How about some pics of bagged 60-66

[zippeay]

I'm still have a ton to do but it's getting a lot closer.

[66clow]

Originally Posted by zippeay

I'm still have a ton to do but it's getting a lot closer.

Looking sweet as it sits! I'm afraid to grind one of my side panels down because it probably going to need more work than your panel.

[zippeay]

Im going to have to block the crap out of the bed because it used to be a long bed. I also put a whole new door skin on the drivers door and made the whole bottom 6-8 Inches of the passenger door "I don't recommend that btw, it was a huge pain in the butt". Ive almos done all the patching and metal work but there is a little still left to do. I just hope it turns out as well as I'm picturing in my head.
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[DLOE65]

Here's Mine..

[piratexpress1369a]

Originally Posted by DLOE65

Here's Mine..

thats cool

[gixxer711]

Originally Posted by coulter

i just noticed i never really took any good pics of how my rear shocks are mounted but here is one pic


if you bought shorter shocks than factory and you plan on mounting them to the rear end i believe they are gonna limit ur upward movement.. i think my truck has like 13 or 14 inches of travel at the rear end... way more than the trucks with the bags mounted at the rear end

What did or are you going to do about your trailing arms hitting the frame ahead of your bags when laying out? I like the bags mounted where they are. Should allow for less air needed to get to ride height and make it ride better.
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[gixxer711]

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What tail lights are you going to run, camaro? I love how the hole follows the curve on the bed.
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[coulter]

Originally Posted by gixxer711

What did or are you going to do about your trailing arms hitting the frame ahead of your bags when laying out? I like the bags mounted where they are. Should allow for less air needed to get to ride height and make it ride better.
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its hard to see in the pic but i made a pair of 3 3/4" lowering blocks.. when it is aired out and laying on the rear crossmember the trailing arms are bout an inch away from the frame..

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by coulter

its hard to see in the pic but i made a pair of 3 3/4" lowering blocks.. when it is aired out and laying on the rear crossmember the trailing arms are bout an inch away from the frame..

What size wheels are you going to be using? The trailing arms must be below the scrub line with 15" wheels.

[coulter]

they are 15" wheels.. and what do u mean scrub line?

btw zippeay i really dig your truck!!! you have done a sh1tload of awsome work on that thing!!! cant wait to see it done

[Slow Build]

Here are some quotes from other threads from smarter people than me.

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

It puts the bottom of the u bolts below the wheel rim, which is illegal in a lot of states.

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

thats called a scrub line, if you have a flat, you want to still be able to roll with out digging in.

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

I wanted to mention that from a safety perspective 1-1/2" rear lowering blocks are the most you can go with if your are running 15" wheels, due to scrub line issues. Otherwise if you get a flat rear tire the trucks lower shock bracket will be diggin into the pavement..... not a good thing.

If you want to go more than 1-1/2" then you need to increase wheel diameter.

So if you have 18" dia. wheels you could use 3" blocks, as follows:

18" dia. - 15" dia. = 3" diameter difference,
3" dia. / 2 = 1-1/2" radius difference,
1-1/2" increase in wheel radius + 1-1/2" blocks = 3" blocks

[coulter]

ahh damn i never thought of that... luckly i really dont need the rear of my truck to go as low as it does right now (the front wont go as low as the back) so i will rethink the size of my lowering blocks... im glad you mentioned that

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by coulter

they are 15" wheels.. and what do u mean scrub line?

btw zippeay i really dig your truck!!! you have done a sh1tload of awsome work on that thing!!! cant wait to see it done

Thanks man! I can't wait to see it finish either! I just finished painting the front end and put most of it together but I realized that I didn't get 90 deg air fittings so hopefully I can get some in the morning and finish the front bags today.
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[gixxer711]

Originally Posted by coulter

ahh damn i never thought of that... luckly i really dont need the rear of my truck to go as low as it does right now (the front wont go as low as the back) so i will rethink the size of my lowering blocks... im glad you mentioned that

Ya, your blocks are huge. I was gonna mention the scrub line as well. I have 15" as well and my 2" blocks are just below the scrub line. I am running bias ply tires, so they should make up the difference if I go flat.

I was thinking of using porterbuilts tubular arms to clear the frame and mounting my bags similar to yours. I really don't like bags right on top of the axle.
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[baggedbigblock]

The interior

[piratexpress1369a]

Originally Posted by baggedbigblock

The interior

that is cool grenade shifter

[zippeay]

Is that a reefer door panel? Hehe...
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[baggedbigblock]

Yup. Both door cards and shift boot are made from old pot seed burlap bags.
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[zippeay]

Vintage sacks? Or Repops? Either way I think it's cool. People out here would freak out, lol
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[dbomb53]

I think you should leave the door panels as is..looks killer

[zippeay]

What tail lights are you going to run, camaro? I love how the hole follows the curve on the bed.
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I just saw your post, they are 50 pontiac tail lights. Thank you!
Honestly, I can't take credit for the idea another guy on here had done it to his and I thought it looked awesome so I ordered some from Speedway and put them in. A lot of stuff from speedway is junk but these are actually pretty good quality, they have glass lenses and everything and they also sell the cups to french them in. It was actually pretty easy to install but I still need to figure out my access holes but I'm not worrying about that until I finish up the bags.

[zippeay]

Originally Posted by DLOE65

Here's Mine..

Dloe65, Do you have any better pictures of how you trimmed your fenders? I need to do that to mine soon and was wondering how did it. Are you keeping the inner fenders? I'm going to try and keep mine but I'm going to have to modify them a lot. Great looking truck btw! I'm painting mine a really dark metallic brown, not many people like brown but I think it looks nice.

[jdoisher]

Getting closer as well!

[Justin36]

Originally Posted by jdoisher

Getting closer as well!
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Woooo! Looks great!!
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[thekid54]

Hmm, I thought I had posted in this thread. Here's my '62...


After a new coat of primer...


And now...doing a V8 and frame swap.