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Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Well...I guess I should start a build thread. I'm working on my '64 C10 that I'm building as a pro touring style truck. It actually started out as a C20 long bed step side, but when I'm done, it will be a 1/2 ton medium* bed fleet side.
*Instead of the typical 12"/8" chop, I'm going to do a 9"/6" chop ![]() Here it is at it sits now: I'll start posting pictures of what I have done already and explain it as I go ![]()
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Here is where I started after tear down:
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Hey another kansas guy...Nice rig cant wait to see it come along,but one question? Are you talking choping the top?
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
OK I was wondering... What do you do for a living? Nice arms...
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Here's some pictures of the work on the front suspension
One of the lower arms I fabbed up (I need to modify the ball joint plate and angle it up to keep the ball joint from binding ![]() One of the upper arms jigged up, ready to weld Mounting the steering box Front suspension mocked up I built the arms with the ball joints moved forward to center the front wheels in the wheel wells and I also set it up with increased caster (6* base) with the option to go +/-2* besides the normal adjustment available. I'm running 2.5" drop spindles with the 1.25" thick rotors and Wilwood D52 calipers (thanks Jon ![]()
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Subscribing to this one!!!
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
You must have access to some nice tools...Those arms are pretty nice pieces. I used to be a mechanic also but got tired of leaning over working on things so started welding and never looked back. Ill be watching this one.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Nice work! I have a question tho...did you weld that steering box to the frame?
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Looks like a pipe notch to me. I thought that too when I first seen it.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
A little more information:
The tires are 275/40ZR17 for the front and 315/35ZR17 for the rear. I'm planning on buying Billet Specialties Street Lites in 17x9.5 and 17x11 to go with those. To go with the Wilwood front brake calipers, I also bought a set for the rear too. I also bought a set of brake rotors (Astro van fronts, thanks Captainfab for the idea ![]() What the heck, here's a picture of the rearend with brakes on it and a teaser of my watts link setup ![]()
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Nice work mech77!! Love the mock-up shot; truck looks good and cant wait to see more.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Thanks for all the comments, and no, I didn't weld the steering box to the frame. I used the lower rear bolt hole on the frame and figured the angle the box needed to be and made new holes for the power box. What you see in the picture is the backside of the notch I made to clear the box so I could mount it straight on the frame. I did that instead of buying an adapter plate because I wanted the idler arm and the pitman arm to be parallel when going straight.
As far as having nice equipment goes, I have the basic welder/grinders/etc, but I do have an awesome buddy that works at a metal fabrication shop building industrial equipment. All I have to do is draw something up (measured drawing) and tell him how thick of plate I want and he cuts it on there cnc plasma cutting table ![]() ![]() I'll post up some pictures of the rear suspension tomorrow, and you can see some more of his work too.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Thanks, I can't wait to get the cab off so I can cut the frame down and mock it up at the correct wheelbase
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Here is some pictures of the rear suspension almost done
And some pictures of the trailiing arm brackets that I'm going to mount up I'm not going to mount those brackets up until I get the cab off because I'm going to flip the crossmember to gain some driveshaft clearance when it's aired out ![]()
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Here's some better pictures of my watts link setup
I'm thinking I might swap the 1/2" rod ends and links out for some 5/8" ones and I haven't machined the center pivot for the bearings yet.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
I like it!
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Finally... somebody building a watt's link like they are SUPPOSED to be set-up!!!!!
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Killer fab
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
You've got the sickness as well. I'll keep an eye on this one.
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Re: Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"
Yeah, I think it's contagious
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