My Zed and bagged 71 gmc

[grantos]

I picked this truck up a little more than a month ago,it was stock height and was a nasty blue color.So far i have Zed the front 3'',lowered the cab mounts 1'' and Zed the rear 5'' with a small c notch also.Bagged with stock trailing arms and waiting for my spindles.Will post pics as i go.

[Puropedo]

Great job!...That lowering procedure seems pretty familiar..

[grantos]

Thanks Puropedo,i have read your thread more than once and learned alot of tricks.

[Puropedo]

Is your truck a long bed? Do you have any more pics?

[grantos]

Ya,it's a long bed.I should have the bed back on this weekend after i finish reinforcing my notch,then i'll take more pics.I still have some wiring left to do and need to raise the bedfloor but it's starting to take shape.

[Puropedo]

I see you got the drivetrain in there, did you have to cut the tranny tunel? What kinda airbags are you using for the rear?

[grantos]

I still have some trimming to do on the tranny tunnel and crossmember.The front is about 1/2'' from laying out,but i will take care of that soon.The rear bags are 2600 and are mounted halfway up the trailing arms.Gets pretty good lift and should ride good too.

[Puropedo]

Kool, dont 4-get to post pics of your progress..

[Spray-Bomb]

How tall are your tires ???

[grantos]

the tires are 255-35-20

[speeddemon619]

Like the stance of your truck alot man! and those gmc fronts are a refreshing change of pace

[grantos]

Thanks speedracer,i don't see many GMC's around,so when i found this one i knew i had to pick it up(especially since i bought it for $800 bucks!)I will hopefully have it rolling this weekend,just have to bolt the front clip on and raise the bed floor then take it for it's first ride on air.

[speeddemon619]

Haha I really would like to switch off a chevy front end for a gmc front end just to have something different

[grantos]

It seems like the gmc's are getting pretty hard to find,atleast around here.I have always thought they looked good,but alot of people prefer the chevy's.Either way,the 67-72 has always been my favorite.

[big_al_71]

it looks great lowered or I should say slammed!!

[sgaylord]

This looks sweet. I have a 71 GMC longbed I am planning to do along these lines. Have to finish my current project first though. Keep up the good work, I will be watching to see how she turns out.

[grantos]

Thanks for the complements guys,i will hopefully have some new pics soon

[kev2809]

that looks good man, did you z it with the motor and trans in?

[grantos]

Ya,i just pulled the front sheetmetal off and there was enough room to Z it.

[grantos]

New pics

[kev2809]

nice...you got any close ups of the front z?

[grantos]

I will take some more pics soon.I still have a few things to finish up,then i should be driving it soon.Still trying to figure out what i'm going to do with my exhaust...anybody have some suggestions on what kind of headers i should run?Its a 350 and there isn't alot of room under the truck.

[grantos]

Found another pic

[SevenOne]

Did you angle your Z?Your front wheels look rather centered in the pic

[grantos]

New pic...still need to replace the rockers and do a lot of bodywork,but got sick of it being black so i sprayed it with a semi gloss yellow.What do you guys think?