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Re: Legacy build
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I'm looking for a cheap local polisher. Maybe someone out of work who needs work and it will help both of us so I can take care one of the other 1000 things that need to be done to the truck. ![]()
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Re: Legacy build
Wtg on your project. Read most of the way through it but some parts in the middle. i do the 12 hour shifts also. Nice to be off 7 of 14 days. I have a 68 long bed and found a 77 k10. Just wanted to ask a few questions. Were there already holes for your front spring mounts or did you just measure and drill them. Also is the frame width the same between the trucks so that the front axle assembly just pretty much bolted in? I do have a welder, torch, diegrinder and all the other stuff. I thought about keeping the 2x4 steering box and doing a cross over steering setup but to keep it simple might swap over like you did. Will have to look over the thread for more details but a nice job you have done there.
On another note i do not like the all-terrian bfgs. they do not grip wet grass well. But have never had or heard much bad about the mud ones. They seem to do a lot better than most other brands on and off road. |
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Re: Legacy build
Is there a special reason you kept the coil springs over going with leafs in the rear? I guess you moved the track bar because of the tank not because of the lift right? If it were just a lift you could just lengthen it right? If one went lift springs in the front i do not think you would want to level the rear with still using the trailing arm setup or do you think the trailing arm setup would be ok with about 4 more inches of lift? Another thing on my mind is would it of been ok to just do a 1 or 2 inch body lift than to modify the floor of the cab? I am not a fan of body lifts and i am sure that might open up another can of worms but solve the bed and cab floor issues.
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Newbee
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: Legacy build
Ronny, The holes for the front spring perches are there. There is one hole that doesn't line up exact, and will have to be drilled. The axle bolts right up. I will be converting to crossover steering in the future, but may wait to see if I can find some 60's. I have all of the parts to do the crossover, but will see how it articulates as is.
The KM2'S come highly recommended by some off road racing friends, as well as rock crawler friends. I have had extremely bad luck with BFG in the past, and said I would walk before buying another tire from them. 20 years later, I am giving them a shot again (mostly because they are one of the few that make a 33x10.50). Time will tell! Leaving the coils/swingarm has some great advantages. There should be zero wheel hop in the sand, greater articulation than stock leafs, and a great ride. Look at the rock crawlers and trophy trucks, they run link suspensions for a reason. The track bar was moved from the pumpkin to the link arm for two reasons. I replaced the axle with one that does not have a mount for it, and also longer/flatter is better. The gas tank did not seem to be a factor. I only wanted 4" of lift, so it is fine for me. If I wanted 8" of lift, I would have made custom arms to correct pinion angles. I also would have gone shopping for some jeep springs/ or coilovers. I would have stuck with the swingarm though. If I had a clean cab with no rust ( like it was when I parked it), I would have lowered the motor and trans mount a couple of inches. I like the factory look on this truck, so the bolt in mounts made it worth chopping the cab. The choped part is hidden by the seat. You are right, body lifts have more issues than they solve. |
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Re: Legacy build
Sweet ride man, definitely puttin some good work into that!
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Newbee
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Re: Legacy build
One other note, I am not a fan of "lift kits". If a lift needs blocks of any kind, it is a poor design. My hunting truck is a F..D F-250 that has 36x12.50-16.5 tires with no lift. I chose to put Bushwacker cut out flares on it. It rides like it did from the factory, and all of the geometry is correct. It will fit 39,s with no further modifications.
Being a classic, I chose to lift the 69 just enough to eliminate any possible tire rub instead of chopping the fenders. If it was to be "customized" I would have probably cut and sectioned the fenders. I have seen a 72 that had sectioned fenders, and it looked factory, just really wide wheel openings. There are many options available, just think outside the box. |
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Newbee
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Re: Legacy build
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I am finally going to be putting some bling on this truck now, WHOOHOO! |
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Re: Legacy build
Get us some picture of it coming together!
Good deal man! I should probably go weld up the holes in my floorboard D: Silicon Bronze, here I come, in a day or two... |
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Newbee
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Right now, I am working on the parts. Kind of boring stuff really. I will post pics when there is something raesonable to take a pic of.
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Newbee
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Got the aux battery box installed, that I got from CKEXSWB! Looks great with some new paint on it.
Started working on the tailgate that I got from C10SECONDS. Got bored with wiring. Body work helps the A D D. |
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Very nice work cant wait to see it finished..
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Re: Legacy build
cool story, cool truck. subscribed
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Re: Legacy build
Very nice work. Subscribed!
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Newbee
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PAINT! I will let it dry for a couple of days, tape off the letters, and shoot the lower part of the gate white. It's getting close
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VA72C10
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Nice!!! Congrats!
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Re: Legacy build
AWESOME MAN !!!! wish i still lived in phoenix so i could see this bad boy for real... (3hrs away in havasu now)
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Newbee
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Re: Legacy build
This gives me inspiration to work on my truck. Keep up the good work.
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Still Learning
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Location: Central Oklahoma
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Re: Legacy build
Hey that paint looks great! Keep at it. Nice!
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Newbee
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Re: Legacy build
I had a couple of days to work on it this week. Was slowed down by a bad burrito ( when you are certain that you are empty, you are not EVEN close).
Got the tailgate finished, installed the grille and bumper, and installed the cowl. I am going to have to fab some outer bumper struts to clear the blazer core support mounts. The turn signal holes in the bumper will be filled with some " Not leagal for highway use" bling. Pics... |
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Newbee
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: Legacy build
Got a little done this weekend. Windshield in ( took the two installers 2 hours to get it in), I have more gray hair now! Back glass in, I installed it, and wished someone else did. Tailgate on ( the truck has a flat, its not that bent).
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Newbee
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: Legacy build
This week, I am puting the doors back together. It always amazes me how the sharpest metal on the entire truck is inside the doors. I have taped the openings, wear socks over my arms, and still slice my arms up.
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Still Learning
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Location: Central Oklahoma
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Re: Legacy build
Looks great Man!
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Newbee
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Re: Legacy build
Thanks! It's getting close.
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