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brian69longbed · 11-04-2009, 11:33 PM

there's always something that needs to be done. this is temporary considering im not sure if it will work with the rims i want. 20x10 zero off set. axles were installed for mock up and rolling chassis. gonna run 5 on 5. anyone got any for sale???

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sand blasted, thanks harbor freight!
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brian69longbed · 11-04-2009, 11:35 PM

the right way to remove factory bracketry
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VA72C10 · 11-04-2009, 11:42 PM

Looks good. Glad to see progress...

brian69longbed · 11-04-2009, 11:45 PM

woo hoo page 5! ha ha yeah its been eating at me to work on it. SOMETHING...

VA72C10 · 11-05-2009, 12:02 AM

I know I'm slacking on mine between work and family not much time...plus, I'm waiting for parts to arrive....I still have about a billion things I could be working on but it's hard to get over there w/ the hours I put in and still see my girls so the truck is the one that suffers

0331grunt · 11-05-2009, 08:26 AM

progress is progress...

mcbassin · 11-12-2009, 12:28 AM

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the right way to remove factory bracketry
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Great progress, glad I checked in it again. Just curious, what is the "right" way to remove the factory mounts? I may be doing the same thing on mine if I decide to buy a donor burb (86 5 hole). Plasma? Torch? or the cut-off wheel method? something else?

brian69longbed · 11-12-2009, 03:43 PM

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Great progress, glad I checked in it again. Just curious, what is the "right" way to remove the factory mounts? I may be doing the same thing on mine if I decide to buy a donor burb (86 5 hole). Plasma? Torch? or the cut-off wheel method? something else?

well the brakets are either 3/16" or 1/4". you'd have to have a fairly decent plasma to get them off. the cut off wheel would take forever and you'd constantly have to change the wheel. i used oxygen acetylene torch with a scarfing tip. it worked well and with little clean up. for the clean up i used a 4 1/2" grinder with a sand paper wheel. it was all very little effort for a very good turn out. hope it helps

brian69longbed · 11-17-2009, 12:04 AM

kind of irrelevant but here i am last weekend in the desert. it's riding season![IMG]

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brian69longbed · 12-16-2009, 09:06 PM

OK starting to get back on track... here are some updates.
i started fixing the small dents in my front fenders, the decided to work on shaving my marker lights.
i cut out the marker light attatchment point. I made a panel with a step in it using this cool stepping tool that goes in a air hammer. the panel goes in from the back side of the fender. i tacked it in place and then used silver solder brazing rod and sealed the panel to the fender. now its sealed, as with welding a pinhole could mean rust down the line. check em out
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brian69longbed · 12-16-2009, 09:09 PM

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the only down side to brazing is the heat, BUT... i already straightened the area. it came right back with minimal effort.
it took 3 rods of silver solder to do this marker. i learned as i went...
the three rods were 27 bucks! need to get more, they come in packs of 3.
STAY TUNED!!

mcbassin · 12-16-2009, 09:55 PM

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the only down side to brazing is the heat, BUT... i already straightened the area. it came right back with minimal effort.
it took 3 rods of silver solder to do this marker. i learned as i went...
the three rods were 27 bucks! need to get more, they come in packs of 3.
STAY TUNED!!

Looks like a very strong joint using sivler solder. Just curious why you decided to go this direction? Just an experiment? It seem like a mig or tig would be signifcantly cheaper and hard to keep the heat level down. I really like the way you made the lip on the edge to overlap the joint. Keep it up!

brian69longbed · 12-17-2009, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looks like a very strong joint using sivler solder. Just curious why you decided to go this direction? Just an experiment? It seem like a mig or tig would be signifcantly cheaper and hard to keep the heat level down. I really like the way you made the lip on the edge to overlap the joint. Keep it up!

