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Originally Posted by ebaby35
Yeah that's it. So I'm kinda learning as I this is my first build of any kind. How do you determine where the new holes go? Is there a way to tell if it's in the right spot?
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I'm not saying this the correct way but this is what I did. With the truck on the ground & both tires facing straight forward I adjusted the passenger side tire rod end & center link match the drivers side. I "C" clamped the idler arm in place and turned the wheels lock to lock and checked for interference. I did this on the ground and again on jack stands with the suspension hanging free. When I felt everything looked & felt correct I kept the idler arm C clamped in place and used the idler arm holes as a guide to drill my holes in the frame.
For reference my truck is a 64 too. You see where the flex brake hose goes through the frame. That hole is an existing oblong hole that was punched there by the factory. That same hole is on the drivers side a perfect spot to run your flex brake hose and hopefully gives you a clearer picture as to how my idler arm is mounted. If you need actual measurements I can provide that too but as I said I don't know if this the best, or correct way to mount the idler arm but it worked for me and the truck aligned perfectly without any complications. When you grabbed your front suspension did you also get ALL the brake lines & proportioning valve? If so check out my hard brake lines . I used the original lines off the 73 donor truck. I did have to tweek them ever so slightly to get them to fit our application but not by much. I also had to make a mount for the proportioning valve. I did this by taking a short piece of coathanger and matching it from the angle of the proportioning valve to the frame (lower radiator support) of my 64 - BUT I have access to MIG, TIG and Arc Welders and lots of scrap stainless at my work. I also own several tubing benders and a double flaring tool kit but being the Cheap & Lazy SOB that I am I went with all original 1973 Master, Brake Lines & Proportioning Valve.
More PICS - the first picture is I believe the drivers side at the A arm looking out that oblong hole by the A arm is the hole I ran my brake flex hoses through. - The second PIC is of a cut flex brake hose through that same hole just to check fitment. The third & fourth pictures are just ore shots of the 73 brake lines. Looks like they were made for our trucks don't they? And that fifth picture? I even added a modified 73 C-10 large Disc Brake pedal along with a suspended gas pedal to complete the (fake) factory Disc Brake look.