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Going to set the cab on the frame tomorrow. Hopefully the height is correct.
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Got the cab sitting on the frame with the bolts in it. What do you guys think of that wheel placement? I thought I read somewhere it will move back a little when it has a motor in it. Does anyone know? Thanks!!!!
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do you have the grille in? its important to have the grille in because it will push the bottoms of the fenders out.
the s10 front suspension will pull back in the wheel arch as you lower it. so approximate the weight by sitting on it, or having a few people sit on it. if you plan on using drop springs it will move back about an inch, which is why people consider s10 long bed trucks to be 117" wheelbase even though they are 118" on most specs. |
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Thanks to both of you. My next step is to get the front put all together and attached. I am then going to mock up the motor. I will not do the final welding of the body mounts till everything is mocked up then pull it apart for a final welding. |
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Have the front all bolted together and set the height.
What do you guys think about the center of the wheels? Will it move back when I put the motor in? |
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I was a bit crazy with mine. Looked at it over multiple days. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4240/...93669bc6_z.jpg http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1533600730 I'd say looking at the same picture of yours, it looks like the wheel is slightly forward. Putting the engine in may bring that wheel perfectly centered though. |
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I hope so. I really don't want to redo the mounts. I did just tack them in there but I hate redoing things. I measured it 2" inches in front of that oblong holes on the frame like others had suggested. When you jack up your front end does the wheels come forward? |
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Wow! I hadn’t checked in on some threads in awhile and the torches and pitchforks came out and ran Brian out for having an opinion. Sheesh.
Criticize hm for expressing his opinion on a forum that’s ALL about expressing our opinions about AD & TF trucks? Criticize him for where he lives influencing his opinions? Criticize him for how much he talks about himself? I talk about myself all the time on my thread. Who ELSE would I talk about? OP- Good luck on your project. I wouldn’t do it your way and neither would Brian but WTF do you care? It’s YOUR truck and YOUR money. Do it anyway you want and hopefully you’re happy with it but if you’re going to come here and post about it please listen to more than one person’s opinion. Doesn’t mean you have to TAKE their opinion, just consider them. |
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I should add....going up and down is much easier. You can build little spacers between the cab and the rubber mounts, but you can't make a spacer that puts the cab further forward or backward. I ended up having to put a spacer in my core support to push the front fender up a little. Thankfully, the design of the core support mount allowed for a little movement. |
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Keep us updated. Running truck in three months is ambitious and I thought I was ambitious with a one year project :) Using the same engine might speed things up since you don't have to build a new cross member, motor mounts, or driveshaft unless you ditch the two piece shaft for a single tube.
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I always use 2 1/8 forward of the hole but my mounts are based on skymangs so they are 3 3/4 wide, so thats the same as 2 1/4 forward of the oval hole, unless my math is wonky.
I also cut my body mount holes a little larger than the mount for some small wiggle room they are centered on this truck currently though. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/853/4...3b6bfd3e_b.jpgIMG_0681 by Joe Doh, on Flickr I chucked a fender on to see how my alignment is, its important to "tuck" the rear of the fender into the recess on the cab, it will almost snap to it. also it is important to level the bottom style line of the fender so it doesnt point up or down. here is my (fender only)! alignment. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/...005a6eb7_b.jpgIMG_0682 by Joe Doh, on Flickr this truck has the Z85 rpo which is the high riding suspension, bigger coils in the front and an extra leaf in the back. so my tire will go back slightly with a drop coil too. so make sure your fender style line is mostly level with the frame, it could be you have the front pointing down a little. |
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I ended up re-using the mounts for the front end from the S10 to mount the radiator support. I am going to drill a hole in the frame and weld a bolt to the top of the frame. |
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I like the wide core mount on bushings too. looks like a good plan!
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be careful the oil/tranny pans dont stick out below the front crossmember, that is the limit of down for me. if you move the motor back to the firewall, a rcsb s10 driveshaft will fit. |
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Set the motor and tranny in today during my lunch. We are going to set the front end back on tomorrow and see if we can fit a fan and radiator in there.
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Got the motor mounts welded in today.
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Decided to reseal the motor before I put it in for the final time.
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mounts look great!
you should ask a mod to move this thread to the project section. |
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How do I get a moderator to do that? |
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