Project Pro Touring "Ole Blue"

[Conundrum]

Great build!

I like how the bed looks.

[lowmemory]

Perfect skills !

[idaho66stepside]

Nice!

[Mechanic77]

Thanks guys! I'll try and get som more pics posted up this week......

[shortbed70]

Hey bud how's the build coming along?
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[Mechanic77]

........not so much lately I've been working on my Harley, building engine on it and it turned in to a bigger project than I planned on......I hope to have the bike done in a couple weeks and then I'll get back on the truck

[aclew62]

WOW! Great build. did you plan on all these mods when you started? i decided to clean up my tail gate over a year ago and now im frame off and torn between bags and springs. Real glad i found this build. whats she look like now?

[aclew62]

Youv prety much done all the things i want to do but lack the knolede to execute, great to see it all coming together. How did you come up with the geometry for your A arms?

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by aclew62

Youv prety much done all the things i want to do but lack the knolede to execute, great to see it all coming together. How did you come up with the geometry for your A arms?

Aclew62, I basically just used a set of stock '84 C10 arms to jig up on my metal work bench.....the ball joint plates on the upper arms are mounted straight (rather than angled like stock) to both improve the angle of them when the air bags are aired out and to simplify them so that both sides are exactly the same ....and on the lower arms, I just moved the ball joints forward an 1 1/2" to improve the caster and move the wheels forward in the front wheel wells to better center them......
I did plan the suspension mods but as much as I hate to admit it, sometimes I just wing it

[Narxoleptic Customs]

Wow, all those posts and no new pix... Man, u oughtta know by now we like pix...
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[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by Narxoleptic Customs

Wow, all those posts and no new pix... Man, u oughtta know by now we like pix...
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Wow, rough crowd Actually haven't got much done at all, I had a motorcycle accident on May 6, broke my right foot, sprained my left ankle real bad and had a laceration on my liver.....so right now I'm just trying to heal up After I'm healed up I'll probably be working on the bike (depending on how insurance plays out), so most likely won't be much progress on the truck for awhile.....sometimes feels like it will never get done
Oh, and to add to it all, my computer crashed a week before my accident and I nearly lost all the pictures I have of the truck......luckily a friend of mine is a computer expert and was able to save them all......

[thor]

Originally Posted by Mechanic77

Wow, rough crowd Actually haven't got much done at all, I had a motorcycle accident on May 6, broke my right foot, sprained my left ankle real bad and had a laceration on my liver.....so right now I'm just trying to heal up After I'm healed up I'll probably be working on the bike (depending on how insurance plays out), so most likely won't be much progress on the truck for awhile.....sometimes feels like it will never get done
Oh, and to add to it all, my computer crashed a week before my accident and I nearly lost all the pictures I have of the truck......luckily a friend of mine is a computer expert and was able to save them all......

Pray you heal quickly and completely!

[Mechanic77]

Thanks thor, I'm actually healing up pretty quick.....already wearing normal shoes and back to work, just can't kneel down yet......

[shortbed70]

Glad to hear your on the path to recovery man.
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[Darkrider]

Just found this thread tonight and I gotta say that it is looking sick so far!
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[kgmunro]

Hi what size and thickness of tubing did you use for the rear trailing arms? Where did you get the bushing for the front of it too??

[Mechanic77]

Thanks Darkrider

kgmunro, I used .120" wall 2"x3" rectangular tubing and Spohn Del-Sphere joints, found here:
http://www.spohn.net/shop/Del-Sphere...d-Threads.html

[65Gregg]

WOW!! This is cool!! Very impressive.
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[Solo2002]

Ok just found this. That's a sweet truck man love to see more.
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[64longbed]

Posted via Mobile Devicevery nice, get better soon , I really want to see this finish

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by 64longbed

Posted via Mobile Devicevery nice, get better soon , I really want to see this finish

Thanks man, I'm pretty much healed up.....and my bike's almost there too A little more fab work on the bike and I'll be ready to take it apart for paint and powdercoat.....and then final assembly Once the bike's done, I'll get back to work on the truck.....I've been jonesing to work on it, but the bike is #1 priority right now.....

[64C10Fleet]

Originally Posted by Mechanic77

Thanks man, I'm pretty much healed up.....and my bike's almost there too A little more fab work on the bike and I'll be ready to take it apart for paint and powdercoat.....and then final assembly Once the bike's done, I'll get back to work on the truck.....I've been jonesing to work on it, but the bike is #1 priority right now.....

I crashed a bike about 5 years ago while I was in the middle of a build, so I know how you feel. I had trouble kneeling for almost a year. Halfway through that year of recovery I sold the truck and lost a lot of money, I was really disgusted because I wasn't making any progress and it was taking up space.

Here's a shot of my handy work on the old guard rail:



Good news, I started rebuilding the bike a few weeks after I wrecked (while still on crutches) and I was riding within two months.

Keep up the great work! Subscribed.

[Mechanic77]

Originally Posted by 64C10Fleet

I crashed a bike about 5 years ago while I was in the middle of a build, so I know how you feel. I had trouble kneeling for almost a year. Halfway through that year of recovery I sold the truck and lost a lot of money, I was really disgusted because I wasn't making any progress and it was taking up space.

Here's a shot of my handy work on the old guard rail:

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Good news, I started rebuilding the bike a few weeks after I wrecked (while still on crutches) and I was riding within two months.

Keep up the great work! Subscribed.

Thanks for the kind words 64C10Fleet, sucks you sold your truck.....I was lucky there wasn't any guard rail where I crashed, that had to of banged you up pretty bad.....

[Desert.Chevy]

Awesome build!
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[mooseknuckles]

cool build!