8-9 seater shortbed

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Finaly got my drive shaft done today! wow this sucker is long! I pretty much doubled the drive shaft length. amazingly enough, the two piece I bought at the salvage yard only had to be modified on the front section. the rear section (according to our measurements) should Already fit! so we shall see tonight. 75$ for drive shaft at the salvage yard and 156$ at the drive shaft place.

[Dieselwrencher]

Cool deal!

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Posted via Mobile Deviceif only I could upload pictues directly from my phone, instead of emailing them to myself and uploading them from the computer.hmp
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[chris@bigjranch.com]

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[chris@bigjranch.com]

got to drive the truck over 30 miles today! so fun to be able to drive it! Next I have to drop the 21 fuel gallon tank from the truck and get the bed off. Shim the cab, align and weld together. put the bed back on, and drive. Rust repair and Drive! Primer, bondo, and Drive! Paint, and Drive!

[Hubscrub]

I bet you got some looks in those 30miles just tell them i did it myself too!

[1badgmc]

Just figured I'd throw this one out there for you. I found this pic a while back and saved it. I'd be interested to see some more recent, more completed pics of it.

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Pretty cool, what kind of a front clip is that? Caddy?
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[project 67 sub]

2007 to current suburban

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by project 67 sub

2007 to current suburban

Right. Suburban/Tahoe/Avalanche with some really nasty looking aftermarket headlights.

[project 67 sub]

oh yah forgot about the tahoe and avalanche
and yah those headlights are a little on the nasty looking side but im sure we have all seen worse

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Here's some pitures of the frame "graft"

[rocking chevy]

nice work, I think it would look great with a solid axle, and 35 inch tall tires on it.

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Originally Posted by rocking chevy

nice work, I think it would look great with a solid axle, and 35 inch tall tires on it.

Yeah, for now the budget only allows for a 3 inch block kit to raise the back and a twist of the torsion bars. New rubber tomorrow! 285/75 16

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Had a blowout going 65 mph today. Suffice it to say the frame has been stress tested

[thirdstreettito]

Cool Truckurban! Or Turban? lol Really neat.

[rocking chevy]

Originally Posted by chris@bigjranch.com

Yeah, for now the budget only allows for a 3 inch block kit to raise the back and a twist of the torsion bars. New rubber tomorrow! 285/75 16

ah ok, won't it ride rough with the torsion bars cranked that much, because don't you have to crank them almost all the way to match the 3 inch block? My dad put 3 inch block in his pickup, then changed to a 2.5 so his bars weren't cranked so much, and it road a lot better.

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Originally Posted by rocking chevy

ah ok, won't it ride rough with the torsion bars cranked that much, because don't you have to crank them almost all the way to match the 3 inch block? My dad put 3 inch block in his pickup, then changed to a 2.5 so his bars weren't cranked so much, and it road a lot better.

my theory is that the truck is so long some stiffness couldn't hurt. if I find that it is just too rough, I will look into other options. My hope is that I can find an option that doesn't break the bank

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Cool Truckurban! Or Turban? lol Really neat.

Thanks!

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Found another stretched Chevy!

[chris@bigjranch.com]

The first picture is with the new tires without the lift blocks, the others are of the truck with the new 285/75 16 with 3 inch blocks in the rear and torsion bars cranked.

Surprisingly enough, it doesn't ride rough at all. About like normal I'd say.
I am Pleased.

[rchavez101]

Looking better. You need to get some paint on that beast. Even if it's primer to make it all one color.

[rocking chevy]

how much did you crank the torsion bars? It looks like they need a little more.

[chris@bigjranch.com]

Originally Posted by rchavez101

Looking better. You need to get some paint on that beast. Even if it's primer to make it all one color.

How right you are.

Originally Posted by rocking chevy

how much did you crank the torsion bars? It looks like they need a little more.

I had them cranked before I knew I was going to put the blocks on. I don't know how much is left to crank. Can you bottom them out? It was ridding higher in the front for a day or so.

[rocking chevy]

I don't know how far you can go but I think you should try to get it higher in the front, it just looks a lot lower than the rear, when my dad did his he got it about even, so you should be able to get more out of it.