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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
I love how you put them both in Slosh Tubz t-shirts.
The setup is looking really nice man... If you are anything like me.. when You get into this home stretch your frame rails start filling up with all kinds of stuff, you start really debating on where you are going to hide things, then you may have to redo some things. It looks like you have planned things out pretty well so HOPEFULLY you wont have those problems. BTW... did you cut those elevel sensor wires?
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
thanks man , i am considering running my batter wires through my step notch by drilling a hole and welding a piece of pipe in, just wondering what that might do to the structural integrity of the notch ? and yes i cut and shortened my level sensor wires ! ( i really didnt want to do that but...)
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i was thinking about a truckarm kit for the sake of simplicity but looking at the space created inside the frame from using the four link i might convert , on the other hand i might not be able to put brackets on the outside of the frame because of the arms there
has anyone ever considered z-ing the rearframe 6 to 8 inches bout right after the bulkhead of the bed ? doing it that way and raising the floor of the bed to the same amount might make mounting stuff under the floor eazier and keep the mountings to the floor stock figured to make a jig under the frame to hold the parts in there place make a precice slant cut over 6 inches raise the backhalf 6 to 8 inch where it sits and have a steelmill bend me some slantcut 6 inch wide U's the same thicknes steel of the original frame to weld in vertical in between them prolly need to make a pretty solid crossmember inside that z the thing with the wirefeed though the pipe you where talking about , it shouldnt make a difference , it might even be stronger , look at airplane ribs they fill them with holes and flange them there just as strong but lighter
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Congratulations Mike I know its been a long road and you are finally seeing an end! Good for you. Ill be looking for it out here in the mags!
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
looks great brother
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Super sweet......Jim
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
thanks...plugging away !
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Nice Video, looks great
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Awesome progress! I'd like to put air ride on my Longhorn. That'll be farther down the road.
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Cool video Mike. Congrats on more progress
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Looks great buddy !
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
I remember how I felt after i got mine plumbed and ran the valves manually! I was giddy as a school girl too! Nice Work Mike!
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Lol !!! I love it !!! It's coming around, Mike ! Congrats dude !
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
congrats! cool stuff
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
thanks guys, i installed all of my ride height sensors last night, now time for mounting the ride height sensor arms, and getting some pipe today to run through the notch for my wiring
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
i managed to get my wiring routed in all of the directions it needs to go (and zip tied it all into place) next step, i will weld 3/4 inch tubing to run it all in , keeping most of it hidden. I drilled one hole through both notches and welded in a piece of 3/4 pipe to run part of my wiring through , starting to clean all of the wiring up !
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
here are a few pic of the notch tube
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Nice work Mike looks great, always thinking of a clean way to do things.
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thanks, i just want to hide as much as possible !
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Nice job on routing the wires, very clean
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
Good Stuff Mike! Keep it coming!
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
mike you should get a kit from painless and bundle and cover the wire, go to like ace and get a frame plug to protect the power wire, also one all the level sensors are wired up and good to go all lights on the controller should be white no more red.
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
also you running one battery or two?
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
the wires will be wrapped and then slid through the pipe that i will be welding to the frame in several places , i still need to tap my control arms and 4 link for the other end of the levelers, and 1 battery
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Re: 67 cheby's Dropmember build thread
very nice
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