I wasn’t feeling well yesterday so I didn’t get anything done. But I’m feeling better today, so I went to work on getting the Slosh Tubz installed. WOW!!! What a PITA, but they are in. And, low and behold...Walter now lays the front PorterBuilt kmember on the ground and the 255/45r20’s are free and clear. I wished the front bumper was on, but I can envision it.

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Woah!! Looking good.

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I’m surprised that I’m not having issue with clearance between the cab and the engine/trans. I haven’t put the high hump in yet and I still have clearance. Which makes me think that after installing the high hump, I should be able to raise the engine another 1/2”, which would allow the passenger side header to clear the lower control arm. :)

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Thanks! Long way to go, but I’m really gonna try and stay focused on him this time.

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Looks good. I've been curious about clearance for mine as well. I just relocated mine to the shop so I now have the truck & PBC4DM in the same location. Might get a wild hair & find out sooner vs. later 🤓

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I’ve been so busy with real life (flu, flooding, job responsibilities, etc) that I haven’t really had much shop time the last 2 weeks. But today was a productive shop day.

After some more cleaning and removal of pieces/parts that won’t be a part of the final product, I got around to actually working on Walter. I put him up on the lift and threw an angle finder on the tail shaft of the trans to realize I had 8 degrees down...that’s to much! So, I put the pole jack under the trans crossmember and raised the trans up until it hit the cab which only netted me 5-6 degrees. Which just means that the high hump will be used after all. In the process of doing all this, I found out that with the raising of the trans; the passenger side header now clears :metal:

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I got a little bit more done today. Pulled out the front & rear glass. Only bad spot is d/s lower area of windshield.

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The other 3 notorious spots were just crusty but intact. The back was spotless so no pictures.

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Oh... & thank goodness that I remembered having this little jewel for removal of the wiper arms.

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After removal of the cowl panel, I found a huge wasp nest on the d/s and an even bigger mouse nest on the passenger side..

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Got the transmission crossmember installed with -3 degrees at the output. This also allows me to install the passenger side header without issue. Hell, even the collector is higher than the lowest point of the frame, so I shouldn’t have any problems with boogering them up.