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Have been working pretty hard lately, and have been sharpening up my welding skills, never really welded anything until now so it might look a little sloppy now but I have to learn somehow, plus dad bought me a new grinder so I can make it look nice either way:lol:. Here is the progress I have made so far, one side almost ready for rockers and the other I still have to start on.
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Nice work on the rust repair. Using patch panels looks like it saved you lots of time.
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Repairs are looking good! I am considering going with KBS Coatings on my frame etc also. Did you just use the Rustseal Product? Did you use their etching solution before applying it?
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cool, thanks for the info on their product! One other thing I was wondering about was there are parts of my frame that still have good paint on them, do I have to strip it to bare steel or will the rust blast prep that too?
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Got the trailing arms painted along with new poly-urethane bushing installed. Installing the bushing was more of a pain than I would have thought but got them in none the less also put my 4 inch drop springs in it, now I just need to pick up some shocks. Now a question for anyone who knows, since I lowered my truck will I need shorter shocks?
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Yes. You may also want to look at relocating the shock mounts. I am not sure at what drop, but I think you will also need to go with an adjustable panhard bar.
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The adjustable track bar is to keep the axle centered side to side with the frame during the movement process. With lower trucks it tends to move it toward the passenger side more, than staying centered. I think with 4" drop you are OK, but anymore most places recommended the adjustable track bar. |
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Basically, it is my understanding to get them more upright. It also allows you to use a more stock length shock, which gives you a longer range the shock can run thru. The shock absorbs/compresses better when it is more vertical. I am not an engineer, so hopefully that makes sense.
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Well got the passenger side rocker tacked into place still have some massaging to do but its coming along, also picked up a t5 transmission and another 5 speed from an s-10 was thrown in the deal.
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Nice work on the metal:metal:. That trans from the s10 is a nv3500. Both the t5 and nv3500 will work. The mods you will have to do are put in a different clutch or a different input shaft so the splines match and most likely have to trim the pilot tip. If you have a low hump you will have to change it to high hump and will have to cut a new hole for the shifter. Your driveshaft will have to be shortened and it's a good idea to add a trans mount/crossmember.
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Sorry no updates lately, I've decided to play baseball and run track and field so truck time has been cut down but not gone but my online time has been down. Ive been stripping everything down trying to get my cab in epoxy primer so I can start doing body work (in my eyes the best part). Did all my grinding outside and primed it.
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Good to see you making progress! I know how it can be tough to Get anything done With school, sports and other stuff but keep on chipping away at it and you'll be done in no time
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