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22 3/4" of rear rubber
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Im glad your buggy/cage building days have found a way into these trucks! its looks awesome! keep up the good work!
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This thread kept me up till 2am
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I hope you are planning on putting a plexiglass floor in that thing and not covering up all that work!
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X2! 1/2" Lexan! Put it on hinges so you can lift it up for cleaning. Who needs a third row?
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The top mounts are done except for some braces that will go on once the body comes off. I should have it rolling by noon Saturday so I can get XXL's truck in the shop for a DropMember install. This will be the first DM with an I6 and should be sweet once it is done.
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Kevin,... Did Nate build an I6 Dropmember? Or are you modifying one of his SBC Dropmembers?
I hope you are doing a thread on XXLs truck!
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It rolls and moves up and down on AIR! I still have allot of work to go but that will happen after XXL's truck is finished and I get my DropMember installed. Then I will fit my 5.3/4L60 so I can pull the body off and finish the frame.
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Reminds me of the gassers of the late 50s/early 60s sitting that way.
Nice job Kevin. Can't wait to see what you do to XXL's wallet eater.
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You know Kevin, I am not a fan of lowered trucks, but I am damn impressed with how this thing is looking.
Allthough my biggest question is, why go with a 5.3 when this is going to be a tow rig? It would seem to me that the motor is a little light duty for the job. It could be just me, but I had a 99 1500 x cab short bed Z71 with a 5300 vortec in it, and when you hooked a trailer to it, it could barely get out of its own way. I even added a Chip, and removed the Cats and did a few other things to the truck, and still it didnt even come close to satisfying or impressing me. I wound up selling it and getting a 97 GMC 2500HD Xcab short bed, that truck impressed the heck out of me, it had the Vortec 454, and with the MSD ignition I added, the chip, and dual 3" exhaust and the Cat's removed, it was pulling over 16 mpg on the interstate, and I pulled my 71 Cutlass on a 18' car trailer from Seattle to Livingston Mt over the 5 mountan passes between and it kicked some serious tail, and still got about 9 mpg. I will also add that I have the 8100 vortec in the tow truck im driving now, it is far less than impressive, it is out right anemic. But it is a 2001, I dont know if they got better as time went on.
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that is some tubing structure you have back there, looking really good Kevin, i don't think that a rear vette diff has ever looked so good.
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Those tires/wheels look perfect on there. Your rear will def be lower than mine. Can't wait to see the front down.
On the 5.3, I had a 2001 Tahoe with a 5.3 and I towed my 61 on a full trailer over mountain passes and the Tahoe acted like there was nothing back there. Very impressive power even stock. |
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Yeah thanks for all the info on the wheels and tire's. I may still run some spacers to get the rear out just a bit because right now the wheels are touching my back seat. I do still need to adjust the camber on the rear at ride height and that will help out a bit. As far as a stock motor, who likes a stock motor right! Kevin LFD Inc. |
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That is SWEET! Those rims look perfect on there. I like the pic with the wheels cambering in!
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Hmmm... What are your plans for hood hinges?
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I have not decided just what I want to do for that yet. I think their is some info on doing a forward flip hood but I might just build my own tubular cowl mounted units. Right now I don't have a clearance problem
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Wow! This thing looks better every time I check on it. Nice work, and you know I'll be looking forward to the I6 Dropmember!
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NICE JOB KEVIN,THATS GOING TO BE A COVER TRUCK FOR SURE
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