okm time to get this tread going. started out with a 87 chevy short box after last year i blew my motor and broke 3 body mounts its time to change everything so here it goes
this is what it looked like before
i really started working on it hard this last week. its got a whole new drivetrain in it. dana 44 welded spiders for the front axle 14ff for the rear the spiders are going to be welded also..i pulled the blown 350/700r/208 and installed a 327/350/208.i also put the box together i got from a buddy of mine and got the inside of it painted
Hope your not runnin big tires that welded d44 won't like big tires
inside of box painted
im running 39.5 tsl on the front with about a 1/4 in of tread there not the best but if need be i have another set of gears with non welded spiders i can change out if need be
old cab off new 1 on the frame
Looks good
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installing the engine
engine installed and 3in body lift going under cab
GotMud?
had to reinforce body mount and waiting in new body mounts and hardware to bolt the rest of the body down.got the rest of the cab sanded and ready to paint. 3in body lift is going in when the new body mounts and hardware show up. as for now just sand and getting ready for paint
looks cool
good start
What did you do with the old body?
I still have the old stuff laying around for right now as soon as I'm done its going to scrap
Great start keep it moving forward
Thanks guys hoping by end of week should be 90% put back together and ready for paint but we all know how plans change lol
inside of cab ready for paint
rear tires thats going on the beast
nice tires!!!!!
Quote from: betterbeaters on April 03, 2013, 02:14:15 PM
nice tires!!!!!
I didn't want cuts but I'll take what I can get
what size are they? hope to see this at a bogg this summer!
They are 38.5. My fronts are regular tsl 39.5
updates
finishing the engine
engine finished oil pan resealed now waiting to wire the engine so i can fire it up
front clip is on body lift installed. Front fenders are sanded now waiting to paint the inside of the cab so ican hange the doors and get everything lined up and tighten down
Looking good should be up and running in no time :)
nice chevy
Moving along nicely, good work
i kow where that body came from truck is lookin good
Thanks guys The indie of the cab should be getting painted as I write this I'm not there to over see the paint wife had to work and kid has school tomorrow lol but tomorrow it's on again
As for the body he gave me a hell of a deal
Quote from: hrspwrjunkie355 on April 07, 2013, 03:12:53 PM
i kow where that body came from truck is lookin good
Me too lol Glad to see it will still be used! Looking good!
Glad to see the ole girl getting another life Looking good Brother!!
This is what she looked like in her first life!
SWEET BUILD
Well I've been slacking on not getting pics up will have some been busy trying to get it done. Next couple of days I will post pics to show u the progress I've made
ok guys heres my progerss so far.
cab is painted and done
more cab
hood work
front painted
truck getring close to paint
got paint this weekend also swapped 14 semi floater in. full floater needs some work and itas hitting the mud this weekend
almost done
applaudd
almost done have a couple u joints and top off the fluids and its done
Wow that looks great almost glows in the dark lol good job
Sweet paint job!
what u paint with? the black stuff
Quote from: Captn. J on April 17, 2013, 03:28:30 AM
what u paint with? the black stuff
Tsc tractor paint gloss black. 29$ a gallon and it sprayed better than the green. I might have to sand the whole truck down and change the color. Primer didn't adhere to the truck very well and is bubbling and paint won't stick. The paint looks awesome in the pics and about 5 feet away but u get close and u can see where we pulled the tape off it went down to the old paint. I used summit primer and have to call them and see if they are going to do anything for me. The green was from paintoncars.com and we followed there mixing directions and my painter who I watch spray dozens of cars couldn't get through a cup of paint with put it coming out like confetti. It was Harding in his gun and couldn't spray fast enough. We played with the mixture and still couldn't get it right. We wasted a gallon of paint on the truck alone so I have to call them also. I was pretty pissed off all weekend because of this. But on a good note the design come out the way I wanted it to and looks sweet as hell. Thanks everyone that like the paint. The only thing I would do different is make the drips longer. My advice is use tractor paint from tsc it sprays great sticks to anything and will last a long time the only problem is u have limited colors to choose from. Again thanks for the great feed back
looks real nice