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Old 01-14-2012, 12:57 PM   #4526
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?

When I was a teenager, those Nova's seemed to be all the rage. Many boys I went to school with had the rearend about 6" higher with "Hi-Jackers", wide rear tires, hood scoops, etc. It has one of those universally appealing body styles.
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Old 01-14-2012, 03:22 PM   #4527
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Nice shape ,good luck w it!
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:46 PM   #4528
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I installed my CPP 2.5" drop spindles my son got me for Xmas

Also installed new front stock springs and cut 1/2 a coil off to gain a little more drop. Rides much better than the stock spindles with 2 coils cut on the stock springs... Only had 2" of travel until it hit the bump stop...



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Old 01-14-2012, 07:53 PM   #4529
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Anyone ever try heating old coils to drop the truck down?
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Old 01-14-2012, 07:54 PM   #4530
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Anyone ever try heating old coils to drop the truck down?
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Re: What did you do to your truck today?

Ya we heated the old rear coils when we order a drop for front and back(coil) and got the wrong rear coils(sent stock) so we returned them and while waiting for the new ones (the front had 5"drop) we heated one coil only and gently put 2 peoples body weight on rear bumper until it dropped and mid way between the 2 coils and had a 3" drop and it worked good and drove nice but we didn't care because it was back end high so we heated another coil and dropped it the same which worked good too but of corse it road bad but good enough until the new set showed up, so if trying this you will only get a 2-3" drop and will ride a little stiffer, easy to go too far though and collape the coil, did it on a beater for fun but jumped on bumper and collaped the coil.
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Old 01-14-2012, 08:12 PM   #4532
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Anyone ever try heating old coils to drop the truck down?
When I bought my truck the front coils were heated for drop and it rode like crap... I converted to a 75 Chevy front and cut the stock coils. It rode better but I made the mistake of cutting 2 coils which is too much...

My rear leaf springs are heated for drop and I think that I will replace them and do an axle flip for the drop.



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Old 01-14-2012, 08:27 PM   #4533
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The guy I bought the truck from told me to heat them but i saw ebay has rear 4in drop coils for my 64 for $89 delivered.Anyone bought ebay springs?
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Old 01-14-2012, 08:41 PM   #4534
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When I was a kid my old man picked up a 52 Chevy 2 door sedan to turn around for a quick profit. It had belonged to a teenage girl, until her boyfriend “fixed it up” for her by lowering the front end and rebuilding the transmission.

He torched the front springs in one spot straight up and down until each coil had a U shaped droop in it resting on the droop below. At this point they lost all temper and collapsed completely. After “improving” the front end and repairing the transmission, he sent her home in it without any transmission lube. No idea if the relationship endured, but that was the last time she ever drove the car.

It left me with the lasting impression that torching coils and running a transmission empty wasn’t very productive.
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:01 PM   #4535
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I put my new body over on my frame today
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:03 PM   #4536
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Started cleaning up and removing a bad rocker while the fender is off for repairs from a run in with a golf cart. The inner portion will be fine, it's still solid just needs the scale removed. The end pieces are just fine so I feel pretty lucky.
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:33 PM   #4537
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Yes>> I bought those same 4 inch drop springs off ebay for 89 dollars and they look great and fit but my bed and cab is off the frame so I just sat them in to see how they looked.
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Old 01-15-2012, 12:29 AM   #4538
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where can u get a cheap lowering kit for front and back im on a budget
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Painted my dash and part of the cab interior.



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Nice,Can or sprayer?
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Old 01-15-2012, 12:42 PM   #4541
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I spent all day streighting removing dents sanding buffing and polishing the stainsless steel windshield trim.
Got a call from the painter of my truck to come look at the first painted part.
(IIII LIKE IT)
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Old 01-15-2012, 02:08 PM   #4542
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Nice,Can or sprayer?
I was going to spray it but I did some research on this board and decided to go the rattle can route. The color is a bit lighter than stock but pretty close for who its for! The Krylon rattle cans have a nice wide spray pattern and I was surprised at how well it came out.
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Old 01-15-2012, 09:47 PM   #4543
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I looked longingly at "old brownie" while pulling out of the driveway to go to church this morning...sigh....
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Old 01-15-2012, 11:22 PM   #4544
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Got my console covered in an old leather jacket... Working on the shifter cover over the next few days.




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Old 01-15-2012, 11:28 PM   #4545
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I was going to spray it but I did some research on this board and decided to go the rattle can route. The color is a bit lighter than stock but pretty close for who its for! The Krylon rattle cans have a nice wide spray pattern and I was surprised at how well it came out.
What is the Krylon paint code number? I am gonna give it a try
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Old 01-16-2012, 12:28 AM   #4546
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What is the Krylon paint code number? I am gonna give it a try
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I spent all day streighting removing dents sanding buffing and polishing the stainsless steel windshield trim.
Got a call from the painter of my truck to come look at the first painted part.
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Both turned out very nice!
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Old 01-16-2012, 06:04 AM   #4548
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The guy I bought the truck from told me to heat them but i saw ebay has rear 4in drop coils for my 64 for $89 delivered.Anyone bought ebay springs?
Bought my rear coils and shocks on ebay. They are from CPP. I just went to their website for the front ones.
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Installed the engine! Well, it was installed Saturday not today.
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Goldie80, That looks nice! Really liking the crinkle finish on the valve cover.
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