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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: If grasshoppers had machine guns the birds wouldn’t mess with them.
Nice work! I wish I had the time to invest in this type of work. It's good to see that someone picked this truck up. I actually exchanged a few messages with him and tried working on a deal on both trucks that he had, but it never came about. Glad you picked it up and can't wait to see the end results!
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1971 C10 - Hugger Orange/White My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=780197 LS Swap Thread: https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=811460 |
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Texas
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Re: If grasshoppers had machine guns the birds wouldn’t mess with them.
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: If grasshoppers had machine guns the birds wouldn’t mess with them.
Not rude at all. I'm glad somebody picked it up. Funny thing - I picked up my truck in Texas, so we traded, so to speak. I found mine just south of Tyler.
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1971 C10 - Hugger Orange/White My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=780197 LS Swap Thread: https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=811460 |
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns)
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Re: If grasshoppers had machine guns the birds wouldn’t mess with them.
Man, talk about jumpin in wth both feet!
![]() Great lookin truck you got there, and will be waiting to see it finished. Any ideas on what color you’re going with? I too got “bit by the truck bug”early in my life. My dad had a 68 GMC that I learned to drive in, when I was ten years old. If I ever come across a 68 GMC w/6cyl and 3OTT, in Red, it’ll be a slam dunk! ![]() BTW, here’s another quote: “If Frogs carried Hand Grenades, Alligators would mess with them” ![]() Just out of curiosity, how did a 69 end up with a “Hand Lever” Park Brake? Last edited by custom10nut; 11-10-2019 at 09:13 AM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Texas
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Texas
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Re: If grasshoppers had machine guns the birds wouldn’t mess with them.
Alright guys, looking for some help here. I have read a lot of threads on here discussing the need for additional frame stiffening/support. I want to know what y’all think about my situation.
The truck will not be ran on a road course or anything of that nature. I do plan on taking it down the strip a couple times but won’t be a usual thing. I will drive this truck to any event that I go to... not a trailer queen and I plan on having fun while I’m on the roads. Will have a 422 sbc 600hp/600tq. Is there a need for more cross support of this frame? If so, here are a couple of my thoughts so far. The Yellow lines represent where I would place an x brace type system tied into the transmission crossmember with a bolt up system to allow for removal of transmission if needed. The red line would be a crossmember with a driveshaft loop built in somehow. The blue would be a crossmember underneath the existing 4 link mounts. Probably with some fancy metal work/cnc plating to cover it up and add style. Thanks for any opinions and reading! |
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