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go in side the cab and make a small t cut were the nut is and weld it back

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Ill betcha I could cut a hole inside the cab. Pull out thei seized stud and nut combo out the top and weld in a nice fancy new nut. Thanks for the good idea, I'm gonna try here soon
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no prob thats the only way to do it

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Got a small update tonight. Brought all my powdercoated parts home from my shop. then i finally got to pull out a bunch of parts i bought a long, long, long time ago. Sorry for the cell phone pics.

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Started some assembly
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To Do List
press my new control arm bushings in and mount the front suspension.
Press in new bushings into rear springs
Prep and paint rear end and install new cover
install rear suspension and rear end to make it a roller:metal:

Re: Nobaddaze's 82 C10 Cruiser Build
 

*****en!

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did you ever put the 70s clip on before u tore it all the way down??

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ive never had the clip fully together. dont have a hood. but i did hang the fenders and core support with no issues. i do know that the lights have different connectors for the harness but i expected that. why do you ask? Do you know something i dont?:dohh:

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The front of the frames on the 73-80 to 81-87 are different, so the front bumper mounting may require some work. I had to cut my 75 frame to fit the newer style bumper.

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i had the 4 head light
he is right there. when i did the swap all the wiring worked for me that was original to the truck i just dont have high beams witch is fine for me right now. i just had to change the turn signal housing thats under the head light on the older front end.. and also i had to move the radiator mounts that are riveted to the frame forward a inch

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Was it just the horns that bolt to the front that you had to modify? How do you think it would look if i ran the stock 82 front bumper with the 79 core support. (might be a stupid question)

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Did you guys have any other major issues with the swap? im doing a new harness so i figured i could do whatever i need to get the lights and signals working.

What was the reason for moving the radiator mount forward an inch? im kinda confused but its not the first time

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Do not run that bumper with the round eyes. Haha. I think it looks gross, but that is just my opinion. I'm in the middle of my swap, (im swapping the other way). I noticed the side brackets don't line up either. I'm gonna have to do some modifying on mine anyways because im z'ING it and trying to retain my swaybar, so I won't be much help. I have feeling you may need to drill new holes as well, but I could be wrong.
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Thanks for the tip. Ill just have to do some "moddin"

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Got some more done tonight.

Ordered new leaf spring bushings and shackes for the back
Pressed in new control arm bushings, which turned out to be a PITA!
Mounted upper and lower arms
Mounted McGauhy's 2.5" drop spindles
Tightened all steering
Mounted up some stockers for now

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On the list for tomorrow is to tear into my 10 bolt and clean her up a bit
Bolt Spring packs back together.

Re: Nobaddaze's 82 C10 Cruiser Build
 

the frame looks awesome right there bro, very nice.... keep the pics coming and keep up the good work! :chevy:

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Sweet truck man! If you dont mind me asking how did you get the front centercaps to fit on the 335's?

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Sorry but Im not sure what your asking. The center caps came installed on my wheels when I picked em up. never had an issue with installation. Is there a difference maybe with 1-1/4" rotors? I have 1" rotors. Can you be more specific?

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Some aftermarket wheels require that the rotor be machined to fit the center caps. My Bonspeed caps wont fit over the rotor. I have to get mine machined. Its always something.....

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wow, ive never heard of that. like i said, ive had no issues with mine so far. my buddy on here (bmfpeterson) has my wheels on his 71 with no issues either. Good luck

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Ya man that must be the problem, I have inch and a quarters and the hub sticks out about a half inch past the wheel. Anyways truck looks good man

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Its not necessarily how far the rotor sticks out. Its the taper on the cap, at least on mine. The cap is definitely long enough, the rotor diameter is to large, and I can't take any more meat out of the cap, so the rotor needs to go on a lathe. Mine are 1.25" as well.

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yea i had to move them and i just welded them back on

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Small update: got my new leafspring bushings and shackles yesterday and pressed em in after work today

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nice man!..... are you gonna be using lowering shackles or just the stock ones?

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Stock LMC shackles. I did a belltech flip kit and c-notch setup. at ride i tuck just the lip of my 22's but i have big tires also. 305/40/22 toyo proxes