Project Blue Goose

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by jlaird

A little late, but congrats on the kiddies. I have two myself. Be prepared for even less "truck time!" LOL.

Thanks Josh, Yeah the little ones are taking up most of my time. I also have house projects that take priority over "truck time" so it will continue to be a slow build

[jlaird]

Originally Posted by nds1968

Thanks Josh, Yeah the little ones are taking up most of my time. I also have house projects that take priority over "truck time" so it will continue to be a slow build

Join the club! That's ok though, no matter how much these trucks mean to us, family comes first.

[nds1968]

Our new addition to the family. Madelyn Renee, she is one month old today but here she is as a new born

[nds1968]

Here is big brother. Carter Jeffrey, he is 18 months this week. Here goes a pic from Christmas

[nds1968]

I mocked up the rotors and calipers.

[nds1968]

Another pic

[nds1968]

I started to install the sway bar.

[67chevy1series]

Man good work it's coming out awesome! I'll always watch this build..

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

Man good work it's coming out awesome! I'll always watch this build..

Thanks Rick.

The rearend and wheels should be ready on Thursday

[nds1968]

Picked up my wheels from getting PC.

[nds1968]

I bolted the backing plates on.

[nds1968]

I can't get the sway bar to align with the short frame brackets. I guess I'll have to try it with factory brackets.

[nds1968]

Sway bar attached to the control arm.

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by nds1968

I can't get the sway bar to align with the short frame brackets. I guess I'll have to try it with factory brackets.

I just checked the install directions on the Ridetech site and they say to remove the bracket and drill new holes. So they eliminate the bracket all together. I'll have to mock it up and see if that's possible.

[67chevy1series]

Going well as always! Glad to see more progress

[nds1968]

Not much work done but here goes some pics of the cab sitting in my uncles garage also the hood and buddy buckets.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by nds1968

I just checked the install directions on the Ridetech site and they say to remove the bracket and drill new holes. So they eliminate the bracket all together. I'll have to mock it up and see if that's possible.

This is how my Porterbuilt Sway Bar is mounted. I bent the gold bracket to match the frame where it mounts and then I used some grade 8 washers as spacers to space it off the frame a little. Hope this made sense but it worked good.

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

This is how my Porterbuilt Sway Bar is mounted. I bent the gold bracket to match the frame where it mounts and then I used some grade 8 washers as spacers to space it off the frame a little. Hope this made sense but it worked good.

I haven't had the chance to mess with it any further. But with using washers as spacers is the rubber isolator tight against your frame?

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by nds1968

I haven't had the chance to mess with it any further. But with using washers as spacers is the rubber isolator tight against your frame?

I forgot until I looked at it but mine has a plate that mounts between the isolator and the frame. I had to bend the plate to match the angle of the frame and then used 2 3/8" grade 8 washers between the plate and the mounting bracket for the rubber isolator so that it would mount correctly without any bind to it. The isolator mounts tight against the plate.

[nds1968]

Thanks Keith for posting the pic.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by nds1968

Thanks Keith for posting the pic.

No problem Nate, hope it helps with yours

[nds1968]

Picked up some 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" blocks to make lowering blocks.

Still need to drill the holes for the sway bar mounts.

Detail pic

[nds1968]

Drilled the holes for the sway bar mounts and bolted it up.

It looks close at interfering with the linkage but I'll have to wait and check it out once there is weight on the front end.

[67ctener]

This truck is gonna be bad ass. The route your going is awesome. Love the chrome caps on that white powdercoat.

[nds1968]

Originally Posted by 67ctener

This truck is gonna be bad ass. The route your going is awesome. Love the chrome caps on that white powdercoat.

Thanks Scott, I have everything figured out on how I want the truck except what transmission to run. The original SM420 or........?