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casey g 09-28-2016 09:04 PM

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got the cab on the frame! Im pretty excited. its gonna looks pretty badass!

casey g 09-28-2016 09:05 PM

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A couple pictures of my little sidekick! He loves trucks

casey g 09-28-2016 09:10 PM

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Also did a quick 4.5/6 drop for a local friend. Best part is having the little guy that's about to turn 2 help me!

knomadd 09-28-2016 10:35 PM

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Man, that cab and fender look gooooood!!

Bennett68C10 09-29-2016 08:28 AM

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:metal:

casey g 09-29-2016 04:57 PM

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Got it outside

casey g 09-29-2016 04:58 PM

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Another

mooseknuckles 09-29-2016 06:51 PM

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gonna look amazing! :metal:

casey g 10-02-2016 12:33 AM

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Thanks guys!

I'm starting to mock up the bed so I can get a measurement for the rear end.

Were leaning towards having a ford 9 inch built for it.

I have to admit I keep going in the garage just to look at it!

You can see in the second picture how tall these rear wheels are. I have some trimming to do in the near future.

NewType72 10-02-2016 12:09 PM

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Oh man that sick puppy is lookin sweet all laid out. Great work brother

casey g 10-04-2016 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NewType72 (Post 7730703)
Oh man that sick puppy is lookin sweet all laid out. Great work brother

Thanks man! Appreciate it.

casey g 10-04-2016 09:12 PM

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Made some progress on the besides! decided to cutout the inner panels of the bed so we could get the wheels as far out as possible. Also a good chance that we are going to set the rear of the truck to air out about a inch off the ground so we don't have to cut the side of the bed rails.

mooseknuckles 10-04-2016 09:30 PM

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damn...that's lookin good!

casey g 10-04-2016 10:07 PM

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damn...that's lookin good!

Thanks man! your build is looking sick!!

question for your guys. how much room do you guys think I should leave between the tires and the bedside?

knomadd 10-05-2016 12:03 AM

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Just a suggestion, but I'd use a paintstick thickness at a minimum.

casey g 10-05-2016 12:17 AM

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Just a suggestion, but I'd use a paintstick thickness at a minimum.

Hey I appreciate the suggestion. But just to be clear im talking about the clearance between the out side of the wheel and the side of the bed.

crazycrew 10-05-2016 07:01 AM

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MAn, this is so awesome! Killer build man

Hart_Rod 10-05-2016 08:40 AM

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Thanks man! your build is looking sick!!

question for your guys. how much room do you guys think I should leave between the tires and the bedside?

Casey keep in mind the body roll when you go up an incline at an angle. I know you want it as tight as possible (as I did), but you don't want to mess up your wheels and tires. Also, the tire will be closer to the front of the wheel well when aired out but closer to the back of the wheel well when aired all of the way up (arc of suspension). Just a few thoughts from my experience of going through this. Keep up the good work. Rob

casey g 10-05-2016 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 7733699)
Casey keep in mind the body roll when you go up an incline at an angle. I know you want it as tight as possible (as I did), but you don't want to mess up your wheels and tires. Also, the tire will be closer to the front of the wheel well when aired out but closer to the back of the wheel well when aired all of the way up (arc of suspension). Just a few thoughts from my experience of going through this. Keep up the good work. Rob

Hey rob. I 100% agree and understand. What kinda spacing did you allow for your wheels.

casey g 10-05-2016 02:01 PM

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MAn, this is so awesome! Killer build man

Thanks man!

Hart_Rod 10-05-2016 02:01 PM

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Hey rob. I 100% agree and understand. What kinda spacing did you allow for your wheels.

Around a 1/2". If less than that, you will be taking a chance AND it will be very difficult to remove the wheel and tire from the axle. Just my .02$ ,:D.

casey g 10-05-2016 02:32 PM

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Around a 1/2". If less than that, you will be taking a chance AND it will be very difficult to remove the wheel and tire from the axle. Just my .02$ ,:D.

Perfect. Thanks rob!

casey g 10-05-2016 07:40 PM

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My little guy was helping me in the garage today.
turns two on Friday

casey g 10-10-2016 12:13 PM

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My dad came over yesterday to give me a hand so I could measure for the rear end.

casey g 10-10-2016 12:14 PM

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One more pic


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