Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Nice progress. Keep at it! Are you having fun on this build?

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I am. I haven't taken a truck down this far before so I'm kinda going slower. I want to do a lot of stuff to it to make it sit lower. My plan is to do a 4.5'' and 6'' drop. I am finding out just how much work goes into one thats torn down all the way. But I'm glad that I am doing it. I found a couple loose nuts on the crossmember u bolts. May have shown up later and had a bad day lol.

Most of my stuff will be ECE.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I really enjoyed painting the frame and then bolting all the suspension parts onto a nice clean surface. So much nicer than working under an old dirty/greasy truck and grinding/wire wheeling. Plus, they look so great painted up and with new parts on them.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I sure am getting dirty doin it. I still need to clean the a arms and crossmember. Maybe tomorrow or this weekend. I found out my tranny is gonna cost more than I thought. But it'll be one less thing to worry about I guess. Still haven't heard from the motor guy yet. I need to get ordering stuff.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Now you're really making me look bad. Looks like great progress and thanks for all the pics!

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

looking good. i just finished putting 3 calipers back on, still need the passenger rear and i can scratch it off my list.

the only reason im going slower other than the fact that its my first time :lol: is that im trying to remember how it went together or how to put the new stuff in.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Well my truck is now all GMC. I sold the chevy center caps and bought some new GMCs to go on my ralleys. I also picked up my transmission from Rickys Transmission today. He rebuilt one for me a few years back and I thought he did a great job. I'll paint this to make it look better.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...ANY0012c-1.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l.../SANY0015d.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l.../SANY0016d.jpg

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

cool :gmc2:

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Awesome!! :gmc2:

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I wetsanded the front part of the frame yesterday and painted it today while it was raining cats and dogs. I want to get a c notch kit and shock relocator kit then I'll do the rear. I got the upper balljoints out of the a arms.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...SANY0018-7.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...SANY0019-5.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...SANY0020-7.jpg

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Man that looks good! When can you do mine? :lol:

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

tomorrow:lol:

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

:lol:

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

frame looks really good.

For the C-notch, POL (performanceonline.com) has their chassis stuff 10% off of already cheap prices...might be worth looking into.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I'm watchin some on ebay now. thanks bud.(from them)

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I purchased a new tranny crossmember from Performance online.(off of ebay) I like the aftermarket crossmembers a whole lot better than the stock ones. You can get to the rear bolts of the pan easier. I 'll get a pic when it gets here. I also bought some 2'' drop front springs from CPP on ebay.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I'll be waiting for the pic of the crossmember. How much was it?

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

The frame looks great! Keep it up!

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

The rally's and centers look good Chuck

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

It was 87.00 after shipping. I wanted the tubular type but couldn't find one so I settled for the rectangular straight one.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

thanks mcbassin.

Thanks Dwane. I like them too.

I found a wiring harness for my tach dash.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...SANY0009-7.jpg


I also started cleaning up my a arms. I thought I would try two products and see which one works. Turns out that their both about the same imo. I still like carb cleaner too. Pressure washer followed both btw.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...SANY0010-8.jpg

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Cool. Is that wiring NOS?

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

It looks like it but I think its a repro since it came in the package in the pic and the brand is factory fit (I think). Total I paid 25.00 for it. So I don't think its NOS.

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

Cool! I want to do a tach dash in mine too. I should have gotten one when I bought this last one but I wasn't sure at the time that I wanted to try to wire it for one. Do you have HEI going in this?

Re: Chucks SWB Fleetside
 

I plan on buying a new HEI dizzy.