Little Brothers 74 Build Up!

[69face]

Originally Posted by schoolfire

That truck looks great so far. Its also very kind of you to build that for your brother. Ive looked all over the internet for ways of putting bags in the front of my 2wd Jimmy but have not been successful. Im curious as to what you used for your whole setup. How much can you lower and raise it?

completely deflated the front kmember is 6 inches off of the ground. completely inflated(90 psi) the kmember is 14 inches off of the ground. i uesd some old quarter inch steel and made a template for upper spring cups and used a 5.5 inch 1/4 inch tubing with a 5.5x6 inch plate on top (i ground off all of the corners to round it off) for the lower spring cup. outback i used the same 1/4 and made upper and lower brackets.

[LowStep79]

Tried www.***************** ? They make the spring cups for front of 73-87 Trucks. Matter of fact I have a set and if they'll fit your blazer I'll give ya a good price on em since I decided not to bag mine.

[schoolfire]

Thanks a lot guys. I am not anywhere near being able to do this to my truck since it is my daily driver(going to do entire front and rear end when I bag it). I have to wait until I finish an engine and body of my 79 Sierra k1500 before I can start this. This is also difficult since I am making room and time for my Dads '55 BelAir and '70 1/2 Camaro(also future projects).

[Captkaos]

Originally Posted by 69face

i dont mind stock if it's possible, but the lokar with the bling would be great for an add on. what length do you think i should get? they have 24" and 36".

I lost this in the replies. I can't remember honestly. I think it is 36", you may want to call them. I plan to talk to them before I get one.

[randyjohn]

Originally Posted by 69face

here are some pics of the rear notches shortened, welded and painted. the front frame horns were also welded, but not painted.

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did you shorten these for a front pan? if so where did you find it or are you making from scratch?

[69face]

they were two different front horns, but yes i'm going to make the roll pan from scratch unless i find one to my liking

[N2TRUX]

Updates?

[69face]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Updates?

no , work has been keeping me. but that means more money when i get back in the swing of things.

[GMC69]

I wish I was able to pull that off for myself, let along someone else.

Great job, keep it up.

[69face]

well i lied here is what i have been trying to get together all summer. my deadline has come and gone, but summer has a few days left. it isnt a truck or a chevy but its going to be fun. i've been building a 557 ci ford with a c6 trans for my 1968 ford galaxie 500 fastback. ill post pics of the motor and trans but i cant show pics of the car until i get paint on her which should be this weekend or next.

[69face]

ok got the galaxie running pretty good. now ill get back to my little brothers truck starting sept 3. sorry for the delay. well i've been going back and forth with just going carb and canning the tpi until next time, but i hate giving up. i just need to tune the chip, but i dont want to pay anyone so i bought all of the software and hardware along with a few chips. this is the last step in getting it running, but its annoying. what do you guys think? get her going and then worry about the tpi later? or just push it through? let me know!

[Srubydo1986]

it maybe a ford but that looks nice.

[69face]

Originally Posted by Srubydo1986

it maybe a ford but that looks nice.

thank you!

[abebummy26]

dude you put the motor in backwards the distributor is the front

[69face]

Originally Posted by abebummy26

dude you put the motor in backwards the distributor is the front

lol thanks i was planning on fixing that

[69face]

here are the pics of the car in the final phases of body work. i dont like bondo much but there's a half a quart on the whole car. it's coming out ok
i'll be back on the truck for labor day weekend!

[N2TRUX]

Car and motor look good. What's up with the plug wires?

[69face]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Car and motor look good. What's up with the plug wires?

i just wanted to get it running. thats all cleared up now. i ended up scrapping the hei because they sent me one with hard spring and it would not advance so i went back to point and ordered a petronix. lol

[N2TRUX]

You get that Ford out of the way yet? Lets get back on the truck...

[69face]

yeah it's out of the way. i ordered fuel line, brake lines and finished programming the prom last week, so pics will be here soon.

[69face]

still no pics. work is being a pain. on top of that i'm doing ten things at once. i'm building the 434 sbc/700r4 combo for my girlfriend and i just got another 3rd gen camaro that i can't seem to keep my hands off although it is supposed to be a summer 08 project. i'll finish i promise! my not so little brother is almost 14 now. time flies when you're having fun they say

[N2TRUX]

Is it possible you are a member of the automotive A.D.D. club?

[72BlckButy]

We need progress, we're having withdrawals.... (hey I have to live through someone else, because I sure can't get anything done )

[Thumpin455]

face we have the same problem. Too many projects to complete in one mans lifetime. I know its tough to stick to one long enough to get it done, getting burned out on it, waiting for parts, and just needing to fix something else so you have a driver all come into play. Dont let the TPI slow you down, keep going forward on it and get it done. Paint it, get the gut done, and make it a runner, let him deal with the details like a sound system and the little things.

We did a 68 Mustang for my brother when he graduated High School. It wasnt a ground up rebuild, but we rebuilt everything mechanical and painted it, so its not entirely unheard of to hook your brother up. If you are getting burned out on it, have him lend a hand and keep you motivated. I taught my brother how to rebuild his transmission, engine, and rear end during the build of his Stang.

Stay focused or it will take forever.. like my Cougar. I reworked my 76 swb into a near driver instead of working on the Cougar. So its another year down and still not running.

I like the Riv, wouldnt mind taking it off your hands, but I have enough projects to last me until I die..

[69face]

i haven't been diagnosed but i'm pretty sure it's auto a.d.d. i just got an all original 100k california 1972 chevy cheyenne longbed with a 402 a/c ps and disc( to patina or not?). lol