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merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 05:23 PM

freshly dropped.......

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 05:24 PM

more picss

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 05:29 PM

one more pic...

1966gmc · 12-21-2007, 05:30 PM

That looks nice man.How did you drop it? Whats the drop? Sorry for all the questions,im trying to figure out how im goin to do my 66

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 05:31 PM

Well....let me just say,,that it takes a lot more work than you think to get one this low.... and it aint low enough yet... Pay-load is for Suckers....

1966gmc · 12-21-2007, 05:34 PM

Come on man,spill your secrets lol.Im use to work and have all the tools to do it

layinrocker65 · 12-21-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merlin65

Well....let me just say,,that it takes a lot more work than you think to get one this low.... and it aint low enough yet... Pay-load is for Suckers....

more work than you think to get one this low!! man you are crazy, almost tucking tire!! how do you drive that low?

really, there are tons of people on this forum that are alot lower than you.

sorry for spilling the beans. cutting coils and low profile tires for a 15in wheel will get you that low easy. (I wouldnt suggest cutting coils though.)

**ChiefRocka** · 12-21-2007, 06:40 PM

It's low...but come on, it's not that low.

I don't even think mine is low enough....

sixtyfour · 12-21-2007, 06:52 PM

Looks cool, so tell us what you did!

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 07:19 PM

thanks for the replies... I just did the typical stuff to lower her. I got the 5/7 drop coils and shocks, adjustable track bar, shock relocators, and cut the front A arm bump stop brackets off. I know its not low enough but I am proud at the moment. I am waiting for the c-notch kit so I bring it on down a little with some other tricks. I have had the truck 3 months and since then I have removed the 230 and put a warmed up 283. As well as removed the old rearend and dropped a 373 posi in. And put all the suspension under it. I Want to lay rocker like you guys but I gotta spread my money over three other project cars. So it might take a while. I have learned so much by reading this site over the past couple months. And yes I know its not low enough. Give me some more time. lol

rss396 · 12-21-2007, 07:37 PM

Looks great. That is a lot of work in a short amount of time. 283 is good choice in that truck.

sixtyfour · 12-21-2007, 07:41 PM

Where did you score the springs and shocks? I haven't seen 5/7" spring drops through the normal truck part channels?

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 07:51 PM

rss396 thanks for the reply on the 283. I have had a lot of v8's but never a 283. I hope it will be enough. I honestly just want a burnout machine. But as for the coils. I got them from cpp. They did me right. I actually got the 3inch front coils since that is the lowest they had. And cut the coils to get the 5 inches. And the rears are the 5" drop coils with the 2 inch blocks. Everything looks great and rides perfect.

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 08:06 PM

Here is a picture of the truck before.....and some pictures of the engine install. Good times.....

PrerunnerRob · 12-21-2007, 08:14 PM

Sweet Volkswagen in the background!

merlin65 · 12-21-2007, 08:29 PM

Thanks for the word on the VW... Thats my brothers 23 window, I will post some pictures of my other cars when i can them rounded up. We have been into vw's since we were kids. There is always bugs and buses hanging around. Anybody local know where any cool old buses, let me know...

19GMC63 · 12-21-2007, 10:32 PM

Nice truck man, I like it as is sits now.
Everytime I see a stepside w/ a drop like yours, it makes me wanna do the same. Unfortunately, I have leafs in the rear, so it makes it a little more difficult.

Sweet VW too, I'm also into old air-cooled's, but of the domestic variety. (corvairs)

63 & 64 Bowties · 12-22-2007, 01:11 AM

Nice truck. I like it just like it sits now. Stop work, don't do anything else to it.

jchav62 · 12-22-2007, 06:36 AM

Looks bada$$!!!

L0WRIDE · 12-22-2007, 08:23 AM

way cool dude

Frizzle Fry · 12-22-2007, 09:58 AM

I dig it

1966gmc · 12-22-2007, 01:52 PM

I wish my truck had coils in the rear

For me it's either goin to have to be a flip kit or drop leaf springs.Both of which are not goin to be cheap....

rss396 · 12-22-2007, 05:48 PM

My 61 short bed has torsion bar suspension in the front and coils in the rear. I have been busy working on my 50 and have not had a chance to lower the 61 yet but plan to as soon I pull (drive!!) the 50 out of the shop. I would like for the 61 to sit as low as merlin65's truck. Not sure if the torsion bar suspension can be adjusted that far and still ride and drive decent. I will find out in a few weeks when I adjust the bars and cut 1 1/2 coils out of the rear.

Dinos63 · 12-23-2007, 03:54 AM

like the step side looks cool

merlin65 · 12-23-2007, 05:00 AM

Now that green truck is hot. Thats color and stance might be to much for the regular world to handle. And I love that desert scenery. I will probably never go that low, but if I did, if i did, if i did. lol. thanks everbody..

