well hope i am posting this in the right place , anyways here my new build close to being on the road
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well hope i am posting this in the right place , anyways here my new build close to being on the road
herre some more pics
well got my battery box gas tank and bed mounted today, sorry for the pics but i get more to replace these with
well got nothing else to do so i gues i will start with the beginning and show how this all statred, **)
sorry pics are blurry, ok suspenion next,, took the axle and shoved it out forward,, was sure what i was going to do so i looked at abunch different ideas and came up with a radius arm style and built it,, also z'd the rear end 12 inches, and lower the from 10 inches
ok ,, z'd the rear and mounted the axle
ok ste her on the ground put the motor in for ride hieght
next i put the cab on from the 46 ,, the bed, shurten the bed 2 1/2 feet, channeled the cab 8 iches,,
ok now i mounted my gas tank battery box and built a fake tailgate which posted earliere
and last night got my floor pans tacked in an fit my seats
here seats,, they cam out of a suburban
well if ya look at the ealier post of the homw made grill,, well could find anything,, the my buddy said he had a 27 buick grill and i got the head lights , band new for 50.00 bucks, total built cost part wise, 1500.00 so far
:p some of you guys do miracles with stuff `id run from ..
Looks like you've been busy. Nice truck. Keep posting pics.
well i started on this in spetember the 10th,, its been awhile but i try to get something done each weekQuote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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I appreciate all your work, having been there and done that on numerous occasions.
One thing I would suggest is to lift the front lip of the seat bottoms a little. They won't be as comfortable sitting flat like they are, as they would be tilted up at the front.
thanks , that pic was a old one when i fisrt got them, abd i hadnt put the pans in yet, so the feet was hanging thru the floor,:LOL: i was to tired last night after i put them back in,, so i didnt take a pic, and besides that , if ya noticed i am building this thing in the yard, so i ran out of light,, :whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by techinspector1
well guys i fired it up and drove about 20 feet,, just temp wiring and gas, it ran good,, but its to low it drags!!!!i got to jack it up, the trans crossmember is not as high now that i got the weight on it,, i believe i can jack up the front with more springs, anways here how she looks setting in the drive !!!!**)
well got my gril chopped down and headlights mounted,, started wiring it up too,, man i am getting really excited!!! :whacked:
Congrats, I wish I were in the ready to fire it up mode
well i still got some to do ,, and did a little more today!!!heres pics of my 20 buck fuse panelQuote:
Originally Posted by scotter