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Old 02-15-2018, 12:00 PM   #26
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My truck started life as a orange long bed like yours. I spent the last two years making it worthy again lol. Yours looks great keep up the good work with it. I did mine red and white two tone as well.
Wow, your truck is bad a$$! I love it. I really think I may go the same route as you as far as paint goes. Is that the factory medium red or what ever they call it? Nice work on your LS swap, very clean. Hats off to you.
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Old 02-15-2018, 12:01 PM   #27
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Sweet, I remember this truck on Craigslist also .Dillon correct . Nice build
Right you are.
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Old 02-15-2018, 12:05 PM   #28
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Nice job man! Did you sort the wiring out for it?
With the help of a friend we got the wiring sorted out. Something I was not too familiar with when we started. It was kind of fun. I enjoy doing that kind of stuff.
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Old 02-15-2018, 12:16 PM   #29
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I’ll let you know next time I’m coming to town.....keep up the good work.
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Old 02-17-2018, 11:49 PM   #30
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Nice job, from a fellow Montanan!
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Old 02-18-2018, 12:54 AM   #31
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Nice truck! I love those chrome rallys, bought a set myself. What center caps did you go with?
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Old 02-22-2018, 02:11 PM   #32
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Nice truck! I love those chrome rallys, bought a set myself. What center caps did you go with?
There the Chrome Corvette Rally Disc caps. Got them on Ebay. I really like them.

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Old 02-22-2018, 02:29 PM   #33
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are you gonna paint it yourself or send it out?
Im going to paint it myself.
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Old 02-23-2018, 01:12 AM   #34
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Thanks for the compliments. We painted it viper red and Chevy white it's a very bright red .
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Old 02-23-2018, 01:21 AM   #35
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Told you they looked similar
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Old 02-23-2018, 01:05 PM   #36
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Told you they looked similar
Wow, they look like twins haha. Nice to see before and after pics. Looking awesome!
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Old 04-22-2019, 11:55 AM   #37
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Truck got all new suspension rebuild last weekend. New Moog upper and lower ball joints, tie rods, new bushings, 2.5" ECE drop spindles, new coil springs, 4" drop ECE leaf springs. Truck drives like new again. It's nice having tight steering again. Just need to get it aligned and should be good.
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Stance looks great. I rebuilt my front suspension and was kinda disappointed with the ride...only to find out the steering box was shot. Replaced it with a new unit along with a hydroboost and it's a completely new truck.

Any pics of the tank installed, and that custom sump? Keep up with the great progress.
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Old 04-22-2019, 01:12 PM   #39
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Any pictures of the seat setup?
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Old 08-14-2019, 12:16 PM   #40
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Any pictures of the seat setup?
Sorry for not replying earlier. Been a crazy Summer. Heres some pics of the seat setup.
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Old 08-14-2019, 01:27 PM   #41
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Looks nice! Those are the rear seats from a Silverado correct? 2008 and newer?
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Old 08-14-2019, 01:33 PM   #42
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Looks nice! Those are the rear seats from a Silverado correct? 2008 and newer?
Actually there the rear seats out of a ford 2006 ish truck. There a little thinner then the chevy seats for better leg room. So far seem to be working pretty good.
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Old 08-14-2019, 01:38 PM   #43
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Actually there the rear seats out of a ford 2006 ish truck. There a little thinner then the chevy seats for better leg room. So far seem to be working pretty good.
Thanks my friend. They do look good! Do you still have the fold up feature? That would be nice to have when wiring crap under the seat...
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Old 08-14-2019, 02:08 PM   #44
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Thanks my friend. They do look good! Do you still have the fold up feature? That would be nice to have when wiring crap under the seat...
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Yep, both the driver and passenger fold up. That is a nice feature. Hows your truck coming along. Just looked at some of your threads. That Gen V swap looks awesome. Truck is gonna cruise
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Old 08-14-2019, 02:59 PM   #45
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Re: 72 C10 Long Bed to Shorty LS Swap

Looks like you used the Brothers frame shortening kit? Likely ordering that for myself in a few days. Pretty easy job for the most part?
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Old 08-14-2019, 03:17 PM   #46
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Looks like you used the Brothers frame shortening kit? Likely ordering that for myself in a few days. Pretty easy job for the most part?
Yeah I used the Brothers Trucks kit. Really wasn't hard at all. Had a friend help me. Easier with two people sliding and aligning everything together. Had it done in about 4-5 hours. Make sure you have an air chisel, makes getting old rivets for bed supports easy to remove and relocate. The only thing out of that kit that didn't work, was the shorter brake line for the rear that they supplied. I ended up just cutting my existing and re-flaring it. Good luck.
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Old 08-14-2019, 05:05 PM   #47
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Truck looks great buddy, quite the transformation! I'm jealous of all you montana and wyoming residents...I go out there every year for mule deer and fly fishing, beautiful state!
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Old 08-14-2019, 05:36 PM   #48
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Truck looks great buddy, quite the transformation! I'm jealous of all you montana and wyoming residents...I go out there every year for mule deer and fly fishing, beautiful state!
Thanks Snake72. Fishing and hunting is pretty awesome here! My bro-in-law used to live in Iowa, we used to go down there quite a bit.
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Well its been a long while since I posted, but truck is almost done now. Built my own paint booth in the garage and exhaust system. Got it all painted and put back together. Still need to install some trim and a few loose ends but here she is.
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