12-21-2007, 05:23 PM	#1
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	my slammed 65 chebby freshly dropped....... Attached Images

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12-21-2007, 05:29 PM	#3
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12-21-2007, 05:30 PM	#4
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: my slammed 65 chebby That looks nice man.How did you drop it? Whats the drop? Sorry for all the questions,im trying to figure out how im goin to do my 66

12-21-2007, 05:31 PM	#5
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Well....let me just say,,that it takes a lot more work than you think to get one this low.... and it aint low enough yet... Pay-load is for Suckers....

12-21-2007, 05:34 PM	#6
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Come on man,spill your secrets lol.Im use to work and have all the tools to do it

12-21-2007, 06:40 PM	#8
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12-21-2007, 06:52 PM	#9
sixtyfour Zombie Killer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 317	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Looks cool, so tell us what you did!

12-21-2007, 07:19 PM	#10
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby thanks for the replies... I just did the typical stuff to lower her. I got the 5/7 drop coils and shocks, adjustable track bar, shock relocators, and cut the front A arm bump stop brackets off. I know its not low enough but I am proud at the moment. I am waiting for the c-notch kit so I bring it on down a little with some other tricks. I have had the truck 3 months and since then I have removed the 230 and put a warmed up 283. As well as removed the old rearend and dropped a 373 posi in. And put all the suspension under it. I Want to lay rocker like you guys but I gotta spread my money over three other project cars. So it might take a while. I have learned so much by reading this site over the past couple months. And yes I know its not low enough. Give me some more time. lol

12-21-2007, 07:37 PM	#11
rss396 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amity Oregon Posts: 70	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Looks great. That is a lot of work in a short amount of time. 283 is good choice in that truck. __________________ 1950 Chevy 1/2 ton 283 Mustang II 1961 SWB 2x4 235 six 2007 Silverado 1/2 ton Z71 4x4 1968 Camaro SS 396 / 502

12-21-2007, 07:41 PM	#12
sixtyfour Zombie Killer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 317	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Where did you score the springs and shocks? I haven't seen 5/7" spring drops through the normal truck part channels?

12-21-2007, 07:51 PM	#13
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby rss396 thanks for the reply on the 283. I have had a lot of v8's but never a 283. I hope it will be enough. I honestly just want a burnout machine. But as for the coils. I got them from cpp. They did me right. I actually got the 3inch front coils since that is the lowest they had. And cut the coils to get the 5 inches. And the rears are the 5" drop coils with the 2 inch blocks. Everything looks great and rides perfect.

12-21-2007, 08:06 PM	#14
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Here is a picture of the truck before.....and some pictures of the engine install. Good times..... Attached Images

12-21-2007, 08:14 PM	#15
PrerunnerRob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Jose Posts: 847	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Sweet Volkswagen in the background!

12-21-2007, 08:29 PM	#16
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Thanks for the word on the VW... Thats my brothers 23 window, I will post some pictures of my other cars when i can them rounded up. We have been into vw's since we were kids. There is always bugs and buses hanging around. Anybody local know where any cool old buses, let me know... Attached Images



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12-21-2007, 10:32 PM	#17
19GMC63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,510	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Nice truck man, I like it as is sits now. Everytime I see a stepside w/ a drop like yours, it makes me wanna do the same. Unfortunately, I have leafs in the rear, so it makes it a little more difficult. Sweet VW too, I'm also into old air-cooled's, but of the domestic variety. (corvairs)

12-22-2007, 01:11 AM	#18
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Nice truck. I like it just like it sits now. Stop work, don't do anything else to it. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

12-22-2007, 06:36 AM	#19
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12-22-2007, 08:23 AM	#20
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12-22-2007, 09:58 AM	#21
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: my slammed 65 chebby I dig it

12-22-2007, 01:52 PM	#22
1966gmc Why does it taste purple? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge Md Posts: 621	Re: my slammed 65 chebby I wish my truck had coils in the rear For me it's either goin to have to be a flip kit or drop leaf springs.Both of which are not goin to be cheap....

12-22-2007, 05:48 PM	#23
rss396 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amity Oregon Posts: 70	Re: my slammed 65 chebby My 61 short bed has torsion bar suspension in the front and coils in the rear. I have been busy working on my 50 and have not had a chance to lower the 61 yet but plan to as soon I pull (drive!!) the 50 out of the shop. I would like for the 61 to sit as low as merlin65's truck. Not sure if the torsion bar suspension can be adjusted that far and still ride and drive decent. I will find out in a few weeks when I adjust the bars and cut 1 1/2 coils out of the rear. __________________ 1950 Chevy 1/2 ton 283 Mustang II 1961 SWB 2x4 235 six 2007 Silverado 1/2 ton Z71 4x4 1968 Camaro SS 396 / 502

12-23-2007, 03:54 AM	#24
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: my slammed 65 chebby like the step side looks cool Attached Images

12-23-2007, 05:00 AM	#25
merlin65 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: raleigh, nc Posts: 42	Re: my slammed 65 chebby Now that green truck is hot. Thats color and stance might be to much for the regular world to handle. And I love that desert scenery. I will probably never go that low, but if I did, if i did, if i did. lol. thanks everbody..

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