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Well i've been wanting to start a build thread for sometime now. been working on my truck for 2years now, started out as a 72 c10 longbed. I bought the truck from a guy for $750.00, he wanted to make it a short bed so he cut 15 inches off the rear of the frame, he didnt know he had to shorten the wheel base. Need less to say i had to build a back half for it, this is my 5th project, also have a 62 nova, a 70 & 71 chevelle, and a toyota minitruck. Being a minitrucker at heart, I'am fortunate to have the experience to do all my own fabrication,suspension,body,& paint work. I'll be posting photos of my project as i go, let me know what u guy's think. Its been a lot of work, and theres still a lot of work to do go.
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the start of my back half, mandrel bent 2x4 stock from art morrison
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I'm interested to see how your back half looks
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Here's a few more photos
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Since the PO cut off 15 inches, are you just going to leave the 15 cut off?
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nice. will be watching
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Looks good so far.. Subscribed
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Since the guy before me cut off 15inches off the rear, I decided to make it a short bed and just build the back half for the 115 inch shortbed wheelbase
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nice build .... subscribed
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Time to move to the frt, z'ed the frt clip 2.5 inches, also will need to cup the lower a-arms and pie the uppers
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Now with the frame inside i'll start boxing it all in, had to change the way the trans crossmember mounts, also ran tubing inside the rails for wires or line to try to hide some of the wiring after its painted.
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Nice work..welcome to tha fourm..
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Cabs back on along with the frt core supt and fenders, just trying to mock up everything, will need to build motor mounts to lower the motor due to the 2.5 inch z, also running a V8 vega oil pan, able to lower the motor more with it
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looking good!!
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more pic's
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Damn, nice work.
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looks realy good ..... you know you could've saved youreself a ton of work in the front of the frame if you used a dropmember : motor allready mount lower (even different mounts so you can change the engine from smal to big to lt to ls1 to 7 ) frontwheels move forwarth a little to fit the wheelwhel better it has rack and pinion steering has all the mountings needed for the airbags and lay frame without a z
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Ya I know, however i had more time then cash at that point, so when i zed the frt frame, i also moved the frt crossmember forward too, then i'am running cpp's 14inch big brake kit that narrows the frt with.
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Thanks guy's for the comments, frame is done for now, built the 4-link, bag mounts done, still need to build shock , compressior and exhaust mounts, now to the body work.
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So now to start the body work, want to do something different to the truck so going to chop the roof, thinking of a mild chop.
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First need to gut the inside, cut the dash out, will be putting a 55 chevy dash in it. then have to brace the body, and cut the window frames out because i want to use all stock glass for the chop.
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Off with the roof!!
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You have amazing fabrication skills, I need to take some notes. Roger
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so youre going to channel the windshield and wipers intoo the bulkhead ?
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wow ! I wish i had that kind of confidence and fab skills! LOL does one lead to other? i can't wait to see how this turns out!
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No just going to lean the winshield pillar back
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oh good one that way you can keep the roof in one piece too
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So decided to do things a little different, i did a mild 1 3/4" chop at the rear window, then lean the frt winshield pillars back that way its like a 2" chop in the frt,then cut the truck in half so i could stretch the cab.
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lol i had to go back and read that twice, did he say cut the cab in half?, yes, he did! ha ha
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Also had to cut the doors in half and stretch the doors the same amount as the cab, also posted a photo of the stretch door on the lt and a stock door on the rt to compair the difference.
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Finished the chop, door handles and key cyl shaved, just need to shave the drip, then to move to the frt of the truck, maybe the inside first.
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wow thats sumtin i could use , im 6,7" and in some trucks i cant squeese my knees under the dash
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Good Lord! you aint afraid of nuthin are ya! that's amazing...can you make it look a little harder please! All kidding aside, that's freakin' awesome man!
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Killer work
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You are a STUD:metal:
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eeer hmmmm whelll
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Mad skills and looks great.
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picked up a 67 frt end
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very nice!
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