originally i was going to mig it but then my boss made a good point. when you mig sheetmetal you have to tack and tack and tack etc. until your piece is fully welded. with tacking you could still have a small pine hole and not know it. this means moisture and rust down the line. the silver solder flows into the seam, sealing it completely.

bad6772 · 12-17-2009, 07:09 PM

Dude..Your doing a great job...I have not been to this side of the forum much since I got Sweet Pea done....But awesome work...Cant wait to see it all together.

mcbassin · 12-17-2009, 11:59 PM

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originally i was going to mig it but then my boss made a good point. when you mig sheetmetal you have to tack and tack and tack etc. until your piece is fully welded. with tacking you could still have a small pine hole and not know it. this means moisture and rust down the line. the silver solder flows into the seam, sealing it completely.

Very good point! I am doing Tig only on all our sheetmetal but it's still very difficult to keep from not getting small pin holes unless your metal is very clean. It's also a lot slower than mig, but it's still cheap.
BTW that desert trip looked like some serious FUN!

sgaylord · 12-18-2009, 11:05 PM

Nice work!

brian69longbed · 12-25-2009, 11:07 PM

santa loved me this year
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my 2 ton cherry picker, used for cab removal and install with ease,. oh yeah and for my engine too... ha ha

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brothers urethane cab and core support body mounts

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EZ wirings 21 circuit wire harness

i also have Marquez Designs tail lights in the mail and Nate from porterbuilt is sending me my new hood hinges
TIME TO GET MOTIVATED FOR 2010!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!

0331grunt · 12-26-2009, 10:43 AM

guess I wasn't as good as you

.. Looks like you got some cool stuff. Hope it motivates you to get to work on it!

orange71 · 12-26-2009, 01:01 PM

Im giving you by the end of the day to have one of these parts installed!

VA72C10 · 12-26-2009, 06:46 PM

Man, nice set of parts. I'm going to be running the Marquez lights on mine as well....like how they give the frenched appearance.

mcbassin · 12-26-2009, 11:36 PM

Santa must have thought I was a bad kid, I didn't get anything like you got. Those are some nice looking parts! I would love to score a enging lift like that.

brian69longbed · 12-27-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Santa must have thought I was a bad kid, I didn't get anything like you got. Those are some nice looking parts! I would love to score a enging lift like that.

its a harbor freight lift, under 200. its a 2 ton and stores pretty small. a great deal

brian69longbed · 12-28-2009, 11:23 PM

CHRISTMAS IS OVER!!! finally i can focus again... ha ha
got a solid 3 hours on the front left fender today
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VA72C10 · 12-28-2009, 11:26 PM

that's all you did in three hours???

j/k....looking good man

brian69longbed · 12-28-2009, 11:27 PM

im going for a somewhat smooth look, maybe not, i'll move the emblems or have my buddy lazer some out for me... he he he
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11-04-2009, 11:33 PM	#101
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed there's always something that needs to be done. this is temporary considering im not sure if it will work with the rims i want. 20x10 zero off set. axles were installed for mock up and rolling chassis. gonna run 5 on 5. anyone got any for sale??? sand blasted, thanks harbor freight! __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115 Last edited by brian69longbed; 11-04-2009 at 11:36 PM.

11-04-2009, 11:35 PM	#102
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed the right way to remove factory bracketry __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

11-04-2009, 11:42 PM	#103
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 69 lonbed Looks good. Glad to see progress... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

11-04-2009, 11:45 PM	#104
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed woo hoo page 5! ha ha yeah its been eating at me to work on it. SOMETHING... __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

11-05-2009, 12:02 AM	#105
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 69 lonbed I know I'm slacking on mine between work and family not much time...plus, I'm waiting for parts to arrive....I still have about a billion things I could be working on but it's hard to get over there w/ the hours I put in and still see my girls so the truck is the one that suffers __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

11-05-2009, 08:26 AM	#106
0331grunt Now what?? Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Webbers Falls, OK Posts: 579	Re: My 69 lonbed progress is progress... __________________ 69 Long Fleet - Project 06 Ram 1ton Cummins 4x4-DD 01 Tahoe- wifes "The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." ~ Vince Lombardi "A dream doesn't become reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination and hard work." ~ Colin Powell my, um, build USMC OIF Veteran SEMPER FI!

