Project: Recycle

[Tx Firefighter]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Had them done by a 'pro' (that's a whole other thread).

Spill it if you can. I have some steelies for my truck that I need widened to 8 inches. If you can steer me away from a bad deal I'd appreciate it.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Spill it if you can. I have some steelies for my truck that I need widened to 8 inches. If you can steer me away from a bad deal I'd appreciate it.

I will once I get things a little further.

[aggie91]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

I will once I get things a little further.

Scoti

Looks like you are doing something similar to what I have in mind. I have a set of 5 of the 6" steelies. I am looking for a "pro" to wided a pair to 10". I will be doing painted caps once I find a good set.

I am also interested in getting steered in the right direction. I know that I can get OEM style wheels from Wheel Vintiques in the 5 on 5 pattern in 10" width, but they are over $100 each BEFORE powder coating and I cannot get the back space that I want.

Keep up the good work...

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Scoti

Looks like you are doing something similar to what I have in mind. I have a set of 5 of the 6" steelies. I am looking for a "pro" to wided a pair to 10". I will be doing painted caps once I find a good set.

I am also interested in getting steered in the right direction. I know that I can get OEM style wheels from Wheel Vintiques in the 5 on 5 pattern in 10" width, but they are over $100 each BEFORE powder coating and I cannot get the back space that I want.

Keep up the good work...

Unfortunately, the ones I bought were a little more than $100 each bare steel. Actually, they were alot more.... but, what can ya' do when you gotta' have 'em .

[MacAttack]

Very nice work, Scoti.

[SCOTI]

One step forward, 2 steps back.

I've still been @ it but haven't really made 'progress' because I'm doing stuff twice. I was reading through various threads & came across one for "c-notches".... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=393867

There was some excellent info being discussed & shared & board member Lakeroadster helped several of us out w/an engineering perspective. With his input, I realized the c-notched area of my frame was much weaker than stock (which is much weaker than I anticipated).

I figured that modified area of frame would be about the same strength as stock w/the thicker .250" material for the home-made notch & the inside boxing. After running the specs through some calculations, the results were scary.

So, I asked more questions & started contemplating various options. I went ahead & cut up the same area on another frame to get the contours necessary to build a 'truss' section above the c-notches. This will add the much needed height for strength while keeping the flow of the frame.

I did a bunch of measuring, cutting, measuring, cutting, grinding, measuring, grinding..... well you get the idea . After all the effort, I have the outer portions of the trusses complete & tacked in place. I started cutting some re-inforcement plates that will be welded in between the original frame & the new sections to help tie things together better. Hopefully I'll get them trimmed down for a good fit & start welding things up during the week.

All the various clamps & steel is to ensure the new sections are square w/the top of the original frame while remaining square to each other. The proof is in the pics....

[SCOTI]

The new trusses add 2.5" above the top of the c-notch plate yielding a total 4" of reinforced material above the notched area. I left .500" room to be able to install a rubber strip that will be under the shallow bed floor cross-member that is in that area.