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gringoloco 10-23-2016 08:37 PM

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Time for her quadrennially scheduled waxing :lol: Muuuch better

Also been talking to Dave and Nate Porter again, and they've convinced (well, shamed really) me into going a little more 'extreme' with this round of mods... :chevy:

lolife99 10-23-2016 08:51 PM

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Extreme is good,..

C10_ustacould 10-24-2016 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7750260)
Also been talking to Dave and Nate Porter again, and they've convinced (well, shamed really) me into going a little more 'extreme' with this round of mods... :chevy:

Come on man!! :lol:

Bennett68C10 10-24-2016 08:14 AM

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:lol: Good Choice! Are you still planning on doing coilovers or bags now?

gringoloco 10-24-2016 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lolife99 (Post 7750289)
Extreme is good,..

It is, but also requires an extreme amount of work...
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Originally Posted by C10_ustacould (Post 7750581)
Come on man!! :lol:

I know, I know... At least I can't change my mind again--there's no other options left :lol:
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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10 (Post 7750646)
:lol: Good Choice! Are you still planning on doing coilovers or bags now?

Lets just say I've been looking hard at the new endo products, trying to decide if they're worth the money :chevy:

Hart_Rod 10-24-2016 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7750260)
Time for her quadrennially scheduled waxing :lol: Muuuch better

Also been talking to Dave and Nate Porter again, and they've convinced (well, shamed really) me into going a little more 'extreme' with this round of mods... :chevy:

:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

gringoloco 10-24-2016 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 7750760)
:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

Yes, hence our DM convo on IG. Need some room for tires :smoke:

Stickman 10-25-2016 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7750790)
Yes, hence our DM convo on IG. Need some room for tires :smoke:

So is that code for Bags or ......... :lol:

DeepOceanStepside 10-26-2016 08:21 PM

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Awesome build! Spent a few hours reading thru all the pages! Your truck inspired me to do a paint job on my 70 stepper like yours! Beautiful truck!

gringoloco 10-28-2016 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stickman (Post 7751869)
So is that code for Bags or ......... :lol:

So, it looks like we're gonna end up with an 'extreme'ly low static coilover drop. I'll keep the thread up-to-date with any further changes (hopefully no mas)
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Originally Posted by DeepOceanStepside (Post 7753099)
Awesome build! Spent a few hours reading thru all the pages! Your truck inspired me to do a paint job on my 70 stepper like yours! Beautiful truck!

Thanks and good luck! Only one way to know if you can do it, and that's to try. They have a much better selection of colors available now than they did a few years ago. Great quality paint, that I think I'll be using more of soon...

gringoloco 10-28-2016 12:58 PM

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Wife just sent me this pic:

...and so it begins (continues?)...

Bennett68C10 10-28-2016 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7754675)
Wife just sent me this pic:

...and so it begins (continues?)...

:lol: I think I know what's in that box

gringoloco 10-28-2016 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10 (Post 7754683)
:lol: I think I know what's in that box

I can't wait to take a measuring device to these things (and compare them to my Belltechs)! I've read and heard multiple different guesses and proposals on how much he track is narrowed. I want to quantitatively dispel all rumors :lol:

kehstr 10-29-2016 01:00 AM

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wait... so what was in that box?

Stickman 10-29-2016 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7754663)
So, it looks like we're gonna end up with an 'extreme'ly low static coilover drop. I'll keep the thread up-to-date with any further changes (hopefully no mas)


Thanks and good luck! Only one way to know if you can do it, and that's to try. They have a much better selection of colors available now than they did a few years ago. Great quality paint, that I think I'll be using more of soon...

Glad to hear your going with the extreme coilovers and we can observe your expertise , no change in the rear with the No Limit trailing arm set up correct.

gringoloco 10-29-2016 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kehstr (Post 7755154)
wait... so what was in that box?

A set of CPP modular drop spindles. Hoping they will provide a narrower track-width (I'm eager to compare them to my Belltech drop spindles), which will provide clearance for turning at super-low heights (and maybe a deeper-dish wheel :D). I also went with the 1" narrowed arms from PB
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Originally Posted by Stickman (Post 7755288)
Glad to hear your going with the extreme coilovers and we can observe your expertise , no change in the rear with the No Limit trailing arm set up correct.

The NL rear kit has been sold to another member. The 'current' plan involves a PB level 3 (extreme) v7 coilover Dropmember up front and level 2 (touring) coilover Dropmember out back. Sorry for all of the confusion--I just barely have figured out what's going on myself :smoke:

The boxes should start piling up, soon: PB suspension/hood hinges, Ridetech coilovers (via shores6), HartRod ChubTubz, Hill's Rod and Custom inner fenders, and a bunch of other stuff from places I haven't ordered yet--still need Boyd's fuel tank, steering rack/hoses/linkage and a bunch of other hard/soft parts--aaaaah! this is the snowball I was trying to avoid :lol:

smbrouss70 10-30-2016 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7755354)
aaaaah! this is the snowball I was trying to avoid :lol:

Yeah, but admit it... playing in the snow is so damn fun, huh? :lol:

Stickman 10-30-2016 08:24 PM

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So what was the reason to go with the PB rear vs NL. I like both products/companies so I was just curious and one happens to be in my backyard.

kehstr 10-30-2016 11:29 PM

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still need Boyd's fuel tank

you mean like this...
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gringoloco 10-31-2016 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70 (Post 7755964)
Yeah, but admit it... playing in the snow is so damn fun, huh? :lol:

Yes it is, but I'm burnin' $100 bills to stay warm :lol:
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Originally Posted by Stickman (Post 7756460)
So what was the reason to go with the PB rear vs NL. I like both products/companies so I was just curious and one happens to be in my backyard.

Ultimately, I just wanted to go lower. The NL pieces were very nice, but didn't allow me to drop as far as I wanted
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Originally Posted by kehstr (Post 7756634)
you mean like this...
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Yes, very similar. I think I'll need a bed fill. Selling that one?

kehstr 10-31-2016 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 7757015)

Yes, very similar. I think I'll need a bed fill. Selling that one?

No, it is one that I ordered that showed up on Friday. Just thought it was funny that you were talking about getting one when mine just showed up. I don't know if you have ever looked at one before, but they are very well built and have all of the needed baffles, and then some!

gringoloco 10-31-2016 06:58 PM

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Good to hear! I've never seen one in person, but I've never seen a bad review on one. Im a little side-tracked with putting together an AOD to t5 swap on the Muskrat, so I've taken a break on ordering truck parts (for the moment). I have some time to kill while I wait for the PB bits...

gringoloco 11-27-2016 05:10 PM

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Still stockpiling parts:

mcbassin 11-28-2016 11:57 AM

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Killer truckload of parts!

Hart_Rod 11-28-2016 01:35 PM

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You should be busy for a while! :metal:


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