79chevy39.5's
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my dad wants the motor and im swappin in the 465 and 205 into my truck:fawkdancesmiley:
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79chevy39.5's
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so everything is almost together all the way still need to make shock mounts and a tower, order steering (goin with a block for now), then it will be test runs time but heres some :rb: driveway ****
79chevy39.5's
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well to bring back my old build thread start off with some updates
im currently livin in ohio goin to a 2 year community college then doin 2 more years at a university and will be a mechanical engineer so ill do my 2 years here and be back in the pnw before ya know it
workin 2 jobs to pay for this puppy
then lets start on the truck new front clip (again this time hood too), completed set of half doors and have a nice set of fulls for winter, bobbed bed took out right around 16"s i believe, switched from 39.5 tsls on 16.5's to iroks on 17" rims, swapped in 4spd 205 that will be twined (already have linelock) and it will be gettin painted in the next couple weeks (primer this week probly) but here we go with the pics
tear down
bed bobing
rear spiders welded
blingin 17's (not my stlye but got 2 with my tires)
and as we sit tonight
im currently livin in ohio goin to a 2 year community college then doin 2 more years at a university and will be a mechanical engineer so ill do my 2 years here and be back in the pnw before ya know it
workin 2 jobs to pay for this puppy
then lets start on the truck new front clip (again this time hood too), completed set of half doors and have a nice set of fulls for winter, bobbed bed took out right around 16"s i believe, switched from 39.5 tsls on 16.5's to iroks on 17" rims, swapped in 4spd 205 that will be twined (already have linelock) and it will be gettin painted in the next couple weeks (primer this week probly) but here we go with the pics
tear down
rear spiders welded
blingin 17's (not my stlye but got 2 with my tires)
and as we sit tonight
Turtle Bite
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Looking good. I was getting worried when you were at the rockwell stage but it has turned around nicely with the one tons. Getting some school under your belt is a good thing, it is done before you know it.
79chevy39.5's
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well first off it looked like **** and i got the new bed for free so it was just time, welding wire, and bondo invested, front fenders were barely hangin on and hood was fubared ($80 well spent on the clip), Ohio trails=no nearly as narrow as PNW stuff and exo will be done here in the near future (next month or 2) not daily driven but will be driven when i want too
yea the rockwells brought the suck (i wont tough a set unless its goin under somethin with links)
79chevy39.5's
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daylight shots
went ahead and took a couple of poser shots and it showed me the frame really needs to be stiffened up so while the beds off for paint i will go ahead and put in probly 2 or 3 more x-members and box in the back half of the frame
and im really starting to get fed up with the back half not workin that good so im gunna snag a set of front hangers for the rear springs and do a shackle flip with 56's and since one front spring is sittin lower 52's are probly gunna happen too
went ahead and took a couple of poser shots and it showed me the frame really needs to be stiffened up so while the beds off for paint i will go ahead and put in probly 2 or 3 more x-members and box in the back half of the frame
and im really starting to get fed up with the back half not workin that good so im gunna snag a set of front hangers for the rear springs and do a shackle flip with 56's and since one front spring is sittin lower 52's are probly gunna happen too
Poohbair
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Lookin great compared to what it used to look like!
Old Chevy frames are supposed to flex... don't worry about it. If you stiffin it up too much it will just develop cracks.
Old Chevy frames are supposed to flex... don't worry about it. If you stiffin it up too much it will just develop cracks.
79chevy39.5's
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the frame will get stiffened up when it gets a cage put on too so i figure help it out some too but either way itll get the stock x-members welded in (rivets get loose over time) and i think a couple more stuck in there
79chevy39.5's
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my arms got here today paid 50 for em theyre 1" thick and the holes are i believe inch
79chevy39.5's
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hm seems like its been awhile since ive been here
started doin up my seat mounts got one mount left to weld up and wouldnt ya know i run out of wire:homer:
then started to look at this mess its 7' long right now so i plan to chop 12" or more out id like a 110" wheel base but then id have no bed space left i will probly go to a 110-115 anyways
started doin up my seat mounts got one mount left to weld up and wouldnt ya know i run out of wire:homer:
then started to look at this mess its 7' long right now so i plan to chop 12" or more out id like a 110" wheel base but then id have no bed space left i will probly go to a 110-115 anyways
Turtle Bite
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Looking good. The willys cabs are easy to build around, simple shape and big engine compartment. Did your body get destroyed again or did you just want a new project?
79chevy39.5's
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yea this one was probly the best go at trashin the body it only went down hill from here and fast
i have always liked the willys trucks one and picked this one and a scrap truck for 400 bucks so after the other one went to scrapper i had 70 bucks in this one it was a rust bucket tho so i spent a good bit of time doin body work its got about 4 coats of primer on it now
ill end up runnin the rad in the back because to clear my tires i had to set the body back ive got 500 feet of 1.75x.120 dom sittin here to start on an exo as soon as i can probly wont get to it till after this semester of school
i should have it wired up before i go back to school
i have always liked the willys trucks one and picked this one and a scrap truck for 400 bucks so after the other one went to scrapper i had 70 bucks in this one it was a rust bucket tho so i spent a good bit of time doin body work its got about 4 coats of primer on it now
ill end up runnin the rad in the back because to clear my tires i had to set the body back ive got 500 feet of 1.75x.120 dom sittin here to start on an exo as soon as i can probly wont get to it till after this semester of school
i should have it wired up before i go back to school
