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03-12-2016, 11:12 PM
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Re: 62 c10 8/4 short bed
I got some time to work on the truck lately. I finished the welding and plating on the area of the frame where I shortened it. I got the cab sitting on it and started building the new frame rails for over the rear axle and back. Here's the template I used. The frame is on the axle in the pic. This will give me 5-1/2 inches of travel upward. I used 5x3x.250 wall rectangle tubing.
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03-12-2016, 11:15 PM
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Re: 62 c10 8/4 short bed
This piece is pretty hefty.
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03-12-2016, 11:23 PM
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Re: 62 c10 8/4 short bed
I made a mistake when I cut a 90 degree pie from it. I just made a piece to fit back into place and kept going. I didn't see any reason to start over since I don't think it made it a whole lot weaker.
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03-12-2016, 11:25 PM
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Re: 62 c10 8/4 short bed
It's almost finished
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03-12-2016, 11:31 PM
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Re: 62 c10 8/4 short bed
I'm thinking about using a thinner 3x4 rectangle than I have here. I have .250 wall but after handling it I've realized it may be way overkill. It's heavy and I don't think it has to be that thick. Any thoughts?
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