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el curioso · 01-13-2005, 07:45 PM

almost every step notch that i have seen seems to have an angle at each side. i was about to notch my 72 and i was wondering if the notch has to have an slope or if it can be just a be 90 degree.
IM USING 2"X4"X3/16" RECTANGULAR TUBBING

stllookn · 01-13-2005, 09:18 PM

I've seen 90 degree sloped and round...they all work. It's just a matter of making sure you have adequate cross section and strength for what you will be doing with your truck. Box it...like Boyd...LOL! Your tubing is fine...already boxed but add about 4 inches of box to the adjoining sections of the stock frame for insurance. Make sure you post pics of the finished product.

el curioso · 01-14-2005, 02:22 PM

sure will thanks. going to get a new digital camera to day cuz my other one's seem to keep evaporating from my car. HERE ARE THE RESULTS

THESE PICTURES SHOW WHAT I DID DUE TO THE SLOP ON THE FRAME

im open for comments and any ideas...

el curioso · 02-05-2005, 12:05 AM

look at the finish product. on previous posting.

XXL · 02-05-2005, 12:11 AM

It's kind of dark where you are

You're going to want to gusset those welds

el curioso · 02-05-2005, 12:16 AM

allready in the making. thanks hadnt thought about that. im in my front yard. i live in el paso, tx And the lighting from the city really reaks. thanks

phantom dually · 02-05-2005, 12:32 AM

I would have someone that maybe knows a little more check that out. Dont want to sound like a jerk but that doesnt look to safe. Just my opinion though.

el curioso · 02-05-2005, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by phantom dually

I would have someone that maybe knows a little more check that out. Dont want to sound like a jerk but that doesnt look to safe. Just my opinion though.

any one here live around el paso, tx.

corn · 02-05-2005, 10:05 AM

I think I would have run the 2X4 in the other direction...corn

orange72 · 02-06-2005, 12:50 AM

ill second that cornfed!

bagged72blaz · 02-06-2005, 10:05 PM

You tryin to lay roof with that notch!

BK · 02-07-2005, 06:32 PM

i would say box ahead and behind the notch about 6-8". also, when you box it, at the ends where it quits being boxed, cut the metal at an angle like / or \ instead of | because it distributes the strength better. also, i hope you have a better bridge idea than that. i used 2x3x3/16 but i have 1.5" box tubing across the top, and an x across the front, and a crossmember right after the notch. good luck...

oh, and yeah, its a big notch, but i needed about the same to lay body on stock trailing arms with 20/22's on my panel. i got 10".

littlebrownhand · 02-22-2005, 07:48 AM

Not the safest and strongest notch job i've seen.

01-13-2005, 07:45 PM	#1
el curioso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El paso, Tx. Posts: 428	step notch almost every step notch that i have seen seems to have an angle at each side. i was about to notch my 72 and i was wondering if the notch has to have an slope or if it can be just a be 90 degree. IM USING 2"X4"X3/16" RECTANGULAR TUBBING

01-13-2005, 09:18 PM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I've seen 90 degree sloped and round...they all work. It's just a matter of making sure you have adequate cross section and strength for what you will be doing with your truck. Box it...like Boyd...LOL! Your tubing is fine...already boxed but add about 4 inches of box to the adjoining sections of the stock frame for insurance. Make sure you post pics of the finished product. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-14-2005, 02:22 PM	#3
el curioso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El paso, Tx. Posts: 428	pics of step notch sure will thanks. going to get a new digital camera to day cuz my other one's seem to keep evaporating from my car. HERE ARE THE RESULTS THESE PICTURES SHOW WHAT I DID DUE TO THE SLOP ON THE FRAME im open for comments and any ideas... Last edited by el curioso; 02-04-2005 at 11:59 PM. Reason: UPDATED PICS

02-05-2005, 12:11 AM	#5
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02-05-2005, 12:32 AM	#7
phantom dually Project92 SWB stepside Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 4,793	I would have someone that maybe knows a little more check that out. Dont want to sound like a jerk but that doesnt look to safe. Just my opinion though. __________________ 92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448

02-05-2005, 12:05 AM	#4
el curioso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El paso, Tx. Posts: 428	look at the finish product. on previous posting.

02-05-2005, 12:16 AM	#6
el curioso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: El paso, Tx. Posts: 428	allready in the making. thanks hadnt thought about that. im in my front yard. i live in el paso, tx And the lighting from the city really reaks. thanks

02-05-2005, 10:05 AM	#9
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	I think I would have run the 2X4 in the other direction...corn

02-06-2005, 12:50 AM	#10
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	ill second that cornfed! __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

02-06-2005, 10:05 PM	#11
bagged72blaz Got L.E.D.s Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Craig Co. Posts: 195	You tryin to lay roof with that notch! __________________ Bagged 1972 2wd Blazer http://www.earlyclassic.com/home.aspx

02-07-2005, 06:32 PM	#12
BK BK Built Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oroville, WA Posts: 478	i would say box ahead and behind the notch about 6-8". also, when you box it, at the ends where it quits being boxed, cut the metal at an angle like / or \ instead of \| because it distributes the strength better. also, i hope you have a better bridge idea than that. i used 2x3x3/16 but i have 1.5" box tubing across the top, and an x across the front, and a crossmember right after the notch. good luck... oh, and yeah, its a big notch, but i needed about the same to lay body on stock trailing arms with 20/22's on my panel. i got 10".

02-22-2005, 07:48 AM	#13
littlebrownhand Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 27	Not the safest and strongest notch job i've seen.



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