83/84 swb stepside long time build

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So I moved on with the frame. Everyone keeps telling me that once I get all the weight on it will flatten out. So I dropped in motor, cab and test fitted some panels.








as you can see the passenger side is high. Still wasnt low enough. LOL

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So a freind suggested what to do to the frame to get it lower. This is his ride.

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So off to the metal place I went.


Test piece



fianl. just need to clean up some welding

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I cut the bottom of the frame off and now it picks the cab off frame when its aired out. LOL. Probably end up rolling the pinch welds under and laying the rockers. Did run into the ball joints running out of travel. Held it up a little. So I made some angled shms at work and got rid of that problem.

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That was around X-mas. The rest this spring has been slow. Classses ate up all my free time. Managed to get the seats im going to use mounted.

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had to cut a tunnel for my driveshaft. Just got metal this weekend to cover the tranny and driveshaft.

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Bought some gauges for X-mas.