Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
 

How much more narrow are you going to go...a couple of inches? Thanks for posting the progress!

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Pretty sure gonna do 1.5" per side from where I am now. So that would make it 58" wms-wms. Stock width pretty sure is 62" wms-wms.

Oh, and I lied earlier. The 1970 F100 axle is 61" Numbers are so confusing...

Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
 

familytruckster have a question if you only take 1.5 inches on both sides ca you still keep the same axels? will you cut 1.5 off of each side just wondering??

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Well in my case I cannot do that with these parts, there would not be enough spline left. The stock shafts are a smaller diameter at the end of the spline, thus not allowing me to respline them. So all the work earlier of welding up the holes and redrilling the pattern to 5x5 will go unused.

I have a pair of new axle shafts that have extra long splines and are intened to be cut to length. Maybe not as trick as having axles custom made, but still useable for what I am wanting to do.

I will make the cuts to the axle housing so as the pinion will be centered not the pumpkin. I need to keep the driveshaft away from nearby bits.

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This is the type of axle I am using.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speed...le,418891.html

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Here is a comparison between a stock 9 inch axle and the aftermarket shaft that is trimmable. The stock shaft necks down and cannot be resplined longer.

Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
 

So, life happens.

Still working on the truck. There has been one mishap. I lost my grip and dropped the cab when we were putting it back on the frame. The rear cab corners took the worst hit, but it did put a wave in under the rear window.

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Whoops

Will you keep it the same color?

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Still counting 20 ?

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That actually is being kicked around. It will be a factory color of the green or turquois blue persuasion.

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Oh Brother, you ain't kidding...

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I vote for Yes;)

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Subsribed. Don't know how I missed it but I'm caught up now. I like your back story and your progress. Where abouts do you reside fellow Oregonian?

Re: 65 C10 Family Connection
 

Thanks! I am south of you about 35 miles.