05-24-2007, 02:54 AM | #26 |
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babies are always fun, CONGRATS
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05-26-2007, 03:03 AM | #27 |
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Well my fronts came in today.. I have the engine and trans pulled and getting ready to tare the front apart, sand the rest of the frame and paint.. Hopefully this weekend wil be productive.. I have to say ART's strong arms look great..
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I tore everything off the frame this weekend.. there is only the very front brace ,rear brace and frame rails.. Now i just have to sand and paint then assemble.. I'm gonna try and get some pics tonight.. Anyone use stainless bolts to put things like xmembers, enging mouns and suspension or should i stick with grade 8 bolts? I would like to get everything painted and back together to a rolling chassis by next week.. We'll see what the wife thinks of that though ...
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06-04-2007, 10:47 PM | #29 |
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I got the first coat of primer on the frame tonight.. I kinda like the silver, i'm almost thinking of getting silver topcoat and just use the black for the suspension.. Anyone out there have a silver frame? Whats everyone think?
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not sliver but you can see
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06-05-2007, 10:14 AM | #31 |
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I just cant decide if i want 2 tone under the truck or not, but the silver sure looked nice this morning ...
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I like the chassis to have some contrast... I would keep the silver rails and black components.
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Only thing is the brake lines and stuff are goin g to be stainless and i would like a little contrast with the stainless lines.. with the silver frame it would blend a little.. Speaking of the brake lines here are mine tha i recieved today.. The look great!!!
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06-12-2007, 10:19 AM | #34 |
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Nice upgrade to the brake lines!
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That sure si going to be one nice build......keep the pics coming...
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06-12-2007, 12:09 PM | #36 |
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My truck has a silver frame. Fact...all parts that were black from the factory are now silver.
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I painted my frame gray and all the suspension components flat black. looks pretty good.
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You guys have any pics?
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i hope this works, i have never posted a picture before.
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Looks great... I just cant decide.... MAybe i'll go black frame and silver parts like sterring box and parts, spindels and 3rd member..
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I got my rear disk setup last night, looks pretty cool.. Its only 12" not the 13 or 14" like everyone is talking about.. But it is rear disks , wilwood rotors and caddy e-brake calipers. I just have to have about 3/8" turned off my axels so the hat will fit over it and get everything installed.. Hopefully this weekend, I'l post some pics of the parts tonight..
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So i droped off my axels and hats off at the machine shop, they'll be done tomorrow.. So maybe i'll get them installed this weekend.. I cant wait to get a rolling chasis again ...
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Any update pics?
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06-18-2007, 11:56 PM | #44 |
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Care to share any info on your rear disc set-up?
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I think silver looks amazing. Below is a thread that grdndwn posted.
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It's much easier to install product. I wish I would have used it with my swap, but I went with ECE's product instead, which arrived slightly bent/powdercoat cracked, only piss-poor product I've ever gotten from ECE.
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questions:
How much $$$ was that ART rear setup? Does it come with the notch plate? Is the notch bolt-in or weld in? How much drilling on the frame was required to bolt this up?
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Looks like the kit from Speedway......is that right mike? Don't see the weld-on bracket in the pic. I have the same kit on mine and so far it works great and you can get different rotors (slotted) that will bolt to that hat. I just haven't figured out how to hook up my E-brake yet.
...and I had to get my hat machined to fit my hub as well.
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06-19-2007, 11:22 AM | #49 |
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i like the idea of the silver frame and black parts..congrat on the baby..
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Yea its a speedway kit.. I havent got it welded up yet, but it is pretty strait forward.. I think of all the kist out there it is the most reasonable and uses avalible gm and wilwood parts..
Shift: The rear setup was $1600.00 and yes it comes with the bolt in notch.. There is about 8 or 10 holes per notch to drill. Sactojim: did you have to grind the top of the ear on the brake pad to get the bolt to slide through? I guess depending on the pads you might or might not.. I do ..
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