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Old 01-17-2011, 09:00 PM   #101
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

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Old 01-17-2011, 09:11 PM   #102
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Thank You to everyone for the positive feed back
The wheel base is the stock 116 inches.
that is cool, i am now wondering why a guy on here set his up at 117"
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Old 01-25-2011, 10:33 PM   #103
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

We have gotten a lot done since the last time i posted and we are starting to see some results and i have to say it looks pretty sweet. Im not gonna say anything because a picture says 1000 words.
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Old 01-25-2011, 10:41 PM   #104
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Looking good buddy, and I just posted some more pics of my rear section.
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Old 01-26-2011, 12:13 AM   #105
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yah i saw that yours is looking good to.
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Old 01-26-2011, 01:02 AM   #106
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Looks great.
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Old 01-26-2011, 09:16 PM   #107
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That's really going to be a nice looking frame!
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Old 01-26-2011, 09:24 PM   #108
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

I don't see any bare spots on the frame. All I see is red, So guess your done with it. It looks really great.
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Old 01-26-2011, 09:35 PM   #109
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Thanks everyone we are pretty much done with the frame and just need to put the shock mounts on the rear we havent decided if we are going to run coilovers or the mono leaf.
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Old 01-26-2011, 11:37 PM   #110
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

With as nice as the frame looks, can't wait to see how the rest of the truck looks.
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Old 01-27-2011, 01:33 AM   #111
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Well right now the rest of the truck is in pieces but i hope it turns out as nice as the frame is. everyone has a vision i think and in my vision it will be nicer than the frame is.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:28 PM   #112
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Here is the ride height we are looking at it will be a little lower.
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Old 01-27-2011, 08:30 PM   #113
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The frame came out really nice, great work on it.
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Old 01-28-2011, 11:51 PM   #114
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

I just started building the frame for my 54 gmc, waiting on my 87 corvette front and rear end so i can figure out my ride height. I took all the measurements off a stock frame...what did u use for measurements? Whats your ride height set at? Hoping mine looks as good as yours when done!
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Old 01-29-2011, 09:56 AM   #115
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Here is the ride height we are looking at it will be a little lower.
How did you attach your running boards and your battery box? I just wonder because everything was enclosed on the backside.
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Old 01-30-2011, 12:38 AM   #116
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I just started building the frame for my 54 gmc, waiting on my 87 corvette front and rear end so i can figure out my ride height. I took all the measurements off a stock frame...what did u use for measurements? Whats your ride height set at? Hoping mine looks as good as yours when done!
We got a factory assembly manual and it had a drawing of all the specifications of the frame and we built it off of that and made almost everything to the stock dimensions. the ride height i really havent measured but i like it and it looks good. Thanks for the positive comments.
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Old 01-30-2011, 12:40 AM   #117
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How did you attach your running boards and your battery box? I just wonder because everything was enclosed on the backside.
The tube steel is 1/4 inch thick so we just drilled and tapped it and it seems very strong.
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Thank you for the info!
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Old 01-30-2011, 01:31 AM   #119
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Wow, great stuff.
And this should show others how to build a custom truck, and not goof up an original frame to boot.
I would like to know what kind of paint your using? For the frame and body etc.
Also what is the thickness of the steel tube for the frame rail sections? 3/16 ths???
And are the other dimensions approximate to the factory rail and beam sections?
Very excellent job, is it all welded wire feed?
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Wow, great stuff.
And this should show others how to build a custom truck, and not goof up an original frame to boot.
I would like to know what kind of paint your using? For the frame and body etc.
Also what is the thickness of the steel tube for the frame rail sections? 3/16 ths???
And are the other dimensions approximate to the factory rail and beam sections?
Very excellent job, is it all welded wire feed?
Yah hopefully the guy that originally started this truck reads this because it was a mess. We used Rustoleum for the frame and we are going to use tcp global hot rod flatz for the paint.
the frame is 1/4 inch thick and we used the same dimensions as an original factory frame. My dad tig welded everything on the frame and wire fed and tig on the cab.
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Old 02-03-2011, 11:39 PM   #121
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Playin with photo shop
if it looks familiar i borrowed it from Mylow53
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Old 02-13-2011, 10:07 PM   #122
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

Whats the measurent from the ground to the bottom of the running board? Finally got all my suspension components minus the flat out front crossmember. I got all the dimensions from a stock frame and all the steel, just cant wait to get started!
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Old 02-13-2011, 10:13 PM   #123
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What degree do you have for the kickdown on the front of the frame? Am I wrong or does it start just rear of the crossmember?
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Re: 1952 chevy home made frame build

sorry i havent updated in a while but ive been busy startin football again. any way we havent done alot but started doing body work on the cab and havent gotten the hang of it yet. also got some parts to rebuild the door hinges. will post some pics probably tomorrow or the next day.
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Old 04-17-2011, 11:32 PM   #125
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What degree do you have for the kickdown on the front of the frame? Am I wrong or does it start just rear of the crossmember?
All of our frame dimensions are stock but i think its 3 degrees or something around there. and it starts just before the rear axle.
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