67 cheby's Dropmember build thread (CLOUD 9)

[67cheby]

you do realize that my bedfloor has been raised 4 1/2 inches right ??

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

you do realize that my bedfloor has been raised 4 1/2 inches right ??

Yes I know you moved the bed up, just seeing if structural mods to the frame will gain you anything as the top of the pumpkin may hit the floor anyway with the rails on the ground.

I have done rear rails with the arch on the bottom instead of the top in low slung back halved race cars is why I was curious. Its possible you could leave a section of the legs of the arch in place above the rails to anchor your air bags & cross braces to but have the main structural member of the frame below the axle tubes. Absolute pain in the butt to remove the housing but it could give you the clearance you need to keep it all below your relocated bed floor. You have to have room to pull the wheels off at full lift before the axle tube hits the frame rail too so it might take a bit or a reverse arch to do this in a 67-72 with round wheel wells.

[67cheby]

i think the pumpkin get way up there, i havent had my bed on in a while ,(its at the body shop) if i had it on i would do some measuring for you

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

i think the pumpkin get way up there, i havent had my bed on in a while ,(its at the body shop) if i had it on i would do some measuring for you

You can see where it sits relative to the frame notch arch and take some measurements to see how high up the center section gets.