Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project* - Page 34 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Frizzle Fry · 07-20-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

As tight as that's in there, I think you'll have to pull the body off and disassemble the frame to get the exhaust out of there to paint ......

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Ya pretty much...

I put clamps in the places where I'll need it to come apart in the future

XXL · 07-21-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

I put clamps in the places where I'll need it to come apart in the future

That's how most of my truck is held together

... cept I use this stuff...

joe231 · 07-21-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by XXL

That's how most of my truck is held together

... cept I use this stuff...

I don't even want to know what you were doing to run across that site

Frizzle Fry · 07-22-2008, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by XXL

That's how most of my truck is held together

... cept I use this stuff...

Yep, that proves it: Duct tape can hold anything together...

Where you been XXL? How's the project?

wagonhoe · 07-20-2008, 07:00 PM

I bow in your presence... for you are the King.

tdave00 · 07-22-2008, 01:00 PM

Looking good. I almost can't handle this piece by piece. I wanna see it done so bad. You definitely have a very unique truck.

northern 85 · 07-22-2008, 09:08 PM

WOW!!! What a build!

aggie91 · 07-29-2008, 09:20 AM

Darn, I have to subscribe to another build.

Awsome work Frizzle, I can't wait to get my new shop this fall/winter so that I can start on ONE of my projects.

noteron · 08-27-2008, 08:48 PM

Hey Frizzle... I saw your build-up while i was at Winco....SWEEEET!

Frizzle Fry · 08-28-2008, 07:15 AM

Thanks man! It's unreal to get mag coverage on a project that really started as a spur-of-the-moment whim. Josh did a good job of consolidating 30+ pages down into a magazine sized article. In fact, I just noticed that it is now online:
Here's the link to their main page.

And the article.

67ChevyRedneck · 08-28-2008, 08:42 AM

That's awesome!!!

Did you get enough $$$ for at least paint?

We need more updates!

IvelDesigns · 08-28-2008, 09:05 AM

holy cow man. that's really cool. always neat to see someone from the forums make it to a mag, but then to have it be a project build, even better.

with this kind of coverage, I bet you'll get a good number of calls from guys looking for you to "tahoe-itize" their subs.

JayDubBlazer · 08-28-2008, 09:56 AM

Thats awesome you got published, good job

jkaylor68gmc · 08-28-2008, 10:27 AM

Friz, thanks for the kind words, your burb is awesome and I am just glad I could help out a fellow member. Your hard work deserves to be seen.

Anyone who wants a physical copy can call Sonja at 866/515-5770

Sorry for the shameless plug, we have like 300 of them.

jkaylor68gmc · 08-28-2008, 10:31 AM

That exhausts is terrific, man, all I can say is that you pretty much won't be able to fit anything else under there, starting to look pretty tight.

abadsvt · 08-28-2008, 02:18 PM

Congrats on the article Frizzle! You deserve to get your work seen by others (besides your fan base on here) for all the awesome work you have done. Thats one bad a$$ tahoe!!!!

Josh

BACKYARD88 · 08-28-2008, 03:15 PM

Congrats on the article Mike!

5150 · 08-28-2008, 08:26 PM

congrats, cool that two members in the same mag, what are the odds.

**Captkaos** · 08-29-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150

congrats, cool that two members in the same mag, what are the odds.

Pretty good when the photographer posts here

K5KRAZIE · 08-29-2008, 07:04 PM

WOW!!!! JUST WOW!!!
Well and you know it needs to be a 4x4........right???lol

Number98 · 09-04-2008, 08:41 PM

No updates in a while...... you sleeping on the job here Frizz?

Frizzle Fry · 09-07-2008, 04:16 AM

Thanks to everyone for the congrats.

Number98, It's made it to the big time; a magazine article. What else do you want?

Actually I had a busy month or three, but I'm back at it. I've finished all the final welding on the exhaust and ground all the butt-joints smooth. From the mufflers back has been painted with high-temp ceramic embedded paint. I also made some new brackets for the rear upper shock mounts (couldn't find exactly what I needed in the catalogs). I'm relocating the rear shocks to accommodate the full length exhaust. Last thing to do on the exhaust is the cross-over pipe in front of the AT xmember, then I'll paint the intermediate pipes and do the final install.

Here are the pics. The last pic is something else that's been taking up some of my time as well (just lowered the front and started painting the tires/wheels. yes painting the tires... we'll see how it works and go from there...). The rear will be lowered next weekend.

babyblueoval · 09-07-2008, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

painting the tires/wheels. yes painting the tires

Frizzle,
I've never seen tires "painted" without them being smoothed first. How did you do that with all the letters intact?

Very cool btw!

Frizzle Fry · 09-07-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by joe231

Cool!
excuse my ignorance, but what kind of car is that

I actually had never seen or heard of them before I found this one. It's a 66 Sunbeam Minx. They were more often badged as Hillmans under the Rootes group. It's about the size of a VW Notchback, but has a water cooled front/rear config. It'll be the new DD soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by babyblueoval

Frizzle,
I've never seen tires "painted" without them being smoothed first. How did you do that with all the letters intact?

Very cool btw!

Thanks. I don't know if it'll last but I read a few success stories about using plastic paint over clean/scuffed sidewalls. If nothing else it will give me the motivation to get real ones.

babyblueoval · 09-07-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Thanks. I don't know if it'll last but I read a few success stories about using plastic paint over clean/scuffed sidewalls. If nothing else it will give me the motivation to get real ones.

