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lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:41 PM

what you've all been waiting for. hehe

lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:42 PM

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lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:43 PM

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lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:44 PM

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lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:45 PM

that one was kind of small but its self explanatory.. raise flor same amount has bodydrop.

lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:46 PM

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lotik · 02-04-2003, 10:48 PM

this is just a pic of how i modified my control arms. reson one is because i have the biggest slam specialties bag up front as well as out back. reson two is because it is angled and it corrected the lean the bag had.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 02-04-2003, 10:58 PM

Is that what they refer to as a stock floor bodydrop???? That the only time i have seen the frame cut like that. Looka bad a$$ THATS FOR SURE!!!

lotik · 02-04-2003, 11:12 PM

you are correct

crazy longhorn · 02-05-2003, 12:18 AM

Thats interesting! The old method (channeling) definately takes some room out of the cab. did you have any clearance issues with the drive shaft, or was there a little spot removed farther back(after the trans tunnel)?

ol skool 68 · 02-05-2003, 12:34 AM

hey lotik...do you have pics of what it looks like now??? i am assuming that you have got the body back on it?? or any updated pics you might have! BTW the work you did on the frame is awesome!!

lotik · 02-05-2003, 05:43 PM

the floor was removed from the trans back to provide drive shaft clearance. i will take some new pics of it in its latest form.

**Yukon Jack** · 02-05-2003, 05:56 PM

Wow, that obviously has been very time and talent intensive!

Dandeluxe · 02-05-2003, 06:00 PM

LOTIK, WOW!!!!!!!! HOW LOW CAN U GO!!???? DAN

**1971Stepside** · 02-05-2003, 06:36 PM

LOTIK, first off let me say...WOW! I truely admire the amount of thought and work that has gone into your truck.

I have a question about the braces on your rearend bag setup. Do you plan to leave the welds looking, well, rough? Or are you gonna go back and clean things up and make them pretty once you have a good fit on everything?

Keep it goin....looks good.

>X< · 02-05-2003, 07:39 PM

dude, that is sweet. all you bag guys are making me lean more and more toward bags. if you ever need a hand putting body on or something let me know, i would gladly help

Reumster · 02-05-2003, 08:08 PM

lotik will the bags in the rear that close together make body roll a issue? I mean I'd think the bags that close together would make cornering worse than having the bags farther apart? Them are huge bags though! How much travel/lift will you have ? Why did you deside to go with bags that big? Is it over kill? They'll take more time to fill. What size line are you going to run? It looks like 1/4" line on there? But them huge bags might make it look like that! LOL 3/8"??

lotik · 02-05-2003, 09:57 PM

hrmm... where should i start? the welds on the back are mine.. heh. i am not a welder. since then someone else has welded it. i will post a pic of how low it is. the line in that pic was temporary. it is no plumbed with 1/2" line and 1/2" valves. hops in the front.

now, i need to vent. i was letting the truck down with a jack earlier in the front. the back was already on a jack with a block on it. as i was letting the front down the back fell off the jack and my roll pan fell right on top of it. bent the hell out of the roll pan and it cracked where i molded it in. i beat it out some but i cant get it real straight now. =( so i stopped messing with it for the day and will look at it again tomorrow.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 02-05-2003, 10:47 PM

So whens this thing gonna grace the cover of STREET TRUCKS MAGIZNE!!!!!!!!!!!!

XXL · 03-03-2003, 09:20 PM

Lotik, questions for you...

When are we going to see more pics??

Also, what size wheel/tire are you using and what kind of clearances do you have under the step fender when dropped? Bed side, fender side, and top. I've got 255/50/17's on 17x8 with 5 1/4 backspacing and my tires are pushing on the top outer edge of the fender when dropped. I'm sure yours can go much lower than mine so I'm wondering how you solved the problem.

Also looking to see your hood hinge solution pics. I think I saw one pic before but don't recall any mods made to the fenders themselves yet.

Thanks in advance,

Kenneth

*Gee_Emm* · 03-04-2003, 12:42 AM

Thats pretty cool, I would just have a blast engineering the whole thing figuring out how to make things work, oh well one day.

As for your welding career, here is a tip to help you out, make sure the two pieces of metal you are joining are clean down to bare metal.

Oh yah, one question, are you going to leave those pieces of the frame sticking through the floor of the cab, can't they be angled or something? I see a potenial problem for your gas pedal foot resting area.

