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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
The replacement 3/4 carriage bolts finally came in! It’s been more than a few years since these were produced, several of the bracket lengths were off and need to be corrected.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Michael mocking the board up.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
great progress chris!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Thanks joedoh, a little slower than I’m used to, but it’s coming.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
The first picture is that new running board bracket design with the proper measurements. The second is shortening the center bracket. These seem less time consuming to build, they will be my new standard.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
We wound up having to replace the rear mounts with this. I designed the mounts for a 118”, not a 123” wb!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Boards getting mocked up
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Now that the brackets are finished it’s time to shorten those splashguards to tuck the bed against the cab and center those rear wheels! They started by marking the 1.25” to be removed.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Here they’ve removed the metal
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Here they have tacked it together and mocked up the boards.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
tell em I said nice freakin work! a real chip off the ol sarge!
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Thanks dude
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Yes nice job...Jim
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Thanks Jim!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
after 8.5 months of prison, I finally got fed up and left! I now live in an apartment in town . I'm at the shop weekday's from noon-5. we get so much more done when I'm there! here is the finished stance. he didn't want it too low.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
we put the steering column in
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
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Is this the wife? If so I completely understand.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
the VA home held me prisoner for 8.5 months. couldn't Leave, no visitors, not even delivery's! they called it quarantine, I called it unconstitutional! I fought for 4 months to leave, they even tried to have me declared incompetent IOT keep me! I won of course! total tyranny!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
next we built a new cab dolly. (wife sold mine after the fire, didn't think I'd ever recover enough to need it I guess) that's OK, this one's better built!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
oh, I almost forgot! before the cab came off, we did steering geometry! we used a piece of DD shaft and a 3/4 hiem to capture the lower joint. to keep it from wobbling.
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
then we tried to split the cast 4L60, to put in the torque converter and flywheel, but we couldn't get it to work even with the adapter!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
so finally out of frustration, we pullud one of our expensive 4L65E's off the shelf and put it in. this required completely rebuilding the crossmember as it needed to move farther back .
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
I'll leave you with a bit on the gas tank. before he quit, Alex managed to misplace the gas tank straps! so we had to scavenge some from our personal junkyard! needless to say it was a fight!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
Hope you don't mind, I just straightened your photos. Nice work!!
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Re: Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.
not at all!
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