Custom Chassis with canti setup

[Frizzle Fry]

Are you going to have to tub the hood to tuck those?

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Are you going to have to tub the hood to tuck those?

Nope. I have about 3/4" before they hit.

[kevncar]

Junior,
It's been a while. Good to see you're still crankin away at that thing. What's at the house now that this has been moved? Started in on the blue one yet? I'll try and swing by the Fruityard on Saturday and say hi. Keep up the awesome work.

[cornutz]

Jr.... CALL ME!!!!!

Great progress by the way!!! Looks hella SICK!

Bill

[HOOPTY67]

valleycustom- what size tires are you running and did you have to tub the firewall for clearance when the truck is laid out? got any pics of the cab to tire area? thanks.

[Rokcrln]

JR~ about time you show your mug around here (well kind of). Looking good, glad you got to keep working on it. Will you be able to run the PB and MC in the stock spot if you wanted with the tire size?

Later, Kevin

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

JR~ about time you show your mug around here (well kind of). Looking good, glad you got to keep working on it. Will you be able to run the PB and MC in the stock spot if you wanted with the tire size?

Later, Kevin

Everything will fit like a glove. There is a show this weekend in Modesto for Graffiti night. It's at Modesto Junior College. This show is nice and last year it had over 300 cars. I'll be taking the truck so if anyone is around stop by.

Later
Jr

[el curioso]

quick question are you going to put a clear bed floor or are you going with good old metal.

[70short/step]

Hey Jr.
Wish I could go to Modesto this weekend and catch up with you, But, I will be at the L.A. Roadster show in Pomona.
I have tried calling you a few times but never got a hold of you. I need to pick up the stuff I left there.
I will be in LA for a week so I will try again when I get back.
Perry

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by 70short/step

Hey Jr.
Wish I could go to Modesto this weekend and catch up with you, But, I will be at the L.A. Roadster show in Pomona.
I have tried calling you a few times but never got a hold of you. I need to pick up the stuff I left there.
I will be in LA for a week so I will try again when I get back.
Perry

Cool hit me up when you get back. Your stuff is still in the same place.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by el curioso

quick question are you going to put a clear bed floor or are you going with good old metal.

I'm going with no bed floor.

[HOOPTY67]

hey what's the problem? you don't return pm's, no answer on tire size...suddenly its top secret info?

[Shane]

Originally Posted by HOOPTY67

hey what's the problem? you don't return pm's, no answer on tire size...suddenly its top secret info?

Hell, I don't blame him ... I wouldn't answer your PM's either if you addressed me that way.

[HOOPTY67]

addressed him in what way? i dont see where i've called him a name or anything negative.

he responded to all the questions in the thread except mine. pardon me for asking again.

sheesh. tough room.

[PBFAB.COM]

Sounds like someone might need a peer mediator! Hoopty, ValleyCustoms has been more than generous sharing information on this build, and I highly doubt he intended to neglect answering your question about tire size. If you step back and read your post it definitely could come across as negative. Not a tough room, just poorly worded post.

[cornutz]

JR.... what the H E double toothpicks happened to you on Tues. Or Wed. as you had said??? I thought we were cool? I guess that is what I get for thinkin?

Bill

[Chevyboy1962]

JR,
It was nice meeting you at the car show over the weekend.
For those that has'nt got to see this chassis in person, you're missing out.
Words can't describe how nice this chassis had been built, I wish this chassis was under the cab of my truck.
David

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by Chevyboy1962

JR,
It was nice meeting you at the car show over the weekend.
For those that has'nt got to see this chassis in person, you're missing out.
Words can't describe how nice this chassis had been built, I wish this chassis was under the cab of my truck.
David

Again thanks for the help pushing the truck on the trailer.

[culookn]

Valley I commend you on your building/fabracating knowledge. I myself own a 70 c10 longbed that I am getting ready to bag myself. My bag setup wont be as complex as your(basically a sucidedoors set up) but still along the same lines. My question is I myself will be using a set of devious 22" billets on the front and rear. But will the stock frame allow me to do this in the front? I have been doing some reasearch and people have been telling me to Z the frame or fab up a set of custome control arms an relocate the control arm mounts. But again, I dont have the building knowledge to fab up a set of custom control arms. Any chance on making an extra set that you would be interested in selling? .Oh yeh, I plan on doing a stock floor BD as well. Any help will be much appreciated.

[valleycustom]

Well I'm going to be putting this truck on the back 40 for a while. I'm going to start on the blue 71 that was in my driveway. I'm going to get a new thread going for that also. It's going to be running a custom canti setup with a jag rearend. It's also going to be rolling on 20" 22" bonspeeds. Just wait until you see the setup in the truck now.

[culookn]

valley i need some updates on that blue truck. your work is top notch by the way.

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by HOOPTY67

hey what's the problem? you don't return pm's, no answer on tire size...suddenly its top secret info?

Oops sorry on that. I'm running 285/35-22 The tire is 30"

[redneckdds]

hoopty... bro, lemme throw you a bone... read post #192...
btw, everyone will read/take a post a different way

Valleycustoms, hey that blue truck is tite! got any other pics of it?

good luck

[valleycustom]

Originally Posted by redneckdds

hoopty... bro, lemme throw you a bone... read post #192...
btw, everyone will read/take a post a different way

Valleycustoms, hey that blue truck is tite! got any other pics of it?

good luck

I don't have anymore pictures of the blue truck right now. That is the next project in the making. It's going to have a Jim Meyers front end and a full custom IRS in the rear running 20" 22".

[onehot69stepside]

I don't know how many times I have read every post and stare at every pic of this thread. I have pondered upon it so much and have decided to build a chassis as you have done. I think my fab skills are decent enough now after bagging about a dozen trucks or so. I was just wondering if i could pick your brain on a few things.

I have a whole crap load of 3" square tubing in my dads yard to build my table but it is 1/8 inch thick rather than 1/4 inch thick. Will there be a problem with give or warpage if i use the 1/8" thick steel even if i put legs at more intervals?

My biggest question is how you cut the angles on the rails where it narrows into the front clip. Did you have them cut on a compound angle band saw or what. I was thinking that if I jigged up the horizontal section that the upr ctrl arm and bag mounts to on the table, and i jig up the horizontal section that lays on the ground under the cab on the table, i could measure the lengths of each corresponding corners and do my own compound cuts with a cut off wheel and keep attempting till i get it right. Or should i get my hands on a nice compound miter saw and say screw it and throw a metal blade in it.

The front suspension I pretty much have it worked out being that i did one big unsafe experiment on my ride about a year ago. I didn't want to z my frame so i built a custom crossmember and control arms and mounted a mustang rack on it. I did a few things wrong on it and it has horrible bumpsteer but I have figured out what needs to be done. First, I'm going to jig up my stock arms and build tubulars. Then, so i can use a mustang rack and pinion, Im going to widen the ctrl arm mounting locations a 1/4 inch (1/8 inch on each side to account for the differences between the inner tie rod ball joint centers. A mustang r & p's center to center dimension is 24" and a 63-87's centerlink inner tie rod center to center dimension is 23 3/4") Then I have to set the rack n pinions inner balljoints at the exact vertical and front to back location ( looking at the frame from the front) as the centerlinks ball joints. Does that make sense?

I have all sorts of ideas for my chassis and ill post more of my ideas if i think they need criticism. thanks