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Old 05-18-2007, 11:04 PM   #1
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:12 PM   #2
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That is an awesome start..... What be the plans......
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:19 PM   #3
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I gonna replace the front end stuff thats in there now with 85 truck stuff....possibly 2" spindles, notch the rear....not sure on rear springs or bags. 5.3/700r4..lots of new sheetmetal...most likely Coy's C5 20's.
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:22 PM   #4
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Its getting there..How is the rear suspension set up?Coils or leafs?
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:27 PM   #5
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Looks a heckuva lot better than anything I'm working on.
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:34 PM   #6
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Trailing arm rear....sitting on the 4x bump stops right now....to lazy today to cut them out...
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:37 PM   #7
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Was the rear suspension swap easy?I noticed you still had the 4wd version rad. mounts with the built in spring hangers,are you going to leave them or swap out to a 2wd style?
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Old 05-18-2007, 11:51 PM   #8
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wow looks alot different that the last time i seen it in person!! good luck and keep the pics coming.
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Old 05-19-2007, 12:05 AM   #9
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going to swap the rad supports to 2wd....cut all the 4wd spring hanger stuff off when I get the body off.....tired of cutting rivits on a creeper
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Old 05-19-2007, 01:01 AM   #10
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Nice transformation!
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Old 05-19-2007, 01:24 AM   #11
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Very nice welcome to the 2WD family! Do you have any before shots?

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Old 05-19-2007, 07:10 AM   #12
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Old 05-19-2007, 07:47 AM   #13
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It's looking goooood!!!!!! Great Job!!!
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Old 05-19-2007, 06:41 PM   #14
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Old 05-19-2007, 08:27 PM   #15
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Why is the windshield frame red now and it was gray? Did you graft in a new one?
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Old 05-19-2007, 08:37 PM   #16
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Im replacing the entire firewall/windshield frame with one I got from ebfabman....it needs work but nothing like the bono mess that was in there originally...waiting till I get my new floor and other patch panels to make it permanent
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Old 05-19-2007, 09:26 PM   #17
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Old 05-19-2007, 10:15 PM   #18
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mark , i really like the white walls.
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Old 05-19-2007, 10:19 PM   #19
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I think at least one of them is a snow tire which is a big plus where we live
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Dang, I didn't know you were converting your existing K5 to 2wd. Looking good but I must say your K5 was one of my favorites. I'll be digging your finished product too I'm sure.
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Old 05-22-2007, 12:56 PM   #21
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Keeping an eye on this one. If it comes out anywhere as nice as Mike's truck, it's going to be awesome. Joe, you better lock up those new Coy's you just purchased!
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Old 05-22-2007, 03:52 PM   #22
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I agree. Post up some pics of the windshield repair, as I could use allllll the help I can get. It's not to bad yet, but someday....

Nice work!! Should be an interesting thread, great read. J.
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Old 05-22-2007, 07:31 PM   #23
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going to swap the rad supports to 2wd....cut all the 4wd spring hanger stuff off when I get the body off.....tired of cutting rivits on a creeper
You can just trim the lower part of the rad supports off. Same difference, less work. What are you doing for upper spring mounts out back?
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Old 05-22-2007, 07:39 PM   #24
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Definantly plan on testing Mike and Joes skills....picked up a bunch of stuff at Goodmark today....stay tuned for updates....Im definantly lucky to have the friends i have.
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Old 05-22-2007, 07:43 PM   #25
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Havent got the rear springs figured out yet....when I took the last pics the rear axle was sitting on the 4x bump stops.....as of now its sitting on the frame and I still need to move the trailing arm crossmember back a little. Will either do coilovers or air bags in the rear. Havent decided yet...still need to notch the frame...Gringoloco did you use store bought notches or make your own?
I think I have a set of belltech 2 or 2 1/2 drop spindles lined up for the front.
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