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Sure! Maybe I can come over and help out a little? It'll have to wait for cooler weather. I can't take the heat, anymore.

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Would love that! Heat has been unbearable. Hit 116 here. Way too hot for this guy to work in. Still managed to get some work done in the 105 temps, had a frustrating problem removing shock hoops to paint frame. Good day today, should have some progress pics first of the week.

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hi Richard,beautiful truck,beautiful work as i've already said.it's cool watching what you're doing,coming together.i can't imagine 116 degrees?i'd melt i'm sure?all the best to you and yours,take care.Greg.

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I wore trousers for the first time (instead of shorts) and a flannel shirt, walking the dog yesterday. 59º! I can survive in that. There'll still be a lot of hot days in October, though.

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Has cooled off a lot working on truck mor inbetween the body shop work. Ran into a problem removing shock hoops for the finish work. Three of the four grade 8 bolts going through the sleeves I welded in seized up about halfway out. Guess it was the heat. One snapped with the 1200 ft lb impact, pounded rest out. Heads broke off other two. Drilled out one and just removed the support and remade on the last. Anyway, all good now!
Mustered up the courage to weld up trackbar and bump mounts to frame the other day. Shocks are installed today. Axle is on ground in pic, Need to raise frame to get full droop. Everything a mess as usual, axle actually drops two inches lower and bump will raise one inch when nut is tightened at top. Should have almost full use of the shock travel available.
Truck will be sitting on temp wheels and tires tomorrow!

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What a great day it was! Truck is supporting it's own weight on the temp wheels and tires. Ride height is right where I figured, probably have to dial in some more preload to keep it there after all the front sheet metal is back on. Only about a 1/2"right now. A bit of adjusting is needed on 4 link bars as well.
Will get on swaybar and steering ram mounts next. Truck sits high in front now, once the new rear springs are in it will level out or be a bit high in back allowing for the rear leaf packs to settle.

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Dang ... This is a serious truck! Love it!

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Thanks for the comment CG. More than pleased with how the truck is turning out. Going through my scraps of metal it looks like I have everything here to proceed with swaybar install and steering ram install. Will start on Monday. Probably have to work a bit next week and need some parts bent up so it may not get done by end of week.
Would like to use disconnect pins on the swaybar. $40 worth of pins are almost $20 to ship. Bolts for now and disconnects can wait.

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Was supposed to move some stuff into the shed to get it out of my way today. I instead worked on the swaybar. Got the frame side all done except for paint. The second pic is the parts that came in the "kit". The plates in the center I made to bolt bar to the frame. Will cycle steering in morning to check clearance and then take the arms to American Off Road to have the offset bent.

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Brian bent the sway bar arms while I was there today. He was not sure his bender could handle the 3/4" thick material. It was no problem. Will get back on the install on Wednesday. Spent some time figuring things out after i got back. The offset was desired to keep mounting points at far ends of axle. Also necessary to clear the ports on steering box, closer than it looks in pic.

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Sway bar is done and ram assist is mounted. Really happy with how it worked out. Good to be moving forward again. In the second pic ram bracket looks shiny because I took apart and painted it. Will reassemble tomorrow. May have to make new end links for sway bar. It is tricky because the axle has so much travel. Think I am mostly finished with all the major fab work.

Where to go next? Thinking I may assemble my dad's t-case and get it mounted up. One of the pieces I am using from the wreckage. Had the case bored out years ago for the larger female input bearing. I have a full rebuild kit in hand.

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Have been busy with work and spending time with family. When I went to put t-case back together I found the 32 spline front output shaft was never ordered and had to wait for it. It is a no brainer upgrade from the stock GM 10 spline shaft that almost every GM NP205 has. The shaft is stock for Ford and Dodge and is a direct swap. A pin for the thrust washer does not fit in new shaft as the original was to large. Made a new pin from an old drill bit to get it together. T-case is now assembled, now is 32 spline input and both outputs. Front output has a flange for the high angle 1410 CV and rear has a 1410 ubolt yoke. Maybe make time to get it in place this week.

