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Yes you may have to slide re crossmember back or forward but you can still use the original member. I'll be sure to post plenty of pics of the process
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Thank you good sir I was hoping to do mine without lifting the cab or anything that's why I was shopping around for new crossmember a that use te ore existing holes and what not
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Got the 15x7s for the front cleaned and painted. Plus I just got off the phone with Devin forum member Dsigh and it looks as though ill get two more 15x7s for the rear. Once they're installed I'll see if I still want 15x8s for the rear. Amazing why a rattle can can do :lol:
http://i.imgur.com/DS6DwW9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xxkRqhp.jpg
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No joke those look really good my grey grandpas 73 has some original rallies on it that I can't wait to restore for that truck. Great job on the rattlecan job Shawn :metal:
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I jus hit the wheel with a wire wheel and wipe clean and spray. I'm glad they turned out as good as they did because I was checking prices on powder coating which is not cheap.
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Really? I had four rust pitted chrome trailer wheels had them blasted and coated black for 100-125$
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Very nice!!!!!

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You have to tell where this place is, that is a good price. Is their work quality good?

Thanks Rus!!

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Silly little upgrade :D

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lol

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Nice upgrade!
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[QUOTE=shawno72;5856765]You have to tell where this place is, that is a good price. Is their work quality good?

Billington out of Modesto or even progressive just down the street from them. And I've had all my sheet metal powder primed up in Lodi had my whole bed tailgate and a left front fender done for 500$ last year course he's a little nicer to me since he warped my current hood. I feel that powder coat/prime is extremely reasonable compared to all the time labor and materials anyone would use to paint and seal their body parts or suspension/wheels themselves
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Thanks for the info Dylan. Where in Lodi?
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In Lodi on Vine st right off the freeway is called precision powder coating that is where I had my front clip and bed done the guys name is Phil and the ones in Modesto right off of carpenter exit do most of my suspension/little parts/inner fenders is called Billington and or Progressive down the street from them that's the places I deal with if you were looking to do a few nick nack parts Modesto would be better.
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I have heard mixed things about that place. How was your experience with them?

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Which one?
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Haha guess that would help myhe one in Lodi.
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My only bad experience would be that they warped my factory paint 71 hood which i was irate about and he was truly sorry and definitely discounted the price by I have a spare hood that ill do so I'm not upset anymore just wishe I would have paint stripped most of it before sending it up there. Other than that powder prime on the insides of my bedsides and insides of my front fenders almost as good as when GM dipped the parts from factory and will definitely last forever I also used their high build grey powder which can be body worked immediately I should have pictures of their pieces on my build in the earlier pages
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Page two post #42 is my bed starting bodywork over powderprime
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Some pics of the 700r4 that will be going in on Monday :metal:
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Awesome Shawn!! You will love it!

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Woo buddy she looks perty already
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I know and it should be done in time for the Power Tour ;)

Thanks Dylan, well we are gonna go with Bowtie Overdrives Tv made easy kit so looks as though we may not start on Monday after all but thats ok cause this is gonna be done totally right :metal:
http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=213

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I like the way your think!

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And with the 3.07 posi rear end I'll do better than 20mpg :metal:

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Cant complain about that! lol

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Nice you'll love that 700r4, someday I'll add overdrive to mine as well
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You doing the PT with us ShawnO?
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Thank you. I'm excited to just not have to shift any more :waah:

Nah man, I wish but its not in the budget......at least not this year :D

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You'll love the 700r4! I put one in my 79 Chevy and it worked great.....enjoy!!!!
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I plan to just drive the wheels off it :burnout:

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Ok guys and gals I have a question and want your opinions. I saw this pic posted this morning and like the look of thin whites with the chrome trim rings. Do you think it will look good with my style center cap?
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I think it would look sweet!
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I was thinking so too. Here is the link of the rings I was considering
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220890655547...84.m1438.l2649

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Ok kinda of a slow day at work so I put the truck on the lift and took some before pics with the manual trans so that I would have record of what used to be in there. You know this tranny has been in the truck since 1968 I'm sure and even though it grinds and makes noise in every gear except 4th a small part of me is gonna miss it...................NOT!!!!!! I hate that thing :lol::lol: In all seriousness for for almost a year and a half that tranny has got me everywhere I needed to go. :chevy:
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I like the idea. I have never seen copos with trim rings. Usuallly copo = plain jane.
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I'm thinking it might look cool with the black wheels?

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I asked myself this question a few months back. I put a set of 17" Rallye's and thin whites on my Impala but wasn't sure if trim rings were needed or not. After putting them on, I decided not to bother with the rings. The white line kind of acts as a trim ring, in a visual kind of sense. I decided putting on rings would make the wheels look too busy.

Sounds silly but I like the look of just thin whites with caps. No rings.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d9...ewcaps-800.jpg

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On those wheels witht the slots you nailed it without the rings, imo. On the stock steelies I already had the thin whites and thought it was to much white, maybe a chrome trim ring to break up the white, as someone earlier mentioned, will help. I am just so undecided, I think I will ask my buddy Gilbert (sick5) to lend me his rings for a day or two and try them :D

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Stuff for the tranny swap next week.
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