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B4/After Drop...1/4 Round Drip Rail

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Man, talk about being in the right place at the right time...massive score!! Like the direction you're going on the build!

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Well, I’m off FB and back on the forum(where there is more sanity😂)🤘🏼

Since I was on here last, I did:

Quicky paint job til I take it off the frame.
Tubular upper/lower control arms.
Tubular trans and trailing arm crossmembers.
Tubular trailing arms(heims in front), I built them.
Buckets/console out of a 2019 Toyota Sienna(leather).
67 Cowl hood.
3.5/5 drop.
Tilt column/Forever Sharp steering wheel.

Then I decided to bag it, so I’m halfway through that lol

I’ll post some random pics of that stuff as soon as I remember how😂

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After the satin black and static drop...

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Tubular control arms and crossmembers, Hooker 2455 Chevelle headers...

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Trailing arms I made, angled for the drop(for good pinion angle)...

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Whoops, forgot to hit “upload”...

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The seats required some bracket gabbing...

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How it looked and sat before I started bagging it...

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Plate on an actuator for those pesky photo intersections...

Video wouldn’t load lol

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Bagging it because I got tired of trying to calculate tire height and all that, I’ll just put it where I want it. Not trying to lay frame, but it’ll go low. Frame rests on the trailing arms, so I’m going to notch/box the frame(just a little notch to clear the arms). Slam Specialties SS7 bags all around, 2 Viair 480C pumps.

Step notch and such...

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Here are a couple pics of the headers. I know there are threads on here about the Hooker 2455s. They do bolt up, but it’s not as simple as that. They dump right into the trans crossmember, so you have to go tubular or chop up the originals. Also, they go directly where the antique shift linkages(on an automatic), so I did a Lokar cable conversion...

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Very cool man... I saw a thread a good while back about making trailing arms and considered it for the same purpose as you. Do you remember what angle you used to correct for the new lowered ride with bags? Any info would be great. I'm gonna have to do something since my pinion angle is way off now.

Looking good brother:metal::gmc2:

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Thanks man. When I did the 5” drop I got the vibration from the bad pinion angle, so I put in a tubular crossmember with different mount holes for the drop. That almost had it right. Then I got some of the angled shims because I figured I’d go another inch lower, and it would put everything about right.

You could flip the brackets on your crossmember to get real close for free, and an afternoon.

When I made the arms, I did it the redneck way lol. Traced it on the welding table, then put the shim on it and drew a new line. Sorry I don’t remember the exact angle. I threw those notes out when I sold that house.

It’s not really too hard to make the arms. I’d definitely recommend the heim joints so you can go back and forth an inch. I got those and the bungs off Barnes 4WD. Really quality American made stuff. The ones I got are rated at 38K lbs or something like that lol

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Cool truck and a Chandler fella on top of that.

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Yessir, I’m at AZ Ave/Queen Creek Rd

If you ever hit any of the Arizona C10 Club(Facebook) meets I’m always there. We’ll be at the next one in my kids square. If you see it, come holler at me🤘🏼

Kinda easy to spot, it’s a roundeye with the elusive square headlight option...

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I fell down The Rabbit hole and just clawed my way out😅

Built my own 4 Link, Watts Link, exhaust, put in a 4” shaft, countless other things. Only projects I can do in a weekend from here on out lol. Back on the road