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Old 10-18-2011, 07:33 PM   #176
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Re: 75 C10 shortwide driver

Talk to a local body shop or look into your local body shop supply store. You can get them and put them on with a stud gun.
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Old 10-19-2011, 11:53 AM   #177
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Talk to a local body shop or look into your local body shop supply store. You can get them and put them on with a stud gun.
just what i was looking for! thanks buddy
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Old 10-19-2011, 03:42 PM   #178
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Thanks Conumdrum!
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Old 10-19-2011, 05:22 PM   #179
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:35 PM   #180
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No problem guys.

Good article on putting the trim on.
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Old 10-24-2011, 10:05 PM   #181
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Well.. not really sure this is progress, but I put together my a arms. I may have forgotten to have the boots pressed in to the lower balljoints...crap! I need to buy new spindles since I used my others on my gold truck.

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Old 10-24-2011, 10:23 PM   #182
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nice looking arms bro.....
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Old 10-25-2011, 11:02 AM   #183
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Are those PB? they look killer
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Old 10-25-2011, 01:02 PM   #184
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Hells yeah. They are porterbuilt. Thanks guys. The powder turned out good. I need to sell my suburban front clip. I unfortunately sold my spare bed, but I kept the cab. I'm still kicking around few ideas. I want a fuel injected setup, but don't have the cash for that yet. I have the gold one to tinker with and drive in the mean time.
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Old 11-18-2011, 03:01 AM   #185
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Been collecting some parts. Trade my caddy rollpan for a blazer bumper, fenders and core support. Only thing left for me to get rid of is my 91 front clip. I've been trading and selling all my spare parts. I need to clean out my freaking garage, buy spindles, and start some more assembly.




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Old 11-18-2011, 10:42 AM   #186
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Re: 75 C10 shortwide driver

if was closer to you and your talking about 91 chevy front clip i would buy it from you.... when i was doing all the body work on my 77 and changing to a newer front in i must have gone to 8 diff junk yards and surfed the crap out CL and i couldn't get my hands on one of them.... now i see them all over the wrecking yards lol....
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Old 11-18-2011, 11:51 AM   #187
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What size tires you running on the bonspeeds
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Old 11-19-2011, 01:40 PM   #188
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if was closer to you and your talking about 91 chevy front clip i would buy it from you.... when i was doing all the body work on my 77 and changing to a newer front in i must have gone to 8 diff junk yards and surfed the crap out CL and i couldn't get my hands on one of them.... now i see them all over the wrecking yards lol....
I too looked for one forever 6 years ago and spent way to much on mine. I can't get rid of it. They are way easier to find now. I still love the way they look, I'm just obsessed with the round eyes now.

I think my tires are nitto 275/35x20 front and 295/35 x22 rear... I will check. I bought them about 6 years ago, so I apologize for not knowing off the top of my head.
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Old 11-21-2011, 01:49 PM   #189
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thanks, that would be great! front wheels 8 or 8.5 wide?
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Old 12-01-2011, 06:09 PM   #190
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Front is 4.5" backside.. 20 x 8.5 (255/35/20ZR)..... rear is 22x10- 5" backside (285/35/22ZR)
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:17 PM   #191
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Boom! More parts! Factory buckets!


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Old 12-30-2011, 10:20 PM   #192
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Also got another pair of drop spindles and shocks. I used the last setup on the gold truck. I will fab up shock mounts as well.


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Old 12-30-2011, 10:24 PM   #193
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Those seats look awesome. I wanted lowbacks like that but could never find any.
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Old 12-30-2011, 10:45 PM   #194
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I have been watching these on Craigslist for a few months. They were a steal.. 350 bucks.
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Old 12-30-2011, 11:15 PM   #195
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$350!! I got stupid money in my highbacks but I had to have them.
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Old 01-12-2012, 03:18 AM   #196
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Got the console refurbished. It turned out respectable for a mid 30's year old plastic/ fiberglass mess.






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Old 01-12-2012, 03:24 AM   #197
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I repaired a few few cracks..






I used washers and plastic welder to fill the cracked area.

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Old 01-12-2012, 03:29 AM   #198
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A few more before..



Notice the painted in bolts...

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Old 01-12-2012, 03:39 AM   #199
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Old hardware. New..


Finished product. I wet sanded the entire thing with red scotch brite and soap. I did a lot of scraping as well. I painted the bowtie with the gold that the truck is getting painted. I also spent a bunch of time getting the excess paint off the metal trim piece. It looks good unless you look really close. I may look for a new one.





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Old 01-12-2012, 03:45 AM   #200
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One of the repair areas.


Not perfect, but much better..





I was missing the latch assembly, but Jeff from 73-87.com is sending me the assembly!
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