it's a 1985 swb 90k original miles. and it has pw, pdl, ac, cruise, 305, 700r4, 17" american racing hopsters. just needs trim (still waiting on a good deal as of 12/11/2009), drop kit (done), and a stereo (done). i fn love it. shorties are too awesome:metal:. I'll post pics asap.

sounds great but a pic is worth a thousand words

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sounds cool

NICE! now WHERE's THE PICS!:lol:

NICE! now WHERE's THE PICS!:lol:


Yeah! What he said... :ito::chevy:

it wouldn't let me upload pics last night, but i'll try again tonight. sorry for the delay

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now thats an awesome truck!!

Nice truck man I wish I had a so cal truck.

Sweet looking truck!!!

wow that truck looks clean.

:devil::devil::devil::devil::devil: Very clean one congrats:metal::metal::metal:

I like it.....:metal:

I like it.....:metal:

I wonder why? hehe lol

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thanks guys. i hope to figure out why my pictures aren't loading so you all can really see it. the drop kit comes in this week. so pictures lower will be here soon.

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Awesome!!!

nice score!:metal:

i got the 3 inch drop spindles and started making my notch kit. i used a 6 inch pipe for the notch the same as the one on ken's(n2trux) truck. i also started rough fiberglassing the dash so that i can paint it body color and cut out one of the heater vents so that i can install my dvd player there.
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been back and fourth between like 5 projects, but here is the dash for this truck in its first sanding stage. man! fiberglass is no joke! it's going to take me forever to sand this stuff true.
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Nice job so far. That thing is gonna look good dropped

I like it!

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Yea I have the same prob, what I do is email them to myself and that resizes them, there should be a setting that you can change on your camera (I can't do it so I will ask the 12 year old kid next door to do it for me) :lol:

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very nice rig, any thoughts about removing the trim below the taillights and on the tailgate?

very nice rig, any thoughts about removing the trim below the taillights and on the tailgate?

I'm buying the rest of the trim. i like stock appearing trucks, low with bigger wheels.

I'm buying the rest of the trim. i like stock appearing trucks, low with bigger wheels.

ME Too! Truck is looking good and that dash should be slick when done.

got my seat back from the upholster today! wow!:metal:
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sooooo........ my girlfriend got the original 305 hot and fried the motor on the 85. i built a 383 for it and it has been sitting on a stand for the last two months. i will put it in soon as possible. the drop spindles, springs and flip kit are all installed. the firewall is primed and painted and the motor is ready to go in it's just finding time.

Nice truck! Can't wait to see it with the dropped. As far as what determines the picture size, it's the resolution on the camera. The higher the resolution the bigger the picture (and less pics you can fit in your memory card).

i have a 5 mega pixel camera and i have to turn it down to 3 mega pixels to be ablt to load the pics truck looks good lets see it lowered

Yea I have the same prob, what I do is email them to myself and that resizes them, there should be a setting that you can change on your camera (I can't do it so I will ask the 12 year old kid next door to do it for me) :lol:

guys try to right click the pic and then select resize picture,if you dont have this you can download it from microsofts website.

yeah hurry up with the drop so i can picture mine. Got the 3/5 djm spindles and flip kit to go on my 82. but i want to pressure wash the underside before i drop it . been working on my ventura trying to take it to the paint shop preety soon

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i like the dash oo and the truck looks good to :metal:

well i went to the pomona swap meet yesterday and these things followed me home. Sorry for the crappy picture. they are 22x9 coys. 5.50 backspacing on the front, 5 backspacing on the back. I'm running a 285-35-22 tire front and rear. my drop is approx. 5/7 with a flip kit and shackles in the rear c notched, and 2 inch drop coils with 3 inch djm drop spindles. ill have pictures of the truck dropped on 22s as soon as i get to take pictures to do it justice.:chevy:
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Oh yeah, and my new plates! I swear i okayed it with Ken before i got them.
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I'm loving that dash. Looks really nice. If you don't mind me asking...how much did that set you back? I can't wait to see what the truck looks like, dropped, rimmed and ready to run. Keep us updated!

I'm loving that dash. Looks really nice. If you don't mind me asking...how much did that set you back? I can't wait to see what the truck looks like, dropped, rimmed and ready to run. Keep us updated!

i smooth the dash out by fiberglassing, bondo and primer and i sent it to my upholster and he put padding on it and covered it for 110.

forgot to put up the new engine and cleaned engine bay pictures.
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Sweet truck man! I also like what you did with your dash pad.

