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corn · 09-11-2005, 04:42 PM

Geez the rusty bolt demons sure attacked my weekend!

I decided today Id tackle the rear flip kit & all I accomplished was breaking a bunch of crap.

I took the rear apart on my 84 to rob the flip kit from one side so this week at work I can make a set for the 69. I got through that ok (being I just installed it a couple months ago & it hasnt even left the garage).

So I proceed to tear into the 69 & the first thing I do is bust the first u bolt I put the breaker bar to.

Sooooooo I move on to the leaf spring bushing bolts. Is one out of 4 ok? Busted my trusty walmart 13/16" socket, so now I have to go borrow an impact socket & try it again. I decided to spray everything down with panther,squirrel,gorrilla,monkey & any other kind of animal pi$$ I could find. Im standing there in the driveway looking over what I didnt get done & see the fuel tank between the frame rails is leaking like mad! I decided the other day Im not going to TOUCH my 84 until I get the 69 on the road, so that means I should have both on the road by 2010 if Im lucky(& you know Im not).

Enough out of me. Oh ya, where can I get leaf spring bushing bolts?...corn

tomatocity · 09-12-2005, 02:12 AM

corn, what did you make for the flip kit? Are they the spring pirches? If so are they the kind that you don't have to weld to the housing? If so, I would be interested in buying a pair from you.
What is the size of the bolt? We have a place, Blue Collar, that carries tons (they sell them by the pound) of graded bolts and I need to go there and stock up on some grade 8 and 5 bolts, nuts and washers. I also need to replace the spring bushing bolts. Are you also changing the spring center bolts? I thought I would take mine apart, clean the sufaces and reassemble them. Let me know. Tim

stllookn · 09-12-2005, 02:48 AM

cornfed...I feel your pain since I have done that plenty of times. When someone tells me they did a flip kit in a couple of hours I guess that they had already sprayed it with "Bustem", hit all the nuts with a hot wrench and worked them loose or they had brand new u-bolts on there. When working on bumpers, frame bolts and suspension parts, I always have my torch ready to loosen things up. I also learned to spray them down with Bustem or something else starting a week before...LOL!

Longhorn Man · 09-12-2005, 04:56 AM

I got some tunes installed in my rig and on friday (is that the weekend?) I got my drive shaft repaired and installed.
Not much in the big picture of what all my rig needs.

Oh yeah, i filled the tank all the way up too.

al's71gmc · 09-12-2005, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I got some tunes installed in my rig and on friday (is that the weekend?) I got my drive shaft repaired and installed.

I figure any day you have off counts as the weekend. I work 7 -12 hour nights and then have 7 days off. I count my weekend as thurs am until the following thurs pm, when I go back in.

When I did my lift kit a few weeks ago I wish the F@#@!! bolts would've broke. I couldn't find a torch to use, and those 34 YO bolts sucked. I used an 18" breaker with a 3 foot cheater pipe on the back ubolts. The front ones came off pretty easy. Took hours to do what a torch would have done in 5mins!

All that aside I didn't get anything done on my truck or my son's last "weekend". But come Thursday, I'm ON the MF!! I've got to get my son's truck on the road so I can start in on mine.

Al

corn · 09-12-2005, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tomatocity

corn, what did you make for the flip kit? Are they the spring pirches? If so are they the kind that you don't have to weld to the housing? If so, I would be interested in buying a pair from you.
What is the size of the bolt? We have a place, Blue Collar, that carries tons (they sell them by the pound) of graded bolts and I need to go there and stock up on some grade 8 and 5 bolts, nuts and washers. I also need to replace the spring bushing bolts. Are you also changing the spring center bolts? I thought I would take mine apart, clean the sufaces and reassemble them. Let me know. Tim

Ya its the drop in flip bracket set for the 73-87 trucks. The way it looks to me Im going to need a pretty big notch to make it clear. I read through a million old posts here & couldnt find a whole lot of info for these. Ill take a bunch of pics & will post them. I have the box off so it should show up pretty good.

