70 C/10 from Cali to Illinois

[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Truck looks great your almost there, hope you get your door alignment sorted out.

Same here Frankie. You'll end up with a real nice ride and I'm excited to see those last touches. I'm miles behind you, but hope to still see you here while I'm fighting those things you are today and can ask you for advice.

[fakerwade]

Hey FrankieD,,, I've been lay'n low and enjoying the summer,, but it looks like you've been busy. Your engine compartment looks great! Keep it up!!

[FrankieD]

I'll get back on it after Labor Day and vacation. Hope to get it on the road before it gets cold and have to put her away

[FrankieD]

Well my cousin came over and checked the body & door alignment out, first thought was I tightened up the new body mounts to much so I loosened them up and something popped and things looked a little better I aligned the strikes and all the body lines matched pretty good. Then I notice the bed didn’t line up with the cab about ½ inch off so I measured the bed height at the wheel wells it was almost 2” lower on the left side found the left spring was the problem so I ordered 2 - 3” lowering springs and shocks from CPP off e-bay should get them by the end of the week. So little by little I'm getting there.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Hey Frankie ! glad to hear your fitment issues are in the past. lol I always wanted to use that.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

Hey Frankie ! glad to hear your fitment issues are in the past. lol I always wanted to use that.

Took the rear springs out last night, thinking about pulling it out just to see what it would look like that low but not practical for Illinois roads with all the pot holes. I'm hoping the 3" drop will be good. Get some pix up after work today hopefully.

[FrankieD]

I'm doing this between watching 9/11 documentry on History Chanel.

NEVER FORGET

Stock Stance



no rear springs



How I hope it will look with the new springs



Springs I took out look like they are heavy duty

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Yeah those springs look like their made for haulin. Truck is looking good !

[jlsanborn]

Truck is looking good Frankie! Any progress on the moulings?

My younger two kids were just squirts when we were attacked. They've talked about it in school as they've grown, but we had a good conversation about it over dinner. One they'll never forget.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Looks good! Fit up'll give ya an ulcer, but it's a great payoff to have it nice for a long time. Had several people say good things about Yellers fitup, and I still don't think it's that great.
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I have seen some guys welding extra metal to the doors to close the gaps these trucks weren’t exactly precision built.

[QUOTE=jlsanborn;5588820]Truck is looking good Frankie! Any progress on the moulings?

Haven't done anything with the moldings yet but that will be the next step also looking for some seats. I found a set old Monte swivel seats for $250 but they need to be recovered thinking about them.

My younger two kids were just squirts when we were attacked. They've talked about it in school as they've grown, but we had a good conversation about it over dinner. One they'll never forget.

Watching it all over brought the same feelings just like it was yesterday just wish our men could do the job the right way over in the sand pile and then get the heck out.

[Low Elco]

Looks good! Fit up'll give ya an ulcer, but it's a great payoff to have it nice for a long time. Had several people say good things about Yellers fitup, and I still don't think it's that great.
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[GMCJOE]

Trucks looking really nice. LMC sells a set of lowering springs, fronts and rears. Glad I seen these out, cause I need a new set for my truck. Not getting heavy duty springs. After swapping my motor out for a SB, the front end is sitting a little higher than the rear. My rears are clasped on several coils.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by GMCJOE

Trucks looking really nice. LMC sells a set of lowering springs, fronts and rears. Glad I seen these out, cause I need a new set for my truck. Not getting heavy duty springs. After swapping my motor out for a SB, the front end is sitting a little higher than the rear. My rears are clasped on several coils.

I wasn't planning on lowering it but when I was lining things up I notice the bed was leaning a little left so I started measuring and the left side was 2" lower than the right measured the springs and the left was shorter must of been a little weak so I ordered a set of 3" drop springs and shocks from CCP on E-Bay, put them on Tuesday rear is even now I'm going to pull it out over the weekend and see what the stance looks like.

[72SWBChevy]

Great build! Coming together nice! Almost ready to hit the street.

[fakerwade]

Careful FrankieD,,,, You start out making little changes on your suspension here and there and the next thing ya know your putting a Yukon rolling chassis underneath your body.
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Should look real good,, keep it up!!
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[jlsanborn]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Careful FrankieD,,,, You start out making little changes on your suspension here and there and the next thing ya know your putting a Yukon rolling chassis underneath your body.
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Should look real good,, keep it up!!
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Holy smokes man! I've looked at your threads but don't recall that pic! Is that really what a Yukon looks like under the skin?

Sorry Frankie!

[fakerwade]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Holy smokes man! I've looked at your threads but don't recall that pic! Is that really what a Yukon looks like under the skin?

Sorry Frankie!

Yeah that's it!! (see page 1 of my build) It's kinda funny because I just sort of stacked things up so my project wouldn't take up too much space where I work. Turned out to make kind'of a cool picture!

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Careful FrankieD,,,, You start out making little changes on your suspension here and there and the next thing ya know your putting a Yukon rolling chassis underneath your body.
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Should look real good,, keep it up!!
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Yea this dang site puts to many ideas in my head. seeing ATVPRO's 4 door 4x4's is enough to get the mind going nuts. I been thinking about a 4x4 frame swap but that would be down the road after I retire around mid 2014. I have a bunch of small parts coming in hopefully today from Classic Parts of America
I was going to order from Brothers but they don't have an on-line catalog of all their parts.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Hey Frankie, did you get any pics of how she sits now?

[FrankieD]

No I didn't get it out of the Garage it was a little chilly (Being Lazy) but I got some small parts in from Classic Parts. I am taking off W,T & F, I originally was going to the U P but the trip was canceled so I figured I could get some much need work around the house done before it gets to cold and spend a couple of full days on the truck,
weather is supposed to be nice in the 70's. I also secured a spot in my cousin's pole barn for the winter.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Yep the COLD is sneaking up fast. the pole barn just for storage, or will you be able to have a work space? temps havent been too bad here, it just wont stop raining ! hope you finished your to do's around the house.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

Yep the COLD is sneaking up fast. the pole barn just for storage, or will you be able to have a work space? temps havent been too bad here, it just wont stop raining ! hope you finished your to do's around the house.

Yes I can work on it there that is where I did all the major work and engine rebuild. I looked around on Wed. and relized I had more to do than i thought, the wife didn't want to clean the basement so I was set free to do my stuff. My 95 I had replaced the doors so I needed to paint them they were green and the truck is red so it looked like a Christmas truck got that done. Then my traler I bought last year needed paint the deck was rusting so I wire wheeled and sand blasted it for 2 days. A lot of surface on a 23' trailer plus the sides and some minor repairs, got it primed last night hopefuly I can get it painted after work today.

[FrankieD]

Well here is what I have been doing instead of working on the truck
she is a large shelf right now



When I first got it




Finished painting today still need to sandblast the clear coat off the wheels and re-clear them

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Trailer looks good ! that is alot of area to deal with. I know all about turning a project into a temporary shelf.

[jlsanborn]

Sweet trailer! I've gotta bite the bullet someday and get me a hauler. I'd be lucky to wind up with something half that nice.