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Good upgrade- tcase looks great

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Managed to get some time to work on truck. T-case is installed, had to modify the trans mount adapter a bit because t-case was sitting to low. I also made a bracket for the t-case shifter, it grabs one of the adapter bolts and two threaded stand offs on side of trans. Because of larger girth of the 6L90 handle was pushed 2" to the right. Some heat and massaging placed the shifter right where it needs to be in the original hole. Going to mess with the heim linkage a bit to get linkage straighter. Works fine but think I can make it better.

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Installed the made to spec Deaver springs today. Put the rear of the truck right where I wanted it. Just under 15" travel full droop to full bump. Using pretty much all of the shock now. A few pics attached. Was late and I did not get any full pics of the truck. First pic is mock up springs vs new.

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Rear Driveline is pretty steep at full droop. 29 degree angle. There is a solution and parts that will handle this even with the power and torque in my truck. A few more measurements to make tomorrow and I will call Jesse back at High angle driveline to get started on the driveshafts.

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Not a lot done since last post. Still waiting on driveshafts which are overdue. Not a surprise. Added wires and pins into the PSI harness for the GM A/C pressure sensor so my PWM fan will work correctly with A/C and also added an additional plug on the MAP for the Vaporworx pwm fuel pump controller. A pic of the modified harness seemed useless to me.

I did get the trans linkage all done. Used parts from Lokar. The 6L80-90 kit was on backorder. The kit with the longest rod for a 4L80 worked fine with some heating and bending of the rod. Trans shifts great. Still working out how to label lens correctly for 6L90 PRNDM. Nothing aftermarket available. First two pics show linkage.

A member PM'd about the power window switches I installed. Used double back tape to locate and determine mounting points. I used longer screws and washers for mounting to keep the handle in the correct position on door panel. As mentioned in an earlier post the longer shaft on the switch needed to be changed out as the handles were to far out from the door panels.

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Additional pic of switch

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Has been another minute or so since last update. 2023 was a bust as for working on truck. Exactly what I feared happened when I started working part time on a regular basis. It turned full time. I have arranged to get one day off a week until the VW van is out the door of the body shop. Then the off days will increase. Finally got the drive shafts and they are in the truck. That ordeal kind of sucked. Posted something here on that https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=844430 Will get some pics up soon.
Was able to spray the Lizard Skin sound formula today. Will follow up with the ceramic heat formula by next week. A pic of the sound deadener.

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Many people talked crap about lizardskin in past years. I used it on my unbearablely hot 76 Buick Regal floorpans and it worked wonders for me. I could not believe how well it worked. I went from only able to stand 1 hour of driving to being able to drive all day anywhere I wanted. I wish that it stayed glossy as it is when it is first sprayed though.

I am going to raptorline over the top of the lizardskin in my Blazer though.

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The Raptor over it is probably a good idea if going topless in in the cards.
First time I have used the stuff. Usually just throw down some strips of Accumat for panel deadening. Brian @ American Off Road had both the Lizard products in stock. I experienced the before and after on a Gravedigger panel van he was working on. Figured might as well do the heat shield while I am at it.

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It will smell like latex for a while, just be prepared for that. I also used both Sound and thermal products. Good stuff.

I wish I was not laid off right now. I have a 6.6 liter L8T and a 6l90E sitting in the garage for my 72 K5. I would really like to slap it in so I can enjoy this summer. Gotta find a new gig asap!

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Cool build!!

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A little bit to do until truck is on the road :) hopefully smell is gone by then.
If you do not mind I will pray for your job situation to change.
For me time is the problem to finish my truck. I have no means to make more of it once it is gone. Have enough $ saved up to finish it, if I do 96.8% of the work. Would have never even started this project if I had to pay for the labor.

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Thank you for the comment. Took a peek at your build.

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Sprayed the ceramic heat coating today. All done with that step.

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NICE! Very clean job!

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Thank you! The heat product is real thick but light. Barely poured out of container after mixing. I was reminded of marshmallow fluff, something I have not eaten in years. I was surprised it even came out of the gun. I used 70 psi with the gun in the application kit. My 5 gallon upright seemed to keep up for air delivery. It is a standard compressor, not oilless. While I would have preferred black as an end color. The white made it easier to ensure coverage over the black sound product. There is a black coating available I could spray. It will be concealed by carpet so why spend the extra money? Want to do something more on Thursday, my new day off. Will see what I come up with.

