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Re: Projec Orange to Green
I've had my '69 for about 6 months and the most I've gotten done is a used engine installed and swapped the rear 6 lug to 5. Your super quick!
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
I'm moving through this pretty quickly, when it's time to start spending some real money progress will come to a screeching halt
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
Tell me about it. I'm about ready to sell plasma to fund my front disc.
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
looks good keep it up.
what kinda setup you gonna run in the back to keep the rear centered.
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
The triangulated four link centers itself, that's the only reason I went this route. A parallel four link is much easier to set up but I didn't want my rear end kicking over with a pan hard and I think a watts link is too bulky. This way I have four bars, two bags and that's it.
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
Made a little more progress. I forgot to take some pics of the plates after I welded them on to the Z
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
Nice project and nice cab. Where did you find the cab?
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
Looking good and low! One question that has me thinking is the way you Z'd the frame. After you made your first cut did you then take out a small section of the frame before welding it back together? Reaseon I ask is because it looks like if you did not then your frame just grew about 1 1/2" because of the angle cut and sliding the frame up to get your drop. I hope this makes sence.
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
I did cut it at an angle. I did it to move the tire to the center of the wheel well. I'm going to section an inch out of the frame directly in front of the gear box to bring the core support back to where it needs to be. I was wondering if anyone would notice.
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Re: Projec Orange to Green
Thanks! I got it from a member here, shaneschevys, in Ft Worth. He's a great guy and has helped me out a lot.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
No real progress to report, just test fitting some body panels.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
looks great so far...when i first started reading this one, i was like man that notch is huge, but with the bed on it looked ok..thought maybe you were trying to put it under the ground..lol..good work..
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Re: Project Orange to Green
what did you take out of the cab mounts.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
Looks like the hood fit needs some work.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
looks nice... good job
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Re: Project Orange to Green
Factory style cab mounts from GMCPauls. I thought I was going to have to lower the mounts on the frame but with everything bolted down I can't get my fingers under the pinch weld and that's low enough for me.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
I decided I'd rather have a cab visor than a hood
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Re: Project Orange to Green
any new updates on this?
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Re: Project Orange to Green
Not yet. My wife got rear ended so I've been working on her truck (see rear ended
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Re: Project Orange to Green
ttt to go to builds section. I got some new parts in too, look for updates in the next week or so
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Re: Project Orange to Green
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Re: Project Orange to Green
It's killing me to not work on it but there's been so much going on I haven't had much free time. I did manage to get the gearbox section of frame replaced(holes torn out) but don't have any pics yet.
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Re: Project Orange to Green
good looking progress, keep pluging away, eventually it will get done
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Re: Project Orange to Green
Nice Job! ....so thats "Z-ing" the frame!
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Re: Project Orange to Green
Little bit of an update. All of the stuff to install and plumb the suspension(except for shocks) is in. I'll worry about tanks and compressors after all of the fab work is done. I've got enough to get it on air for now.
1983 C10 front cont control arms 8" pipe for bag pockets Slam RE7s Parker 3/8" valves Stainless 1/2" lines and fittings 1/2" leader hoses for front bags FBI digital air gage I got the broken part of the frame replaced and the front horns moved down, back, and tacked in place. I should make some good progress this weekend. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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