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RocketKing · 05-19-2010, 07:51 PM

Okay, I guess it is time to get this show on the road.

I am building this truck to be my daily driver. I need to try to keep the budget as under control as possible, but I have a hard time letting things be sometimes, ya know?

Yeh, I know you do.

Here is my new girl...

RocketKing · 05-19-2010, 09:59 PM

First thing I had to do was get her in the garage, got kind of exciting when the already poor brakes went to the floor. I almost remodeled our bedroom closet but got her stopped in time.

Start the teardown...I am pretty good at this part...it is the putting back together that gets me stumped.

Pull the cab and what was left of the bed...

Shes stripped now

By the way, yes I realize there is a very pink bike in my photos, I live with three women... I am just used to pink things in my life.

If it helps, just think of it as a restored Softail.

RocketKing · 05-19-2010, 10:53 PM

After a little frame cleaning, and a whole lot of reading here, I cut the frame. Thanks to everyone that posted on how they did this. I can't tell you how much I learned.

VA72C10 · 05-19-2010, 11:05 PM

Following along!

**67cheby** · 05-20-2010, 10:02 AM

this is mike from siloam springs ar , did you buy this truck from sellers equip here in town ?? it looks like the same one, anyway love the truck and if you are going to sell the air breather i would like to buy it ??

RocketKing · 05-20-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 67cheby

this is mike from siloam springs ar , did you buy this truck from sellers equip here in town ?? it looks like the same one, anyway love the truck and if you are going to sell the air breather i would like to buy it ??

Actually, I bought the truck in Pittsburgh, KS but when I read the title it said Eureka Springs, AR. I thought it was weird that I drove 6 hours to buy a truck that was originally only 11 miles from my house.

I sold the entire motor to a buddy, but I will check on the breather for you because he may have other plans for it,

**67cheby** · 05-20-2010, 10:59 AM

that would be great thanks, and nice find w/factory air looks like its going to be a great build are you going wood or metal in the bed ??

gopokes · 05-20-2010, 12:49 PM

Making quick work of it so far! Looks good, I think I am going to start cutting mine down this weekend.

VA72C10 · 05-21-2010, 01:12 AM

cool truck and project!

propanemudtruck · 05-21-2010, 12:49 PM

That truck is beautiful! It looks like it could be a Cherry Bomb project vehicle the way it sat when you picked it up

Oh I can't wait to go down south to pick up a nice shell!

FRENCHBLUE72 · 05-21-2010, 03:05 PM

Damn fast work and that truck looks really solid..

RocketKing · 05-22-2010, 04:29 PM

I already posted this in another thread but I picked up a 2005 Sub for $1000.00

It has a 6.0L with the 4L80e, has all the wires and computers, should make for a fun ride. Maybe I will be able to part out the remainder to cover the cost of buying the vehicle. Now that would be a blessing.

RocketKing · 05-24-2010, 03:57 PM

Out with the old...

In with the new (well, newer anyway

)

I had a buddy that owed me a favor. I was able to get the frontend, rearend (3.42) and the brake setup out of a 1991 Sub he was ready to crush.

I'll try to get some pics of the swap. Thanks for looking

**67cheby** · 05-24-2010, 04:04 PM

nice progress... keep the pics coming

RocketKing · 05-26-2010, 02:04 AM

Got a little more done.
Got the frontend situated.

Amazing that it bolts up this closely, two holes to drill and two that need some small widening.

Now...about that rearend.

VA72C10 · 05-26-2010, 09:15 AM

cool, keep at it. What was the reasoning on not painting the LCA's with the rest of it? Just going to deal with them later?

RocketKing · 05-26-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

cool, keep at it. What was the reasoning on not painting the LCA's with the rest of it? Just going to deal with them later?

Actually the only thing painted is just the top of the frontend. I wanted to make sure the Rustoleum paint was gonna make me happy. I know its not POR-15 or anything close, but it ended up looking nice. I think the best thing about it will be the ability for easy touch up work. IMHO

**67cheby** · 05-26-2010, 10:20 AM

that crossmember looks like it will give you a little more ground clearance , is that correct or does it hang down as low as the original ???

