Baby blue 1970 GMC LWB resto-mod

[67cheby]

that does look good !

[Square_78]

Bagged.. wow that was a LOT of work... welded 3" bag cups into the lower control arms today. Crossmember is 2" off the ground, but I havent installed my drop spindles yet so it will work out perfect when they go in. Still need to install my front shocks, but I ran out of time today.

its got about 1" of rake with the tires that are on it now. 215/70R15 and 235/75R15 rears.

[Square_78]

A few more pics.

[rusty_67]

Looks Awesome! I love the white roof, really big improvement and definitely compliments the baby moons. You know I might just have an extra set of rear cab trim if you're interested. It just wraps around the back of the cab where the 2 colours meet. Let me know if you're interested and I'll take a look.

[Square_78]

I am definately interested. Hopefully it would sort of line up with my two tone paint line. I just guessed where to mask it off
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[Square_78]

A few more pics from my iPhone.... I made a quick cover thats raised up 3" for the bed floor. Had some old plywood shelving at the shop that matched nicely. Had to raise it up to clear the rear diff. I had orig cut out the floor planning to step notch the frame, but since I couldnt find anyone to make me a proper step notch, I went with a 3" pipe notch instead. Good enough for now.

[TrixR4Kids]

Awesome work, you're doing it right.

[Square_78]

Thanks man. Installing the bags sure turned out to be a lot more work than I had expected. I orig thought maybe I could get it all done in one day, but it turned out to be about 18 hours work so far. Prob gunna be another 6 hours to do all the disc brakes and drop spindles, ball joints etc. I guess if you didnt do a c-notch and weld in lower control arm cups that would save you a lot of time. I also messed with shocks and CPP pan hard bar and lowering blocks. At least its almost done...

Now I am having an issue with my Accuair manifold. One front corner is going up slower than the other. When i press the front up button, the pass side lifts about 1.5" before the driver side even starts to lift. I think I need to take the manifold apart and clean it. I think I might have go some locktite or a piece of dirt stuck in there. Pain in the ass. Hopefully I can fix it without having to send it away for repair. I check my suspension and nothing is binding. Im gunna have to pull it out one day next week when I have time.

[Heavy Evy]

really clean truck!!! I love everything about it.

[Square_78]

Thanks man!
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[Square_78]

Bought some slam specialties ss7 bags for the front end today. Those dominators balloon out WAY too much and are just barely contacting the sides of the control arm cups. Not driving the truck until the issue is resolved. Dominators will be for sale soon if anyone in the Kelowna area wants a basicly new pair cheap. Either that or I'll just have to bag my 78
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[jkeating1]

Originally Posted by Square_78

Bought some slam specialties ss7 bags for the front end today. Those dominators balloon out WAY too much and are just barely contacting the sides of the control arm cups.
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Whoa! I have Dominator 2800's ordered for the rear, with Porterbuilt trailing arms, crossmember, etc. Surely Porterbuilt has scoped out the difference in the SS's and Dom's under pressure, and knows they won't rub. Wouldn't you think? They still offer the SS7's, they are just more $ than they used to be. From what you see in your fronts, what do you think--will they clear ev on the rear?

[Square_78]

There's lots of room in the rear. I think you are ok. I have 2 or 3 inches around my rear bags easy. I'm just short on space because I welded in those 8" drop cups into my control arms. The Dom 2800 will be a lot bigger than my 2600's though. That's a big bag unless you are hauling a camper or towing with it.
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[jkeating1]

Originally Posted by Square_78

Dom 2800 will be a lot bigger than my 2600's though. That's a big bag unless you are hauling a camper or towing with it.
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It's a C30 with trailing arms. It will have to occasionally take a load.

[Square_78]

Ok yes I would do 2800's on a c30
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[Fatkid1983]

just read the whole thing lonnie! nice job on the truck it looks great!

[Fatkid1983]

do you have an pics of your rear notch?

[smoknbarrels]

I like looking at that stance and paint scheme, i was originally going to go with that exact paint setup for my truck until i changed my mind last minute... I like it! Good job so far.
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[Square_78]

Thanks. I really like the old faded baby blue. I'm not going to paint it until I have to. I just added the white roof and trim to break up the big blob of color. I'm happy with how it turned out. I might do the body below the trim satin white also, but only because I need to replace one damaged rocker panel and it will need painting. I'm holding off on that until next year though.
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[Square_78]

Got the front end down a little lower. Sits with a slight rake now. Good enuff until I get my drop spindles installed but I am in no rush. I want to iron out the bugs in the air ride and get my height sensors installed first. Hopefully my slam ss7 bags will be in tomorrow and I can swap those out in front to fix my clearance issues. Then I can actually drive the thing!


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[Square_78]

Originally Posted by Fatkid1983

do you have an pics of your rear notch?

No I don't. It's just a section of 6" dia heavy pipe that was cut in half to make two c-shapes. Marked it out, plasma cutter and then welded them in top and bottom, inside and out. It's just temporary until I do a proper step notch.
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[Square_78]

Picked up some slam ss6 bags for the front today. The ss7 didn't look much smaller that my dominators. The ss6 has one inch less max height but that's not a problem. Right now with the dominators, my front end lifts almost up to stock height. Way more lift than I need anyways. The slam ss6 will also give me a bit stiffer ride at ride height because of the higher pressure needed to get there. That's fine with me though. I found the d2600 dominators to be a little to floaty and soft anyways. And I'll have an inch clearance around the bag to the wall of my cups and I won't have to ever worry about rubbing.

Slam ss6
Diameter 6"
Min height 3"
Max height 10"
Capacity 2500 lbs each aprox

Slam ss7
Diameter 7"
Min height 3"
Max height 11"
Capacity 2600 lbs each aprox

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[Square_78]

Got the ss6 bags in the front today. Sure takes a lot more air pressure to get the thing up to ride height. I think I might have to try the ss7 bags and hope they don't rub. All this trial and error is getting annoying to be honest, and expensive!
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[Slammed66]

What about spacing the ss6's up an inch?
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[Square_78]

That's what I was thinking. As long as they arnt fully collapsing when it's aired out, I could put a spacer underneath them to give it more lift. I assume that would help.
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