Drag and Destroy rebuild

[kdrodworks316]

Well, the 62 is in a thousand pieces in the driveway. finally got some help with the mess of a chevy to tear it down and rebuild the cobbled up mess the PO installed. heres a few pics of what we have done today. hoping to get the rear end glued back together and rolling again on sunday.

[slammed1966chevy]

Nice cant wait to see it !

[ChiefRocka]

Cool man....although I never seen a rearend narrowed that way.

[protrash64]

This shows it was posted today? It was 85* yesterday........whats that white stuff??

[kdrodworks316]

the rear end is back in, I would post the pics, but they are to big. thanks to Todd for all his help!

[kdrodworks316]

here ya go! the white stuff is what we can snow in these parts. It was only 40 degrees and snowing off and on while we fix this pile of chevy.

[slammed1966chevy]

So were are your bags going to be ?

[kdrodworks316]

bags will be inside the frame over the axle. getting the brackets broke in the morning and hope to have them in by the afternoon. I build my own brackets, but have to have a shop break them due to lack of a press break.

[joe231]

looking good! you have any before shots of the suspension?

[greg64]

Looking good KD! What type of axle is that? I'm having trouble identifying it.

[kdrodworks316]

I dont have any before shots, but a description is in order. factory trailing arms removed from factory location, run strait back parallel to each other and welded together with a piece of pipe. then a cross pipe welded from left rear to right front. u-bolts welded to the rearend with enough rod to build a spaceshuttle. it was welded so good, my 3 pound sledge had no trouble removing it. the lower bag mounts spent most of there life driving a water pump on a SBC. the shocks were welded to a piece of 3" channel under the c-notch. the trac bar was welded to the end of the right trailing arm and to the left side of the c-notch. again the 3 pounder had no trouble removeing the chicken s*** mess the were trusting enough to drive down the interstate. the drive shaft is nearly cut in half from rubbing on the x member, and theres a hole in it. here some pics of what I removed.

[kdrodworks316]

heres some more pics. the last 2 are the new upper bag mounts and shock mount that I designed and cut on the CNC plasma.

[joe231]

WOW! what a mess that was!!
you make those bag/shock mounts to sell?
pm me with some info on pricing and shipping to zip 73071 if ya do

[kdrodworks316]

PM sent

[jchav62]

Looking good!

[62 short step]

Looks good!

[greg64]

Wow, I wouldn't trust that original pile of chicken sh1t to hold anything! What a mess.

[slammed1966chevy]

Wow that was not a safe setup !

[kdrodworks316]

now you guys know why I complain about the PO's craftsmanship on this jewel. unsafe at any speed.

[1963chevyshort]

Looks good keeep us posted

[Imperial Kustom]

Holy sheisse man!!!! Now I see why you won't drive her up here!!!

[kdrodworks316]

you thought I was kidding, didnt ya. she will be on her feet by the end of the week, then we finish the new electrical system, replumb the brakes and fuel system, install the fuel tank. lower the engine back to stock, and install the T5 trans. then I can pull the cab and replace EVERYTHING from the door handles down because of rust or a runaway sawzall. just wait till you guys see the interior. this truck should win rebuild of the year!

[L0WRIDE]

Nice Work!!

[protrash64]

Good thing the PO never ran over a 3# sledge!!!!! Nice work on the reconstruction.

[kdrodworks316]

got the upper bag mounts and shock mounts in today. heres some shots of the progress and the butchered interior.