1970 project/ DD "instant death"

[vegadesign]

this is my daily driver project.
plan: lay frame, rockers eventually.
monster notch in the rear
pancake crosmember 2"
wood tonneau cover, fold right and forward


truck has a rebuilt inline 6 250, 225hp
saginaw 3 speed trans

[vegadesign]

$1300 Craigslist but January 15 2010


These pics are before it was touched

[daves72C10D]

Good truck to start with. Good luck and keep some picts coming.

[vegadesign]

heres what iv got.
this was about 8 months ago since i started with the frame.
i finally got some pictures.
give me a bit and ill try to put the starting pic too

[70cst]

Looks like a solid truck to me. Keep us posted on your progress.

[vegadesign]

c-notch installed

[vegadesign]

bridge temp in, till i get my logo cut out on the cnc
cut some lower bag brackets with the plasma cutter

[vegadesign]

chopped the frame between the notch
and put small welds to hold the lower bag mount still

[vegadesign]

made my 3" drop blocks and i just ordered the ubolts

[vegadesign]

making upper bag mounts
using the over axle pads i was intending to use but had a slight change in plan.
so im creating my own way

i know my lower bag mounts look weak but i still have to finish boxing in the rear of the trailing arms where the gusset will run off to beef up the plate

the last pic im starting my axle bracket for the panhard bar.
panhard will be mounted over the rear diff

later will be adjustable

[vegadesign]

Not to mug progress this weekend although I did get my rebuild kit for my tranny so I look forward to putting that back in this week

I started playing in my lower bag mounts and ran out of wire for my welder
I guess I should start checking it more often lol


This was the longest weld when I ran out of wire :/

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[frmula505]

Great project, gonna subscribe to this one. I also am bagging a 69 C10. I have a thread going on build.
Look forward to some progress pictures.

[WadmalawJoe]

Originally Posted by vegadesign

this is my daily driver project.
plan: lay frame, rockers eventually.
monster notch in the rear
pancake crosmember 2"
wood tonneau cover, fold right and forward


truck has a rebuilt inline 6 250, 225hp
saginaw 3 speed trans

What's the "wood tonneau cover, fold right and forward" all about? Sounds interesting.

[vegadesign]

Originally Posted by frmula505

Great project, gonna subscribe to this one. I also am bagging a 69 C10. I have a thread going on build.
Look forward to some progress pictures.

Thanks man, I'll have to check out your thread when I get a chance

Originally Posted by WadmalawJoe

What's the "wood tonneau cover, fold right and forward" all about? Sounds interesting.

Just a little bit of creativity goin on I'm my head,
You see a lot of guys use the old school wood beds and ya they look good but everyone has one.
I don't plan on hauling anything so I don't see any point in raising my bed floor

I love the old school woods beds but I want to put my own twist in it
Going to be a heavy task concidering it is a longbed but iv got nothing to loose lol

As of how I'm going to make this monster work is a big mystery
Having it fold two ways would just make it that much more of a eye grabber
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[vegadesign]

no updates till next week,
im waiting for my u-bolts so i can put my 3" blocks in
without the u-bolts its hard too determine the upper bag mounts
so after those are in ill be back at it

[shawno72]

Subscribed, looks good. Like'n your work

[vegadesign]

Thanks man

Got my u-bolts in the mail today
So now I can start my upper bag mounts
And throw my trans back in

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[vegadesign]

Got a pritty big update, had a day of last week so I got to work on the rear of the truck

Got a tank at the big 3 swap meet and a set of universal 2600 bags

Built my panhard bar




Installed the 3" blocks I made and the extended ubolts




Panhard installed


This is with the lowering blocks installed and without air bags


And that night after finishing up this is my progress

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[vegadesign]

This is how it sits now and has bags in and is able to go up and down with the help of a schrader valve

Ripped off my rear roll pan pulling out of the driveway lol

This isn't even all the way down yet, top of the tires are hitting the steak pockets till I trim them

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[nibs]

Very nice buy for $1300! I like where you are going with this, fellow Cali brother

[vegadesign]

Thanks bro, it's that deal I just couldn't pass up even tho I didn't have the money lol
But I'm so happy to see things getting done
I'm hoping to get the front bagged by the time the local car show comes back.
Every other month I go up your way for Volkswagen training
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[frmula505]

Coming along great. Keep on posting pictures. Haven't done any thing to mine in last month or so.

[vegadesign]

I'm going to finish making the rear section of the truck pritty and I'll have more pics for you all
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[vegadesign]

Going to order some bag for the front and start making my upper plate and cup the lca's before you know it will lay crossmember
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[nibs]

Originally Posted by vegadesign

Thanks bro, it's that deal I just couldn't pass up even tho I didn't have the money lol
But I'm so happy to see things getting done
I'm hoping to get the front bagged by the time the local car show comes back.
Every other month I go up your way for Volkswagen training
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Oh? youre a VW tech??? Im a huge VW guy myself, LOL. Here is my TDI and my wifes Tig