Porterbuilt 69
 

Here's some current pics of a 69 SWB we are building... it is a truck we are building with the intent to sale. The build will feature a custom tube chassis with C4 Corvette suspension components front and rear, air ride, 20 and 22 inch wheels, subtle body mods, custom floor, custom fire-wall, custom dash, 5.3L GenIII motor... with a couple of T4 Turbos, and it will be Black with RED interior. I will be posting updated pics as the truck progresses. Hopefully I will have a rendering completed in a few weeks, to give you all an idea of what the end result will be.

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When do you find time to build a shop truck with so many customers vehicles in the hole!!! Frame looks awesome.

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No need for a dropmember ehh? :lol: Looks incredible already!

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That's a good question....:confused:

We've actually been working on this for a while... it's a long story!

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This started before the Dropmember... otherwise I would have used one! (it would have been a weld-in of course!).

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more picshttp://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r...zm/THUMBUP.gif

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:thumbs:

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Great stuff. I checked out your website last week, everything you're working on looks top notch! If anyone is in the Mesa area, I strongly suggest you stop in and see him.

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you mean 20" wheels weren't optional???:bling2:

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Let me guess you told the wife the truck was in the way and had to go. But it was'nt worth anything in pieces so you were just going to throw it togehter real quick so you would'nt loose to much on it right! Been their before, now I just tell her that I will loose my ars any way I go about it so I might as well just keep it.:lol:

So is that some of this rust free AZ sheet metal we all hear so much about?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Just a quick question on the upper A-arm mounts. It looks lke you didn't leave yourself much room to take out much negative camber if you need to. Other than that, you have a sweet project going there.

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Just call first and make an appointment... PLEASE! I would be happy to spend a few minutes with any of you guys, just understand I am the one that does the work!

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The PO blasted the cab, and then never sealed it up! It will be making its way off to get blasted soon! And yes... this is a 'rust free AZ truck'!:lol:

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The upper control arm mounts do have a little room for adjustment, looks tighter than it really is. Since I build these chassis myself, I am able to keep the tolerances on my mounting locations extremely tight, eliminating the need for a bunch of alignment leaway. Throw a set of poly or delrin bushing in the control arms and the only way the alignment will be compromised is by a worn out or bent components.:)

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You gotta quit showing us that crap..........just when I start to pat myself on my back for my frame off minor modifications restortation, I see your handy work and I just say, "son-of-a.........."!

awesome work!!!

I wouldn't begin to know where to start on something like that.

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that is a work of art...

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Shoot Kevin,
Thats where Im at right now. She didnt realize how many parts I had in boxes, now shes questioning where they all came from. :D

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Porter-

Do you just butt weld the frame or is there more to it then what we can see? I have seen where it is recommended to use "diamonds" at the seems to reinforce the butt welds. Just asking because I am thinking of building a tube frame.

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My sentiments exactly, here I am thinking I am building a cool truck and then I see that I don't have any of that perferated sheet metal on mine and just cry about my lack of creativity...

But seriously, awesome work man, love to see it.

Isn't that the truth. I have my parts shipped to work and keep many parts boxes there and just bring them home as I need them. She knows my so called budget on this truck, I just think its better for her to not see a new boxes of goodies every week.

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nathan,
i talked to kyle over the phone a few days ago. & we are going to try to meet & maybe swing by the shop on sat. (hopefully) i am also friends with luis who you are doing a dropmember & i think corvette susp. on his '57 p/u with a '59 fleet bed on it (yellow & black truck) you really do some awsome stuff, if i could afford it, i would for sure have you do things for me on my '72.

again great work!!!

rodsoted-72

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That is awesome, wish you where closer would like to stop by and see it.

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I'll say it again, if you were closer I would never see my Blammy except
when you post updates :hm: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :cool:

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Thanks for all the compliments guys... don't be too nice, we wouldn't want my head to explode!

The chasiss joints are butt welded, and then plated... I took a slightly different approach on this one and plasma cut the boxed sections out on my CNC and welded them together... if you look closely at the joints, the sections where it comes together look a bit larger than the 2x4 tubing. (I am always trying something that's a little different).

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Plans have changed a little for the powerplant... ditched the 5.3L and 4L60e and picked up a 5.7 LS1 and a six-speed... the twin-turboes will be much more fun with a manual trans!:)

I also started working on the front fenders... removing the dents and shaving the marker lights/ emblem holes... I will post up some pics tomorrow.

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This truck is going to be awesome. I love looking at your expertise. like I stated in one of your other threads, It makes my goals look more reasonable. GR8 build. RJ22