Im not changing the spring pack bolts, Im not changing any of the springs so Ill let that be. I did change the bolts on my 84 because I took two springs out. Funny thing, I flipped my 84, installed long shackles & took 2 leafs out & it didnt drop as much as the 69 looks like it will end up. I may have to add a little more front drop. I put in 3" springs but may have to go 4". I dont really want that short of a spring but I want to keep the 6 bolt drums in the front. Ill keep you guys updated...corn

corn · 09-12-2005, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by al's71gmc

When I did my lift kit a few weeks ago I wish the F@#@!! bolts would've broke. I couldn't find a torch to use, and those 34 YO bolts sucked. I used an 18" breaker with a 3 foot cheater pipe on the back ubolts. The front ones came off pretty easy. Took hours to do what a torch would have done in 5mins!

Al

Funny how they go back together 10 times faster than they come apart isnt it?

panhandler62 · 09-12-2005, 07:12 PM

I put in a new glove box liner and got most of the way through changing out my intrument panel. Just need to run two more wires and the new panel will be in.

My daughter sanded some bondo.

Longhorn Man · 09-12-2005, 08:36 PM

Hmmm, my weekends only consist of sunday then.

That blows.

09-11-2005, 04:42 PM	#1
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	What I didnt get done this weekend Geez the rusty bolt demons sure attacked my weekend! I decided today Id tackle the rear flip kit & all I accomplished was breaking a bunch of crap. I took the rear apart on my 84 to rob the flip kit from one side so this week at work I can make a set for the 69. I got through that ok (being I just installed it a couple months ago & it hasnt even left the garage). So I proceed to tear into the 69 & the first thing I do is bust the first u bolt I put the breaker bar to. Sooooooo I move on to the leaf spring bushing bolts. Is one out of 4 ok? Busted my trusty walmart 13/16" socket, so now I have to go borrow an impact socket & try it again. I decided to spray everything down with panther,squirrel,gorrilla,monkey & any other kind of animal pi$$ I could find. Im standing there in the driveway looking over what I didnt get done & see the fuel tank between the frame rails is leaking like mad! I decided the other day Im not going to TOUCH my 84 until I get the 69 on the road, so that means I should have both on the road by 2010 if Im lucky(& you know Im not). Enough out of me. Oh ya, where can I get leaf spring bushing bolts?...corn

09-12-2005, 02:12 AM	#2
tomatocity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 1,255	corn, what did you make for the flip kit? Are they the spring pirches? If so are they the kind that you don't have to weld to the housing? If so, I would be interested in buying a pair from you. What is the size of the bolt? We have a place, Blue Collar, that carries tons (they sell them by the pound) of graded bolts and I need to go there and stock up on some grade 8 and 5 bolts, nuts and washers. I also need to replace the spring bushing bolts. Are you also changing the spring center bolts? I thought I would take mine apart, clean the sufaces and reassemble them. Let me know. Tim __________________ Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck.

09-12-2005, 02:48 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	cornfed...I feel your pain since I have done that plenty of times. When someone tells me they did a flip kit in a couple of hours I guess that they had already sprayed it with "Bustem", hit all the nuts with a hot wrench and worked them loose or they had brand new u-bolts on there. When working on bumpers, frame bolts and suspension parts, I always have my torch ready to loosen things up. I also learned to spray them down with Bustem or something else starting a week before...LOL! __________________ '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)

09-12-2005, 07:12 PM	#8
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	I put in a new glove box liner and got most of the way through changing out my intrument panel. Just need to run two more wires and the new panel will be in. My daughter sanded some bondo. __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....

09-12-2005, 04:56 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I got some tunes installed in my rig and on friday (is that the weekend?) I got my drive shaft repaired and installed. Not much in the big picture of what all my rig needs. Oh yeah, i filled the tank all the way up too.

09-12-2005, 08:36 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Hmmm, my weekends only consist of sunday then. That blows.



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