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67cheby 08-30-2013 08:58 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by RRC (Post 6244228)
Rendering looks great....can't wait to see the real thing!!!!!!
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Me too ! LOL, thanks !
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Originally Posted by wraprail (Post 6244343)
Looks exactly like a lowered blazer! Incredible!!
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ummm....thanks, I think ?
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Originally Posted by aggie91 (Post 6244426)
Awsome. Hope to see it and Cloud 9 soon.

thank you
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Originally Posted by Elliot949 (Post 6244504)
Is it just me or is the color the same as Cloud 9?... the piece we saw the other day looked to be more of a teal color...

you are correct the color is actually more Turqouise
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Originally Posted by oldman3 (Post 6244633)
Well, late to the party as usual, rendering looks great, will be glad to see the real color on some large pieces, super nice Mike....Jim

Thanks Jim
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Originally Posted by Chvy2NV (Post 6245228)
Just when you thought it couldn't get any better.. That rendering is so cool. How it looks real. Can't wait to see it topless...
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LOL, thanks ! That will be fun to cruise it around topless !

67cheby 08-30-2013 09:04 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Ok now how about some progress, the last week or so has been spent trying to figure out how to get more lift out of the back, so I robbed the F9100 bags off of Cloud 9 and switched the 9000 bag on to it , that gave me 3 more inches of lift and a heavier rated bag to carry the extra load of the heavier blazer, also a little worried about the stability we moved the bags to the outside of the frame rails. Of course we needed a tow package since it is an SUV so I made a tow package for it

67cheby 08-30-2013 09:12 AM

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Since we made new top bag mounts we also had to make new bottom bag mounts. With our extra 3 inches of travel from the taller bags we now have to redesign the rear shock setup for a shock that can travel 10 inches so here is that progress

67cheby 08-30-2013 09:14 AM

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tonight I will be working on the panhard bar mounting and crossmembers (this is the start of one of them)

1stchevy 08-30-2013 10:14 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Clean work, it's awesome to see these projects being done by people other than professional builders.

es67chevy 08-30-2013 10:39 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 6245480)
Since we made new top bag mounts we also had to make new bottom bag mounts. With our extra 3 inches of travel from the taller bags we now have to redesign the rear shock setup for a shock that can travel 10 inches so here is that progress

Mike, any way to show what that shock setup looks like fully extended? I'm not quite able to visualize it. Looks pretty complex and sweet though!

jtp67-72 08-30-2013 11:07 AM

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And my wife thinks I don't sleep...............:smoke:

mcbassin 08-30-2013 11:11 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Nice progress on the chassis. Sounds like you have it all figured out.

es67chevy 08-30-2013 11:45 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by es67chevy (Post 6245593)
Mike, any way to show what that shock setup looks like fully extended? I'm not quite able to visualize it. Looks pretty complex and sweet though!

Wait, I think I figured it out looking at it a little longer. I couldn't tell at first that the lower shock mount oscillates as the axle drops.

Awesome progress all around. I haven't said much lately, but I've been following along closely and am mucho impressed. Great work!

lowrodderchev 08-30-2013 08:30 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 6245480)
Since we made new top bag mounts we also had to make new bottom bag mounts. With our extra 3 inches of travel from the taller bags we now have to redesign the rear shock setup for a shock that can travel 10 inches so here is that progress

sorry i'm not to brite when it comes to bags but how does the bottom bag bolt in?

lowrodderchev 08-30-2013 08:46 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
p.s. this build makes me wish my k5 was 2wheel drive :( sweet truck

Rusbuilt 08-30-2013 09:53 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Nice update Mike! I like the bags on the outside of the frame much better!

SCOTI 08-30-2013 11:29 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 6245472)
Ok now how about some progress, the last week or so has been spent trying to figure out how to get more lift out of the back, so I robbed the F9100 bags off of Cloud 9 and switched the 9000 bag on to it , that gave me 3 more inches of lift and a heavier rated bag to carry the extra load of the heavier blazer, also a little worried about the stability we moved the bags to the outside of the frame rails. Of course we needed a tow package since it is an SUV so I made a tow package for it

Scotts didn't have this figured out for you??

screaminchevypickup 08-31-2013 12:57 AM

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:uhmk::lol: ^^
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screaminchevypickup 08-31-2013 12:58 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Looks much better now mike..
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LODI3QTR 08-31-2013 01:24 AM

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:cong: It's moving along now Mike.....:gmc2:

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67cheby 08-31-2013 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by 1stchevy (Post 6245564)
Clean work, it's awesome to see these projects being done by people other than professional builders.

Thanks man, I appreciate that
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Originally Posted by jtp67-72 (Post 6245626)
And my wife thinks I don't sleep...............:smoke:

LOL....I understand !
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Originally Posted by mcbassin (Post 6245634)
Nice progress on the chassis. Sounds like you have it all figured out.

I think so
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Originally Posted by es67chevy (Post 6245692)
Wait, I think I figured it out looking at it a little longer. I couldn't tell at first that the lower shock mount oscillates as the axle drops.
yes, I think ! LOL
Awesome progress all around. I haven't said much lately, but I've been following along closely and am mucho impressed. Great work!

thank you man !
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Originally Posted by lowrodderchev (Post 6246241)
sorry i'm not to brite when it comes to bags but how does the bottom bag bolt in?

piec of all thread in the bottom hole then you spin the bag on
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Originally Posted by lowrodderchev (Post 6246267)
p.s. this build makes me wish my k5 was 2wheel drive :( sweet truck

hey this one was a 4x4, just sayin !
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Originally Posted by Rusbuilt (Post 6246358)
Nice update Mike! I like the bags on the outside of the frame much better!

me too !
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Originally Posted by SCOTI (Post 6246485)
Scotts didn't have this figured out for you??

I think the rear system that I have wasn't quite designed for the amount of travel that I wanted it to have, Scott's has been great to help me with anything I have needed
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Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup (Post 6246578)
Looks much better now mike..
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thanks Kyle
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Originally Posted by LODI3QTR (Post 6246602)
:cong: It's moving along now Mike.....:gmc2:

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Man these are so cool, when you do this !

jtp67-72 08-31-2013 12:22 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
MIke when u have time...remind me of what u used on bottom of C-9 cab...and would u use it again....I'm fixin to be at the point of what-to-do...I normally paint it ....and my cab is super slick...but with so much bed panel exposed under raised bed and being original bedsides they are not near as slick.....thought about a spray-on material like lizard skin or something similar........thoughts??...........jim

watahyahknow 08-31-2013 12:32 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
couldnt you use bedliner , only downside to that is you never get it off again for sheetmetal repair

67cheby 08-31-2013 12:55 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Lizard skin is a great product we are using it on the inside of the tub but I don't like the looks of it underneath , we went with a true hot spray in liner underneath Cloud 9

lowrodderchev 08-31-2013 03:50 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
no kidding sorry I just skip to the pix trucks awesome

tvblazer78 09-01-2013 01:40 AM

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Love it Mike....

Palf70Step 09-01-2013 06:57 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Lovin' the work that has been going into this one.

Bennett68C10 09-01-2013 08:58 AM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
Nice progress Mike, everything looks great
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LODI3QTR 09-01-2013 02:42 PM

Re: Slosh Tubz new company project "Square Peg" frame laying 1987 GMC Jimmy
 
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Originally Posted by 67cheby (Post 6246798)

Man these are so cool, when you do this !

Thanks; MIKE.........

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