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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512
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Little progress on the Panel.
Well I installed the powder coated rear control arms with polyuethane bushings and our "C" notch kit. Everything worked and fit great!! No cutting or modifying the parts to make them fit. We have also updated our Panel Project page whitch explains how we installed everything and our reasoning behind it. I hope you enjoy it. Here are some pictures:
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67-72 Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: The TAX State!
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WES, that looks good, keep the pics coming!
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Thorntown , Indiana
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Nice installation ....jyd
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Washington State
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Looks good.............keep us posted.
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512
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I just recieved 4" drop springs back from the powder coater today, so I will be installing them. I also need to remove the top shock brackets to get ready for the shock relocaters. I need to figure out wether or not I am going to install a rear disk brake system on it also. I know I should, but the expences are climbing. I guess this is what happens when you take as much time to do a project as I have. You have the opertunity to change the original plan.. This project is turning out to be a lot more that I originally planned.. LOL WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys |
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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was the c-notch required for the 4" drop or was it just something you wanted to do
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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I did a 4 1/2" drop in the front and am doing a 6" drop in the rear. The springs are only 4", but I am going to use 2" drop blocks also. I had a 5" drop previously and the rear end would hit the bump stops on some of the larger bumps and I don't want that to happen with this drop. The former owner did not relocate the rear shocks either and that was probably a big contributing factor to the problem. I don't want to take any chances and it was easely accessable, so I went ahead and did it. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys Last edited by Classic Heartbeat; 02-04-2004 at 01:49 AM. |
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Middletown ohio
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Wes,
What are you plans for your panel? I am going to body drop mine. r u going to just lower and put costom paint on it or what. how are you going to finish out the inside. see ya Darren
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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I won't be doing a body drop. I just want a nice sporty stance that will lower the center of gravity and make it handle better. It will definetly have a custom paint job. I will be doing a forward tilting hood and have made the drip rails seamless. I am also installing a power antenna, and have installed the 69-72 left side firewall to allow for a foot pedal E-brake. I am also thinking about cutting the barn doors in half, grafting the top of a suburban tailgate on it then split it so the doors will still open. Then install a suburban lift gate in it, and somehow do it all with some sort of hidden hinges. The pain plan calls for Cadillac White Diamond for a base color then ghost pearl blue flames whith ghost burgandy pearl highlights. My logo will be painted on the sides also, but not on top of the paint. It will be pushed in and will look like part of the paint job. The Classic Heartbeat will be done in Candy ruby, with a black line under it and the pickup parts in black lettering. The interior is still in the planning stages. So far I have a pair of Grey electric lether hi-back bucket seats out of a 98 F**d exploder with air lumbar and pull out leg rest for the front seats. I also will be installing an old air A/C system that will adapt to my 72 Suburban rear air that I have stashed away for it also. The floor will get a cut pile charcoal grey carpet all the way back to the rear and I will install pollished stainless steel ware strips on it. The rear side interior is still left open, because I havn't figured out what I want to do there yet. I have probably missed a bunch of stuff, but this gives you an idea of what I am doing.
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Coming right along. Will be fun to see finished.
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#11 |
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Wes,
I see only one bolt on the "left" side of your notch plate. If so, will that not act as a pivot point and allow the frame to flex, up-and-down? Just askin'. |
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Kentucky
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Looks good. Can't wait to see it when you're finished.
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Thanks again guys, Professor, the one bolt on the front outside is all you can see in the picture. You can't see because of the angle the two bolts on the bottom. This is meant to hold the frame rigid in this area I think. There is a total of 7 bolts holding it in place. It will flex a little, that is why it is bolted. That is to keep the frame from cracking in that area. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys |
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#14 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Troy, Michigan
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Still cool as hell
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Bothell, WA
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Looking good Wes. Should be ready for my test ride by the time I get down there.
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chevelito
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Honolulu, HI USA
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hi Wes,
Nice looking install. Is that the notch you are selling? Is it the same as the CPP one? Jay
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Thanks again guys, I hope that it will be ready to drive this spring..LOL I have had some issues with the body work that I shouldn't be having,
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Sorry jay-dawg, I got on my soap box and completely forgot to answer your question. I do not know if this "C" notch kit is the same one that CPP sells or not. That is not where I get them from, but it is the one that I am selling. This is one of my ways to do test fitting of the parts I handle. Tax deductible quality control...LOL They fit great, I just had some verry minor filing to do to the hole that the upper coil spring clamp bolt goes through on the passinger side. A couple of minutes of that and the bolt slid in the hole like it is supposed to. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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