1970 C30 Car hauler Buildish thread.

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice work on the jig and getting the new mounts put on. It's nuts how long that stuff takes to get all done.

[jarrodblake]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Nice work on the jig and getting the new mounts put on. It's nuts how long that stuff takes to get all done.

Sorry about the pic size.


The jig ended up working perfectly, Its all the little things that take for ever, that and it doesn't help that Fedex ended up losing some of my brake parts for the axle.

I installed a pair of Speedi-Sleeves on the axle but they where to long I had to trim them to fit. Not sure If your supposed to but It worked out.

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I rounded it over so it doesn't cut the seals.

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Well..... Waiting on brake parts I finally decided to install the mirrors. So I have be trying to decide on what to do about the mirrors for a few years now. I like the way west coast tow mirrors look but the idea of drilling all those holes in the dor and then in a few year then starting to rust I just could not bring my self to do it. The and I need the mirrors to fold out of the way as I park it in the lower half of our barn and its narrow. After years of trying to decide on how to mount the mirrors I decided to mount them like the way the do on the kodiak trucks on the cowl. My cowl panel is junk It hand a lot of little holes and pitting already so I have no problem cutting it up.

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finished the overload spring spacers.

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sunset on the tritoon its been a warm october here trees are still green.

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finally all the brake parts are in.

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I modified the cab jacks I made to mount the cab on the frame to mount the axle.

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I had to wait until I got the axle in be for I mushered for new U bolts.

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I test fit the wheel and It looks like I will need to widen the bed 4.5 inches.

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new long wheel studs so I can finally install all the lug nuts.

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I also started making brackets for helper bags.

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I also scored a set of wheel with new tires from the junkyard that are the correct size. well there not 19.5s but they will work until I can save to for 19.5s the chevy inners don't fit the dodge axle so I had to get dodge wheels.the outers where universal lug centric so they fit.

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