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Hi and thanks for bringing your step install to my attention, it looks great!

How many 4 degree shims do you think I would need for a similar install on my '72 Suburban?

Cheers,
Nick

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Same as my install, 8. Two per linkage arm. Maybe someone has a better solution than the axle shims? Used them because they were readily available, no fabrication and fairly cheap.

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Thanks, any material preference for the shims? I see some in aluminum, steel, and zinc coated steel. They may be for different applications like leveling springs or pinion vs axle. Is strength preferable over corrosion resistance? Aluminum is going to weather better but is typically less durable.

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I used aluminum, easier to drill, cut, etc. They are used on axles, stress of the steps will be no problem. The Amp steps and linkage arms are made of aluminum as well.

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One last look at the 94 grey 60/40 before the redo. Dropped them off today. The blue tape gives a hint of what I am thinking about. Materials to be used are blue vinyl and blue highlander cloth. I also purchased some seat heaters which will be installed in the seats.
Picked up my A/C box from the shop on the way back. Brad was going to shoot some clear on Friday so I sanded the box down and had him shoot it. Not sure if I like the gloss, may re-shoot with matte. I do like that the original plastic material is visible.

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Back in black. A few days ago I sprayed the interior with a couple of cans of the Lizard skin top coat. The ceramic coating was not easy to clean and was not real durable. The $30 was worth it to me to make the situation better.
The firewall insulation piece from Quiet Ride should be here this week so I can finish heat and air box installation.
I started the wiring install. Bit done with the AAW fuse box and dash harness can be seen in the pics. Will wrap the whole harness with the cloth style tape when done. Changes may be needed so way to early for that.

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Cool! I just discovered this post. I'll look into making a visit. I guess I could hold something while you work on it. :lol:

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Good to hear from you again Steven. With my back feeling like it is going out again, Maybe I can hold the parts and you can work on the truck :) It is nice to be working on the truck again. I plan to use all the opportunity's I have available this year to "get er done" Stuff arrived today. Need to get it on the truck.

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Put the cowl insulation on and got the drivers firewall insulator in place. The molded plastic pieces are much nicer than the cardboard tar paper ones. The center section is left loose as I need to see if the engine harness will work going through the clutch rod hole, I think it will.
Both of the stock heater cores I had in hand were leakers. Went to the local radiator shop today and it is gone, the owner passed away. Found another in the valley and they had no interest in repairing.
The replacement core I purchased from Classic parts matched the thinner version of the cores (almost) so I was able to use those shorter mounting brackets.
Had no idea there were different cores? All set to put in now, new teflon lined heat-A/C control cables are on the way. Control and radio just put in to see.
Core on the right is the new one in the picture. I will probably try to repair the old cores myself at some time with some sil-floss brazing material. Used to braze copper all the time.

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That last bit of pushing it threw the back out and I took it easy for a bit. Got the A/C-Heat boxes installed along with the A/C vents. New cables are installed on controller and gas pedal is back in. Worked through a bit more in cab wiring.

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Making progress!

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Yes I am! Thanks for the comment. More wiring today. Pic is all the wiring that still needs to go onto the truck. Though the engine harness was crammed through the clutch hole today. Everything went through it except the transmission connector. Ended up cutting it off and will crimp it back on later. Extra wires were pinned into the ECU for the A/C pressure sensor and wires added to harness for pwm fan, pwm fuel pump controller and coolant pump for supercharger heat exchanger.

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Not a lot but something kind of cool I was trying to work out. Been working on wiring which does not have interesting pics. Purchased an 8k tach decal from pjmoreland (Patrick) to use on my factory air pressure lens going in the truck gauge cluster a while back. I contacted him about doing a custom decal for the lens on the shift indicator for my factory tilt column that would work with the 6L90e transmission I am using. He came through with awesome results! The M is for the manual shift mode actuated by paddles on my column (stock ZL1 Camaro). He also made decals replicating the font of my original lens. The aftermarket replacements are incorrect, maybe contact him if you are interested in either of these decals. Pictures are attached, I used Lokar linkage to get all the detents to match stock on the column with the 6L90. Patrick lined everything up very well with the factory placement.

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One last pic. I have another repop lens to try out the factory replacment decal. Just need to remove incorrect letters so I can install the new decal.

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Have been working a lot. F250 will be out the door next week and no more completes coming in hopefully. Got the ECM fuse panel mounted above the gas pedal. ECU is mounted behind the cluster on a custom removable bracket. The Dakota Digital speedometer drive unit is mounted next to the fuse panel using the parking brake mounting holes. Parking brake pedal will not be used. An electric Estopp unit in hand will be installed for that purpose.
Need to place the DD cruise module and tach/speedometer module as well as the Memphis Audio hidden stereo. A bit still to do.