12-16-2009, 09:06 PM	#110
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed OK starting to get back on track... here are some updates. i started fixing the small dents in my front fenders, the decided to work on shaving my marker lights. i cut out the marker light attatchment point. I made a panel with a step in it using this cool stepping tool that goes in a air hammer. the panel goes in from the back side of the fender. i tacked it in place and then used silver solder brazing rod and sealed the panel to the fender. now its sealed, as with welding a pinhole could mean rust down the line. check em out __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

12-16-2009, 09:09 PM	#111
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed the only down side to brazing is the heat, BUT... i already straightened the area. it came right back with minimal effort. it took 3 rods of silver solder to do this marker. i learned as i went... the three rods were 27 bucks! need to get more, they come in packs of 3. STAY TUNED!! __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

12-17-2009, 07:09 PM	#114
bad6772 Official Site Guitar Shredder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 3,952	Re: My 69 lonbed Dude..Your doing a great job...I have not been to this side of the forum much since I got Sweet Pea done....But awesome work...Cant wait to see it all together.

12-18-2009, 11:05 PM	#116
sgaylord Project collector Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sanderson, Fl Posts: 700	Re: My 69 lonbed Nice work! __________________ 69 CST-10 SWB (disguised as a 67) 383/700r4 Jezebel Jezebel 3.0 NEW!!! 2020 GMC 3500 Denali Duramax 2016 Harley Street Glide CVO Roll Tide!

12-25-2009, 11:07 PM	#117
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed santa loved me this year my 2 ton cherry picker, used for cab removal and install with ease,. oh yeah and for my engine too... ha ha brothers urethane cab and core support body mounts EZ wirings 21 circuit wire harness i also have Marquez Designs tail lights in the mail and Nate from porterbuilt is sending me my new hood hinges TIME TO GET MOTIVATED FOR 2010! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!! __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

12-26-2009, 10:43 AM	#118
0331grunt Now what?? Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Webbers Falls, OK Posts: 579	Re: My 69 lonbed guess I wasn't as good as you .. Looks like you got some cool stuff. Hope it motivates you to get to work on it! __________________ 69 Long Fleet - Project 06 Ram 1ton Cummins 4x4-DD 01 Tahoe- wifes "The quality of a persons life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." ~ Vince Lombardi "A dream doesn't become reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination and hard work." ~ Colin Powell my, um, build USMC OIF Veteran SEMPER FI!

12-26-2009, 01:01 PM	#119
orange71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: upland, california Posts: 146	Re: My 69 lonbed Im giving you by the end of the day to have one of these parts installed!

12-26-2009, 06:46 PM	#120
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 69 lonbed Man, nice set of parts. I'm going to be running the Marquez lights on mine as well....like how they give the frenched appearance. __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

12-26-2009, 11:36 PM	#121
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: My 69 lonbed Santa must have thought I was a bad kid, I didn't get anything like you got. Those are some nice looking parts! I would love to score a enging lift like that. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group



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12-28-2009, 11:23 PM	#123
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed CHRISTMAS IS OVER!!! finally i can focus again... ha ha got a solid 3 hours on the front left fender today __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

12-28-2009, 11:26 PM	#124
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: My 69 lonbed that's all you did in three hours??? j/k....looking good man __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

12-28-2009, 11:27 PM	#125
brian69longbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: chino ca Posts: 215	Re: My 69 lonbed im going for a somewhat smooth look, maybe not, i'll move the emblems or have my buddy lazer some out for me... he he he __________________ 69' 1/2 ton LONGBED__ _______ \|__\__ \|__(O)______(O)] My build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=354115

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