Bagged 65 c10. AKA the periwinkle pile

[greengrenade]

Knocked out the cupped lower control arms. Started by cutting out the stock spring cups



Used 3/16" plate to fab the "cups"





Finished pair...



Threw the fenders on for a quick mock up

[greengrenade]

Progress has been slowed some over the last week or so. Lost hardware for the front end and some other small issues. Anyways we got back at it yesterday

After mocking up the upper bag plates for the front end i realized that the bag wasnt centered in the lower control arm cup. It wasnt even close realy. So i re drilled my mounting holes and cut out the large fitting hole with the plasma



After that the front end went together fairly well. We got the cpp disc brakes, drop spindles, full front suspension on and mocked up and tested the air ride out. Everythings lookin good





Does anyone have a picture of the no limit rack and linkage hooked to the stock steering shaft ? Im assuming since the linkage is run through a carrier bearing on the framerail and the stock steering shaft is run through a bearing at the firewall, i can just make a linkage piece to join the two at any point on the stock steering shaft?

[aggie91]

look at this install. It is the one that Rob did on a 65 or 66. Look starting at post 48, there are pics of the steering shaft...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=465423

[60chevyjim]

how many inches did you pancake the cross member ?

[greengrenade]

I did the crossmember 1.5" which was about the max to make the rack mount work, although i still had to modify it extensively. Cupped the lower control arms 2" which was about as far as i was willing to go without having the cup hang below the arm itself and causing clearance issues. Read horror stories of guys getting cupped arms hung up on manhole covers etc

[60chevyjim]

thanks , the truck is looking good ..
I have a 79 crossmember I want to pancake for mine .
did you put plates on the 2 sides of the crossmember that are open
in some of the pictures ?

[greengrenade]

I actually didnt. I figured those tiny plates arent gonna add much strength. That crossmember is so thick and the stamped top is crazy strong. Were gonna run the air line through that hole and through the frameside and then down to the rear of the truck inside the c channel

[greengrenade]

More progress. The rear "pad" thats cast into the trans tail housing didnt have mounting holes so i drilled holes to utilize it for the mount




Fabbed up a trans crossmember. Heres a shot of the main tube and porterbilt style mounting brackets. I also welded the tube on the inside and outside of the side brackets for overkill strength




And some pics with the mounting pad in place

[greengrenade]

Some more updates. Got the new upper links in for the four link. I started to fab up a crossmember to mount the links out of 2x4 tubing 3/16" wall




Decided to do a driveshaft hoop instead of step notching over the drive shaft. Made the hoop out of some scrap plate and a piece of pipe from a bag cup



Finish welded off the truck, made some gussets to compliment the trans crossmember





Started building perches to mount the front of the lower links. All 1/4" plate




Two gussets added on the underside and also boxed the rod end tabs. Finished pair



Then i welded the perches on and added a top gusset that extends all the way out above the link mounting point. It also flows into the crossmember smoothly and again compliments the gussets on the trans/4 link crossmembers. Excuse the screw drivers haha. We need two more bolts

[[JP]]

damn... wow!!!
i've been following this, I wish my welds looked as good as yours, very good fabrications skills there!

how long you been 'playing' with metal?
what welder you using?

[greengrenade]

Thanks man. I was sick of trying to find someone to do welding work for me, so i just saved up and bought a miller 211 and practiced like crazy. Watched a ton of youtube videos and did a bunch or research to teach myself haha. Ive been welding on and off for about 4 years now

[rpone605]

Nice job on the welds. I just bought the same welder a few months ago.

[greengrenade]

Thanks dude the 211 is a beast. Ive had mine for about 4 yrs and its been a trooper

[rpone605]

Good to hear! I did my research and this is what fit all my needs.

[spookylynx]

Just out of curiosity, why parallel links in the rear? Why not triangulate one set and lose the need for a track bar.

[tinydb84]

Looks good man. Everything is turning out nicely.

[greengrenade]

Thanks guys, and spooky we had originally tried to run a tri 4 link but couldnt get enought angle out of the uppers. If he was running a 9 inch i could have mounted the links on top of the rear housing and ran outwards towards the framerails. With the cast center section on the 12 bolt that wasnt an option

[greengrenade]

Boxed in and Finish welded the link brackets on the axle tonight





Also tackled the panhard bar. Made a little mount out of 3/16" plate




Made a little rear mount off the axle with a stud welded on the backside



All buttoned up

[DKO]

Very nice work! Enjoyed reading your thread.

[Coach529]

Your fab work looks awesome.

[greengrenade]

Thanks guys, long day today. Rear is pretty much finished except for some shock mounts. Heres some pics of the 4 link progress

Welded the bag plate to the lower links



Since i mounted the bag plate on the lower link so i could get a bolt into the bag on either side of the bar, the upper bag plates that we had on hand wouldnt work. The bolt/air port hole orientation was wrong. So i plasma cut them and spun them 90 degrees and welded em back up





Bolted to the bag



I then had to make a tapered mount to kick the bag plate up on the front side a 1/2" to be level with the lower plates




Upper bag mounts welded in with gussets to spread the load





Pics of the entire 4 link welded in





One last cool side pic, we actually got the bed floor cut out and did a quick mock up but my phone died ao no pics of that yet

[SCOTI]

Nicely done! Subbed in to keep up on your progress.

[spookylynx]

Originally Posted by greengrenade

Thanks guys, and spooky we had originally tried to run a tri 4 link but couldnt get enought angle out of the uppers. If he was running a 9 inch i could have mounted the links on top of the rear housing and ran outwards towards the framerails. With the cast center section on the 12 bolt that wasnt an option

Right on. Yeah, welding to cast sucks, just a thought for next time, you can do a truss over the center section and give a good welding surface for upper links. That is how my jeep is set up, and when it comes time to link and bag my truck, I am going to try and mimic it.

But anyway, I think your doing really nice work.! Looking good.

[greengrenade]

More peogress, started by fabbing up some compressor mounts to hang off on the sides of the framerail



Drilled holes in the top of the frame and welded nuts in flush




Brackets bolted down



Now to mount the tanks and also have all the air ride components mounted on the same removable "crossmember" style mount, i made a cross bracket out of 3/16" plate to connect both sides



Off of that piece i built little perches for the air tanks



And a pic of the tanks and compressors on. The accuair vu4 manifold will mount on the top of the bracket between the tanks but i havent gotten that far yet

[tinydb84]

Looks good. Nice packaging. Where are you putting the gas tank?