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layen the 86 out
[IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG][IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG]here are some pics of the 86 still needs alot of work to get this thing to lay right[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] she still needs more about three mor inches to lay right.
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Nice looking start.. truck looks to be in great shape... looks even better sitting on the floor.. Areyou going to do a Z or a crossmember drop?
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yeah i think a z is needed very badly. ill do it when i pull the motor its a little tired. and i still have to get drop spindels for the the front too. this truck is so clean! the body is so stright, i think is the strightest i have ever had lol.
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im maxed out on the notch becase i dont want to cut the bed too muck shes got to be a work horse.[IMG][/IMG]
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[IMG][/IMG]man these trucks are hard to lay, well not hard just a lot of $hit in the way. exhast, trany,crossmember. also the trans is like an inch frome the trans tunnel. so when i do the z i have to drop the motor instead of cutting the floor out. i think its easyer to fab new motor mount vs the floor what you think?
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to day i will cut the bed floor and put it back on ill post some more!!
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Hey nice project! Hey is that your 69 C10 in the avatar also, I might be wrong on the year, but got any pics of that one! Keep up the good work!
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azfab can you take some more pics of the 2 link set up you built and where are you puttin the bags?
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looks good what is done to the front to get it that low
x2 on more pic's and details of 2 link rear I'm thinking along the same lines as you for a 2link rear run a 2x2 bar with a 2x3 (block) welded to top in your pic is pinion current at height thanks
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looking good
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Sweet man looks good!
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yeah the only bad thing is you have to set up your pinion angle @ ride highth. but its a simple system and i works well. when its layed out the pinion angle is about 9 10 degrees down hill. unies are alomost binding. if i ran longer ones it wouldnt be sutch a dreastic change with the pinion and wheel base movement. but its hard to do that on thes trucks with the frame dippen up and down. at first i had them under the frame till i noticed that i would need some drop block to aid to the drop, so i just moved them were the leaf hangers go. i built mine for 100 and some change. man i m definetly need to z her badly!!lol about 3'' to give her a nice rake. sucks for the rear but still look nice with some 20's. ill get some more pics for you guys on that 2link.
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more pic[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] sorry guys have to resiz them later
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Looking really good.. keep the pictures coming
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are you laying down a bead when you weld or just a succession of spot welds?
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stiching
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just got the tbi unit soon will be zing the fram ill keep you guys updated
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ok help me out if i do a 3.5 or 4'' z it will lay hard but.. it will sit a little racked. whitch is ok the problem is i realy dont want to cut into the cab floor. i think if my musurments are correct ill have to drop the engine down and make a new tranny crossmember, witch is easy. i just dont want to go too over board with this truck lol. but still be a nice ride. what you guy think?
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why stich? its almost the same when you tig just dosent look as pretty as a tig. we do all our welds like this all over the plant. expecaly alumanum. ill have some better pics to post that show a little more
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well all the pic i have are alum sorry[IMG][/IMG] but i love to wel alum!!!
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