my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

Thanks Paul for the frame! Not sure about "quick" but it will be blasted, an I'll weld in CaptFab. power steering bracket this week, then cut off all the stuff that I don't need! then I think by this next weekend (I HOPE) I will put POR15 on the frame!

Also thanks for the patch panel!!


this is the new to me frame that I will be using for my truck!!

Really good to speak to you, Paul and Brandon yesterday Chad.

I have to laugh at all the stuff we do get up to with these truck.

Frame swap will be a good thing I suspect.


And once you have given it the Chad-attention...... It will be great.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Really good to speak to you, Paul and Brandon yesterday Chad.

I have to laugh at all the stuff we do get up to with these truck.

Frame swap will be a good thing I suspect.


And once you have given it the Chad-attention...... It will be great.

yes Rian, it was really good talking to you!! the 70's frame I have been thinking was bend since the motor crossmember was cracked an the frame was a bit closer to the ground on the passenger side! after some measuring, so I got a frame from Paul (Neveno) to swap!



SO as of today after work I blasting the frame in are standup blaster at work and did the motor crossmember in are blasting cabinet so not to mess up the threads for the upper control arms! tomorrow I'm stitch welding in captainfab's power steering bracket to the frame, also I might not need to put a plate on the inside of the frame for the power steering, but I'm going to just cause it's not going to hurt anything if I do!!

on to the pics!!

[clemdaddy]

looks good Chad… Glad you're getting more time from your job to do truck stuff and very lucky to have that blaster at work too.

[NevEno]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

looks good Chad… Glad you're getting more time from your job to do truck stuff and very lucky to have that blaster at work too.

I agree looks good. You could powder coat it?

[Bomp]

Looking really clean.

[mjh1965]

I am pleased for you that you got some truck time in . Chassis looks great , I spent hours sanding mine down. You are very lucky to have a blaster at work . Myself and Rian spent an evening with Paul and Brandon they are great guys . Keep up the good work , but most of all keep us updated .

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

looks good Chad… Glad you're getting more time from your job to do truck stuff and very lucky to have that blaster at work too.

yes Clem it is great to have time for my truck! here lately I have been trying to do even the small stuff to get something done just not really worth posting about!

Originally Posted by NevEno

I agree looks good. You could powder coat it?

I could have it powder coated, but want to try POR15 since I have it on the shelf

Originally Posted by Bomp

Looking really clean.

thanks Greg,

Originally Posted by mjh1965

I am pleased for you that you got some truck time in . Chassis looks great , I spent hours sanding mine down. You are very lucky to have a blaster at work . Myself and Rian spent an evening with Paul and Brandon they are great guys . Keep up the good work , but most of all keep us updated .

Thanks Martin, yes having both the blasters has been a plus, I've been able to blast big and small parts

[Grizz1963]

You must be feeling pretty pleased right now Chad.

Really pleased you and the Ada Boys Club "ABC" we're able to get this all sorted out.

I just got in from an all day out road trip to do various things with a friend, no truck time yet. Will post random trip report later.

Look forward to paint and shinny chassis.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

You must be feeling pretty pleased right now Chad.

Really pleased you and the Ada Boys Club "ABC" we're able to get this all sorted out.

I just got in from an all day out road trip to do various things with a friend, no truck time yet. Will post random trip report later.

Look forward to paint and shinny chassis.

lol, yes but first before paint, I have to leave town for a week! On Monday I go to Nebraska, which for some that don't know that's two states away for work! Then the second week of June I'm going to California for my niece's graduation for a week!

I also hear about my seat covers they will be done the first part of next week so soon I'll have an update for them

[chad64chevy]

I got CaptainFab's power steering bracket TIG welded yesterday so on to the pics!!

[mjh1965]

Looking good Chad . If you are in California in June you can call into Brothers and POL is not to far away from them . Tempting I bet

[chad64chevy]

small update! got my seat covers in Wednesday or Thursday not sure was gone for work all week! first two pics are from TIM 'TRUCKSEATS' he's on the forum! took a long time to get them an the middle jump seat wasn't made like I had asked by hey I like it anyways!

I got some porterbuilt 'forward' control arms just the lowers for now, still need some uppers! any was here's some pics

[chad64chevy]

here's the PB lower control arms, I had bought the billet coil adapters as will so I can have coils up front for now and switch to bags later if I want! I doubt I will do bags up front, but never know

[chad64chevy]

it's hard to tell but the gray is a light color like a warm gray! I got two cans of SEM color coat #15183 warm gray an it is pretty damn close if not the same

[Ta2Don]

Looks Killer Chad!

[NevEno]

Like the seat cover Chad!! Bag it!!

[Bomp]

Diggin' on all the new parts but lovin' the tig welding.

Great work.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by NevEno

Like the seat cover Chad!! Bag it!!

LOL @ Paul........ you do like 'em low.

Chad, those parts do look rather tasty.

[Palf70Step]

Nice stash of parts that came in. I really like the seat covers!

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Looks Killer Chad!

thanks Don

Originally Posted by NevEno

Like the seat cover Chad!! Bag it!!

yea but with the turbo ls, not sure which way to go but I got options

Originally Posted by Bomp

Diggin' on all the new parts but lovin' the tig welding.

Great work.

thanks Greg, my buddy that tig welds for me is also my supervisor an before an after work doesn't have a problem helping me out!

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

LOL @ Paul........ you do like 'em low.

Chad, those parts do look rather tasty.

thanks Rian,

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice stash of parts that came in. I really like the seat covers!

thanks Bill, the covers are nice but took forever

[mjh1965]

Nice job on the welding and it was great to talk and catch up with you the other night .

[chad64chevy]

so some might remember back right before x-mas I had started building my own trailing arms! I have been working on them a lil here and there! well this week I really worked on them to get them almost finished, I got two flat brackets to measure out for the Camaro sway bar to attach to them, and to weld two tabs for the panhard bar to attach to the passenger side arm!

I also move the two holes for the axle back 1/2"

[chad64chevy]

more pics of the arms

[chad64chevy]

I also had to make my own brackets to mount the trailing arms to the cross member, since I went with the 3" ballistic joints, had I went with there 2.??" ones the factory mounts would have worked! but No I wanted the BIGGER BEEFER ones with the 1-1/4"-12 threaded shank!

anyways back to the bracket, I got some 4" square tubing we had around the shop, cut two pieces to 6-7"! I had bought some POL trailing mounts that wouldn't work an just copied them but made them wider to work with the bigger joints! I did have to make some spacers for each side of the tabs that the bolt will go thru!

[chad64chevy]

more pics of the mounts, these mounts will let me adjust my pinion angle as will, I'll tig the spacers to the mount in the mourning an pull the bolts out! there just there to hold the spacers where I need them