Cant wait to see the pics with the wheels on. The dash looks great.

Yo! Y'all! Especially 69face!
VERY impressed with your truck and the work you're doing on it!!
Search for Windows Powertoys. Download and install the picture re-sizer software. Then you can use "custom" to re-size to 642x0 pixels for posting on this forum. I use an 8.1 Megapixel Sony myself.
Please PM me with questions, I'm happy to help!
Todd.

Yo! Y'all! Especially 69face!
VERY impressed with your truck and the work you're doing on it!!
Search for Windows Powertoys. Download and install the picture re-sizer software. Then you can use "custom" to re-size to 642x0 pixels for posting on this forum. I use an 8.1 Megapixel Sony myself.
Please PM me with questions, I'm happy to help!
Todd.

Does that work using Vista? I had it on my last two XP computers but tried to use it on the new laptop and Vista told me to kick rocks!

image resizer is the program my wife uses i have the program if any one wants it send me a PM easy as hell to use just right click and size it your done

oh by the way 69 sweet ride man hey how well does fiberglassing hold up to the weather. dash looks sweet but it could crack

oh by the way 69 sweet ride man hey how well does fiberglassing hold up to the weather. dash looks sweet but it could crack

if the dash cracks no one will ever know because it's covered by the foam padding and pretty thick vinyl covering

thats true looks fresh though can't wait to see the finish interior mines a little more ruff lol

69face- The truck is comeing out sweet. When u gonna post some new pics? Hey by any chance are you gonna get rid of the 17"? I sure did like them and am in the market for some wheels

69face- The truck is comeing out sweet. When u gonna post some new pics? Hey by any chance are you gonna get rid of the 17"? I sure did like them and am in the market for some wheels

sorry, they're already on my 63 riviera

I want to see pics of the Rivi!
Please

I want to see pics of the Rivi!
Please

it's nothing special but i'll post them when i find them

I don't know how I missed this before?!?
I think I would rather do that than spend the ~$400 for a new one!
Have you had a chance to mount the trim to it and mounted it? Pictures please!!!
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I don't know how I missed this before?!?
I think I would rather do that than spend the ~$400 for a new one!
Have you had a chance to mount the trim to it and mounted it? Pictures please!!!

no i haven't had the trim mounted to it yet, but i have had one done before and had no problems with it. i cut this dash to fit my tv so it will be a bit different.

i got most of the trim pieces out to redye and dyed them. i have to get the kick panels and the door panels out to finish up.
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Looks really good. What did you use to ReDye them? (you had to know that was coming:lol:) What would you say the quality and...uhhh, "Last-ability" of the dye job is?

Looks really good. What did you use to ReDye them? (you had to know that was coming:lol:) What would you say the quality and...uhhh, "Last-ability" of the dye job is?

i bought it from classic industries last time i was there. the brand is OER. it was expensive( bought 4 at 17 dollars each) as heck. it sprayed very well. as far as the lasting part. we'll see. next time i'm going to try this vinyl paint they have at home depot. it's made by rustoleum and i haven't had an issue with them thus far in life.

Sounds good. Thanks for the info. I've never had to use stuff like that...yet. But I was considering some for the future.

Truck is lookin great. If u want to sell those 17" wheels/tires drop me a PM.

Stay away from the rustoleum plastic paint it chips very easy .You are basicly buying latex spray on paint when you buy the rustoleum stuff. Looks good im am fiberglassing my dash and tips on how you did yours?

Looks like a solid truck. Looking good! Do you have the wheels on the truck yet? Dash pad looks great.

Wheels are on tomorrow afternoon. I had to renegotiate my stance with the 285/35/22 tires. I have a set of 2 inch springs and a set of 3 inch springs and i put in the 3 inch springs and the stock wheels rub the inner fenders. I just painted them and would like to keep them, so for now i have taken out the rear shackle to give me a total of 5 inches rear and put the 2 inch springs up front to give me a 5 inches up front. I think i'll end up swapping the springs and getting rid of the fender wells eventually

WOW! Looks great!
-Lance

and now for the moment we've all been waiting for!

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sweet :metal:

sweet :metal:

thanks!!! i love your truck and the new stance! did you notice the freshly painted wheel wells in the bed? oh well!:metal:

Thanks, the stance makes my truck looks a lot better now, I just need 20/22 on it and I'll be set. I did notice the wheel wells there nice of what I can see of them

I'm going to try and get some daytime pictures today or tomorrow