My 86 build

[mooseknuckles]

My back tires came in today, hope to get these mounted up next week!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

Mickey Thompson ST, or somethin like that, check their website for sizes! .....I guess I'll find out!

thats what I planned on?

cool, thanks!
using the front hanger is what i have been considering also..
should make for a fairly easy bag set up.

[mooseknuckles]

yeah why not, it's already there....one less mount to build!

[Pop's C-10]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

yeah why not, it's already there....one less mount to build!

You going with round or square top link's

[mooseknuckles]

I think I'm going with 1 1/2" round tube, as soon as I figure out what I'm gonna do for an adjustable rod end, and the length of the bars I'll make them. I still have two 2'" bushings I can use, I might get two more and make my own rod ends.

[mooseknuckles]

another productive day..... notches cut and welded!

[Pop's C-10]

nice...i vote for bowtie fish plates

[HanSoloWS6]

Looking great! If I had a warm place to work, I'd be 'glassing my dash like you did. It's on my to-do list, lol.

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

the lugs were $40 taxes inc. so prob about $20 where you are!

I had those on my Neon about 10 years ago and loved them. A set of 20 ran about $30, IIRC. Probably less now.

[mooseknuckles]

I need to pick up more round tube this week, and get workin on the upper links. Not sure on the length tho....prob gonna make my own rod ends as well, just need a couple more bushings.

[mooseknuckles]

picked up some tubing and ordered another set of bushings today....it's almost cheaper to buy a whole set of six than it is to buy two...wtf?

[mooseknuckles]

more bushings, and picked up some 3/4" x 2 1/2" fine thread bolts. gonna make rod ends with them.

[3r!c84]

got that same kind of tag.. but in white and gold!

[nbpro]

build thread got my vote

[mooseknuckles]

Originally Posted by nbpro

build thread got my vote

thanks

[mooseknuckles]

I managed to get my upper link bars cut and welded up today, made my own adjustable rod ends. I think they turned out pretty good.

[mooseknuckles]

I still have to build a crossmember to mount the links, need bag brackets and some link tabs which I'll prob buy, and then I'm pretty much done till we get some warm weather!

[73gmc454]

Wow great build I like it, even cooler its your DD, nice 4 link your building, the ends look just about like what I bought , I did shorten my top bars by shortening the fixed end off because I couldnt find a tap to do the open end ,I like the dash too, I may try this also thanks for the pics

[mooseknuckles]

no prob....I was looking at rod ends, and was gonna buy some then I came across this, and thought that I may as well make my own...

[73gmc454]

Oh yea that is slick ,did you just use a leaf spring bushings ? just weld an extra nut to the end of the tube instead of tapping it ?

[mooseknuckles]

yeah thats exactly what I did...the ones I was looking at buying were the same.

[73gmc454]

Cool thanks,good to know , just another one of those parts that if I was part of this group a couple years ago I would have just built myself , with the support and help of others ,

[mooseknuckles]

I know what you mean...I wanted to build a c10 for about 15 years, then a couple of years ago I found this site, and last summer I bought my truck. and this site got the ball rolling.

[73gmc454]

looks great for only having it a year , took me almost 10 years to get the courage to tune mine up !

[mooseknuckles]

I've been building it in my head long before I got it!

[mooseknuckles]

not much new lately... cut some pipe for my bridge. I still have to build a crossmember to mount my upper link bars from, maybe get that done this week......