Porterbuilt Dropmembers & 22's on my 77 Ebay truck

[crawdadfox]

Frank my plan right now.. is to go with one piece windows, get the bed finished, Vintage a/c and fab some inner wheel wells for the front. As far as exterior it still has its original paint, i have a custom painter that has done graphics on a few bikes for me, that is working on some "shop logo's" for the doors....we will see. I will be putting a white sport bumper out back to match the front ( i was going with chrome f & r) but the white grew on me!! Oh yeah about the front bumper, i pulled it in 1 1/2" to the body...can't believe all the sharp eyes didnt catch that one!! As far as inside, fresh carpet and call it a day. Kind of crazy but i am thinking about moving the cab mounts down about 5/8" - 3/4" to lower it a bit more, even though its laying frame!! I had the same problem back in the 80's with 4x4's and ended up with 17" of lift on my truck! Man looking at what i just listed.... i still got alot to do!!

[lolife99]

Hey Crawdad,... Your buddy Jeff has a white rear sport bumper,... and I have a set of brackets. Let me know if you need them.

[crawdadfox]

Oh yeah, check w/ Jeff and make sure its nice and if it has the license plate bucket. I never thought i would keep the bumpers white, but they just look right on this bomb!

[PBFAB.COM]

I can't stop looking at this thing!

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by porterbuilt

I can't stop looking at this thing!

That's always good to hear from the suspension guru...

[Stitch]

this truck is awesome...did you have to anything to the body for fitment of the wheels besides take out the front inners, remove the air box and raise and cut the bed? I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything...

Chuck

[N2TRUX]

[crawdadfox]

Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

this truck is awesome...did you have to anything to the body for fitment of the wheels besides take out the front inners, remove the air box and raise and cut the bed? I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything...

Chuck

Thanks Chuck, you got all the mods. that need to be done! The front is simple, no mods required other than 86ing the a/c. box, though i will trim the inner fender structure some so i can ride it low. We had the front done (2 guys) in 5 hrs., that was pulling the cap, taking the old 6 banger out, putting the Porterbuilt Dropmember and susp. back in and putting the new small block and front cap back on, (and i had to answer the phone because we were "working"!) The bed is what takes the time, which i still have to finish. I will post some more pics. as progress is made.

[boatpuller]

crawdad,i read where you were going to do a vintage system and were wondering about the firewall.i posted a pic of my plate.the install's not to bad.i had my cab gutted when i did mine.i think it make's it alot easier and i dynamatted at the same time.

[crawdadfox]

Hey boatpuller, thats what i like about this website..super helpfull people!! Thats the pic. i needed, looks like it will work great for me! Now that you done me a favor i need one more, can you give me a measurement from the passenger inner fender structure to the hose location on the firewall? Again thanks for posting the pic.

[boatpuller]

Originally Posted by crawdadfox

Hey boatpuller, thats what i like about this website..super helpfull people!! Thats the pic. i needed, looks like it will work great for me! Now that you done me a favor i need one more, can you give me a measurement from the passenger inner fender structure to the hose location on the firewall? Again thanks for posting the pic.

no problem, glad to help a fellow two toner.i went down and took a couple crappy pic's.i was running out of light and they didn't turn out very good.it's kinda hard to measure a rounded fender.no more than a couple inches depending on how you look at it.it's just right above the fender structures flat lip that goes over the frame.i assume your thinking about your front tires when your layed out?or hiding the hose's out of the firewall.i'll get some better pics tommorrow if these don't work for you.let me know.

[SCOTI]

I'm thinkin my 74 has a rear Dropmember in it's future . . .... That looks sweet.

[crawdadfox]

Originally Posted by boatpuller

no problem, glad to help a fellow two toner.i went down and took a couple crappy pic's.i was running out of light and they didn't turn out very good.it's kinda hard to measure a rounded fender.no more than a couple inches depending on how you look at it.it's just right above the fender structures flat lip that goes over the frame.i assume your thinking about your front tires when your layed out?or hiding the hose's out of the firewall.i'll get some better pics tommorrow if these don't work for you.let me know.

Thats what i needed, i will have plenty of room to spare! Thanks again for the pics.

[downsbaby]

Crawdad,truck looks awesome.wish you would have did that to copperhead.

[baggedcten]

crawdadfox man its looking good !!!!!

[lolife99]

Crawdad,... Here's a pic of Jeff's bumper. Factory paint and appears pretty straight. I believe the license bracket is still available from GM. Or check Goodmark or Tri-plus.
I have the brackets also.
Give Jeff a shout if you want it.
I'm not sure what shipping would be.

[lolife99]

Hopefully these will be bigger.

[crawdadfox]

Thanks lolife99 i sent you a pm.

[lolife99]

The bumper brackets should be at your shop on Tuesday.

[ostncoln]

i love it
i wanted to buy that truck off ebay and do the same thing. great work!!!

[brad2]

Love the truck! It makes me want to show my 74 some love.

[rustSpot]

Absolutely dig this truck!

[Swifty]

that is one BEAUTIFUL truck!!!!! great job!!!!

[idrgbdy]

i love it!!! i actually just bought a silver '77 off ebay over the weekend. i'm definitely going to bag it this year and might leave it alone for a bit. my main project right now is a '96 sonoma that's bodydropped, 20/22 billets, and a 355.

again, this is by far one of my favorite trucks, everything you have done is just my style!! i always wanted a 67-72 style, then switched to wanting a 60-66 real bad, then found a '77 for a good price and couldn't pass it up.

if you don't mind, how much did you end up paying for your truck off good old ebay?

[crawdadfox]

Originally Posted by idrgbdy

i love it!!! i actually just bought a silver '77 off ebay over the weekend. i'm definitely going to bag it this year and might leave it alone for a bit. my main project right now is a '96 sonoma that's bodydropped, 20/22 billets, and a 355.

again, this is by far one of my favorite trucks, everything you have done is just my style!! i always wanted a 67-72 style, then switched to wanting a 60-66 real bad, then found a '77 for a good price and couldn't pass it up.

if you don't mind, how much did you end up paying for your truck off good old ebay?

Thanks, i kind of like the stock and dropped look so thats the direction i'll be taking with this truck. I got the truck three grand less than where the last bidding was at. He had a couple people back out on the deal (thats ebay for you!) and he was ready to move it.