My SFBD 85 Build-Up

[whytry85]

Originally Posted by YOLO

whytry85....... you are talented. and even more talented at 19. do you have any hopes of having a shop one day? is anyone helping you? what are your plans with this truck. Check out my 63 c10. It has a SFBD and a few other goodies. www.MarkBarbee.com

man, doesnt everyone dream about owning there own shop? lol. it will prolly never happen though. i dont like to mix business with pleasure. and no, im doing this all on my own. i had a buddy help me with yanking the cab and bed off but thats about it. lol. and i think i might have seen ur truck on STS not too long ago and was checking out the build.

and i got the big 30 lb'er so i havent gone through 1 yet. but im almost there.

the z i think was 2 and 3/4 inches. the reason so much was becuz i wanted the control arms to be at least 3/4 of an inch off the ground when layed out in case im riding too low and catch a high spot.

and thanks, for all the compliments. hoping to have the bed set on in a couple of days..... check back for more progress. this has been a slow build but by far the funnest!

[whytry85]

oh, and my plans are to build a functional truck that i can jump in and take a road trip without any problems. i hope to get some exposure with it but its not the reasoning behind building it. it started out as a father/son when i was 14 and snowballed into something much greater. and here i am today 20 years old and still working on it. i finished it the first time with just a static drop, mild 350 and 17's and had an almost fatal accident in it and am now building it back up bigger and better. thank you for your interest.

[whytry85]

well i got the axle yanked out of the truck and cut off all the old brackets that werent being used and also started making the bed mounts. nothing special yet. will post pics as i get closer to being done....

[andresco50]

awesome nice truck I love the color

[Fer79]

nice, great job

[mercman1951]

Originally Posted by whytry85

...and had an almost fatal accident in it and am now building it back up bigger and better.

What?! I thought you took a cool show truck and started on a bigger project with it-- Where was it hit? Did I miss those pics somewhere?

BTW, it's not a truck anymore, it's becoming more like rolling art...

[whytry85]

no i didnt post the pics of it. dont really like looking at them to tell u the truth....but i really appreciate all the compliments guys. it helps motivate me. more pics of it hopefully this weekend.....

[mercman1951]

Originally Posted by whytry85

no i didnt post the pics of it. dont really like looking at them to tell u the truth....but i really appreciate all the compliments guys. it helps motivate me. more pics of it hopefully this weekend.....

See post below:

[mercman1951]

Originally Posted by whytry85

no i didnt post the pics of it. dont really like looking at them to tell u the truth....but i really appreciate all the compliments guys. it helps motivate me. more pics of it hopefully this weekend.....

I went back and looked at the pics from the start of this build...looks like it was a right frontal hit, that didn't involve the frame...I see the radiator was shoved over...lucky you!

Awesome build, keep the pics coming!

[azfab]

are you planning on running rack and pioion? im trying to z mine right now thinking about doing just a 2.5 to get here to lay.

[whytry85]

it was a drivers side hit. lost control in the rain and went ass first into a ditch and made a 7 ft drop off into a 8 ft circumference colvert and through me into the passenger seat with 3 broken ribs that was 1/8 of an inch from piercing my heart...... trooper said 3 more ft to the right and the truck would have flipped head first into an oak tree and crushed the cab..... sad day.....christmas eve at that....

[whytry85]

and im staying with the old fashioned draglink set up. didnt want to have to shave the crossmember to get that pinto rack to fit....

[Walts_restoration]

Dont worry, your not alone brother. Loving your build up, just been a silent admirer.

[whytry85]

thanks man, i appreciate it...hopefully i will have this thing somewhat looking like a truck in the next couple of weeks....

[azfab]

hay dude were you planing on running ac? also were are you planning to put the fuel cell? thanx dude

[LMDGUY]

sweet build.. very nice work. do you get more lift with the bags mounted on the upper 4 link bars? ride any better?

[whytry85]

A little bit more but i put them on the uppers for a little better ride and to gain more room on the sides. i plan on running some 22x10's in the futrure and dont want there to be any issues as far as rubbing goes....

i plan on putting the fuel cell between the rails like i did before but recess it further down so i dont have to cut the bed out....

[YOLO]

whytry85...... my truck has been done since last Oct. I dont even know what STS is. It was most likely another blue Chevy.

[whytry85]

streetsourcemag.com i meant. not sts. lol my bad

[whytry85]

teaser pic

[johnboyon20s]

looking good darrel, now im getting the itch to body drop mine

[whytry85]

heres a little more...

[copperchevy]

Looks real good.

[spr85gmc]

man truck looks great just been a lurker on this build thread but awesome job ..

[whytry85]

thanks guys, truck will prolly be on hold for a little while. im trying to get my shop built so i can have more room to work on it as well as some other stuff. ill post pics when i get to work on it more!