Originally Posted by focusedontheprize (Post 7919809)

Absolutely and it is a great question. There is definitely a point where you start considering if it is worth looking for a full chassis compared vs. piecing together the front and rear clips.

My recommendation is try to really consider all your factors - money, time, your labor capabilities, and use for the truck. In my case, I had saved up a certain budget for "Suspension upgrades" so I had a fixed budget. I had priced out AME, RideTech, TCI, and other companies and no one could come close on price from me going this route. I also gave myself quite a window of time to get the suspension done so I didn't need something immediate which a full chassis helps you.

Also me personally - I did not want to do a S10 swap. So that was pulled from the cards immediately.

Originally Posted by Desert1957 (Post 7919923)

Thanks for the info

Originally Posted by focusedontheprize (Post 7919566)

This weekend I was able to sneak away to the garage on Sunday. The garage is getting smaller and smaller by the day so I needed to organize everything and get some things off the floor. Once that was done I pulled the cab. Thanks to everyone who has posted tips and tricks on making the cab hoist - it really makes life so much easier when you are by yourself.

The garage is getting a little tight....

Tonight the girl was out with her friends so I pulled the motor and transmission. I am hoping to get to a bare frame by Sunday so I can start remove the shackles and the crossmember.

Originally Posted by 1950chevy4x4 (Post 7953498)

Cab hoist? I'm doing the same as you using my engine hoist to move my cab around. What is this hoist you are talking about?

Originally Posted by Desert1957 (Post 7953553)

Any updates on this build?

Originally Posted by Flysocal (Post 7953678)

I really like the orange paint. If It were mine I would run it as a patina. I was blown away at the price of a quality paint job. With a patina truck it not only looks cool but you get a sleeper and it retains its utility as a truck.

As for the chassis keeping the original frame is really cool but trust me when I say its a bunch of work. In addition to AME I would look at NO LIMIT and SCOTTS HOTRODS. I've been happy with my stuff from Scotts and I've called No Limit a couple times with tank questions and they always pick up their phone. Both companies stand behind their product.

Originally Posted by focusedontheprize (Post 7954026)

Sorry guys, we have been busy the last few weeks with friends visiting so I haven't been on this as much as I would like to.




I was referring to the wooden cab hoist that I attach to the cherry picker. It made life so much easier and it was great that I could do it by myself.


Not too many unfortunately. A lot of chassis work at the moment.




Thanks, my father is incredibly talented with a paint gun and after learning how much a quality paint job costs I have a new level of respect for those guys. I love the orange, I will end up probably scuffing it with CLR to brighten it up and go from there.

I can definitely understand your point on the chassis and looking at an after market, however I really wanted to take this project on myself. A ton of work, yes, however I am looking forward to everything I am going to learn. I may be cursing those words down the road.

Originally Posted by 99 to Life (Post 7955681)

leveling the frame is an underestimated task. be way easier with a frame table thats for sure. good luck with the to do list. as for rivets. I use the cutoff wheel and make a buch of slits in them, then pound them out, usually works well.

Originally Posted by Desert1957 (Post 7964426)

WOW , That's what I call a stripped down frame.

Originally Posted by Flysocal (Post 7964578)

Oh man I don't miss this part of the build but it's the best way to go for sure, get it done right. I removed everything except the front crossmember (core support), cab mounts and rear crossmember. It feels nice to have clean parts after blasting and start building it up.

Originally Posted by Desert1957 (Post 7964426)

WOW , That's what I call a stripped down frame.

Originally Posted by joedoh (Post 7964879)

man, a punch list, a plan, a milestone end date, I gotta admit I am a little excited here.



yeah its one thing to SAY you are going to go that far.. haha.

Originally Posted by youngrodder (Post 7967191)

Looks good. On my Suburban frame I had it chemically stripped and it turned out great. Looked like new when I got it back. The key was my frame was fully dissassembled for my Porterbuilt kit so that allowed them to fit it in their tank..

Marc

Originally Posted by focusedontheprize (Post 7970233)

Not too many updates for this week. I finally was able to get the blaster situation figured out and dropped off the frame on Saturday. My epoxy arrived on Thursday so we are all set. The blaster told me I can expect to pick it up next week which is great.
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Originally Posted by Desert1957 (Post 7971808)

Just noticed you removed the running board braces before blasting and coating, any reason?