The beauty *N* the beast

[jbice70gmc]

Thanks cheby glad you like it.

[jbice70gmc]

My motivation, thank you surf blue.

[jbice70gmc]

Cut the cups down today. I took a whole inch off. Hope I did'nt take to much but if I did i'm just out a set of cups anyway no biggie.

[VA72C10]

Looking really good! I think you might have taken a bit too much off the cups...but I guess we'll see when you get the lower arms in...

[jbice70gmc]

What exactly will cutting to much off do? Will the lower control arm hit the cross member or something? My buddy has the lowers pressing the ball joints in + I still need the shafts I may go and get them tomorrow if O'rielly has them in stock.

[jbice70gmc]

OK I got the lowers back from my bud with the new ball joints in place. Got new shafts upper and lower. One of my lower shafts was jacked up pretty bad the cap on one side had cracked and wore all the threads down so I just went ahead and bought all new shafts. Had a hard time getting the shaft caps to go on even after I used a wire brush on my drill to knock the powder coating off the threads. But there on now and every thing seems to fit OK. My bag does rub on the lower control arm a little since I cut my cups down. I'm sure over time it will wear on the bag and eventually may even rub a hole in the bags but I think I will live them as is for now the powder coating has the control arm feeling really smooth so I think it will be OK. Also got he spindles on today. Here are some pictures of todays progress.

[VA72C10]

Looking good! Looking at your cups again it almost looks like they were cut down before you cut them...the ones I've seen were almost twice as tall....wonder if you could tack back on the cut pieces and see how they work?

[jbice70gmc]

I bought the cups and plates from KP components. the cups were a little over 1 1/2 inches tall before cutting and the plates they sent me did'nt really work with the 2600's the bolt holes lined up fine but I had to do work on that air fitting hole it was off about 1/4 of an inch. I have been thinking about tacking the pieces I cut off back on but I'm just affraid I won't get the look I want. I really like your set up better with the plate up top and on the bottom. I need to talk with someone that has the same setup I have like trendz68 I think he may have cut his cups.

[jbice70gmc]

Took a couple of pictures with the wheels mocked up to the frame its got me geeked.If I had the cash I would'nt stop working night and day until it was finished.

[VA72C10]

I think most of the cups are 2 1/2"-3" and people cut them down to around an inch and a half. The plates I got from member jlaird on here...he sells them on ebay.

Frame looks really good!!!

[slick copper]

Just read though. Good story and going to be a killer truck! I know you said not a show truck, but sure looks like it could be as nice as you're doing it! Nice work on the frame and cab, I'll be watchin'!

[jbice70gmc]

Thanks there slick I've been learning alot.

[jbice70gmc]

Come to find out my spindle/rotor won't work for the wheels I have so I guess I'll be getting new spindles. I have these sold already so no biggy. The wheel actually fits fine but the Budnik wheels have a center cap that srews into the wheel and the hub on these rotors are to big. The light duty rotors hub have more of a taper and the caps will fit those fine. But to fit those I have to go with a different spindle. I'll have it lined out in a day or two.

[jbice70gmc]

The cup on the left was finished, they are 1" tall now instead of 1/2".

[jbice70gmc]

Well the new spindle/rotor things not gonna work. I guess I may have to have my hubs milled down a little so I can get the caps to go on. Anyone with any suggestions on having the hubs milled? I have seen other people do this so I guess it would still be safe.

[slick copper]

I can't say for sure, but I wouldn't think it would effect anything. Doesn't look like it would. Except allowing you to get your caps on!

[jbice70gmc]

Yea I've been working grave yard shift so I looked at threads on this all night lastnight and it looks like the Boss 338's had the same issue I have with my wheels. There have been several people here who had to do the same thing. As a matter of a fact I just walked in from dropping them off to be turned down. I found a custom motorcycle shop that will do both hubs for 30 bucks.

[franky69c10]

how nice progress

[jbice70gmc]

Slow progress

[jbice70gmc]

Funny story I have to tell. The guys at the shop I took my rotors to ($30.00 for both rotors) are all pretty hard core bikers and well the customer service isn't all that great but the guys are pretty cool. I took them in thinking it would take about the same amount of time as it would to have a set of rotors turned for a brake job. So I figured I would take them up there and wait your normal 30 minutes and bring them home. Well that obviously wasn't happening so I left them just before lunch thinking ok maybe he will call me to come pick them up later. Never got a call so I went by today a little after lunch to see if they had started on them. Walk in the shop area and lo and behold there is my rotors right were I left them hadn't been touched. Well no one was there for me to ask about a time frame of when they may be finished so I just went ahead and loaded them up and took them to a machine shop down the road. The guys there wanted $85.00 to turn them down and said it would be a week. While I was there I called another machine shop and they charged a minimum of one hour on all jobs that was going to be $115.00. Needless to say I put them back in my truck and drove straight back to the bike shop walked in put the rotors back where I found them never seen or talked to anyone lol. Patience is a virtue especially when you don't have a whole lot of cash.

[jbice70gmc]

Went to Battle drag here in H-town for just a little while today even though it was raining. Hasn't rained here in months so we really needed it but I hated seeing all the nice shiney rides getting drenched. I feel like I live in Cali with all the wild fires we've had. Anyway here is a few pics I snapped with my cell for you guys who like the custom look.

[jbice70gmc]

I figure cheby will like this first one.

[jbice70gmc]

Here's more. My buddies truck and his buddies truck both porterbuilt equiped and both still a work in progress.

[jbice70gmc]

And afew more.

[jbice70gmc]

And last but not least.