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squarecrewcab · 07-06-2010, 01:16 AM

sounds nice, i'm gonna bag mine, but i swapped to 5lug, and we also shortened it...never thought of makin a build thread for it though,

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by squarecrewcab

sounds nice, i'm gonna bag mine, but i swapped to 5lug, and we also shortened it...never thought of makin a build thread for it though,

I actually have a whole 5 lug 1/2 ton front and rear suspension and had seriously thought about converting it and lowering it. I decided to leave this one more than capable of anything I throw at it because I'm going to be doing a frame off resto on my blue and white shortbed and lowering it on big wheels and all that. I may put it on bags also. Haven't really made up my mind about it yet.

Walts_restoration · 07-06-2010, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

I actually have a whole 5 lug 1/2 ton front and rear suspension and had seriously thought about converting it and lowering it. I decided to leave this one more than capable of anything I throw at it because I'm going to be doing a frame off resto on my blue and white shortbed and lowering it on big wheels and all that. I may put it on bags also. Haven't really made up my mind about it yet.

88-91 HD rotors (6 lug) and then do the 6x5.5 Full floater conversion on the rear

They are bolt in hubs that change the bolt pattern from 8x6.5 to 6x5.5

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Walts_restoration

88-91 HD rotors (6 lug) and then do the 6x5.5 Full floater conversion on the rear

They are bolt in hubs that change the bolt pattern from 8x6.5 to 6x5.5

Just wondering why I would want to do this. I'm open to suggestions. Just don't understand the reason behind it. It's already 8 lug and I already have wheels and tires to fit the 8 lugs. I'm not trying to be a smart a$$. Just wondering why

RandyP · 07-06-2010, 08:19 AM

A full week off? You should not have any issues at all then having it on the road by Sunday.

Anxious to see how you go on some stuff. Watch out for the snowball effect. Might as well go ahead and yank that cab off now.

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 08:35 AM

Here's the pics of what I did yesterday

RandyP · 07-06-2010, 09:26 AM

What color(s) are you thinking of? I look at that and it screams "paint me yellow and white". Tough but sensitive. Then again, can't go wrong with red.

Walts_restoration · 07-06-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

Just wondering why I would want to do this. I'm open to suggestions. Just don't understand the reason behind it. It's already 8 lug and I already have wheels and tires to fit the 8 lugs. I'm not trying to be a smart a$$. Just wondering why

Thought i read in an earlier post that you had the halfton suspension and all and were thinking about it, although you planned to use this truck for towrig duties, and i figured this is just a way to keep the 14bff and use a halfton lug pattern.

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 12:34 PM

So I stripped the inside of the cab. I'm gonna be painting the dash maybe the top of the back wall. I'm also gonna be putting down some sound deafener in the cab floor so I figured I'd get it all cleaned up. To say this crewcab was a work truck is an understatement. It was SOOO dirty inside. It looked kinda dirty but I had no idea until I stripped the cab. These first couple of pics are right after I stripped it and cleaned it out AND I had already vacuumed it out. Nasty

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 12:41 PM

The really dark spots are surface rust and caked up dirt. I took some Lysol and a brush and then some clean wet rag to rinse it off and here's the results. I'm gonna have to wire brush the drivers floor board. I didn't clean it all that well because I'm gonna have to do some work there anyways. Enjoy the pics of my CLEAN cab

joe231 · 07-06-2010, 12:42 PM

Right on Chuck!!!
I'm glad you guys decided to keep it

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Originally Posted by squarecrewcab

sounds nice, i'm gonna bag mine, but i swapped to 5lug, and we also shortened it...never thought of makin a build thread for it though,

It's never too late!
Start a new thread, just remember, we love pics around here

*Stitch* · 07-06-2010, 02:01 PM

Yeah I'm glad I kept it too. My wife isn't too sure with the state that it's in right now but once I start painting some stuff and putting it back together she will feel better about it. She really can't complain as the truck came from trading the mustang and the mustang came from some of my other wheelin and dealin lol. Anyways I got all the hardware stripped off of the firewall. Now I just gotta get the gunk cleaned off of it and then it'll be time to scuff and paint some stuff

07-06-2010, 01:16 AM	#1
squarecrewcab Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Diboll, Texas Posts: 42	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed sounds nice, i'm gonna bag mine, but i swapped to 5lug, and we also shortened it...never thought of makin a build thread for it though,

07-06-2010, 08:19 AM	#5
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed A full week off? You should not have any issues at all then having it on the road by Sunday. Anxious to see how you go on some stuff. Watch out for the snowball effect. Might as well go ahead and yank that cab off now.

07-06-2010, 08:35 AM	#6
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed Here's the pics of what I did yesterday

07-06-2010, 09:26 AM	#7
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed What color(s) are you thinking of? I look at that and it screams "paint me yellow and white". Tough but sensitive. Then again, can't go wrong with red.

07-06-2010, 12:34 PM	#9
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed So I stripped the inside of the cab. I'm gonna be painting the dash maybe the top of the back wall. I'm also gonna be putting down some sound deafener in the cab floor so I figured I'd get it all cleaned up. To say this crewcab was a work truck is an understatement. It was SOOO dirty inside. It looked kinda dirty but I had no idea until I stripped the cab. These first couple of pics are right after I stripped it and cleaned it out AND I had already vacuumed it out. Nasty

07-06-2010, 12:41 PM	#10
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed The really dark spots are surface rust and caked up dirt. I took some Lysol and a brush and then some clean wet rag to rinse it off and here's the results. I'm gonna have to wire brush the drivers floor board. I didn't clean it all that well because I'm gonna have to do some work there anyways. Enjoy the pics of my CLEAN cab Last edited by Stitch; 07-06-2010 at 12:42 PM.

07-06-2010, 02:01 PM	#12
Stitch Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Where I come from, it's cornbread and chicken... Posts: 3,122	Re: My Crewcab Shortbed Yeah I'm glad I kept it too. My wife isn't too sure with the state that it's in right now but once I start painting some stuff and putting it back together she will feel better about it. She really can't complain as the truck came from trading the mustang and the mustang came from some of my other wheelin and dealin lol. Anyways I got all the hardware stripped off of the firewall. Now I just gotta get the gunk cleaned off of it and then it'll be time to scuff and paint some stuff



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