Stealth_Weapons 63 project

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Got a visit from fairy in "Brown" today!!!!!!

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i was worried about the HUGE rotors not fitting behind my 15s... worry no more



just for reference on the closeness

[redneck6]

wicked cool bro any updates , how is the sagania holding up ?

[fryer1979]

Cool build so far. I too was curious about those brake kits fitting behind a 15" wheel. I have no desire to run any bigger of a wheel, so it's good to know they fit. Love the look and direction you are taking the truck.

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ok. so it has been a while since i have updated anything. mainly since i havent done anything other than drive it. here is what i started today until the rain started and halted any progress. keep in mind i am doing this without a torch, welder, or air tools, that's right hand tools only (not by choice btw).
on to the pics;








here is how it all "dropped out"

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as you can see from the previous pics i am up against a lot of rust and grease is everywhere!! but it is all coming apart fairly easy




this build is brought to you by;

without it i wouldn't be having as much fun!


yes i know the truck is dirty! i have been driving to and from work in the rain and havent had a chance to clean it up.

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Originally Posted by redneck6

wicked cool bro any updates , how is the sagania holding up ?

Added a few update pics. yes the Saginaw is holding just fine. i will eventually swap it out for a 6 speed though, probably after i stroke the 350 to a 383 (hopefully after the first of next year)

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Originally Posted by fryer1979

Cool build so far. I too was curious about those brake kits fitting behind a 15" wheel. I have no desire to run any bigger of a wheel, so it's good to know they fit. Love the look and direction you are taking the truck.

Thanks for the comment. i was kinda worried about them not fitting also. but i have plans to run a 20" wheel. probably along the KMC Slide or Brodie style

[VA72C10]

Truck looks good and nice progress so far! Nice job and keep at it!

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so today was spent mostly cleaning and ten cleaning and then some cleaning. i got the passenger side up and realized that my shocks won't work (pending having a bushing removed) and i dont have have the correct size allen stock for the brake caliper. i also couldnt get the idler arm bushing out.... i will reattempt this tomorrow. anyway on to the pics;

here is the pile of crap i cleaned off the cross member.



and what it looks like after some undercoating(keep in mind this is temporary until i can do a frame off)



and all bolted up except for the tie rods and shocks




and with the tie rod


spare parts anyone??

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during the install i did realize that POL shorted me a set of grease fitting for my UCA. And FYI not included in the kit are bumpstops. I left my cotter pin taped to the UCA because everything isnt torqued down yet.

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i have the driver's side on and got the booster mounted. so far the install is very simple (as long as you have the right tools)
without having bumpstops i have to improvise to keep the suspension from sagging



here is the booster mounted up

[bubba327]

Looking good!! Isn't it amazing how much grease and dirt accumulate in half a century.
I used a Lot of the rust-oleum undercoating spray. It has held up very well in the 2 years since my front end upgrade!!
It did sun fade a little on the exposed sections of the rear frame rails while I had the bed off and things were sitting in the 100* sun every day.
No issues or break downs of protection, I just added another coat just before the bed went back on.

[bama63]

whats up with the AU tag....ROLL TIDE!!!! lol not bad for the past 2 years we kept the championship in our state anyways and BTW nice ride

[stealth_weapons]

WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!! that's what's up! only state since Texas to have 2 teams win the championship in back to back years. thanks for the comments, i will finish this thing one day.

[bama63]

gotta love it man!

[chad64chevy]

nice truck! rad rods got to love them, any updates??

[stealth_weapons]

nothing to note yet. working too much to finish up running the new brake lines and still waiting on the new shocks to arrive. hopefully this weekend i can get it back on the road

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so i finally got the brakes done on the truck!! during the process i identified and replaced a broken fuel hose (from cab to frame) i found a union that had a hairline crack in it (that will apparently keep the MC from bleeding) and had an all around fun time!

all in all it wasnt terrible, i did this all by myself except for the bleeeding and adjusting of the rear drums.
the rear drum rebuild kit was great and had everything in it i needed (wheel cylinders,springs,retainers, etc..)
the front was more of a PITA- the UCA/LCAs were a little bit of a pain cause they are heavy and the springs i have didnt want to settle right making things difficult.
the tie rods inner/outer were simple. the idler arm was simple after i seperated the balljoint. the spindles are a striaght bolt in. the disc brakes look great and packing the bearings is pretty much all that is required.

so now all that is left is an alignment (tomorrow hopefully), sway bar, and pitman arm.
i will post pics later. the nose is way down on this thing but i like it!

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a couple aftermath pics;

left wheel tuck

right wheel tuck

underneath




a few new LMC add ons that my son helped with


i am unsure about the drop down mirrors i kinda like them but the lack of chrome on the truck kinda makes them look bad

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so i am back from the alignment shop. as per the instructions i reinstalled all the shims from the factory set up over to the new stuff. needless to say the aligmnet was waaaaaay off. we ended up removing all but maybe 2 of the shims from the whole front end. the result was an almost perfect alignment. it did take about 2 1/2 hours to accomplish but i am highly satisfied! it drives straight and true.

[Slammed50]

Nice truck!!! Looks pretty clean and those new suspension parts are really nice!!! I'm picking up my '63 those week so I will be staying tuned to see how the rest of your build goes!!
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[redneck6]

keeps geting better and better , can we get a good side view of the whole truck with the front droped down .

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new pics as requested.....i know i know it's real dirty but i use this thing daily!

[VA72C10]

Looking really good with the new stance!!!