1970 C10 Long Bed Build

[1970_Chevy]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. My next step was to move forward to the front leaf spring/core support mounts. I am using ORD rear hangers but I knew I could make something cheaper than what's on the market for the for the front hanger.

I used the existing holes in the frame. Because I wanted a little bit of adjustability I put 3 holes in the mount. I will see where I end up when the body and fenders get put back on the truck.



I will admit that I made a little mistake on these. What your seeing is actually the second iteration. The first iteration, had the holes in the incorrect location in relation to the core support bushing mount. The iteration shown in these pictures still wasn't 100% correct, that's why the mount are on a Bridgeport mill table.



If you have a really keen eye you can also see that I forgot to add the mount for the bumper supports. I will admit that was a complete oversight. I will add those later when I have the brackets back off. I also have to finish weld both mounts before powder coat





Overall the brackets turned out alight, not perfect but definitely learned a lot doing this project. These are another part that I might be willing to sell at some point if there is any interest but I do want to make sure they function and location the axle properly before I get to that point.

These projects do take a long time especially when your building a lot of your own parts but to me that is the rewarding part. My theory has been if I can make it at least as good and for a reasonable price I am sure going to try doing so. My background as a machinist and current job as an engineer helps with access to the modeling software and a machine shop.