Project Goldilocks, '66 C10 SWB BBW Build

[65Pickup]

Nice planning and great tip on the x member flip. That a Cougar in the background?

[chevyrestoguy]

I'm really interested to see how you're going to make that X-member snake around the trailing arms and not have them come in contact at full compression or full droop. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but is the x-member going above or below the trailing arm on the frame attach point closest to the rear end?

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by 65Pickup

Nice planning and great tip on the x member flip. That a Cougar in the background?

It's a Cougar, a '67 or '68. Not sure if it's a real XR-7 or not.

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy

I'm really interested to see how you're going to make that X-member snake around the trailing arms and not have them come in contact at full compression or full droop. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but is the x-member going above or below the trailing arm on the frame attach point closest to the rear end?

Both upper and lower X member rear attachment points are above the trailing arms. Since theyre above the arms, they've only got to clear at full drop. The lower X will be dropped in the center to clear the driveshaft at full lift.
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[theastronaut]

Well, I found out that my tubing roller isn't going to be able to bend the lower tubes that have a tighter bend in them. It was pretty tough getting the slight curves in the upper tubes bent enough. I've used 16g and 18g tubing with it before and it did fine, but it didn't like the heavier 14g. I've got the upper tubes cut, shaped, welded, and clamped in place. It's amazing how much stiffer the rear half of the frame is with just the upper X clamped in place!!



I tapered down the ends of the tubing up front to make sure they cleared the cab when it goes back on.







Slight bend to clear the bed floor braces.





Driveshaft clearance at full drop.





Finished up, ready to be welded in place.









Bed floor rail clearance.







Trailing arm clearance at full drop.

[aggie91]

Looks good. What are you going to do about the bends in the lower tubes?

[theastronaut]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Looks good. What are you going to do about the bends in the lower tubes?

Not sure yet. I may make patterns and take the tubes to somebody with a better bender. I thought about making pie cuts then bending and rewelding the cut but that would be alot of cutting/welding/grinding.
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[McMurphy]

I am so totally lost, I cannot keep up with what you are doing...
But I am in such awe that I cannot stop looking.

What you are doing sure looks good though, you know, for what its worth.