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Worked on welding up the back half. I also decided to weld in the rear body drop and I have an idea for the front bracket as well.
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Almost done with one side. I decided that it would look better if I blended the body drop bracket with the step notch. It's not done yet but I'm liking the way it's turning out
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Nice touch!
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Looks killer, glad you did it because it kind of stuck out to me. Now it flows really good and looks like it belongs there.
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Looking good so far, im glad I got the weld in also, just didnt want the bolts all over the place and have zero chance of ever unbolting it once installed.
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Here's a good overall pic of the rear setup now. Hours and hours of work but it was worth it. I started modifying the front body drop brackets. No pics yet but I should be able to make some progress on it this weekend.
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Looks way better done that way, hours well spent!
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Great work so far- I like all the little details. This might be a little late and maybe you already know. If you use a heavy piece of copper to back the holes when you weld them shut, it makes it a lot easier. The weld won't stick to the copper and it will save a lot of gringing on the back side as it will be smooth and flush. I've got most of my frame holes welded up too- man there was a bunch.
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So here's an update on the front body drop brackets. Hope you guys like it.
I started off by tack welding the frame horns in place with the brackets still on. Then I removed the bracket and sliced and diced the front horns so I could bend it how I wanted. Once in place, I started welding it up. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1665.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1673.jpg I worked on blending in some of the welds, not done yet though. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1671.jpg Then I trimmed down the bracket. I have a little more massaging to do but it's close. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1672.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1674.jpg |
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Looking Good :metal::metal::metal:
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Looking good! Nice touches to the frame!
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I made progress on the drivers side body drop bracket. This one took a lot less time since I had learned my lesson on the passenger side.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1697.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1698.jpg I've also been thinking about boxing in the notch for a while. Since I spliced two frames together, I was worried about the strength of the front end. I had those old PBFab frame boxing plates so I decided to put them to use. I still have a lot of work left on this but these pictures should give you an idea of what I'm trying to do. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1694.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1700.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_1699.jpg |
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That looks like it will work out great!
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It's been a while since I was able to work on the truck. We sold our place, lived in a temp house for a couple months and finally settled in our new house. I got myself a new project (72 Nova) which has also taken some time away from the truck.
Here's a few pics of the new project http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0272.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0309.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0303.jpg Flipped over the frame to start working on the bottom side http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0207.jpg Started filling more holes on the bottom side http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0219.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0218.jpg Also started welding up the bottom side of rear notch http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0220.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0324.jpg |
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Nice looking Nova, and a beautiful German Shepherd (maybe rottweiler? Looks like a shepherd body, but rottweiler markings on the face). Looks like some nice welding happening on the C10 frame too.
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Glad to see you're back at it, congrats on the house. The Nova looks to be in pretty good shape. I had a 70 years ago, it was an ugly yellow and had 50 lbs of bondo in both rear quarters. Haha it was a real beater.
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As far as the truck goes, I got some more welding done on the rear notches. Drivers side is done http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0339.jpg Passenger side is almost there http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0340.jpg |
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Not much of an update, just a bunch of welding and grinding lately. There are way too many holes on this thing to fill.
Here's what the back of the step notch underside looked like before. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0377.jpg and after http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0395.jpg here's a pic of the other side too http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0391.jpg I also picked up this 5.3l & 4l60e combo for the nova. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...y/IMG_0353.jpg |
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