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Bagged, shaved, on Dubs..... Sounds like you have a lot of fun planned.:metal:

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Hoping so...hope to get a lot more done over the next month. Starting next week

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You have any pictures of the painted frame?

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Sorry, just noticed the post...I haven't painted it yet, but should be in a week or so and will post up then...but by then you might have yours done ;)

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Definitely sounds like it is coming right along. Can't wait for some more pics! :D

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I will have more pictures tomorrow. Went over to work on it tonight and got a lot done. Bed is off, mocked up some of the airbag stuff before to see how it will fit with the bed on. Front clip is off as well. Was pleasantly surprised to find NO rust on the front of the cab. Very excited about that. Got the core support off and radiator/tranny cooler drained. Going to take the engine out probably tomorrow night and will take some pictures. Decided I'll be taking the cab off too to make it a frame-off. What the heck at this point :lol:
It will make it easier to finish up the cab mounts and paint the underside nicely. Going to paint everything off of the truck for better results. Can't wait to get started on the suspension!

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Here are the pictures. These I took when I got there tonight. Three hours later it looked almost the same minus the steering column, wiring, e-brake, etc. So after the engine and tranny are pulled, it's 4 bolts for the cab and it's off.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009003.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009004.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009007.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009008.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009010.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009015.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009016.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009017.jpg

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Wow, sorry they're so fuzzy. they looked fine on the camera :lol:

As you can see the exhaust is already close to the trailing arms and runs under the crossmember so we'll be running it through the crossmember. Going with all new exhaust as well.

Here's a few pictures of the rust areas needing attention still and some we've started to fix as well as the nice heated springs I'll be swapping out for bags. Let this be a warning to those considering heating springs...notice they are actually sitting on each other at the bottom.

Passenger rear floor
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009005.jpg
Patch for passenger rear floor
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009006.jpg
Driver's rear floor. I will have a box behind the seat so we cut out the rust and put this panel in running it all the way to the cab corner eliminating the factory "hole" there.
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009009.jpg

New carrier bearing (will probably be flipping before I put the bed back on)
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009011.jpg


Heated springs :devil:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009013.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009014.jpg

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and before someone says something about the itsy bitsy air cleaner....I just put it there so I don't drop dirt/bolts down the carb... :lol:

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Here's a current rendering of the finished product. Thanks, Skorp

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...ontruck2-1.jpg

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Gona be really nice

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Hey Jonathon,

I don't know why I haven't subscribe to this earlier, but here I am....ghlad to help out with the door panels....they'll look good with what you are planning (if it doesn't change again:lol:).....I like the rendering of the finished product...looking forward to watching it come together!!!....Also, saw you spent some time w/ LHM...hopefully he inspired you as well!!!:lol:

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That rendering looks killer!

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Andy....he made me want to quit the build


:lol::lol::lol:just kidding of course. Went to drop off a part for another boardmember and ended up having a 3-hr mini-board meet :lol::lol::lol:



You came on board at the right time as I finally am doing some real work on it. The last year has been buying parts and changing my mind :sumo:

Thank Skorp for that. It's a photo I pulled from another member (sorry, saved it a year or so ago and forgot who it is) and had trim/rally rims, vent windows, etc and Skorp P-shopped it for me. I can visualize the truck but it never hurts to have a hard copy to drool over and show others :lol:

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Well, got the engine and tranny pulled last night. Found out the PO had NO bolts holding the motor mounts to the front crossmember. In fact, the passenger mount fell off of the rubber mount on the engine as soon as we pulled the block. Meaning no bolts from the mount to the block OR crossmember. Also the tranny mount only had one bolt in it and it was loose. Also the rear U-joint fell apart when we pulled the driveshaft and it had NO grease in it. And the tranny was just installed last year...think he should have re-used the mount???

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009026.jpg

I'm glad I'm doing a frame off to correct these issues. I will know everything about the truck and know it will be solid and safe as well as hopefully a sweet looking ride :metal:

Here's the rest of the pics from the evening

engine will at minimum be cleaned, painted body color, and dressed up with a BUNCH of chrome goodies. May do some more power upgrades as well depending on timing/budget
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009023.jpg

010 block at least :metal:
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009020.jpg

Just the cab left now...

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009024.jpg


Waiting patiently to be purdied up
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...8th2009028.jpg

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It's funny that I thought you sold this. It's coming along very nicely.

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Nice...progress!!!.....That mount looks terrible!!!

JMHO....with the engine, if you aren't going to do anything to it, I would suggest at least replacing all the gaskets you can....I didn't do anything to my motor, but spruce it up with paint and bling, but never did the gaskets....DUMB I know....I can't tell but I think the oil pan gasket or the front seal is leaking!!!...YUCK.....

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Well, I might wish I sold it when I add up the receipts :lol:

The good news is the motor is a fresh rebuild with less than 2500 miles on it. No leaks I ever saw or see now. The tranny pan leaks but I'm putting some bling there and the oil pan so it should be good to go.

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Looking great man. Cant wait to see more pics. Keep at it.

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Thanks, I'll have more pictures in a few...

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that thing is coming along great, when do you plan to have it done?

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I wanted it done for the summer shows but that's not going to happen...hopefully it'll be done in a couple months and catch the few fall shows....

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Here's the money shot...frame on a trailer to get it out of the way and outside for me to clean. Cab on stands and everything apart...

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009056.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009057.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009060.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009062.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009064.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009059.jpg
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...1th2009058.jpg

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Looking good. Your going to have a brand new 70. How cool is that.
If that's a kitchen in the shop, you have it made. Why would you ever leave.

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Looking good!!!