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Old 05-28-2012, 11:48 PM   #3276
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

did NOT see that one coming...AWESOME
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Old 05-28-2012, 11:55 PM   #3277
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You need to post a video of it in action. This is a great secret you kept. Fantastic mod. My first question is; what is the button for? can you disable the quad steering? Or is it to make the wheels steer the same direction?
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Old 05-29-2012, 12:57 AM   #3278
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

and now I understand the upgrade for all of the electrical including dash, seats, ect... very well done good sir, I envy your patience and skill
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Old 05-29-2012, 04:03 AM   #3279
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You need to post a video of it in action. This is a great secret you kept. Fantastic mod. My first question is; what is the button for? can you disable the quad steering? Or is it to make the wheels steer the same direction?
post #3240..there's a vid
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:51 AM   #3280
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and now I understand the upgrade for all of the electrical including dash, seats, ect... very well done good sir, I envy your patience and skill
Ah yes, ALL the electrical. What a pain, but everything is so integrated with the Quadrasteer computer there is no separating it. At least no one has ever done it and I wasn't about to try it and screw up!

That's it hanging down in the rear. It is huge, at least twice as big as the engine computer. I had to rebuild the mounting bracket lower to not hit the bed floor, but still high enough not to interfere with the spare tire. Spare is not mounted in this picture.
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:59 AM   #3281
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

Sneaky, sneaky. But utterly cool!! That's like spaghetti with meatballs but there's mozzarella inside the meatballs.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:23 AM   #3282
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You need to post a video of it in action. This is a great secret you kept. Fantastic mod. My first question is; what is the button for? can you disable the quad steering? Or is it to make the wheels steer the same direction?
The button allows you to change modes. 2WS, 4WS, and 4WS tow mode. Tow mode only lessens the 4WS effect, so it doesn't get used often.
The way the 4WS works is opposite the front at low speed to tighten the turning radius - about the same as a Honda Accord - IN A TRUCK!!!
At high speed above 45 mph the wheels turn with the fronts so that on the highway when changing lanes the truck moves more sideways and less rotationally.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:28 AM   #3283
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

haha! I cant believe NOBODY caught it! Awesome! Love the way you revealed it.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:46 AM   #3284
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

Quadrasteer...now why didn't we see that coming?? You are a craftsman and a showman, sir

So do you have full range of motion with the rears even with the air ride dumped?
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:13 AM   #3285
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Quadrasteer...now why didn't we see that coming?? You are a craftsman and a showman, sir

So do you have full range of motion with the rears even with the air ride dumped?
Yes it does have full range at full dump which I have pictured in the yard. The rear only steers a little on a Quadrasteer truck. It makes a dramatic difference in parking the truck, especially this one that needed to end up 4 inches longer that the original 2002 Quadrasteer truck. Remember I was married to the 72 Suburban door length plus the cab back + the 72 shortbox length so I could use factory moldings. I could have shortened the bed in the front more and custom made my front and top bedside moldings, but I had seen the pictures of the Gold and White one (see page one of my build), and the proportions of that one looked so right I didn't want to mess up what I knew looked good.
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:38 AM   #3286
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I dont know how I missed the video, that is great!
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Old 05-29-2012, 12:06 PM   #3287
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haha! I cant believe NOBODY caught it! Awesome! Love the way you revealed it.
At one point halfway through the build it was a little touch and go. Someone here on the board asked on the build if I had ever heard of Quadrasteer and suggested I might want to look into it. I about had a heart attack!!! I immediately private messaged him and got him to delete his post within about 5 minutes. I told him I was considering it, but didn't want to put it out there yet. He was kind enough to oblige - thanks to whoever you were. (I forgot the name).

I've only been holding this secret inside for 2 years!!! It's been tough keeping that cat in the bag.
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:06 PM   #3288
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

A few pics of the business end.

Steering sensor enclosed in a waterproof box. This sensor tells the 4WS computer how much I am turning.

Inner bed had to have relief cuts to clear the tires at full tilt and full dump.
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:14 PM   #3289
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

That's awesome...still can't believe no one caught anything....good editing job
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:15 PM   #3290
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How much does that lower the turning radius? I'm guessing it's waaay inside what even a swb truck would do...must make parking that beast a LOT easier!
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:19 PM   #3291
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yes sir start showing this beast and winning big trophies
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:26 PM   #3292
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How much does that lower the turning radius? I'm guessing it's waaay inside what even a swb truck would do...must make parking that beast a LOT easier!
I haven't measured it yet, but I am anxious to. In all of this tinkering and re-engineering I discovered that the hubs were able to articulate much more than the computer and electric servo motor would let them. So I remade the tie rod end mount to be closer to the pivot point. That means that when the computer and servo motor say " turn the max amount (12 degrees)" the wheel will actually be steering about 20% more because I changed the fulcrum-end of lever distance. See the tie rod end now versus the other bolt it used to be attached to in the close up picture.

Parking is such a dream that I end up undershooting the spot and have to let off steering at the end.
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Old 05-29-2012, 07:49 PM   #3293
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Just a super job on the installation and modifications necessary to make it work the way you wanted. Don't know how to put it in words, great job.....Jim
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Old 05-29-2012, 08:16 PM   #3294
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What did you use for the rubber mat in the bed? Is this designed for the 67-72 or did you custom cut a different product? I did a thread search but didn't find anything about it. I'm looking for something like this for my 8' bed.
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Old 05-29-2012, 08:19 PM   #3295
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Wow Drew, that's awesome! I was watching the vid and thought to my self, oh no he didn't. Yes you did, great job on that task and covering it up for 2 years.
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:55 PM   #3296
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Quadrasteer? Why would you hide such a beautiful thing? I love it!
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:59 PM   #3297
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Very nice engineering work. Such functional old truck. Nice planning all the way around.
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:46 PM   #3298
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What did you use for the rubber mat in the bed? Is this designed for the 67-72 or did you custom cut a different product? I did a thread search but didn't find anything about it. I'm looking for something like this for my 8' bed.
The bed mat is a blank universal fit that you cut yourself. Very thick and beefy.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN ** The truck Chevrolet should have built.

I think I would explode if I kept a secret like that. Especially the midnight pics, I would miss my editing and slip.
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Old 05-30-2012, 12:09 PM   #3300
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Here is my custom plenum piece for connecting my new air unit to my old AC vents. The bottom is open to the new unit. I ended up eliminating the middle vent double sided hose connector and just attached my plenum box directly to it. The outer vents connect by old hoses into each side of my new plenum. Since the plenum is metal it would want to sweat/condensate and drip onto the carpet so I insulated it here with stick on foam insulation.
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