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05-04-2015, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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Re: 1968 Chevrolet SWB Stepside Restomod
Hey all;
I wish I had something to report, I am waiting on CPP to ship my parts. Some of the things that need to be done to the new frame before I can even start the frame and cab swap are. Remove the factory trailing arm cross member and replace it with the CPP version. Install the C-Notches. Remove the rear upper factory shock bracket and Install the rear upper shock relocation bracket. Remove the lower factory rivets in the front cross member so the sway bar can be installed. I thought I was done with this stuff, but no I just had to go lower, you guys know how that goes. /facepalm |
05-04-2015, 11:05 PM | #2 |
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Waiting on parts can be a pita. Hopefully your rivets go better than mine did . Once I put the truck on a lift they weren't bad. Should be easy no no sheet metal though
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05-07-2015, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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Hey all;
I always forget to order something so today I ordered the CPP lowering brackets for the front sway bar, it's hard to argue with $22 shipped off of their ebay store. My other lowering components will be here tomorrow. |
05-08-2015, 03:56 PM | #4 |
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The delivery man dropped off the lowering components so I guess It's time to get to work. |
05-08-2015, 06:00 PM | #5 |
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Hey all;
I found a geat picture of the stock rear trailing arm crossmember and the CPP version for lowered pickups side by side here on the board and I thought it worth re-posting so you guys could see the differences. Thank you Custom Classic Trucks. Last edited by Xeen; 05-08-2015 at 06:07 PM. |
05-13-2015, 09:37 PM | #6 |
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It's always nice to see the brown truck in the drive way. Good luck with the lowering of your truck. george
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05-14-2015, 05:43 PM | #7 |
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Hey all:
The CPP front sway bar lowering brackets were delivered today. It has been raining non-stop for days and according to the weatherman there is more where that came from until Sunday so this weekend is shot. Hopefully next week the weather will be nicer and I can get some work done. I thought they were zinc coated so I was pleasantly surprised to find that these are powder coated. |
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New parts are always fun. Hopefully you'll get some nice weather soon
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Thanks for saying Hi on my thread. Just finished scrolling through your build. Thank you for all of the info you posted. I will be looking forward to seeing your build continue and try to learn as much as I can.
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05-27-2015, 08:37 AM | #10 |
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Hey all;
I wish I had something to report but it just won't stop raining and if I'm honest it's getting to the point that it's ridiculous because we are over average rainfall and it needs to stop. I need to figure out some other arrangement for my pickup because working outside just isn't reasonable because too many weather conditions can keep me from working on it considering I'm in NE Kansas where it seems like we only have three weather conditions, freezing cold, rain and hotter than hell. I'm getting tired of not being able to work on my truck when I wan't to and quite honestly it is killing my motivation to finish the build but no worries I'm not a quitter I finish what I start. Last edited by Xeen; 05-27-2015 at 08:49 AM. |
05-28-2015, 04:07 PM | #11 |
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The rain has been crazy this year. We finally had a nice day out today. Hopefully you'll get something figured out to get more work done on your truck
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Hey all;
Harbor freight is having a big fathers day sale and I took advantage and purchased a 3/4 Ton load leveler for $22 what a deal. It was good timing because a friend of mine dropped off a engine hoist today that I can use it on. As soon as it stops raining it's time to get to work and boy do I have a lot of work to do. Last edited by Xeen; 06-13-2015 at 01:50 PM. |
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Hey all;
I worked on removing the trailing arm crossmember today. It goes without saying rivets are a nightmare, I was only able to get the top 4 out before fatigue in my hands wouldn't allow me to continue. The heat and humidity is unbearable today. I have 12 more rivets to remove on the underside of the frame another day, fun, fun. Last edited by Xeen; 06-14-2015 at 02:14 PM. |
06-18-2015, 02:39 PM | #14 |
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Hey all;
I continued work on the trailing arm crossmember today. The ever present problem of removing rivets persists, I got all of them out except one and in the process of attempting to remove it my hand strength gave out so I will have to finish it up another day. |
06-19-2015, 04:21 PM | #15 |
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Just got thur reading the entire thread, Thanks for sharing and i've signed up for the ride.
we had weather like you early on and it's gone from soggy to hotter than the dickens.
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06-30-2015, 01:02 PM | #16 |
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Hey all;
Small update. I managed to get the stock Trailing arm crossmember removed today. After the paint dries I will install the CPP crossmember. Next up is the installation of the CPP C-Notches. |
06-30-2015, 03:59 PM | #17 |
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Good news...Jim
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Hey all;
This is off topic but I just purchased carbon metallic brake pads for the wifes Toyota Solara, you gotta love a brake pad where the hotter you get it the better it brakes and it lasts 4 to 5 times longer than a ceramic pad. |
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Your doing some nice work, now about the rain, as much as i complain about it i'd trade ya a couple days of it for our heat wave were having this year..
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07-03-2015, 07:23 PM | #20 |
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Hey all;
Off-topic update. I changed the rear disk brake pads on my Wifes Toyota Solara today, man they are easy, I think it took me a total of 30 min to do both sides, when I got the car back on the ground I was like woah that was fast. |
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Hey Brian, thanks for checking out my thread. I went through yours too. Man, you have done a lot of work. Building a steering column isnt something I could have ever done. I started mine april 2014. planned on 3 months and 5g to complete. Its now almost august 2015, and almost 10g in the build and its a month or so from even going to paint. Thing I really like about this forum is that I see many other guys who started these trucks as a project, and it has taken them way longer than expected too. Im not the only one.
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Scott pointed me in your direction… and I went through all the pages of your build this far…
Very cool build and thanks for detailing the hurdles...
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I wish I had welding, fabrication and body working skills now but I will have them someday. This is my first frame off and I was way out of my depth when I started but I am learning as much as I can as I go so I can do it right, it is a steep learning curve to say the least. For now I just throw as much money at it as I can and hope for the best. Last edited by Xeen; 08-29-2015 at 10:33 AM. |
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