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OhioChevy · 04-11-2005, 11:01 PM

I'm in the process of doing a frame off on my 71 cheyenne cst. With the help
of my son-inlaw we did a conversion from a 2wd to a 4wd. Would have been
easier to buy a 4wd frame to begin with but I just wanted to keep the frame
with the original numbers to the truck. We also did a crossover steering on
the truck and on all the steering and track bars we went with 1-1/4" solid
stainless steel. Spent hours polishing these things but the end result was
worth it.

These are the wheels that I will be using. They are the weld scorpio 15x14
and with mickey t. baja claws.

More pics.

A pic of the bed . I had the bed coated with bed liner on top and
bottom. I'm going with viper red on the truck and they did a color match
with the bed liner. I'm very pleased with the job they did for me.

The top plate for the springs was also made out of stainless and I will
be installing polish caps to cover up the nuts. We used a later model dodge
pitman arm with the crossover steering.
LOL the long bolt you see in the bracket for the track bar will be
changed out with a shorter one.

GMC71k20 · 04-11-2005, 11:15 PM

looks like its going to be an awesome show truck. how much lift does it have? what company did you get the crossover set up form?

70short · 04-12-2005, 01:21 AM

Is that the original bed floor? It almost looks like its out of A newer truck 73+. Very cool truck

Gary

**Yukon Jack** · 04-12-2005, 10:54 AM

Will enjoy watching your project progress.

Joe67 · 04-12-2005, 11:00 AM

Nice work on that conversion

70 shorty · 04-12-2005, 01:21 PM

The attention to detail is amazing. Nice looking project.

biglou55 · 04-12-2005, 01:36 PM

Is it just me or are other people just seeing red X.s

UP GRADE · 04-12-2005, 01:49 PM

i see x x x x

**Canadian694x4** · 04-12-2005, 06:53 PM

Nice Work! Can't wait to see the Body one there!

68gmcdually · 04-12-2005, 07:06 PM

Your attention to detail is simply amazing, and I thought that I went a little overboard. Keep up the great work.

silvertonguedevil · 04-12-2005, 08:11 PM

I'm not seeing any pics either

cableguy0 · 04-12-2005, 08:14 PM

i dont wanna come off sounding wrong but if you plan to take the truck offroad get rid of that header wrap when it gets wet it holds moisture in extremely well which will rot the headers very very quickly.

shifty · 04-12-2005, 08:20 PM

Ah, red x's again

Pictures must be hosted at Geocities. Looks like somebody is running over their bandwidth limits every hour or two.

OhioChevy · 04-12-2005, 08:28 PM

GMC71K20, I went with a 8" lift from skyjacker. My son-inlaw [Steve]
works at a machine shop and he made all the steering bars and track bar.
We used 3/4" left and right hand hiem joints on the bars for adjustments.
This guy is a guru when it comes to suspension work and he has me to
do all the grunt work. LOL

70 Short, This is the original bed floor for the truck. The truck came from
Texas. The guy that bought it there came back to Ohio about six years
ago where he plans on retiring near his family. I was lucky enough that
he had all the paper work for the truck with the exception of the window
sticker. The truck was bought from the Hudiburg-Jones Chevrolet, Inc.
located in Amarillo, Texas. I wonder if the dealership is still in business?

Glad everyone likes the progress so far. Thanks,

Don

CraigS · 04-13-2005, 06:26 PM

What brand heims are you using?

Wootdog · 04-13-2005, 06:36 PM

I have family in Springfield. Would like to see your progress this summer. Nice truck by the way. Kerry

Brainchild · 04-13-2005, 07:02 PM

OH those dreaded X's.

special70gmc · 04-13-2005, 07:35 PM

damn x's

*screamin_c102* · 04-13-2005, 08:19 PM

Here they are.

*screamin_c102* · 04-13-2005, 08:21 PM

May I take this opportunity to say "DAMN that is NICE!!!!

"

OhioChevy · 04-13-2005, 10:59 PM

Thanks for reposting the pics. I use geocities image hosting site but it seems
that I need to get another site for images. I only have the pics shown here
on their site. I don't know why they will not come up at times.
Thanks again.

Don

silvertonguedevil · 04-14-2005, 09:14 AM

There! I can see those. Nice!

*screamin_c102* · 04-14-2005, 04:33 PM

No problemo.

OhioChevy · 04-14-2005, 08:32 PM

Wootdog, I live just a few miles north of Portsmouth.

