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I think I would be afraid of cracking the chrome tightening them as tight as I would want them on a frame.

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I was worried about that too then once chrome cracks then it will rust in turn it defeats the purpose.

The tensile strength on stainless is not comparable to Grade 8 being it is on the frame I want grade 8, but trust me I would love to run stainless.

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There is a high strength stainless that is used for suspension parts. http://stainlessbits.com/link5.html

This place has complete kits for these trucks & here is more info on the high strenght SS:
http://www.totallystainless.com/TS-HS.pdf

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A little more progress...

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From that to this...

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Just curious, what size are the bolts you used to put it all together? Are they 3/8" or 7/16"?

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before and after steering column cut out.

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Very nice metal work!!

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Thanks
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Wow tons of beautiful work here! I cannot wait to see this thing done..

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this s a sweet build I cant wait to see more ill def be watching for ideas im building a 83 stepside

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More progress

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I was able to get almost every thing bolted up to the frame next: exhaust, air line brake line and fuel lines fuel cell and electrical.

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Do you have any more "in production" pics of the dash and some more details?

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I do have other pics search my feed but I will be posting more on the dash in a few weeks gonna tackle the guage cluster glove box and center console

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I got some goodies in the mail today. Oh yeah then Porterbuilt came out with a newer version dropmember so I'm changing from the cheese grater style to their newer version.

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very nice....

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Thanks, I've been a fan of your build as well...

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I was able to find a nice bed today for my build no rust or dents

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Got some goodies in. Air Ride HQ shocks came in part#22169841 with correct valving for front and rear.

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I was able to mount my Air Zenith compressors using 2 factory holes in the frame but will have to drill two holes for the rear mounting bracket. Has anyone put a thick piece of rubber or urethane between the frame and the compressor to help insulate the vibration created by the compressor when running? and if so is it noticeably better?

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Got the new crossmember painted ready for install

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I bit the bullet and ordered my rims 22x8.5 front 22X10 out back 4.75 bs front 5.5 bs rear

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sharp wheel!

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some NOS goodies got the matching one in the mail on its way