The hindenburg

[Dinos63]

thanks duudes! I have been thinking about the truck and about lowering it. What i now have in mind is to change it all over to 1/2 ton rear axle and install trailing arms on the rear with P/B rear trailing arm bracket.Then due to how big the frame is i will pancake another stock crossmember and use nate relocated ball joint arms, 1/2 spindles, brakes and 6 lug wheels then and fully bag-it all the way around with stocker style wheels .I have almost all the parts to get started in a 3-4 weeks

[wild4wheels]

Dude, I saw that on Craigslist and almost texted ya! It's going to be be so sick, totally signing on for this one

[jonzcustomshop]

is that because you can't get 3/4 ton dropped spindles?

the 1/2 ton rear will give you a better gear ratio options for cruising and an automatic

[chevyrestoguy]

Originally Posted by Dinos63

thanks duudes! I have been thinking about the truck and about lowering it. What i now have in mind is to change it all over to 1/2 ton rear axle and install trailing arms on the rear with P/B rear trailing arm bracket.Then due to how big the frame is i will pancake another stock crossmember and use nate relocated ball joint arms, 1/2 spindles, brakes and 6 lug wheels then and fully bag-it all the way around with stocker style wheels .I have almost all the parts to get started in a 3-4 weeks

I think that is a good plan. There are tons of '73-'87 parts trucks out there for cheap that would make great suspension donors. Personally, if you're going to go 1/2 ton, stay with 5-lug wheels. Lots more dogdish hubcap options if you're going with the stocker look.

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

is that because you can't get 3/4 ton dropped spindles?

the 1/2 ton rear will give you a better gear ratio options for cruising and an automatic

jon i can get the spindles, its just alot easyer and i have a bunch more options with 1/2 ton stuff

[Dinos63]

I had to move the hindie to get my dually out omg !! Is that hood ornament a gmc ?i dont think so

[mosesburb]

Looks like a '56 Chevy passenger car hood ornament.

[luifer76]

wow i want to see how this one turns out..... im sure is gonna be bad a$$ cause we know how you do...

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by mosesburb

Looks like a '56 Chevy passenger car hood ornament.

correct.

[chevyrestoguy]

Wow, Hindie is a big ol' girl......

[aggie91]

Got to tune in for this one. Dino always builds a super sick ride!

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by mosesburb

Looks like a '56 Chevy passenger car hood ornament.

dang it i was hoping it was oem.... but i kind of new it wasn't

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by luifer76

wow i want to see how this one turns out..... im sure is gonna be bad a$$ cause we know how you do...

thanks !

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy

Wow, Hindie is a big ol' girl......

yeah she is ...i dont have any more plans on pushing her down and back in my drive way for sure

Originally Posted by aggie91

Got to tune in for this one. Dino always builds a super sick ride!

thanks kat!!

[exoticmetalworx]

this is just stupid another build? when am i going to have time to work on mine with all this .............

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by exoticmetalworx

this is just stupid another build? when am i going to have time to work on mine with all this .............

[MisterC]

GMC did use a jet hood ornament on the 60-61's, but the wings had "intakes" on them.

This thread has all of the history and pictures of the types:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=hood+bird

[chevy_mike]

Dino, sent ya a PM.

Cool rig!!!

[McMurphy]

The truck alone is a very nice unique find!
But dayum..... an original Bar Bouy?
Holy cow, have not seen one of those in a few decades !!

[Dinos63]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

The truck alone is a very nice unique find!
But dayum..... an original Bar Bouy?
Holy cow, have not seen one of those in a few decades !!

What is a bar bouy??

[Dirty Doug]

A Drag bike or a Salt Flats style bike in the back would look really cool with that box. Look like a old race hauler .

[purzell]

A Bar Bouy is that cupholder I keep bugging you about.

Anyhow, this needed a bump. Anything new?

[Dinos63]

thanks! I tex nate today and got the ball rolling on ordering my parts for this build.the truck has a huge frame (8") so can't run a d/m so i will use his relocate upper & lower arms and another pancake cross member ,the rear is leaf (gmc)so we will use nates trailing arm crossmember and relocate with trailing arms and a huge notch.I will switch the suspension to 1/2 ton stuff which i already have .I will run a 28" tall tire up front and a 30" out back not sure if am going with 22" wheels or 16"steelies

[chevyrestoguy]

Have you thought about just Z'ing the front instead of pancaking the crossmember? We just did a 2" Z on my '64, and it was way easier than I was expecting. The cool thing about it is that depending on how far you "Z", you can have a good drop (mine is 5".....2" Z with a 3" Bell Tech drop spindle)with stock coils, and still be able to run stock shocks. It's a good base to work from if you decide to go air-ride because you can get it slammed without major camber issues. I think that you and Joe could knock that out pretty quickly.

I attached some pictures on my build thread of the "Z" we just did. I'm not done yet, but you'll get the idea.

[DLOE65]

20" dodge steelies with lo pro whitewallz??
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[1963c-10]

Very cool looking truck...cant wait to see how this turns out. I do like the bed on your better than the one on the 1st page. I like how it slants at the top.