You can also go this route and use whatever tire you want:
http://www.vwparts.net/VW-70.html
They're available from other sources and in different widths but they work well. I've had blue ones on my bug with Michelins for years.

07-20-2008, 07:00 PM	#5
wagonhoe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego, Is there anywhere else? Posts: 125	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project I bow in your presence... for you are the King. __________________ 1969 C10 Suburban, 396cid, Turbo 400, 9" F***, Disk brakes all around 1968 C10 Suburban, 350cid, 700R4, bent frame 1968 C20 Suburban, no motor, trans or interior (SOLD!) 1953 Packard Ambulance 1992 Caprice wagon

07-22-2008, 01:00 PM	#6
tdave00 Restoring a 68 SWB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,068	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Looking good. I almost can't handle this piece by piece. I wanna see it done so bad. You definitely have a very unique truck. __________________ My Build Thread: Lucy - My 1968 SWB - Shop Truck Style North Nashville Concrete Contractor

07-22-2008, 09:08 PM	#7
northern 85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfield Maine Posts: 1,759	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project WOW!!! What a build!

07-29-2008, 09:20 AM	#8
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Darn, I have to subscribe to another build. Awsome work Frizzle, I can't wait to get my new shop this fall/winter so that I can start on ONE of my projects. __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

08-27-2008, 08:48 PM	#9
noteron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 89	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Hey Frizzle... I saw your build-up while i was at Winco....SWEEEET!

08-28-2008, 07:15 AM	#10
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Thanks man! It's unreal to get mag coverage on a project that really started as a spur-of-the-moment whim. Josh did a good job of consolidating 30+ pages down into a magazine sized article. In fact, I just noticed that it is now online: Here's the link to their main page. And the article.

08-28-2008, 08:42 AM	#11
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project That's awesome!!! Did you get enough $$$ for at least paint? We need more updates! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 08-28-2008 at 08:45 AM.

08-28-2008, 09:05 AM	#12
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project holy cow man. that's really cool. always neat to see someone from the forums make it to a mag, but then to have it be a project build, even better. with this kind of coverage, I bet you'll get a good number of calls from guys looking for you to "tahoe-itize" their subs. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

08-28-2008, 09:56 AM	#13
JayDubBlazer go cyclones Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 1,885	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Thats awesome you got published, good job __________________ Wes PROJECT OLE GREEN 1972 Blazer 4X4 350/700R4 2017 Silverado LT

08-28-2008, 10:27 AM	#14
jkaylor68gmc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: TN Posts: 2,448	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Friz, thanks for the kind words, your burb is awesome and I am just glad I could help out a fellow member. Your hard work deserves to be seen. Anyone who wants a physical copy can call Sonja at 866/515-5770 Sorry for the shameless plug, we have like 300 of them. __________________ 1947 International KB-1 1957 Chevy Bel-Air riding low 1962 swb fleetside 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 7-inch lift on 35 Daily driver 2016 Chevy Tahoe Better halves ride

08-28-2008, 10:31 AM	#15
jkaylor68gmc Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: TN Posts: 2,448	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project That exhausts is terrific, man, all I can say is that you pretty much won't be able to fit anything else under there, starting to look pretty tight. __________________ 1947 International KB-1 1957 Chevy Bel-Air riding low 1962 swb fleetside 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 7-inch lift on 35 Daily driver 2016 Chevy Tahoe Better halves ride

08-28-2008, 02:18 PM	#16
abadsvt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 1,152	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Congrats on the article Frizzle! You deserve to get your work seen by others (besides your fan base on here) for all the awesome work you have done. Thats one bad a$$ tahoe!!!! Josh __________________ (Project truck) 1970 C10 under complete transformation My current build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212871 Other project: C5 corvette swap into 70 c10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post2413517 On Hold

08-28-2008, 03:15 PM	#17
BACKYARD88 On the fast track to nowhere.. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Splendora, Texas Posts: 5,316	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Congrats on the article Mike! __________________ -Mike Owen- Support the board here! 71 Chevy short fleet build thread Double D Norwood, Houston, Cecilia, Jackson, Monroe and counting

08-28-2008, 08:26 PM	#18
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project congrats, cool that two members in the same mag, what are the odds. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

08-29-2008, 07:04 PM	#20
K5KRAZIE Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wa. State Posts: 352	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project WOW!!!! JUST WOW!!! Well and you know it needs to be a 4x4........right???lol __________________ TRUCKS '72 K5 '06 mega dually



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09-04-2008, 08:41 PM	#21
Number98 Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Worldwide Posts: 2,553	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project No updates in a while...... you sleeping on the job here Frizz?

09-07-2008, 04:16 AM	#22
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Thanks to everyone for the congrats. Number98, It's made it to the big time; a magazine article. What else do you want? Actually I had a busy month or three, but I'm back at it. I've finished all the final welding on the exhaust and ground all the butt-joints smooth. From the mufflers back has been painted with high-temp ceramic embedded paint. I also made some new brackets for the rear upper shock mounts (couldn't find exactly what I needed in the catalogs). I'm relocating the rear shocks to accommodate the full length exhaust. Last thing to do on the exhaust is the cross-over pipe in front of the AT xmember, then I'll paint the intermediate pipes and do the final install. Here are the pics. The last pic is something else that's been taking up some of my time as well (just lowered the front and started painting the tires/wheels. yes painting the tires... we'll see how it works and go from there...). The rear will be lowered next weekend.

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