Kevin's 1972 build thread (slow motion)

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Hello all, i've been lurking on this board for about 4 years,
and i have had my truck for about the same amount of time.
I'll do my best to put the pictures in order.
some may be missing, as most were uploaded to PB's website.
ok let me go ahead and get started!!

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this is what i started with

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i finally got it running after getting a 600cfm holley carb.
I never did drive it because i didnt have a lot of confidence in it being safe
ok folks
so thats what i started with!
very rough!!
My family thought i was crazy!
but i laughed to myself knowing that i had ordered
my dropmember from nate and my rear suspension from
chris alston chassisworks (Kp components)

ok so Now,
on to the next set of pictures!!

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i ended up pulling this engine by myself
(first time doing it)
wasn't hard at all

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oops!! got paint on my brothers driveway lol
i ended up getting a metal etching primer and hit it with a satin black finish
it came out pretty good!
i painted all the PB stuff this way

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next up,
i cleaned the frame, primer and then por15
i originally had this bright idea to use the silver por15
but i dont think i mixed it up good enough and ended up going with the black instead
and since i was working with limited time and space at my brothers garage
i only painted the area that i could reach, without removing the cab
i ended up covering the frame completly with por15 at a later date

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ended up going with 3" belltech
drop spindles,

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so, i made a decision to go with 1973 c10 lower control arms and have someone fab up a airbag cup/bracket to use with my dropmember,

well that all changed after finding out that MMW, michigan metalworks were creating C10 arms,
***also got new wheel bearings and rotors

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i really really want 22's for the front
but, that will have to wait
i had these wagon wheels laying around and just went with them for the mean time
i may eventually switch to 15's and wide white walls when i get closer to completion





i had to trim the wheel well just a little lol












front is done and the rear is up next
i have since moved to a new house,
and tried to finish the rear in speedy fashion

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it sure felt like christmas!!

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some time during my build i went to TN with a good friend of mine
we ended up meeting Lucky Brewer, stayed at his place for the night, met his wife and kids, and i learned about congenitial heart defects, in which his daughter Lilie had
i put the sticker on my truck, but i only found a pic of luckys truck,
but later we went to Layd out at the park, it was a cool show

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ok, so now the rear
it got done pretty quick

and i still need to brace the step notch

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ok, now some how i get bit by this bug

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I still don't have the front rack and pinion braces welded in, or the step notch brace welded in, i actually wasnt planning on doing any welding,
but, i'll get to that later

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80 thousand mile 2005 denali XL LQ4

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So i ended up blinking
and it was cleaned up and painted up pretty nicely lol

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i hope this pump doesnt bite me in the A5S later
i still have the stocker as back up
powersteering/alt bracket from speedway, also got the camaro oil pan and pickup tube (not pictured)

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hood hinges are in
no picture
bedsides are in boxes

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Shouts out to Captain FAB!! the rear impala SS kit is awesome
i got the wilwood d52 for the front ((still in box)

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better shot of the rear
i have since painted the Axle Black and the pumpkin Silver

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this pretty much brings things up to speed
i have done everything myself, and figured i better get a welder
so hopefully in the next few days my hobart 125 will arrive
i will then attempt to weld the Rack and pinion braces in
the bracket for the PB hood assembly, the brace for the rear step notch
and then it will be time to run the fuel lines, brake lines
raised wood floor for the rear, paint my trans (TH350)

i then need to make it to michigan as my uncle says he has
new bumpers,
a nicer grill,
grill surround,
rear sliding window
and a crackless windshield lol

recently got a new core support and doors (AMD)
via theBurb out of MN, great guy to deal with
still in need of a tailgate and wiring harness