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Nice work Richard, this thing is gonna be so nasty when it’s done!

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Thanks for the confidence boost. Seeing the blue a/c dash coming together washes me with past memories about my Dad. Even my brother said he thought about him when seeing the pictures.
I am motivated again, just need time to get it done.
My seat is progressing, I have made a couple of visits for consult. Steve has done a lot of work on the foam and some work on the frame. Does not look like it uses to but, will somewhat resemble the original seat when it is seen next when done. I think the end result will be what I expected.

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Mentioned my seat in the last post. Foam work is not done, I knew this seat was going to take more time than expected. We all like pictures. I got some pictures and computer renderings of the final piece as well. The ribs in seat are gone and bolsters are built up a bit. You will have to wait to see the outcome, same as me.

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Plugging away at more wiring. A batch of exhaust components also arrived.
Sneak peek at finished seat. One of the headrests. Really like how the color goes with the truck. Hope to see the whole thing in the near future.

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Nice build, I enjoyed going through it. I like the seat idea. I have thoughts of something similar but with a full bench. I'd like to have "buckets" with spots for a submarine harness point for the passenger and driver and a normal spot in the center. For putting my son's car seat.

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Thank you for the comment. Glad you enjoyed. I probably would have gone with a full bench, but this seat was free. The 88-94 seat design provides a lot more room in these cabs. Always liked a bench in a truck. My wife is under 5' so she can adjust forward on the passenger side with the 60/40.

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Picked up the seat today. I am almost never fully satisfied with results of work I farm out, regardless of the cost. Very happy with the results. Feels nice but I sit a bit higher than wanted now, I fully expected this with the foam work. Will shorten the seat mount brackets about 1"-1.5" My modified inner bracket for the 60 side needs an additional 1" chop. I sat them in the truck to see how they look. What do you think?

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Man Richard, those seats are incredible! I’m pretty jealous!

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Seats turned out good. I definitely understand the not being satisfied with farmed out work.

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Look like they belong!

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Very nice compliment, Thank you.

Thank you. Maybe my expectations are to high? IMO, If I am paying someone for something they do for a living. They should do better than I can do myself. I always pushed myself to be the best I could be in my career.

Thanks! Objective I am trying to accomplish with many of the modifications.

As I need to modify all four seat brackets now. I am reconsidering a custom frame that bolts to stock mounting points. Going to look at seat risers again and make a decision on which way to go.

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You outdid yourself on these

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Thanks, they are starting to grow on me ;) Steve Budy and his daughter did all the hard work. I provided the seat, material and he worked with me to achieve my vision. Maybe a slight variation of the original vision. I wanted a somewhat unique seat for the project that was comfortable, provided a bit more room and as said "looks like it belongs" I am very satisfied with the results.

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I don't think so. Sounds like you're in my boat. I have found very few people in my life who strive for the quality, attention to detail I can see.

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Built a frame for the seats a couple weeks ago. Pushed through the heat and fabricated the mounts today. Want to add some gussets to the feet for more strength. Maybe get to that and cutting seat risers down this weekend.

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Have been working on the seats when I can. The three most difficult risers are modified. Inner on the 60 side need chopped still. I took over 4" out of the risers to get the drop I wanted. Had to order hardware online to complete the install. No one here in California seems to have more than a couple of bolts in stock. Pretty sure I know who to thank for this ridiculousness.

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Wow! over 100,000 views now. Thanks to all for the interest in my project. It has been really hot here, 114 degrees +. Would love to see some more comments. To hot for me to get any work done. My work place is at least 10 degrees lower and is somewhat tolerable. Supposed to be cooling down by end of week and may get on finishing the seats.

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What steel is it that you used? I need to make a seat riser for my seats out of a Mercedes R350.

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Just used a mild steel 1" square tube I picked up at Ace Hardware. Did not see a need to go way overkill. Only needs to support 3 people and the seats. Seat belts are are floor mounted in the truck. If I was installing seats with integrated belts a thicker wall tube would have been ordered and used. Should finish up all mounts tomorrow.

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Nice. Thanks
My rear seat brackets are way overkill at 3/8 inch thick. Those are integrated belt seats from the third row of a cadi/suburban. I will likely go with 1/4 inch for the front brackets.

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Should have mentioned I used 1/4" steel for the feet. The gussets and box plates on the mounts are 3/16". Fully finished finished the seat mounting today, last riser and feet of frame boxed in. It is ready to bolt into truck as the original bench went in. Will most likely do a beauty cover for the sides now.