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very nice,great work.she'll be a beauty.

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It takes a while for it to completely dry. You could get a single Raptor liner kit and spray that which will make it very durable. Whatever you do, I am sure that it will be a great job!:metal:

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Had a good day and got some stuff done. Knocked the welds off of spring pads and shock mounts to set pinion angle. Set pinion at 2 degrees less than the drive shaft. Pics of drive shafts also included. I had decided to use a CV on the rear shaft to increase the amount of time between service intervals. Running a bit more than the 3 degree working angle many believe is necessary :) None the less, I have no worries that shaft will have a long life. Had to clearance the front shaft CV a bit as it gets to over 30 degrees at full droop.
Also started install of the BDS Recoil traction bars I got for Christmas. Just got the bars as there is obviously no install kit for my situation. Did not really want to run this type of bar but I had to do something with the soft springs. My measurements show they will not limit travel and be easy on the springs. The torque arm setup with the shackle puts to much strain on the springs with my 15"+ of wheel travel. Have the frame mounts all cut and ready to weld up. Will see them next time.

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Finished the frame mounts for the traction bars and painted them. Have Monday off. Plan is to finish install of bars and start installation of Amp Powersteps.

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Thank you for the kind comment. It is inspirational to see you are still interested in my build after the hiatus. Helps with the motivation to post updates.

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yes sir,i'm around,still interested and amazed at what you're doing,very nice.

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Was more unorganized today than usual. Kind of did not want to post pics.
Figure most are used to it, traction bars are on the truck. Axle side tabs just tacked as I have to disassemble the new springs, cycle suspension and check full bump. With the diff turned up now I am pretty sure I have skid plate and possible tank modifications in my future.
Started Amp steps install. More modifying parts to make them fit. Need to pick up some different hardware to complete install. The axle degree shims are used behind the mounts to the inner rockers. They correct the mounting angle so steps will be level. Should have the mechanical side of the boards done the next day I work on them. Will have more details on what I am doing in the next post.

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Tried my best to get it all done today. Was tired and saved rest for another day. While my idea seemed simple, install was a bit more time consuming than I anticipated. Drivers side is done. Passenger powered arm is installed and all pieces cut/trimmed. Drill 4 holes for idler arm, install and install step. Regarding the hardware I needed 1/4" longer bolts for the pinch weld mount point because of 4 degree shims and I was shorted the motor mount screws for one of the motors. While not 100% concealed. I think the steps tuck up nicely when parked and I can live with it. Steps offer almost 8" lower entry point. Last pic contains model # of steps I used. Feel free to ask any questions about install.

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Fantastic build, you are doing a great job. I wonder if you could powder coat the bolt heads the same color of blue so they blend in with the pinch weld.

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Thank you for the comments. The bolt heads do stand out quite a bit. My plan was to brush touch them with same activated paint that is on the truck.

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Passenger step is done, had today off. Completed taxes this morning for us and Mother in Law as well. Sorry, no pics. Looks like other side just opposite. Forgot to take pics of the rivet nuts I installed for upper mounting point on last arm. Van is almost finished at body shop and I have tomorrow off as well. May start on seat install tomorrow.

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Ironed out what I am doing to mount the 60/40 bench today. Was going to build a new frame that attached to the existing holes in truck and modify seat brackets. It sat so well on the floor, the new frame just seemed like a lot of work for no gain. I modified the 60 section inner bracket to sit on the floor. Will drill 8 new holes in floor. On the underside I will run 4 each 3/16" x 1 1/2" flat bar front to back with nuts welded onto flat bar. Will be a strong mounting IMO.
While I had the welder out I made a small change to the gas pedal bracket purchased from HartRod. Cut in half and rewelded with pedal mount side at a slight angle. This raised the pedal about 3/4"
Going to drop off seats at upholsterer maybe this week. Been dragging my feet as he wants a lot to do it. Several have recommended and my boss has known him for years. But.....his price is A LOT and I have all the fabric. We have a sewing machine at the shop and I probably can do it. Just would be more time working on something else for me though. Attached a few pics for your entertainment.