72 k20 project

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

there is 4 or 5 of them back there, i can make an inquiry if you want... they had a REALLY sweet 69 chevelle wagon over there for a while, but i couldnt get the dude to sell it.

IDK, that means I'd have to buy or build a tractor to pull it with.

[jbclassix]

Id be afraid of a Ryan-built tractor.
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[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

IDK, that means I'd have to buy or build a tractor to pull it with.

Semi-tractor, or tractor-tractor..... or both?

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

Id be afraid of a Ryan-built tractor.
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If the other Ryan keeps it up, the next build will be a C60. I'd really like to find an old KW or Pete to do next though. Leading up to finding a trailer and building a Diesel Super Stock tractor.

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

Semi-tractor, or tractor-tractor..... or both?

Semi-tractor. We already have pieces of tractor-tractors.

[1985-GMC]

Well even from that far away they still look better than mine, unless they're rusted.

And are you sure its not a 79 or had the front bezels swapped out?

[ryanroo]

its titled as a 78. not sure on the build date. the fenders and doors are rusty. the rockers cab corners and floors are as good as i have ever seen. literally still has the factory paint under the peeling undercoating on the floors. may have a little rust spot on the inside of one cab corner. supports are good too. i think the cheezy bondo/repaint job ruined the panels that had work. under the carpet, as far as i have looked is mostly factory paint with a few tiny areas of surface rust. core support has 0 rust as far as i can tell. inner fenders are not terrible but they have some rusty spots.

[ryanroo]

i scoped one the other day! extra awesome

[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

i scoped one the other day! extra awesome

You should see them when the Hot Farm and Pro Stock guys are done with them. Nothing like having a 4 post drive on lift that's mobile.

If we get a chance to get near the pits this weekend I'll try to get you some pics of inside of some of these things.

[ryanroo]

i have been busy lately, and not doing much deserving of pictures, but here is something to chew on. cab is at the body shop....

a little bag action



and the beginning of a link set up



more to come in the future

[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

i have been busy lately, and not doing much deserving of pictures, but here is something to chew on. cab is at the body shop....

a little bag action



and the beginning of a link set up



more to come in the future

Awesome, hope its the NEAR future though...

[ryanroo]

a nugget of progress

[Dieselwrencher]

Looking good! I'm excited.

[jbclassix]

That is 78-79 vintage isn't it? And you don't even need the spring perches
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[ryanroo]

yessir. its a 78-9 ford.

dont need the perches, but they are a good flat place to lock the location in on both sides in relation to one another and to the caster angle. so i used them. the link mounts are tabbed into the bag mounts so it keeps them where they are supposed to be also

Ryan

[ryanroo]

GASP!

something, albeit small, was done to this truck! i finally got the parts truck sort of lined out and got done with the OT at work. now that might make you think stuff will happen quicker. we can only hope, but the fabricator in charge of this dog and pony show is lackluster at best.





with any luck, i may get to the other side tomorrow. then i will have to get serious. the front axle needs to go away for the next steps and then i am commited.

[Dieselwrencher]

Oh boy, I'm not looking forward to the install of those. Nice progress and the fab work looks awesome!

[ryanroo]

yeah, it'll be real fun with a cab on the frame!
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[Dieselwrencher]

I think you did this purposly....................

[ryanroo]

Blowing the dust off this thread.

i buzzed down to farmington NM this morning to meet with DeadheadNM. Mr. Deadhead was passing through the area and was kind enough to deliver some oem buckets replete with needed hardware and console that i was able to talk him out of. Thanks again Mr. DeadheadNM!

worked on the upper link mounts this afternoon after recovering from the trip to nuevo mexicano.

i took some process pics for anyone who may be installing something like this in the future, or anyone who is interested in my squirely methods.

i had keyed off what is the upper left hole above the old bushing tube for my reference. this was the OEM punched hole for the rivets that held the original bushing support in the frame. using some dimensions i deemed necessary based on the geometry i wanted, i laid out the bracket on the frame by scratching the paint (and metal under it) with a scribe. then i picked points on the layout lines and hit them with a center punch.



then i sanded all the paint from the areas that will be welded and used what was left of my scribe lines and the prick puches to relayout the bracket. i did this because it is much easier to layout on the paint and transfer it to bare metal. at least for me.



tacked the brackets according to layout marks. checked the thing again for location with a square and level. the frame is jackstanded in position level, so these brackets can be laid out with a level.



then i slid the axle i had previously tacked brackets to under the frame. you can see the top box plate tacked on the upper mount. i will cut the tacks for accessibility for welding but i wanted to see how it looked.



hopefully tomorrow i will get some headway made on some mock up links and get some time on the bag mounts. would be real cool to have it mocked enough to be sitting on air tomorrow. i still have the panhard to design and then the steering.

[ryanroo]

i hacked and whittled to make some mock up links. i mistakenly thought the hardware store would have shraders but they didint. but im not sure i would have been ready for it. i have the design height a little higher than it is now, and there are some other things i need to set as final before i final mount the upper bag mount. but i had an epiphany that may work out really nice for shock mounts. maybe

[Dieselwrencher]

It's looking really nice! It's looking like my cab will need to come off for this piece of the puzzle for sure......

[ryanroo]

you could do it with it on there, but what a pain that would be. im sure if mine had been on the frame the design would have been different. wait, thats not true. i forgot that i am a masochist.

[ryanroo]

sitting on air!



the shock is just sitting there. its to long to even look at the bottom, but you get the idea

[6BT 56]

Nice . Why does the lower bag mount have the nub on it ? That for panhard bar mount ?

[ryanroo]

that is for the yet to be installed/designed/built bump stop. the bags have an internal snubber, but the manufacturer says it is not for functional use, only as an internal stop to prevent the bag from pinching itself. i assume because the bag plates are composite and there is a chance they could crack if you hammered on them. i figured i better listen and at least try to accommodate the requirement. hopefully it will be nice and simple but i have caught myself over engineering it in my head a couple times already.