72' Stepside 2 1/2 Rockwell Pond Truck

[vk_chevy]

nice build, it's gonna be one nasty truck on those rockwells,

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Cab repair & patch panels

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More patching

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Left side repair roof & door opening

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Picture # 5 is my head mount power steering kit from allstar.

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There is alot of dust on it now.

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Here a little / there a little

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Getting there

[tvblazer78]

Sweet!

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i HAD an album in my computer with about 150 picture of my build. some how i deleted them yesterday. i am bumbed.

[Joey~AP]

Mad, mad skillz, my friend!

I am a fan!

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finally today i am starting body work on the cab. i feels great to do so. all welding and patch work is done.

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I am doing the body work on the roof first, inside & out. Fire wall, dash, kick panels, and floor. I am going to have to adjust cab corner patch panels a little after i get the doors skinned and hung. So after all else is done im going to finalize the cab corners and rocker panels. Very excited. I am painting the roof and inside orange. the floor is getting orange bed liner. On the outside it will be gray like the bed. The bottom of the cab is getting a couple of coats of the gray bed liner. It want be long now.

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Originally Posted by BIG HEAD

i HAD an album in my computer with about 150 picture of my build. some how i deleted them yesterday. i am bumbed.

If you deleted the folder, check the trash bin for the pics. If you haven't emptied the trash bin, they should still be there. Also, sometimes you can still recover deleted files. Unless the area of the hard drive was rewritten with new data, most if not all of the info for what was there is still there.

If you really want those pics back, it should be possible to get most or all of them.

Love the build BTW. I just found it today and can't wait to see video of this beast blasting through a pit.

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I havent done anything on it in a week. Started back working on roof. It is starting to take shape.

[Chevy1TonFun]

I love your build. I wish I had the funds to build my truck like that. I'll be watching this thread!

[msgross]

I have the same issue in my lower driver side windshield area... take some good pics when you fix that...

looking good.

[Dieselwrencher]

It is definitely taking shape very nice. No doubt about it! One question for you. On your stub shaft for your 205, I see that the case is quite a bit lower than the trans. Do you think the u-joints will wear fast like this? I can't tell in your pic, but is your output yoke a bolt on style or a slip style on the TH400's out put shaft? I am going to put a divorced 205 in a 84 K20 with a cummins in it. It is only a standard cab long box and I am having problems finding a short slip joint drive shaft I can cut down to keep driveshaft angles kosher. The truck has a 6" lift and 36's. The trans is a ZF5 speed and has a bolt on yoke on the out put shaft. Any suggestions? Thanks Ryan.

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

It is definitely taking shape very nice. No doubt about it! One question for you. On your stub shaft for your 205, I see that the case is quite a bit lower than the trans. Do you think the u-joints will wear fast like this? I can't tell in your pic, but is your output yoke a bolt on style or a slip style on the TH400's out put shaft? I am going to put a divorced 205 in a 84 K20 with a cummins in it. It is only a standard cab long box and I am having problems finding a short slip joint drive shaft I can cut down to keep driveshaft angles kosher. The truck has a 6" lift and 36's. The trans is a ZF5 speed and has a bolt on yoke on the out put shaft. Any suggestions? Thanks Ryan.

Ryan I see you study things like me. It is a slip yoke and there is angle on the u-joints. Nothing binds. The needle bearings in a joint do not spin unless there is angle on the joint. And they half to spin in order to get any life out of them. The case is a NP200 or called M37 after the milatery truck they are commonly found in. If you put a floater in just dont put the mid shaft straight in line for reasons already stated. I would not put a floater (unless thats just what I have) in a truck with six inches of lift. The reason why we use a floater is to set back and/or clock the case to cut down on drive shaft angle. If the truck started life as a 2wd and you convert it. Yes a floater would make that easier.

[Dieselwrencher]

I understand the u-joints need some angle to operate correctly. Just wasn't sure at what angle it becomes an issue. It probabaly just looks worse than it really is due to the short distance of the shaft. And yes, I either have to use the divorced tcase or figuire out a way to adapt a NP205 to a ford zf 4x4 trans. And keep it cheap because it is my brother's truck. He has very little to no money. He is in the marines and is trying to save up enough so we can ship it out to him. Thanks for the info.

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i have been sanding filler. it is looking good.

[Frizzle Fry]

Where did you get the upper door opening patches? I know that Z bend is too tight to make on a standard brake.

[nvrsatisfied]

the build is looking great!!!! i love the way you guys in florida build these 4x4's. SOME day i wanna trailer my OKIE ass on down there and give it a shot. so it looks like i will be getting trucks gone wild 7 or 8 to see you tearing it up????

what is the hight from ground to bottom of the door, and what degree/angle are your shafts going to be at??

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Where did you get the upper door opening patches? I know that Z bend is too tight to make on a standard brake.

I made them in a standard brake. The last small bend that was pretty much cut off when i shaved the drip rail, I made it with an air powered flanging tool. the one that flanges on one side and punches holes on the other side.

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Originally Posted by nvrsatisfied

the build is looking great!!!! i love the way you guys in florida build these 4x4's. SOME day i wanna trailer my OKIE ass on down there and give it a shot. so it looks like i will be getting trucks gone wild 7 or 8 to see you tearing it up????

what is the hight from ground to bottom of the door, and what degree/angle are your shafts going to be at??

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we are at 67 inches to the floor board with the 44 boggers. i have 47 inch v-treads that i will be running. as far as the angle on the drive shafts i dont have the shafts in now (getting painted) but ill post later with pictures.