02-04-2003, 10:41 PM	#1
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	My Body Drop And Bag Pics what you've all been waiting for. hehe __________________ negative camber //LA\\

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lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	dghdf Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

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lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	gfjkg Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-04-2003, 10:45 PM	#5
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	that one was kind of small but its self explanatory.. raise flor same amount has bodydrop. Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-04-2003, 10:46 PM	#6
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	dfghdf Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-04-2003, 10:48 PM	#7
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	this is just a pic of how i modified my control arms. reson one is because i have the biggest slam specialties bag up front as well as out back. reson two is because it is angled and it corrected the lean the bag had. Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-04-2003, 10:58 PM	#8
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Is that what they refer to as a stock floor bodydrop???? That the only time i have seen the frame cut like that. Looka bad a$$ THATS FOR SURE!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

02-04-2003, 11:12 PM	#9
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	you are correct __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-05-2003, 12:18 AM	#10
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Thats interesting! The old method (channeling) definately takes some room out of the cab. did you have any clearance issues with the drive shaft, or was there a little spot removed farther back(after the trans tunnel)? __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

02-05-2003, 12:34 AM	#11
ol skool 68 turnin wrenches Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: my garage Posts: 260	hey lotik...do you have pics of what it looks like now??? i am assuming that you have got the body back on it?? or any updated pics you might have! BTW the work you did on the frame is awesome!! __________________ "three can keep a secret if two are dead" -unknown hell's angel- D.M.C. -FF- 68 SWB full frame off (project ol skool) 2000 s-10 formally bagged but now my daily driver...

02-05-2003, 05:43 PM	#12
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	the floor was removed from the trans back to provide drive shaft clearance. i will take some new pics of it in its latest form. __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-05-2003, 05:56 PM	#13
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Wow, that obviously has been very time and talent intensive! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

02-05-2003, 06:00 PM	#14
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	LOWER LOTIK, WOW!!!!!!!! HOW LOW CAN U GO!!???? DAN __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

02-05-2003, 06:36 PM	#15
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	LOTIK, first off let me say...WOW! I truely admire the amount of thought and work that has gone into your truck. I have a question about the braces on your rearend bag setup. Do you plan to leave the welds looking, well, rough? Or are you gonna go back and clean things up and make them pretty once you have a good fit on everything? Keep it goin....looks good. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."



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02-05-2003, 07:39 PM	#16
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	dude, that is sweet. all you bag guys are making me lean more and more toward bags. if you ever need a hand putting body on or something let me know, i would gladly help __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

02-05-2003, 08:08 PM	#17
Reumster L.E.D. Freak Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Polson MT Posts: 1,358	lotik will the bags in the rear that close together make body roll a issue? I mean I'd think the bags that close together would make cornering worse than having the bags farther apart? Them are huge bags though! How much travel/lift will you have ? Why did you deside to go with bags that big? Is it over kill? They'll take more time to fill. What size line are you going to run? It looks like 1/4" line on there? But them huge bags might make it look like that! LOL 3/8"?? __________________ Specializing in Custom L.E.D. inserts. http://www.ccled.com/ Contact me @ blazer2wd1972@hotmail.com (406)675-8082 or Joel @ jmcwaters@eps-corp.net 1972 2wd Blazer, 350/700R4/3:73 posi, err & Custom L.E.D. inserts! LOL

02-05-2003, 09:57 PM	#18
lotik drag it like you stole it Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 542	hrmm... where should i start? the welds on the back are mine.. heh. i am not a welder. since then someone else has welded it. i will post a pic of how low it is. the line in that pic was temporary. it is no plumbed with 1/2" line and 1/2" valves. hops in the front. now, i need to vent. i was letting the truck down with a jack earlier in the front. the back was already on a jack with a block on it. as i was letting the front down the back fell off the jack and my roll pan fell right on top of it. bent the hell out of the roll pan and it cracked where i molded it in. i beat it out some but i cant get it real straight now. =( so i stopped messing with it for the day and will look at it again tomorrow. Attached Images __________________ negative camber //LA\\

02-05-2003, 10:47 PM	#19
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	So whens this thing gonna grace the cover of STREET TRUCKS MAGIZNE!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-03-2003, 09:20 PM	#20
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Lotik, questions for you... When are we going to see more pics?? Also, what size wheel/tire are you using and what kind of clearances do you have under the step fender when dropped? Bed side, fender side, and top. I've got 255/50/17's on 17x8 with 5 1/4 backspacing and my tires are pushing on the top outer edge of the fender when dropped. I'm sure yours can go much lower than mine so I'm wondering how you solved the problem. Also looking to see your hood hinge solution pics. I think I saw one pic before but don't recall any mods made to the fenders themselves yet. Thanks in advance, Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

03-04-2003, 12:42 AM	#21
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Thats pretty cool, I would just have a blast engineering the whole thing figuring out how to make things work, oh well one day. As for your welding career, here is a tip to help you out, make sure the two pieces of metal you are joining are clean down to bare metal. Oh yah, one question, are you going to leave those pieces of the frame sticking through the floor of the cab, can't they be angled or something? I see a potenial problem for your gas pedal foot resting area.

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