Pink's 68/72 - Dropmember Equipped Build

[Pinky6872]

After more than 13 years of owning this truck, I'm finally getting serious about building it. I started this thing when I was 16 and nearly had it running a few years back when I decided to tear it apart and start over. After doing a lot of research and saving my pennies, I finally pulled the trigger on a ton of Porterbuilt parts. I don't expect to be done for a while but I figured I would start my own build thread. I hope you guys like it.



















Front frame horns were bent so I decided to replace them rather than try to straighten them






That's it for now but hopefully in a few more weeks, I will have some more updates to post.

[C10Greg]

Nice start! I'll be following this build.

[Pinky6872]

While I'm in the posting mood, I went to SEMA last week and here's some of the C10's I took pictures of.













Does anyone know what kind of headlights these are?





I've seen this truck a few times now and I'm blown away at the quality everytime. Awesome build!

[C10Greg]

The headlights you asked about are JW Speaker 8700 evolutions. Super bright led's.

[Twisted78SS]

I like the build so far, seeing the pics of parts in mockup will help me to as it looks very similar to mine.. You are a ahead of me by a couple weeks..

I'm curious to the overall theme you are looking to do

[69CST-V]

Looking forward to your progress....Looks like a great start.

[Pinky6872]

Originally Posted by C10Greg

The headlights you asked about are JW Speaker 8700 evolutions. Super bright led's.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

I like the build so far, seeing the pics of parts in mockup will help me to as it looks very similar to mine.. You are a ahead of me by a couple weeks..

I'm curious to the overall theme you are looking to do

I have a few plans but no overall theme or anything. I gather a lot of inspiration from the trucks I see on this forum. I've got a long road ahead of me. Here's a short list of the things I know I want to do.
- CPP Big Brake Kit Front & Rear
- Built 6.0l w/4l80e trans (maybe a turbo in the future)
- 20" front wheels / 22" rear wheels
- Smooth firewall

[Ulysses]

Excellent start to what looks like an amazing build. That porter built stuff is just incredible.

I cant wait to get my hands on some of those parts when I do my build.

Please share as many pics of the frame build as you can. They will be a huge help to me and most builds these days.

Thank You

Ulysses

[Rochlow]

Good list of parts. I wish Porterbuilt had made the fram stiffener/trailing arm crossmember, when I was building my frame. Quality piece!

[Pinky6872]

Small update on the project. I got the control arms powder coated and love the way they came out. The color is Mystic Black. I started finish welding the new front end on and so far, so good. I also decided I wanted to weld on a lot of the PB stuff rather then bolt it on, so the front shock mounts are welded in place.

[mooseknuckles]

great build so far!

[slowcpe]

Nice start so far. Watching.

[ChuckDriver]

Nice project, putting a pile of PB parts under mine too!

[Pinky6872]

Hey guys, I started installing the notches for the rack and pinion. I trimmed them down almost an inch to get rid of the overhang. I plan on grinding the outside welds flush so they don't look welded in. I stole the idea from toocrazy and his awesome 69 slammed, 22"/24" bbc shaved clean build



I've also been practicing my welding and it's starting to pay off.

[Pinky6872]

I haven't got as much done on the truck lately as I'd like but at least I made a little progress.

I got both rack notches welded in and started grinding down the welds smooth.



I also started filling some of the holes in the frame. It's going to take forever to fill all these holes in.





I also got the rear notches fully bolted in so I was finally able to start cutting out the old frame.

[Pinky6872]

Finally got the old frame sections cut out and flush with the step notches. I also cut the back sections off the frame in preparation for the new body drop rear sections.

[Pinky6872]

Rear body drop brackets and crossmember almost completely installed

[sammygroundzero]

Great progress that pb stuff is awesome

[Pinky6872]

Originally Posted by sammygroundzero

Great progress that pb stuff is awesome

Thanks man, it's coming together nicely. Having quality parts to work with makes it easier too.

[Pinky6872]

Front crossmember and airbag mounts are bolted in place for good. I had to do a little massaging to get everything to fit up correctly but nothing major.

[Number98]

Looks great!

[Splash4195]

WOW nice build!

[Pinky6872]

Originally Posted by Number98

Looks great!

Originally Posted by Splash4195

WOW nice build!

Thanks Guys!

[Pinky6872]

Made a little bit more progress. I copied "mooseknuckles" and made the front frame sections match.

Started by cutting out the old section on the passenger side.


Then I cut the drivers side down to be able to make a template.


Cut out a piece from an old crossmember and welded it in.


Got it all ground down and I think it looks pretty good. It took about 3 hours from start to finish.

[RRR18]

Nice man! I'll be following.