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Bennett68C10 05-13-2014 10:37 PM

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Very Nice :metal:

07NJrado 05-13-2014 11:08 PM

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just went through the whole thread and wow!! great looking truck, i envy you guys with these great looking trucks. one day i'll build one

olrosa 05-13-2014 11:09 PM

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All the sub structure is in place. The center box behind the tail gate will house the accuair. I am going to build something to hold the tail gate open at a 45°angle to display the air ride stuff. Getting closer. .. so ready to drive it. Thanks for all the support. It really helps me stay focused

bodydropped68 05-13-2014 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by olrosa (Post 6671518)
Thank you. 265 35 22 front 285 35 22 front

Thank you sir, how is your slosh tub to tire clearance when aired out.

olrosa 05-13-2014 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bodydropped68 (Post 6672592)
Thank you sir, how is your slosh tub to tire clearance when aired out.

Will Let you know soon. I don't have front clip on yet. You could talk to Mike losh, he could help with that question. He's sold a lot of these. They are a great product

mcbassin 05-13-2014 11:53 PM

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Very nice work on the bed Seth. All you extra hard work will show when you're done.

screaminchevypickup 05-14-2014 12:35 AM

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Looking good!!

bodydropped68 05-14-2014 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by olrosa (Post 6672619)
Will Let you know soon. I don't have front clip on yet. You could talk to Mike losh, he could help with that question. He's sold a lot of these. They are a great product

Okay I was just curious about that with the tire height Nathan recommends a 28" tire on the front and the 265 35-22 is 29.3" I'm running the extreme PB on my 68 I'm picking it all up FRIDAY :metal: and just trying to figure some things out trucks looking killer.:metal::metal::metal::metal:

mikeleeshields 05-14-2014 12:18 PM

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The bed is coming together great. Are you just boxing off around the tires in the bed rather than building tubs? Will the tires sit under the floor or extend beyond the floor some? If so how are you going to cap those off?

olrosa 05-14-2014 04:42 PM

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Willie and I working the wheel tubz. My what a pain. Lol. But fun. I should just fly out and take the one's N2billet made. :lol:

olrosa 05-14-2014 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bodydropped68 (Post 6672997)
Okay I was just curious about that with the tire height Nathan recommends a 28" tire on the front and the 265 35-22 is 29.3" I'm running the extreme PB on my 68 I'm picking it all up FRIDAY :metal: and just trying to figure some things out trucks looking killer.:metal::metal::metal::metal:

I dont think it will be an issue, Superflystieny ran same size tire on a few rides I think

mcbassin 05-15-2014 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by olrosa (Post 6673525)
Willie and I working the wheel tubz. My what a pain. Lol. But fun. I should just fly out and take the one's N2billet made. :lol:

Nice work on the tub. Are you just shortening the height or making it wider, taller? I bet that is really time consuming.

bodydropped68 05-15-2014 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by olrosa (Post 6673596)
I dont think it will be an issue, Superflystieny ran same size tire on a few rides I think

Thank you

Bennett68C10 05-15-2014 10:22 AM

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Nice job on the wheel tubs, I'm not looking forward to doing this on mine :lol:

olrosa 05-15-2014 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin (Post 6674367)
Nice work on the tub. Are you just shortening the height or making it wider, taller? I bet that is really time consuming.

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10 (Post 6674457)
Nice job on the wheel tubs, I'm not looking forward to doing this on mine :lol:

Thanks fellas. We are shortening the hight and then adding 5" or so in the middle. overall length will be factory. It's like chopping the top on a car. I'll probably have 20hrs of labor in them. Here is a picture that will explain better.

bodydropped68 05-15-2014 02:18 PM

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Thanks fellas. We are shortening the hight and then adding 5" or so in the middle. overall length will be factory. It's like chopping the top on a car. I'll probably have 20hrs of labor in them. Here is a picture that will explain better.

yup I know exactly what your talking about :lol:

mikeleeshields 05-15-2014 04:36 PM

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That is a lot of work. It looks like it is really paying off also.

slowcpe 05-16-2014 01:27 PM

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Looking good! Love it!

olrosa 05-16-2014 01:34 PM

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Thanks for all the compliments. Now I just need to paint the steel, body work the tubz answer get some wood in there.

olrosa 05-16-2014 08:44 PM

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I'm trying to see if there would be any interest if we started making rear inner fenders out of fiberglass. They are a pain to make from steel so I thought maybe there would be a market for them. I could use the ones we just built for a mold.

Hart_Rod 05-16-2014 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by olrosa (Post 6676797)
I'm trying to see if there would be any interest if we started making rear inner fenders out of fiberglass. They are a pain to make from steel so I thought maybe there would be a market for them. I could use the ones we just built for a mold.

I would say yes. Although, I think you would have to offer several different heights though since everyone has a slightly different setup.

Bennett68C10 05-16-2014 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 6676867)
I would say yes. Although, I think you would have to offer several different heights though since everyone has a slightly different setup.

I agree with Hart_Rod and it would make my life easier instead of trying to modify mine.

olrosa 05-17-2014 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 6676867)
I would say yes. Although, I think you would have to offer several different heights though since everyone has a slightly different setup.

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10 (Post 6676935)
I agree with Hart_Rod and it would make my life easier instead of trying to modify mine.

I was thinking that too. But also one hieght may work for the fact that some peoples tubs will touch top rail and some may sit 1-2" lower with same hieght tub? So maybe one hieght would work...

jlaird 05-17-2014 11:03 AM

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Seth, the rear tubs came out nice. What did you do with the inner bed sides? Can't really tell in the pictures.

olrosa 05-17-2014 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jlaird (Post 6677379)
Seth, the rear tubs came out nice. What did you do with the inner bed sides? Can't really tell in the pictures.

Thanks Josh. I ran the sheetmetal clear over to the bedsides and used 3M Pannel Bond to glue them. It added back the strength to the sides and finishes off the wheel wheels


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