RocketKing · 05-26-2010, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67cheby

that crossmember looks like it will give you a little more ground clearance , is that correct or does it hang down as low as the original ???

It is actually jacked up in the pic. I may be wrong but I think the clearance may be a little higher but should be close to stock.

VA72C10 · 05-26-2010, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketKing

Actually the only thing painted is just the top of the frontend. I wanted to make sure the Rustoleum paint was gonna make me happy. I know its not POR-15 or anything close, but it ended up looking nice. I think the best thing about it will be the ability for easy touch up work. IMHO

I painted my frame with hammered finish rustoleum. Was really happy with how well it covered but I also sanded down and primed everything as well. Like you said, my thinking is that it's a lot easier to touch up spray paint than powdercoat

RocketKing · 05-26-2010, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VA72C10

I painted my frame with hammered finish rustoleum. Was really happy with how well it covered but I also sanded down and primed everything as well. Like you said, my thinking is that it's a lot easier to touch up spray paint than powdercoat

Well, I think your build looks great, so if that is rustoleum, I think I will be very happy.

RocketKing · 06-06-2010, 04:48 PM

Thought I would put the TJ jeep springs in..

I had read that they fit very well in the stock location but I was still surprised by how well they fit.

Since I had the heavy duty springs out back, the coils were very thick and the jeep springs were much smaller diameter. That lead to quite a bit of slack between the frame and spring as you can see here...

I am sure that most of the slack would have been taken out when tightened, but I did not see the need of it if I could tighten it some. So, I massaged the coil retainer with a great big hammer.

First I flattened the middle and then around the edges to make it more level

ended up with this

In these pic you can see how that the fit is much better

and final fit looked good as well

As you can see I also took a pic of my high dollar fluid retainment system, if anyone is interested I could hook you up for a small fee

I also have the lowering blocks on and I will try to post some pics of that later.

Hope you like it!

VA72C10 · 06-06-2010, 06:50 PM

looking good. So are those the blocks in the last pic?

RocketKing · 06-06-2010, 09:10 PM

yep, I have more pics of the blocks but I have not got them up yet.

RocketKing · 06-07-2010, 04:59 PM

Here are the pics of the lowering blocks

I went to my local scrap yard and bought a piece of square tubing that was 14" long ($3.00) and then cut it in half and then measured (two or three times) and drilled holes for the u-bolts.

I had the u-bolts made at a local truck shop, 3/4" rod with 3 1/2" interior width and 10" long. I could have used a shorter length but I want to trim it to size in case of scrub line issues. I also took off the nuts that came with the u-bolts and replaced them with grade 8 nuts that gave me more clearance.

This is what I ended up with. I have never done this before but it went together easy enough and so far has not fell off so I am going to deem it a sucess

05-19-2010, 07:51 PM	#1
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	The Fuse is Lit... Okay, I guess it is time to get this show on the road. I am building this truck to be my daily driver. I need to try to keep the budget as under control as possible, but I have a hard time letting things be sometimes, ya know? Yeh, I know you do. Here is my new girl...

05-19-2010, 09:59 PM	#2
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... First thing I had to do was get her in the garage, got kind of exciting when the already poor brakes went to the floor. I almost remodeled our bedroom closet but got her stopped in time. Start the teardown...I am pretty good at this part...it is the putting back together that gets me stumped. Pull the cab and what was left of the bed... Shes stripped now By the way, yes I realize there is a very pink bike in my photos, I live with three women... I am just used to pink things in my life. If it helps, just think of it as a restored Softail.

05-19-2010, 10:53 PM	#3
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... After a little frame cleaning, and a whole lot of reading here, I cut the frame. Thanks to everyone that posted on how they did this. I can't tell you how much I learned.

