my build thread

[Sick5]

that rear frame coming out good
are you planing lowering more?

[sams60gmc]

If I measures right the rear should lay fender. And I'm planning on doing a Z'd frame at the same time I do the rear. Thanks for the compliments man.

[creep]

Looks good! I wish I had that kinda' skill.

Just curious, what angle are the wishbone bars? I've heard they should be at least 30 degrees to eliminate side to side travel.

[Sick5]

what the plan for the front drop spindels i hope ?

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by creep

Looks good! I wish I had that kinda' skill.

Just curious, what angle are the wishbone bars? I've heard they should be at least 30 degrees to eliminate side to side travel.

Thanks man, you do great work aswell.
I'm not sure what degree they are sitting at right now, but if I did it right being its basically a triangulated 4 link that should stop all the side to side play right there.

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by Sick5

what the plan for the front drop spindels i hope ?

The plans for right now are just to Z it. It really doesn't need much to get it down in the dirt, Its on the A arms and cross member right now. I wish I could drop the scrill to buy drop spindles tho. That would be the best option.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

come on sam undate this thread I know you have done more to the truck I have seen it.....

[sams60gmc]

Alright Luke here you go! Big update on what I've been up to lately.
I finally took it down to my work and chopped of the rear frame and got my rear clip installed. The front clip is off the cab is ready to be lifted off and motor is ready to be pulled. After that is done I'll Z the frame and clean it all and paint it.
Here are some pics.

[sams60gmc]

Moar!

[sams60gmc]

And one more of what I did today, made a battery box to mount it in the rear, it will have some cool machined aluminum tie down and the cables will run thru the frame up to the motor.

[scotts62]

Very nice slammed stepper you have there

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Dude sam that thing is sweet looking... Is that your house in the background???? I can almost see it from here..

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Dude sam that thing is sweet looking... Is that your house in the background???? I can almost see it from here..

Thanks Luke. And that's not my house in the background mine is one to the right.

[Ornery37]

Nice build! I like the stance.

[sams60gmc]

Update. Almost got my front z done. Just need to gusset the bottom up. And made a battery box and hold down for the rear.

[sams60gmc]

Update of where I'm at now on my truck. Figured out it wouldn't go as low as I wanted it to so I decided to do a stock floor body drop. Here are some pictures. In the process of trying to find a power rack to buy right now gonna call up some junk yards in the morning.

[narx66gmc]

thats a great looking truck with that bed on it. keep up the good work and keep the pix coming.

[fryer1979]

Very cool custom fab work. Looking forward to the finished product and a whole lot more pics.

[sams60gmc]

Thanks guys, been making progress almost every day. Bought a power rack and pinion set up and got my truck back to a rolling chassis to mock it all up. Body mounts hit the ground and I've still got about another 2'' it could drop.

[andyspinstriping]

It looks like you have built one hell of a cool truck so far...I want to tear into mine as well and do all the frame fab like you so it can get the killer low stace. Thanks for showing the step by step!

[sams60gmc]

Thanks guys.
Here is a progress video.

YouTube- 1960 GMC truck. Bagged fullsize

[creep]

Very nice work! Your truck is gonna look wicked!

[sams60gmc]

Originally Posted by creep

Very nice work! Your truck is gonna look wicked!

Thanks man!

[sams60gmc]

Well here's an update since the last one. I brought the frame home, primed and painted it. I've also made my rack and pinion adapter sleeves, drilled out my ball joint taper and pressed in a sleeve, typically when you buy a dropmember kit they tell you to drill your ball joint hole out to 5/8. But it only cleans up about half the hole. I didn't really feel safe like that so I reamed my hole out to 3/4 and pressed in a sleeve to 5/8 and its a really tight fit on the bolt. No slop. I ordered a full poly bushing kit for the front end and getting the old ones out was a huge PITA. I got my 5/8 to 3/4 high missalignment spacers in the mail the other day.
Here are some pics.
Reaming out the hole.

Sleeve pressed in.

Rack and pinion adapter sleeves I made out of 1'' 1045 TGP and 5/8 to 3/4 high misalignment spacers.

Old bushings

Truck as it sits in the garage now.

[creep]

I know this is a little late but I just noticed in your pics there aren't any plates welded the the sides of the frame where it is Z'ed. I have always heard you should weld a plate on each side of the frame rail, overlapping the gussets and tying both sections of the frame together. I think they are called "fish plates" or something like that. Never done a Z so don't know for sure.