68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

[72k5zl1]

the rivets are a buck or two each and the tool was $18 i think. i'm going to try it later.

[thor]

It's so cool that you put the frame bracing on the inside of the frame and left the outside smoooooooth! It's the best kickup I've seen. Nice work. I'm interested to see the use of rivets too.

[72k5zl1]

if this makes you feel better cheby, heres a pile of f-ups! lol. it took 14 tries to get 4. sick of grinding and blending. floor is fitted back on and i think kelly's stopping to start the inner box sides tonight!!!

[67cheby]

OK.....OK... that does make me feel a little better , TOP NOTCH JOB !! looks killer

[STOCKISH]

Man I want me some of those adjustable ride height spring cups and adjusters, that is so awesome!!

[boonedogs72]

im loving seeing this thing come together!

[Hduramax]

nice looking build, I am also building an autocrosser, probably won't turn out near as nice as what u got going, but its going to b fun chasing down the new muscle cars in an old truck.

Keep up the good work

[72k5zl1]

thanks, chasing down muscle cars and modern rides are my motovation! anybody with good credit can buy a mustang or a camaro. but a fast and reliable old truck is cool to me. heres some brackets i built last night and tonight. box is ready for surgery.

[Hduramax]

I am sure u have heard this a lot ,but you do really nice work, can't wait to see her done.Keep it up

[STOCKISH]

Darn Glen, that is some amazing fab work, this is going to be so sick once it's done.

[Tyler71385]

Originally Posted by 72k5zl1

thanks, chasing down muscle cars and modern rides are my motovation! anybody with good credit can buy a mustang or a camaro. but a fast and reliable old truck is cool to me. heres some brackets i built last night and tonight. box is ready for surgery.

Great build you've got going here!! Love all the cool, QUALITY metal work.

[Tyler71385]

Originally Posted by Tyler71385

Great build you've got going here!! Love all the cool, QUALITY metal work.

Guess I should have went ahead & saw the sad ending before I got so excited about factory style bed mounts. Please for all our sakes...finish!!

[VA72C10]

Awesome fab on those brackets!!!

[5150.4.67]

Wow. Hotchkis smotchkis. Nice work on the frame. I like how you think outside the box....

[thor]

Nice panhard bar bracket. Curious - What will keep the panhard bar from sliding up and down during agressive cornering, besides tightening it until star tight?

[dougminton]

Just read the whole thread.I can't wait to see you pushing vettes.

[Pop's C-10]

Killer fab

[bcutt]

How much of a kick up did you go with on your rear frame or is that determined by the ride height you are shooting for? Best work I've seen This is exactly what I want to do with my 72 SWB. Any input would be appreciated

[72k5zl1]

thanks, thanks, and thanks! bcutt, i raised it for ride height and travel. my last truck was c notched and had no travel. thud, thud everywhere i drove it. now i can have the stance i want and 5-6 of travel. i am not a fan of the raised floor but i want to be able to drive it. it ended up being a 3" raise with a 2" notch for the axle. i have a 3/4" bumper coming today to put in the c notch for a bump stop. dont know if it will all work out, but thats half the fun trying. i'm no engineer, just a big kid in vermont with a big tool box and some time.

[67cheby]

man your work is clean!!

[bcutt]

Originally Posted by 72k5zl1

thanks, thanks, and thanks! bcutt, i raised it for ride height and travel. my last truck was c notched and had no travel. thud, thud everywhere i drove it. now i can have the stance i want and 5-6 of travel. i am not a fan of the raised floor but i want to be able to drive it. it ended up being a 3" raise with a 2" notch for the axle. i have a 3/4" bumper coming today to put in the c notch for a bump stop. dont know if it will all work out, but thats half the fun trying. i'm no engineer, just a big kid in vermont with a big tool box and some time.

Awesome man, thanks for the info! Makes sense, I want mine low like yours but at the same time handle like its on rails. I'm reading a book right now called Chassis Engineering, just trying to learn as much as I can while I am still in the rust repair stage one last question, are you going to use factory trialing arms? Cant wait to see what you come up with for the front suspension

[thor]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=222308

Not sure if you had seen this build yet. Contains the pic that N2Billet posted a bit ago. Sad that it is still on hold.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by thor

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=222308

Not sure if you had seen this build yet. Contains the pic that N2Billet posted a bit ago. Sad that it is still on hold.

It's not on hold. He's moving forward w/the project & getting paint/body work related stuff done. He travels alot so he doesn't get many pics or have much time for posting. When I spoke w/him @ GoodGuys, he mentioned not doing air ride & using coil-overs.

[thor]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

It's not on hold. He's moving forward w/the project & getting paint/body work related stuff done. He travels alot so he doesn't get many pics or have much time for posting. When I spoke w/him @ GoodGuys, he mentioned not doing air ride & using coil-overs.

Cool! Tell 'em to post up. It's a beautiful truck.

[72k5zl1]

thanks, cheby. i drive myself nuts and my wife! i treat every part like its the only part. i think they make medicine for things like this. lol. i am lucky my wife has been cool!