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06-14-2004, 08:28 PM
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Capt Kaos crossmember
I got my mod'd crossmember from Capt Kaos this evening. Excellent work quality, nice and clean welds, good communication, and quick turnaround (he finished when he said he'd be done. These days that gets a WOW!).
Now, to get it on the truck... 
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06-14-2004, 09:13 PM
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where are the pics??
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92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448 |
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06-15-2004, 03:45 AM
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what are your plans for tire clearance on the fenders? I would like to do a crossmember but with the 20s up front i already cut an inch or so out of the fender.
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06-15-2004, 08:51 AM
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Quote:
 Were I to go with a bigger tire I'd run into trouble with the hinge and the bottom of the firewall.
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06-15-2004, 09:01 AM
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I got my Suburban layed out on 20's using Capt's crossmember method. If you go this low you have to hinge the hood somewhere else and cut a lot of fender out. It sure looks awesome though!!!!!!!!!
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06-15-2004, 10:58 AM
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BTW, Here is a pic of it cut in half: (all I have here at work) http://www.tmtoolman.com/images/DSC00147.JPG
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Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com Last edited by Captkaos; 06-15-2004 at 04:12 PM. |
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06-15-2004, 04:44 PM
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ghettocrewzer, I saw your suburban at Greenville. What else have you done to the suspension. By the way it looks killer. Also what are you doing for hinges?
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06-15-2004, 07:42 PM
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Badgd72
The suspension is just bagged with upper plate no lower cup, raised crossmember 1.5" Capt's method, rebuilt outer tierods for clearance, and rebuilt steering shaft to clear upper control arm. On the hood I'm using Buick Lesabre front flip hinge, just modifying to work with the truck hood. Also putting '67 hood on '72 frontend....... Should of holla'd at me at Greenville, I love discussing these old trucks and customs in general.
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06-15-2004, 11:38 PM
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Since you asked, here are the finished pics.
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06-15-2004, 11:56 PM
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how much do you cherge for that job??
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06-16-2004, 12:04 AM
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If you will, please PM me for prices.
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06-16-2004, 01:41 PM
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BTW, anyone interested in getting this done... Capt Kaos quoted me a fair price, let me know when he received my crossmember. Sent me progress pics a few times (which clearly showed he was actually working on it). Then let me know when it shipped. The only thing he didn't do that I was hoping for was to fly out and install the thing 
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06-17-2004, 12:05 AM
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C10 Collector
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steering
Are there any steering issues with this method?
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06-17-2004, 11:38 AM
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=60649 It explains alot in there.
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