05-19-2010, 11:05 PM	#4
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Following along! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-20-2010, 10:02 AM	#5
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... this is mike from siloam springs ar , did you buy this truck from sellers equip here in town ?? it looks like the same one, anyway love the truck and if you are going to sell the air breather i would like to buy it ?? __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

05-20-2010, 10:59 AM	#7
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... that would be great thanks, and nice find w/factory air looks like its going to be a great build are you going wood or metal in the bed ?? __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

05-20-2010, 12:49 PM	#8
gopokes Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma Posts: 431	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Making quick work of it so far! Looks good, I think I am going to start cutting mine down this weekend. __________________ My build thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=391224

05-21-2010, 01:12 AM	#9
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: The Fuse is Lit... cool truck and project! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-21-2010, 12:49 PM	#10
propanemudtruck Local Redneck Authority Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 584	Re: The Fuse is Lit... That truck is beautiful! It looks like it could be a Cherry Bomb project vehicle the way it sat when you picked it up Oh I can't wait to go down south to pick up a nice shell!

05-21-2010, 03:05 PM	#11
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Damn fast work and that truck looks really solid.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-22-2010, 04:29 PM	#12
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... I already posted this in another thread but I picked up a 2005 Sub for $1000.00 It has a 6.0L with the 4L80e, has all the wires and computers, should make for a fun ride. Maybe I will be able to part out the remainder to cover the cost of buying the vehicle. Now that would be a blessing.

05-24-2010, 03:57 PM	#13
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Out with the old... In with the new (well, newer anyway) I had a buddy that owed me a favor. I was able to get the frontend, rearend (3.42) and the brake setup out of a 1991 Sub he was ready to crush. I'll try to get some pics of the swap. Thanks for looking

05-24-2010, 04:04 PM	#14
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... nice progress... keep the pics coming __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

05-26-2010, 02:04 AM	#15
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Got a little more done. Got the frontend situated. Amazing that it bolts up this closely, two holes to drill and two that need some small widening. Now...about that rearend.

05-26-2010, 09:15 AM	#16
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: The Fuse is Lit... cool, keep at it. What was the reasoning on not painting the LCA's with the rest of it? Just going to deal with them later? __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.



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05-26-2010, 10:20 AM	#18
67cheby 67cheby Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: siloam springs ar 72761 Posts: 17,890	Re: The Fuse is Lit... that crossmember looks like it will give you a little more ground clearance , is that correct or does it hang down as low as the original ??? __________________ Check out Slosh Tubz, bolt-in inner fenders for frame laying C-10's Slosh Tubz Introductory Price $559 67 Cheby's Dropmember Build Thread Slosh Tubz on Facebook http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=554172

06-06-2010, 04:48 PM	#22
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Thought I would put the TJ jeep springs in.. I had read that they fit very well in the stock location but I was still surprised by how well they fit. Since I had the heavy duty springs out back, the coils were very thick and the jeep springs were much smaller diameter. That lead to quite a bit of slack between the frame and spring as you can see here... I am sure that most of the slack would have been taken out when tightened, but I did not see the need of it if I could tighten it some. So, I massaged the coil retainer with a great big hammer. First I flattened the middle and then around the edges to make it more level ended up with this In these pic you can see how that the fit is much better and final fit looked good as well As you can see I also took a pic of my high dollar fluid retainment system, if anyone is interested I could hook you up for a small fee I also have the lowering blocks on and I will try to post some pics of that later. Hope you like it!

06-06-2010, 06:50 PM	#23
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: The Fuse is Lit... looking good. So are those the blocks in the last pic? __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

06-06-2010, 09:10 PM	#24
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... yep, I have more pics of the blocks but I have not got them up yet. __________________ Rex

06-07-2010, 04:59 PM	#25
RocketKing Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Berryville, AR Posts: 792	Re: The Fuse is Lit... Here are the pics of the lowering blocks I went to my local scrap yard and bought a piece of square tubing that was 14" long ($3.00) and then cut it in half and then measured (two or three times) and drilled holes for the u-bolts. I had the u-bolts made at a local truck shop, 3/4" rod with 3 1/2" interior width and 10" long. I could have used a shorter length but I want to trim it to size in case of scrub line issues. I also took off the nuts that came with the u-bolts and replaced them with grade 8 nuts that gave me more clearance. This is what I ended up with. I have never done this before but it went together easy enough and so far has not fell off so I am going to deem it a sucess __________________ Rex

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