Rattle Can Kustom!..A 12 week build..Can we do it..

[creep]

Is it a new compressor? If you contact Viair they may send you a new leader hose. They did for a friend of mine.

[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by creep

Is it a new compressor? If you contact Viair they may send you a new leader hose. They did for a friend of mine.

No, older 380c compr. with new leader hose.
I called and *****ed and theyre drop shipping new leader hose tomorrow. But 4 more days of truck parked...

[Dustin07]

hey Grumpy, you bagged front and back, and welded lower a-arms right? do you have any pics of the suspension work you did?

[jcramsey]

sweet truck...hope you get the air ride work out and i'll see ya cruisin around when we go visit my wifes fam up in East Liverpool next week

[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by Dustin07

hey Grumpy, you bagged front and back, and welded lower a-arms right? do you have any pics of the suspension work you did?

My buddy stepped the lower Aarms. It gained me 2 1/8" drop. He also cut 6" bag plates on his plasma table and welded them flush, so I didn't have to mess with lower bag cups.
Here's a pic installed, and off before new bj's and paint.

He's a master welder and does a lot of heavy chassis fabrication, so no worries about his welds.

The rear is just F9000 sleeve bags on trailing arms, 2" blocks. Its setting on bumpstops just a hair off frame until I can drive out to his shop. Then we're putting a 3" pipe notch in.
So it'll drop another inch or so. I'm putting a bs in again. I just want to drive with back where it is now.
The laid-out trucks are kool, but I like alittle Hotrod rake.
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[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by jcramsey

sweet truck...hope you get the air ride work out and i'll see ya cruisin around when we go visit my wifes fam up in East Liverpool next week

Thanks, but unless you're heading 1 hour north, I doubt you'll see me.
Unless you end up in Boardman. Then you may...
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[jcramsey]

Originally Posted by **grumpy**

Thanks, but unless you're heading 1 hour north, I doubt you'll see me.
Unless you end up in Boardman. Then you may...
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ahh i was thinkin you were closer.... we do get up to Boardman from time to time though...i'll keep a lookout if we do

[Dustin07]

very cool, thanks for sharing Grumpy. my '61 has updated frame ('68) so i'm working on doing something similar to that when I bag it.

[creep]

Originally Posted by Malibob

Not bad, not bad at all. See you in Salem. It will have been a long time since we all had one at the same time. Hope no one decides to sell theirs before we can all get together. LOL!!!

I hope to make it there. Never been and it's not too far away so I should make it for at least Saturday.

Truck looks really good grumpy. Did you use drop spindles too or just the stockers with drum brakes?

[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by creep

I hope to make it there. Never been and it's not too far away so I should make it for at least Saturday.

Truck looks really good grumpy. Did you use drop spindles too or just the stockers with drum brakes?

If all goes well, we could manage to have 7 pretty *****in C10s at Salem...
if nobody sells theirs before then..


No, I used stepped lower Aarms that Matt built me. Stayed with drums on this one. But all new brake system front to back.

[scum1]

nice progress i love what youve done with it. very similar to my overall goals..with that bag setup what other things needed to be modified. just shocks? when layed out do the tires rest on the inner fender?

[CRGRS 66]

Just came across this thread, I am subscribed, looks like you are having a great time with this!

[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by scum1

nice progress i love what youve done with it. very similar to my overall goals..with that bag setup what other things needed to be modified. just shocks? when layed out do the tires rest on the inner fender?

I have 205/75/15 tires on stock 15x6 steelies. With that said, I can fit my fingers on top of tire. So figure close to 3/4" space above tire when air'd out.
Im using the stock shocks still. They actually still have a half inch of compression when truck is air'd out. So no bottoming out.

But my stepped lower arms only gained me 2 1/8" drop, so just shy of typical drop spindles.

Thanks for the reply.

[**grumpy**]

Today brought truck not starting...
So after chasing wires, determined the ext voltage reg is dead, as well as weak alt.
So replaced with a late 70s style int reg alt.

Still waiting on new leader hose...................

And front bumper was lose, and found it to be tweaked. So it took 2hrs of fighting to get it close. Still looks off to me..
What do ya'll think?

Couple more pics cuz I'm a picture whore
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[scum1]

man i love the stance.

[mud.man.rj]

Cool picture across the grass.

[**grumpy**]

Originally Posted by scum1

man i love the stance. what do you think the odds are of your buddy wanting to make another set of those drop arms..say someone shipped him some and some bag cups..would he be interested in some extra cash? i dont want to buy drop spindles and have extra arms i can get..

I can ask him. Id imagine shipping something that heavy both ways, plus whatever he'd charge would make it pretty expensive.
Id guess you could damn near buy drop spindles and do disc..
But I'll ask him.

[scum1]

ya i was just throwing it out there, i already have the disc swap from donor 73..i was just trying to think of an alternative to drop spindles..

[**grumpy**]

Well, its a driver...WooHoo
We drove it around the block a few times this week, then put about 40 miles yesterday.
Today we met my buddy Shane with his Shoebox, and Streetsteel{Matt} with his 63 burb.

Still needs aligned, needs timed n tuned better, but she's a driver.
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[Mad Rods]

Those are some nice rides yall have there!!... Congrats on having a Driver now
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[**grumpy**]

Thanks. Had fun driving it all over today, even when the shifter linkage fell off

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[**grumpy**]

Sorry. No idea why some pics are sideways.
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[creep]

That looks sweet! Which Quaker is that? I am usually at the one in Sheffileld on Sundays.

[coulter]

ur ride turned out really sweet man!!! glad to see you getting to put some miles on it!!
the envy of seeing other people finish their projects and getting to cruise around is the main thing that keeps me going on my truck

[srziemkowski]

Bumper does look a bit up on the passenger side,not bad though,sweet turn out,motivation came my way this morning,i was at a stop light on the way to work this morning and after not barely seeing any of our body style ever,there was a blue one in front of me and when i was admiring it,i look in my mirror and there is a red one behind me woohoo,love it