Don

04-11-2005, 11:01 PM	#1
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	A few pics of my project. I'm in the process of doing a frame off on my 71 cheyenne cst. With the help of my son-inlaw we did a conversion from a 2wd to a 4wd. Would have been easier to buy a 4wd frame to begin with but I just wanted to keep the frame with the original numbers to the truck. We also did a crossover steering on the truck and on all the steering and track bars we went with 1-1/4" solid stainless steel. Spent hours polishing these things but the end result was worth it. These are the wheels that I will be using. They are the weld scorpio 15x14 and with mickey t. baja claws. More pics. A pic of the bed . I had the bed coated with bed liner on top and bottom. I'm going with viper red on the truck and they did a color match with the bed liner. I'm very pleased with the job they did for me. The top plate for the springs was also made out of stainless and I will be installing polish caps to cover up the nuts. We used a later model dodge pitman arm with the crossover steering. LOL the long bolt you see in the bracket for the track bar will be changed out with a shorter one.

04-12-2005, 01:21 AM	#3
70short Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boise ID Posts: 609	Is that the original bed floor? It almost looks like its out of A newer truck 73+. Very cool truck Gary __________________ "72" Red CORVETTE 4-speed 350 "70" Chevy Short Bed early stages of resto. Edel 600 cfm carb Weiand Stealth Intake HEI shorty Headers 4/2 Drop 295 50R 15 TOYO on 10 inch wide corvette rally rims at all 4 corners. "CHEVY RULES"

04-12-2005, 10:54 AM	#4
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Will enjoy watching your project progress. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-12-2005, 11:00 AM	#5
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Nice work on that conversion __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

04-12-2005, 01:21 PM	#6
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	The attention to detail is amazing. Nice looking project. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

04-11-2005, 11:15 PM	#2
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	looks like its going to be an awesome show truck. how much lift does it have? what company did you get the crossover set up form?

04-12-2005, 01:36 PM	#7
biglou55 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Greenfield Mass. Posts: 551	Is it just me or are other people just seeing red X.s __________________ Certifiably crazy person

04-12-2005, 01:49 PM	#8
UP GRADE one set closer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Memphis TN. Posts: 722	i see x x x x

04-12-2005, 06:53 PM	#9
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Nice Work! Can't wait to see the Body one there! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

04-12-2005, 07:06 PM	#10
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,455	Your attention to detail is simply amazing, and I thought that I went a little overboard. Keep up the great work. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

04-12-2005, 08:11 PM	#11
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	I'm not seeing any pics either __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

04-12-2005, 08:14 PM	#12
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	i dont wanna come off sounding wrong but if you plan to take the truck offroad get rid of that header wrap when it gets wet it holds moisture in extremely well which will rot the headers very very quickly. __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

04-12-2005, 08:20 PM	#13
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Ah, red x's again Pictures must be hosted at Geocities. Looks like somebody is running over their bandwidth limits every hour or two. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

04-12-2005, 08:28 PM	#14
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	Thanks guys GMC71K20, I went with a 8" lift from skyjacker. My son-inlaw [Steve] works at a machine shop and he made all the steering bars and track bar. We used 3/4" left and right hand hiem joints on the bars for adjustments. This guy is a guru when it comes to suspension work and he has me to do all the grunt work. LOL 70 Short, This is the original bed floor for the truck. The truck came from Texas. The guy that bought it there came back to Ohio about six years ago where he plans on retiring near his family. I was lucky enough that he had all the paper work for the truck with the exception of the window sticker. The truck was bought from the Hudiburg-Jones Chevrolet, Inc. located in Amarillo, Texas. I wonder if the dealership is still in business? Glad everyone likes the progress so far. Thanks, Don

04-13-2005, 06:26 PM	#15
CraigS Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Gresham, OR, USA Posts: 106	What brand heims are you using? __________________ 72 GMC K20, 454, TH350 00 GMC Yukon 66 Ford Bronco



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04-13-2005, 06:36 PM	#16
Wootdog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va, USA Posts: 1,676	Where in Southern Ohio? I have family in Springfield. Would like to see your progress this summer. Nice truck by the way. Kerry __________________ 1969 Chevelle 1990 IROC Z Convertible 2002 Silverado LT

04-13-2005, 07:02 PM	#17
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	OH those dreaded X's. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

04-13-2005, 07:35 PM	#18
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	damn x's __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

04-13-2005, 08:19 PM	#19
screamin_c102 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yoncalla Oregon Posts: 775	reposting pics for Ohiochevy Here they are.

04-13-2005, 08:21 PM	#20
screamin_c102 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yoncalla Oregon Posts: 775	and the last 2 May I take this opportunity to say "DAMN that is NICE!!!! "

04-13-2005, 10:59 PM	#21
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	Screamin c10 Thanks for reposting the pics. I use geocities image hosting site but it seems that I need to get another site for images. I only have the pics shown here on their site. I don't know why they will not come up at times. Thanks again. Don

04-14-2005, 09:14 AM	#22
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	There! I can see those. Nice! __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

04-14-2005, 04:33 PM	#23
screamin_c102 Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yoncalla Oregon Posts: 775	No problemo.

04-14-2005, 08:32 PM	#24
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	Wootdog, I live just a few miles north of Portsmouth. Don

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