Custom Chassis with canti setup

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by Rollie396

Aha!I get it.The lower end of the shockwaves will attach to brackets on the frame right?When the bags airup it will produce downward force on the arms and bingo....orbit.Very nice work man,I'll be savin pics for when I wanna take the next step down to the ground.

You hit the nail right on the head. I havn't finished the rest of the tube work yet on the lower part of the chassis.

[Rollie396]

I havn't finished
May be wrong but I assume there is more to come.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by Rollie396

I havn't finished
May be wrong but I assume there is more to come.

Much more to come.

[Rollie396]

Make sure to keep posting pics,you've got me real interested.I'm gonna be out of the country for a month come Monday but I'll be searchin for this thread when I get home.Keep workin in the monster garage and I look forward to seeing the finished rolling frame!

[fastbagged68]

Anti roll bars maybe?

[Izzy]

Badass.

Intro customer service rules. Bryan is a great guy to deal with there.

[Hart_Rod]

Cool stuff man!

Rob

[BUDDY]

instant favorite thread!!

WOW!! I'm not much for the lowering of trucks but I do appreciated creativity & fab skills. I'd go the other way with that setup, (so I could lift it up when off-road, & lower it somewhat for the street), but to each his own. The main reason I'm replying is to compliment the fabwork.

Good Job!!

Keep us up with your progress.

Later,

[cinatas]

Just out of curiosity, are you using 1" uniballs on both the upper and lower control arms? How do these bolt to your spindle? Are there spacers or bolts available to fit in the tapered spindle holes? The whole setup looks great!

[valleycustoms]

Originally Posted by cinatas

Just out of curiosity, are you using 1" uniballs on both the upper and lower control arms? How do these bolt to your spindle? Are there spacers or bolts available to fit in the tapered spindle holes? The whole setup looks great!

No. What I did is I changed the C10 spindles to work with mustang II balljoints. I machined new tapers for the lower and and re swedged the uppers. I looked into the uniballs and I might try those on another project.
Thanks
Jr

[valleycustom]

Here are some more updated pictures.

Enjoy.
Jr

[GenIIIShorty]

it looks like you are running a stepside bed.....any major mods to get the wheels to tuck? i.e. narrowed rear, major mods to the inside of the fenders?

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by GenIIIShorty

it looks like you are running a stepside bed.....any major mods to get the wheels to tuck? i.e. narrowed rear, major mods to the inside of the fenders?

No we are running a fleetside. I didn't have to make any mods on the rear to clear the outer fender lip but the bed floor and inner fender wells are going .

[Liftedassdodge]

that is just beautiful

[GenIIIShorty]

oh, ok. i just thought it was a stepside fender in post #1 picture 4.

[72CSTC5]

Valleycustom, damn I can fabricate but you guys are doing a beautiful job on that truck frame and doing it all in your garage is incredible. Props for this guy for sure. Next you will be building these frames for guys I am sure someone will ask. You better take measurements and record what you do. PROPS>

[a squarecan]

Man I wish I have a 10th of the skills you have man! You could make a killing building frames for people! People would have you booked for months waiting for your next crazy creation. How long have you been working on this frame?

Keith

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by a squarecan

Man I wish I have a 10th of the skills you have man! You could make a killing building frames for people! People would have you booked for months waiting for your next crazy creation. How long have you been working on this frame?

Keith

I've been working on this frame for about 18 months. That's only part time after my day job. I have also been doing other projects on the side. I could probably do one of these in a month to a month and a half. That would be working full time.

Thanks
Jr

[valleycustom]

I would like to thank everyone on the comments... If anyone is near Modesto Ca hit me up. Or you can see this truck in a mag some day.

[milehightoyz]

valleycustom, just reiderating what everyone else has said, simply incredible work!!! im very curious as to your background, it seems building a frame like this would take a tremendous amount of knowledge or experience in engineering. id like to be able to build something like this one day, but just dont have enough knowledge or confidence to attempt it.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by milehightoyz

valleycustom, just reiderating what everyone else has said, simply incredible work!!! im very curious as to your background, it seems building a frame like this would take a tremendous amount of knowledge or experience in engineering. id like to be able to build something like this one day, but just dont have enough knowledge or confidence to attempt it.

Well durning the day I'm a system administrator for a ambulance company. So I use this to burn off steam. I've been working on cars for over 12 years now and I'm only 26. I couldn't afford to pay other people to fix my cars so I started to do it myself. Then I bought some books and learned to weld and it just went from there. I know some people that have been doing this for years so I just watched and learned. The most important thing is to measure ,measure and measure some more. Being off more than 1/8" will turn everything into a nightmare. "I learned that building a frame on jackstands doesn't work". This is the third version of this frame. You can see the picture on the first page. That was the first version. I finally built a frame table that made my life eaiser. Really once you learn to setup the front end geometry and the rear end geometry it's cake from there.

[milehightoyz]

what goes into building a frame table? is it built custom for each frame or is it a basic template like a jig? sorry for all the questions. i find this very interesting and would like to learn more about it. thanks again.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by milehightoyz

what goes into building a frame table? is it built custom for each frame or is it a basic template like a jig? sorry for all the questions. i find this very interesting and would like to learn more about it. thanks again.

Not a problem. I am the same way. The only way to learn is to ask questions. A frame table is a big ass jig. This table is setup for any frame up to 36" wide and 15' long. I plan on making it bigger to compensate for the newer frames because they are wider. My table is made of 3x3" box steel 1/4" wall. The most important thing about the table is that it's square. I welded adjusters on the feet of the table to level it out on any floor.

[milehightoyz]

awesome. thanks for the info, any pictures of the entire frame table? i can see just bits and pieces in your frame pics. also, do you use mostly tig or mig on your frames? your welds look great.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by milehightoyz

awesome. thanks for the info, any pictures of the entire frame table? i can see just bits and pieces in your frame pics. also, do you use mostly tig or mig on your frames? your welds look great.

Most of my welds are TIG. I only use the mig on the joining parts of the frame rails. Everything else is TIG welded. I will get some pictures of the table and post them.

Jr