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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
What are your plans for a bed on it?
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Thanks for the info...definitely subscribed
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: manitoba
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
looks sweet man!!
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: King North Carolina
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Awesome build! Can't wait to see it finished. Have a similar build going on myself and i am really diggin the 4 link set up!
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: King North Carolina
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Hey unclematt, I was wondering how long are the 4 link bars?
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Went to Harry's U Pull it last week and picked up an Astro van hydra booster, all the power steering lines, and a drive shaft for only $50 bucks. Best part is after extending my wheel base the drive shaft I found is exactly the right length. I also picked up a disc/disc master cylinder from a 75 corvette. Can't wait to start putting my brakes together this week. I'm also working on my watts link to finish up the rear end. Pics to come soon!
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Subscribed !!!
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Looking good. BTW, if you need a rendering, check the fb page for this site. There is a gentleman named Chad that makes awesome 3d renderings and they are spectacular.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: pa
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Work day
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: pa
Posts: 352
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Hey Matt I think he wants to buy your truck lol
And just a hunch tells me he'll pay with an overseas cashier's check and he will send his delivery people to pick it up because he's too busy on the movie set making a movie right now To pick it up himself. Lol Posted via Mobile Device |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: san diego, ca
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
What's up uncle Mike are there any new pics or updates on your dually build
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Ok, got some new updates coming your way. I've been working like a mad man on the truck lately. Oh how I love progress!!
Here's how the watts link came together. I stared at my diff cover for a while until I figured out how I was going to attach my center pivot. ![]() Here are my center arm pieces before welding them together to make the center bar. ![]() Posted via Mobile Device ![]() I'm using a $10 s10 upper ball joint as the center pivot. ![]() Posted via Mobile Device I didn't have a tapered reamer but this step drill bit worked great for drilling the taper in the center pivot. (Ignore the ugly tack welds, my mig was out of gas) ![]() Frame mount arm pivot brackets. I made them square and then decided to get fancy with the grinder and round the edges. By the time I'm done with this project I'm gonna be a grinder artist! I'll be at the fair beside the chainsaw guy carving bears. ![]() Posted via Mobile Device Here it is installed! ![]() I'm super impressed with how we'll it works. It goes up and down with the full range of my bags and there is zero lateral movement in my axel. The best part is I built the whole thing for less than $100 bucks. ![]() Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device |
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: san diego, ca
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Mike excuse my last comment I read this thread wrong and thought it was uncle matts thread.
What your doing to this truck is awesome, In the thread about my 71dually I wasn't sure on my front tire size until I had read your thread and so I used the same size so thanks for that. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Sweet work friend!
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: N.E. OH
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Very nice
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
Here's another update for you. Mounted my hydrobooster and ran into a few problems along the way. This is what I did.
Here is my Booster, notice the position of the hole in the plate where the pushrod comes through. Now notice the hole on my firewall and how they don't line up together. So I decided to take of the plate from the booster and move the hole. New hole lines up good. |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
I then took the slug and placed it into the plate to complete the circle.
All welded up. some flat black. I had to round out the hole in the firewall a little larger to make the large nut fit through on the back of the plate. I also had to drill 2 holes into the plate to make the bottom 2 studs fit. But it's in and works great! Now to hook up my lines. Thanks to my local Parker store for making me some lines that adapt from the standard fittings on my power steering pump and steering hear to the metric fittings on the booster. |
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: N.E. OH
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Central OR
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Re: 71 C30 dually restoration
You have to read the fine print
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: N.E. OH
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