Project "Just an Old Truck"

[C10_ustacould]

Thanks brother, I appreciate the good words! Now about that parachute...

[Rusbuilt]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Thanks brother, I appreciate the good words! Now about that parachute...

Haha! It could be all yours... If I really had it!

[gringoloco]

Can't remember; did you do the trailing arm flip on this one? That will help correct pinion angle, too. Wheels are gonna look good!
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[shawno72]

I think your truck is gonna look great with those wheels!!
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[Portmod7]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

That is why you are a guru!

In all seriousness, I appreciate your willingness to offer assistance and answer questions all the research you do. Rob (Hart_Rod) and I were talking last night about the quality of board members and the importance of guys like you, Scoti, STP67-72, hot trux, N2Trux, n2billet, havinsomefun, 67cheby, portmod7, and grigoloco (to name a few that have helped me) maintaining its integrity. I hope I can repay the deeds to those, like you, who pay it forward.

On another note, I graduated High School across the river from St. Louis and will be up that way next August, if it's not too far maybe we can meet up and do a little bench racing.

Daaaang, I made the list! Not sure I deserve that, but thank you!

I agree 100%. This board is full of great people who are very helpful. If I need to know something, 99% of the time I can search this site and find it. If it's not there, you can ask a question and usually have it answered the same day. Pretty cool little online community that's been established here. Not to mention some of the very high profile trucks that have their builds posted here. Pretty cool.

[67cheby]

very nice work on the trans crossmember

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Can't remember; did you do the trailing arm flip on this one? That will help correct pinion angle, too. Wheels are gonna look good!
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When I started the tail shaft was 5° down and the pinion was 0° (neutral), and the output shaft and the pinion gear were the same height from the ground. Right now I will have to estimate how much raising the tail shaft corrected the downward angle at the tail shaft, but lets say it is now 3° down. Having moved the tailshaft up 1" the output shaft should be 1" above the pinion gear, which opens the possibility of increasing the pinion angle (up). I have a choice here, I can install the 3.5° shims I borrowed from Hart_Rod or flip the trailing arm brackets. The shims are the easiest, and could provide a good test but depending on how many degrees it changes the pinion angle, moving the trailing arm bracket might be the better permanent fix. Does anyone know how many degrees the pinion angle changes by flipping the brackets? The other possible advantage to moving the brackets might help with is centering the wheel in the wheel well. So, I am going to try the shims next and then the flip if the shim help eliminate vibration. I will try and get numbers at each step so that we will know how the flip affects the pinion angle.

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Portmod7

Daaaang, I made the list! Not sure I deserve that, but thank you!

I agree 100%. This board is full of great people who are very helpful. If I need to know something, 99% of the time I can search this site and find it. If it's not there, you can ask a question and usually have it answered the same day. Pretty cool little online community that's been established here. Not to mention some of the very high profile trucks that have their builds posted here. Pretty cool.

There are many more, I just didn't have time to name everyone. Many times it's not answering a question directly, it's having taken the time to document projects throughly or creating a new way to fix or modify something. And sometimes it's just a "hey bro your truck is looking good!" that keeps people motivated. Good bunch of folks started this forum and guide it each day, we noobs must conduct ourselves in ways that perpetuate this helpful culture! I really enjoy my truck, and I enjoy the time I spend here on the board almost as much!

[72BlckButy]

And I'm just 20-25 from his 90.

[C10_ustacould]

Wheels got here today! But the rears don't fit... wrong backspace. Seems like the website that says they make a 5" bs is wrong so I was sent 5.5"bs. I am working with the guys at Old School Wheel on a fix. The fix (spacers) will be temporary until I build the longer rear end I have. Crappy pics in the garage...

[lolife99]

Wheels look good.
Sorry about Coys shipping out the wrong BS.

[Rusbuilt]

Yessss!!!!!! So nice!

[Portmod7]

That's a bummer about the rears, but it still looks awesome!

Got any info on plugging the tank filler hole in the cab? That's on my to-do list...
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[Justin36]

Looks great! So you are driving out to St.Louis?
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[sourkraut]

Ran thru your build might have missed it but whose fuel tank did you use? considering moving mine under the bed too.

[72BlckButy]

Love it!

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Wheels look good.
Sorry about Coys shipping out the wrong BS.

I appreciate your restraint as I know you have more to say...

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Yessss!!!!!! So nice!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Justin36

Looks great! So you are driving out to St.Louis?
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Thanks, Hope to next summer...

Originally Posted by sourkraut

Ran thru your build might have missed it but whose fuel tank did you use? considering moving mine under the bed too.

I used a Boyd Welding tank, good product and very nice people.

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Love it!

Thanks, I wasn't sure how I'd like them but I knew I wanted to do something different. And, besides the fact that they don't fit, I love them too!

[Justin36]

Can't wait to see it backed out in the open!
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[Bennett68C10]

Wheels look great on your truck, sorry to hear about the bs mistake. Can't say I'm shocked, they did the same thing to me and told me to run a spacer if it bothered me. Eventhough their customer service sucks they do have some very nice wheels as seen on your truck.
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[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Justin36

Can't wait to see it backed out in the open!
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As soon as the tires aren't pinned against the bed sides!
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[C10_ustacould]

With the help of some spacers I borrowed from Hart_Rod I was able to get the wheels off of the bed sides. I don't want to run spacers permanently, and I really like these wheels so I am going to start collecting parts to rebuild the 70-72 rear end I have sitting in the corner. The one thing that swapping the rear end won't fix is the placement of the wheel in the wheel well. Since I lowered it the rear wheels are too far back in the opening. Does anyone know if flipping the trailing arm brackets will correct this? Please let me know if you have any info on this. Measurement pics I took...

[C10_ustacould]

Pics... Gonna have to do something about the drums and the exhaust, whew that is UGLY!

[shawno72]

Wheels look great. Big wheels = big view
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[lolife99]

I wonder if you could run a Porterbuilt tubular trailing arm crossmember,... and position it 1" forward?
How much do you think it is off?
hot trux has a set of 1.5" lowering blocks on his truck,... and that kinda helps kick the rearend forward.

[jmedero]

Shhh... Be quiet.. Do you hear that? What's that sound behind you?

Oh it's the sound of a snow ball effect starting to roll. Lol. Rear disc, new exhaust lay out, just a little bit lower.... Next thing you know

Lol
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