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e015475 · 05-09-2023, 12:46 PM

Were the matts in your toolbox laser cut? If so, who did it?

They were cut at a local print shop called 'Allegra' on a CO2 Yeti laser. I believe Allegra is a franchised print shop.

I did it out of the .5" thick HF foam they sell for shop floor padding - about $2.50 a drawer for the foam and $10-12 for each board. He charges me a $25 setup fee no matter how many I cut. Last order was for 16 boards. Here's the proof-of-concept board I did for taps and dies (did this one first cause I was so tired of digging out taps and taking them over to the lighted magnifying glass to see what size they were)-

If you're interested in a really good time-suck project, I did a short writeup and posted it on garagejournal.com-

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...#post-10016759

I like your wheels also. What brand?

They are "Boss" wheels. Chinesium, I imagine. 18x8 and 18x10

on your cab, do you have the shackle style rear cab mounts?

Yes, I do. I put all new bushings in them before installing, but didn't check the cab height.

My first impulse is to make some new links for the shackles to raise it up (assuming everything else is straight enough in the chassis) Shackles seem kind of horse-and-buggy-ish though, and a little more torsional rigidity in the chassis wouldn't hurt.

I see that lsfab makes a bracket to replace the shackle system, but yikes! $350! https://ls-fab.com/47-54-chevy-compo...c-chevy-truck/

Might be time to exercise my CAD (cardboard aided design) skills and fab one up. Better yet, do a real drawing and try out send-cut-send.

https://sendcutsend.com/

I feel a "science project" coming on.

05-09-2023, 12:46 PM	#264
e015475 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Show Low, Arizona Posts: 761	Re: 49 GMC Five Window Were the matts in your toolbox laser cut? If so, who did it? They were cut at a local print shop called 'Allegra' on a CO2 Yeti laser. I believe Allegra is a franchised print shop. I did it out of the .5" thick HF foam they sell for shop floor padding - about $2.50 a drawer for the foam and $10-12 for each board. He charges me a $25 setup fee no matter how many I cut. Last order was for 16 boards. Here's the proof-of-concept board I did for taps and dies (did this one first cause I was so tired of digging out taps and taking them over to the lighted magnifying glass to see what size they were)- If you're interested in a really good time-suck project, I did a short writeup and posted it on garagejournal.com- https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...#post-10016759 I like your wheels also. What brand? They are "Boss" wheels. Chinesium, I imagine. 18x8 and 18x10 on your cab, do you have the shackle style rear cab mounts? Yes, I do. I put all new bushings in them before installing, but didn't check the cab height. My first impulse is to make some new links for the shackles to raise it up (assuming everything else is straight enough in the chassis) Shackles seem kind of horse-and-buggy-ish though, and a little more torsional rigidity in the chassis wouldn't hurt. I see that lsfab makes a bracket to replace the shackle system, but yikes! $350! https://ls-fab.com/47-54-chevy-compo...c-chevy-truck/ Might be time to exercise my CAD (cardboard aided design) skills and fab one up. Better yet, do a real drawing and try out send-cut-send. https://sendcutsend.com/ I feel a "science project" coming on.