Finally my own build thread!

[BP68]

Originally Posted by abadsvt

Well i finally started replacing the rockerpanels and the more i took off the more i found. I found alot of rust along both cab corners and behind the rockers. Not my idea of fun but i got everything cut out and replaced with new sheetmetal. It took me a while because i wanted everything nice and tight and wanted to keep the proper door gap between the door and rocker. Here is some pics of driver side that i got replaced. Forgot to take some pics of the lower cab corners that i replaced but i did it correct. I promise! Next weekend i will hopefully get passenger side one done.

Did you replace the inner rocker also? If not, what did you treat the surface rust with.

[anthony101]

thats bad dude im working on one similar i wanna lay out completely. but i wanna try to get mine layed out on 22's.....lol but yours totally kills mine good work ima use you as an inspiration

[Spray-Bomb]

Are we there yet !!!

Dude your truck is sick !!!

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by BP68

Did you replace the inner rocker also? If not, what did you treat the surface rust with.

Sorry it took me so long to respond. I must have missed all these replys. Anyways i did replace the inner rocker panels too. There was too much rust to leave them alone.

Josh

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by edflores

i dont know for sure, but i thought you were suppose to use the other kind of shockwaves if you wanted to do a lever/cantilever setup??? i think that the sleeve types can't hold that much weight. i may be wrong. your truck looks wicked good. you did some fantastic work. what ratio did you make your lever triangle thingys??

The problem with the convoluted style shockwaves is that they only have 2.6-4.1" of stroke so. I would have done a crazy ratio on my cantilever setup to get any kind of lift. They would really only be practical for someone who has a IRS setup. Now the there are two styles of sleeve shockwaves. There is the 7000 and 9000. The 7000 is only good for vehicles that way 1500lbs or less on the rear axle. The 9000 is good for 1500-2400lbs on the rear axel. So the 9000 can easily support the weight and they have from 4.1-6" of lift. I have the 9009 which is the 6" stroke. My ratio for the cantilever setup i believe is 1:3-1:4 which makes around 8-8.5" of lift. Nathan was explaining to me that the larger the ratio is the less the weight the shockwaves can support. That is why i kept the ratio under 1:5 to be extra safe. I believe that if you go anything around 2:1 you are pushing it. Anyways thanks for the complements on my truck. I can't wait to see it all finished. Talk to you later.

Josh

[jlaird]

Nice work! It's come a long way...

[abadsvt]

Well i am stoked! Look what i bought. It is a 2002 Corvette rollin chassis. Hopefully next week i will be able to pick it up.

[Frizzle Fry]

What's that chassis built for, and is the torque-tube stock or lengthened (looks modified)? Sweet purchase

[abadsvt]

I am not sure what that chassis is for. From what i was told everything is stock. I hope that is true. I kind of bought this chassis without doing my normal homework. I will find out alot more when i pick it up.

Josh

[Frizzle Fry]

It would be a miracle if it happened to be ~10.5-11" longer than stock Doesn't look like it, but the tube does look too clean/smooth to be OG.

I guess I'm assuming you are putting it in a truck. Are you?

[Hart_Rod]

What ya gonna do with it? More projects down the road...........!!!!!!!!!!

[basketcase]

The wheelbase is 104.5". I think these things have a flexible drive shaft so altering the wheelbase could be interesting.

Tom

[gunkis84]

killer truck man.. keep it goin! where did you find the pic of that "inspiration" interior?

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by gunkis84

killer truck man.. keep it goin! where did you find the pic of that "inspiration" interior?

I found it i believe on sport truck magazine website. Isn't is sweet! I am hoping to have a finished product very similiar to that one. Thanks for the complements.

Josh

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by basketcase

The wheelbase is 104.5". I think these things have a flexible drive shaft so altering the wheelbase could be interesting.

Tom

They have an alluminum driveshaft and they don't recommend extending it. To much flex. So Frizzle Fry gave me a number to a guy who extends the torque tube which let me to another guy who builds carbon fiber driveshaft and extends the torque tube. He has done tons of these mainly for a tri five chevys. It is just a little expensive is the only problem.

Josh

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

What ya gonna do with it? More projects down the road...........!!!!!!!!!!

Well i was looking for an LS1 motor when i came across this. I bought it for right about the same price you would get for just a LS1 motor and tranny. So that got me thinking. I haven't seen anyone do a c5 vette swap into a 67-72 c10. So i am giving it a try and from all my calculations i can do it. I actually just started building the new frame and by this weekend i will have the frame built. I was going to start a new build thread since i am still going to keep this frame and after i finish the c5 build then i am going to build a rat rod or build a truck and sell it. I am going to use cab and all the sheetmetal from this build thread so I am not loosing to much time going backwards.

Josh

[h2obnd]

Where are you at with your C10 project? Its been a few months and we havent heard from you.

[h2obnd]

Sorry, just found your other thread. Looking great. I just bought a 70 C10 swb fleetside today...so i am learning a lot from you.

[bguild]

It looks awesome!

[abadsvt]

Thanks for the complements! I will have some new updates here in a few weeks for this build. It is starting looking bad a$$.

Josh

[abadsvt]

Well I have been very busy. Just a short recap on what is going on. I decided to stop on the c5 corvette project because i need alot of money to finish it they way i want (top notch, high performance everything) so i decided since i already had all the suspension parts that i would just start this build thread over and build it to sell. My goal is to get the truck done and show it at a few shows then sell it to help fund the c5 corvette project truck.

Here is what i have been doing to this project. I started over and built a whole new frame because i wanted to change a few things from the original design. I never liked how the shockwaves sat in the strong arms because the strong arms are designed for bags so i decided to change them. I cut out all of that flat steel and then built new mounting points for the shockwaves. It lowered the shockwave down an inch or so which made the whole setup a little cleaner. Then i changed Nathans original design for the upper control arm mounts not changing where the upper control arm mounts but just how they mount. I built a new upper mounts which moved the control arm to the other side of the mount allowing cleaner mounting point for the shockwave. The shockwave mount adds a little more strength to the upper control arm mount. Here are a few pics

[abadsvt]

a few more pics

[abadsvt]

For the rear suspension setup i went with the cantilever rear suspension and a trianglated 4 link. I never liked on my old setup how the 4 link had different mounting brackets and i thought they never "flowed" so i decided to build them into the frame. The tubing ties into the tranny tunnel and then welds to both sides of the tube frame w/flat plate gussets to reinforce where it goes through the frame which strengthens the rear middle section and gives me a strong mounting point for the upper 4 link mounts. Here are some pics and a few more of the front suspension.

Josh

[abadsvt]

That was all of the progress pics i took when building the new frame so here are a few pics of the finished frame. I think it came out great but that is just my opinion.

Josh

[abadsvt]

A few more pics. Tomorrow i am hoping to get the cab on and start fussing with the sheetmetal.

Josh