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Not a bad idea

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More pictures for y’all

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Looking good brother!!

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Thank you. Now for the not so good news. Drive shaft came apart on the Dyno while being tuned. LOL stupid hot rods. I knew the tube was probably a little smaller that it should be, but I didn’t think it was an issue. I am not make a lot of power. 380-400 at the crank. Like 310 at the wheels

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Wow, bummer!!!

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Wow! If it didn’t tear anything up it’ll be worth it for the bragging rights.

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Beat the hell out of my brand new exhaust, rear pinion needs replaced. Surely could have been worse. Pisses me off, but it is a fairly easy fix. Just have to throw dollars at it. That's the crappy part. Ugh, I'm tired of spending money LOL

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Hope you get it fixxed quickly!!

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Exhaust is fixed, now I’m starting to button up interior, under hood and A/C

Here are a couple pictures

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Here are some interior pictures. Dash and door panels recovered and Dakota Digital gauges

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That turned out great.

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Great Truck!

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Thank you

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Thank you!

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Very Nice! You did an excellent job!

Those belts need restored also. Here’s a set in Buckskin, before & after. These got new webbing.

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Thank . I took my seatbelt s out and cleaned them. They look great

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Awesome! Truck looks really good.

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Truck looks really good with them rallies.. how are you liking that QA1 setup?

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Thank you. The QA1 setup is awesome!
I’m also getting some 20” rallies. I think that will make it look better.

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Can you describe how the QA1 ride quaility is vs stock, what front spring rate did you go with and rear? I am just about to pull the trigger on buying the full front and rear QA1 set-up, just wanted to try and get a little insight as to how the driving quaility is first! A lot of cheddar to spend if its not extremly better than stock?
thanks:smoke:

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Describing is hard LOL. I'd say stiffer than stock, but way better, if that makes sense. Like a regular car vs a sports car. Get the sway bar! Barely any body roll. It handles excellent. Just to be clear, i only have the front setup with the QA1 crossmember as well. The setup still works great. I did put QA1 shocks in the rear.

That being said, I had the full setup on a '66 that I built as well. And I loved that setup too. I am a big QA1 fan. Great quality and performance. Worth the $$$

I did not use the rear setup on my square because it was already C notched and I did not want to remove it. It was welded in. The full kit is better all around. And I cannot adjust my ride height in the rear. I may re-do the rear setup at some point.

Hope that helps

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Check it out. I got an original “dealer sticker” from the original dealer that my grandpa bought the truck from. I can see where the original one was, right above the tailgate handle. So when it comes in the mail it will get installed.

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Installed

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very cool!

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Looks sweet, thanks for the response Seth, I think I am sold on the QA1! Now to get the purse strings loosened, lol!:metal: