68 C10 Project FROSTBYTE Extreme Dropmember

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by builtbyKane

I'm thinking some chrome spray paint will set those wheels off nicely.

Right?!? I could do a nice chrome lip with some black centers, maybe some hubcaps? lol

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by 1stchevy

Nice progress, keep hammering away you'll get there

Thanks! I'm hoping to get there sooner than later! haha I got to get a heater for the garage, it's starting to get cold!

[ridinlow68]

Well I finally have an update!

I was able to make a bit of progress yesterday with some help from my uncle before Thanksgiving dinner. He helped get the lower bag mounts tacked onto the axle. Once that got squared away, I was able to get the rest of the rear end together. Now I have to get the rear axle housing flushed and get the axles put back in so I can get it rolling on its own. Also, I got to get a heater installed in the garage! It was about 20 degrees inside there yesterday! yikes...

[slowcpe]

Good looking build so far. Looking forward to seeing the progression. Builds like this is causing me to blow my budget out of the water and go with PB stuff. Looking at the mild DM and Stage 2 deluxe rear.

Curious in the reason you went with those control arms over PB. Not familiar with the ones you chose.

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by slowcpe

Good looking build so far. Looking forward to seeing the progression. Builds like this is causing me to blow my budget out of the water and go with PB stuff. Looking at the mild DM and Stage 2 deluxe rear.

Curious in the reason you went with those control arms over PB. Not familiar with the ones you chose.

Thanks! Porterbuilt parts are definitely some nice stuff. Makes my life a whole lot easier. I would never have been able to do what I wanted to do to my truck with out them.

I went with Michigan Metal Works control arms because I really like their style. I wanted to be different. You don't see this style of control arms very often and they go well with the new PB Dropmember. They actually have a new style of control arms now for the C10's, but they still look great! Taylor over at MMW is actually having "Name your Price" deal right now. It may save you a few bucks if you're looking at buying a set of control arms. They do great work at MMW and normally ship parts out very fast.

[knomadd]

Just read through your build. I like what you've done, and I want to see where you're headed. Subscribed.

[Boost2Bags]

Looks really good, can't wait to see it rolling low! And I have to agree with you, PB stuff is amazing!

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Just read through your build. I like what you've done, and I want to see where you're headed. Subscribed.

Thanks! I was looking through your build yesterday and you got a great build going on as well.

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by Boost2Bags

Looks really good, can't wait to see it rolling low! And I have to agree with you, PB stuff is amazing!

Thanks! I'm hoping the winter doesn't slow me down too much.

[belowme51]

love your truck man we have the same taste

[mooseknuckles]

sweet build!

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by belowme51

love your truck man we have the same taste

Thanks! You gotta get hooked up with some nice plywood wheels! haha

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

sweet build!

Thanks a lot!

[northern 85]

Very cool build! Like to see it in person some day.

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by northern 85

Very cool build! Like to see it in person some day.

Thanks! If you're ever in the area, let me know!

[ridinlow68]

I was able to assemble my eXo mount today, inside the house, where it was nice and warm! I won't be installing it on the frame for a bit, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to get it done now. My plan is to create a cradle right in back of the cab under the bed to mount it to.

[Bennett68C10]

Love the Exo mount, I plan on doing the same with mine, that is once I actually buy it

[belowme51]

Originally Posted by ridinlow68

Thanks! You gotta get hooked up with some nice plywood wheels! haha

lol for sure, they work great for temps. are you going to paint your MMW arms or try to press out the ball joints to powder coat them.

You will love the Accuair set up, hands down the best set up ive ever used.

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Love the Exo mount, I plan on doing the same with mine, that is once I actually buy it

It's definitely a really nice setup! Very clean!

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by belowme51

lol for sure, they work great for temps. are you going to paint your MMW arms or try to press out the ball joints to powder coat them.

You will love the Accuair set up, hands down the best set up ive ever used.

Well I was thinking of powder coating them, but now I'm actually thinking of painting them, so I won't need to press the ball joints out...we'll see. I can't wait to get the Accuair all setup, it looks so clean.

[Splash4195]

Clean!

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by Splash4195

Clean!

Thanks!

[jtp67-72]

Missed this one somehow.........I'm in..........jim

[ridinlow68]

Well, finally another update. Work's been keeping me really busy lately, so this is the first weekend in a while I've been able to work on the truck. One thing that's changed other than the truck is the garage. I've been slowly cleaning it up and organizing everything, it was a mess before. Then my dad and I installed a nice little modine heater so I can actually work out in the garage during the winter. It works really well!

Today I worked on getting the rear rotors and calipers mounted. After I got everything installed, I brought my wheels up out of storage and mounted them up. I was pumped to see them on the frame. It definitely gave me more motivation to keep moving!

[ridinlow68]

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