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Slick67 · 05-28-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

Nice score.

You might want to wait until the engine is back in the truck before you install it just in case the extra weight moves things out of alignment from where it will be now without the engine. Just a thought.

Since I have bags on the truck and no alignment yet, will that still affect it?

68 TT · 05-28-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Slick67

Since I have bags on the truck and no alignment yet, will that still affect it?

With the bags you can set it at your desired ride height and the engine not being in place won't matter.

I would install the bar with it aired up to be in the middle of your ride height range so the end of the sway bar has room to slide for both going up and down in ride height without it pulling out of the bushing.

Slick67 · 05-28-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

With the bags you can set it at your desired ride height and the engine not being in place won't matter.

I would install the bar with it aired up to be in the middle of your ride height range so the end of the sway bar has room to slide for both going up and down in ride height without it pulling out of the bushing.

Excellent advice. Should I use baby powder to help the bushings from squeaking or does that help just to slide them into place? Maybe a light silicon?

68 TT · 05-28-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Slick67

Excellent advice. Should I use baby powder to help the bushings from squeaking or does that help just to slide them into place? Maybe a light silicon?

Are they rubber or poly bushings? Hard to tell in the pics.

Poly takes a special grease but rubber you can use a silicone spray or even WD40 to get them assembled. I've never tried baby powder.

VA72C10 · 05-28-2011, 01:32 PM

That was a good score, looks good in pc, and will help the handling!!!

jbice70gmc · 05-29-2011, 03:58 PM

Truck looks nice!! Something a little different nice LWB. I live over on the eastside of town in the Baytown area. I have several friends that live out in the Tomball/Cypress area. I'm going to check out one of those niffty fiffty shows soon. I have a SWB GMC 70 model and plan on running the same basic suspension setup as you. My question is did you have to do any kind of modifications to your inner fender wells front or back? The fronts look untouched.

Slick67 · 05-29-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

Are they rubber or poly bushings? Hard to tell in the pics.

Poly takes a special grease but rubber you can use a silicone spray or even WD40 to get them assembled. I've never tried baby powder.

They are rubber. WD-40 it is!!!! Baby powder does wonders on stuff like this, especially in humidity.

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Originally Posted by VA72C10

That was a good score, looks good in pc, and will help the handling!!!

Absolutely!!! Can't wait to test it out.

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Originally Posted by jbice70gmc

Truck looks nice!! Something a little different nice LWB. I live over on the eastside of town in the Baytown area. I have several friends that live out in the Tomball/Cypress area. I'm going to check out one of those niffty fiffty shows soon. I have a SWB GMC 70 model and plan on running the same basic suspension setup as you. My question is did you have to do any kind of modifications to your inner fender wells front or back? The fronts look untouched.

Welcome to the board!!!! Hope to see ya at one of the shows, with your truck! I did no mods to front or back and it is a 20 22 combo with a c-notch. One peice of advice, don't go with the panhard bar in the back, do a two-link minimum with the stock arms and you will get the straight up and down travel with the bags.

jbice70gmc · 05-29-2011, 08:19 PM

Awsome my first piece of advice. I will definately keep that in mind when I get to that point. I have actually already bought a set of wheels and tires from a friend. the wheels are 20X8.5 front and 20X10 rear. Hear is my wheels on my buddies truck.

jbice70gmc · 05-29-2011, 08:48 PM

My little buddie at work that is helping my green ass out sugested a watts link. What do you think?

Slick67 · 05-29-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jbice70gmc

My little buddie at work that is helping my green ass out sugested a watts link. What do you think?

That's a sweet truck! I would research it here on the board in the suspension area first then make a well educated decision. A long bed is gonna be a little different from the short of course. I have yet to decide on what to do with mine, but I don't wanna run the panhard bar for sure.

**kev2809** · 05-30-2011, 09:31 AM

my panhard bar is run from the driver side frame to passenger side trailing arm, its a lot less movement than the stock ones. the longer the bar, the less movement you have.

Slick67 · 05-30-2011, 02:29 PM

I will have to check into mounting mine on the trailing arm then. My panhard bar is adjustable so maybe I can make it extend far enough or put another end on it to adjust it futher. Thanks Kev!

**kev2809** · 05-30-2011, 03:31 PM

np! the one i bought was extendable too but cpp makes 3 sizes i think, and i got the shortest one lol. i just cut it in half, welded a 1" thick bar in between in the length that i needed. works fine!

Slick67 · 05-30-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

np! the one i bought was extendable too but cpp makes 3 sizes i think, and i got the shortest one lol. i just cut it in half, welded a 1" thick bar in between in the length that i needed. works fine!

Cool! Thanks Kev. Another little project I can do while waiting on my engine.

**kev2809** · 05-30-2011, 09:34 PM

cool, post some progress! just dont do what i have been doing while waiting on buying a compressor...i shaved the firewall (didnt plan on it), shaved up the mirror holes (didnt plan on it), and now about to move my bags on the axle (once again, didnt plan on it) lol.

Slick67 · 05-30-2011, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kev2809

cool, post some progress! just dont do what i have been doing while waiting on buying a compressor...i shaved the firewall (didnt plan on it), shaved up the mirror holes (didnt plan on it), and now about to move my bags on the axle (once again, didnt plan on it) lol.

I know how that is. Mine was supposed to be a simple driver build. Dangit.
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77chris03 · 06-04-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Slick67

Well, enough complaining. Gotta move on with this project. Found a really good deal on Craigslist. Got a 1969 sway bar and all the brackets, with new bushings and already powdercoated for $60. The larger brackets are custom made for lowered trucks. Thought that was a pretty good score.

I will have something to do on Memorial Day!
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not fair....i paid 150 for mine...and it cost me a 18 pack to have it blasted and then painted....i got 1 up on ya tho.. my motor is in..haha j/k

Slick67 · 06-05-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 77chris03

not fair....i paid 150 for mine...and it cost me a 18 pack to have it blasted and then painted....i got 1 up on ya tho.. my motor is in..haha j/k

Yeah, keep rubbin it in. One day mine will be there.......again.

Slick67 · 06-08-2011, 09:04 PM

Talked with the engine shop today..........he actually did something. He sprayed the engine with brake cleaner where the crack is supposed to be and could not get anything to come through. He said the timing chain cover is coming off tomorrow so he can better see the suspect area and then weld as needed. I asked when I could get it and he said the end of this week or sometime next week. Yep, I can live with that.

Jeffs70 · 06-08-2011, 10:03 PM

awesome to hear Slick. hope he comes through with it. although I think he could have done more work then just sprayed it with cleaner and looked at it in one day. IMO any how.

Slick67 · 06-09-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffs70

awesome to hear Slick. hope he comes through with it. although I think he could have done more work then just sprayed it with cleaner and looked at it in one day. IMO any how.

Yep.......what a turd.

eagleuh1 · 06-09-2011, 10:00 AM

Hope he makes sure to get all the brake cleaner out of the crack before welding on it. Makes some nasty stuff if theres any left and it gets heated. I think its like Phosgene gas. Used during the 1st war to gas the troops. Good luck on the engine. The trucks awesome.

Slick67 · 06-09-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by eagleuh1

Hope he makes sure to get all the brake cleaner out of the crack before welding on it. Makes some nasty stuff if theres any left and it gets heated. I think its like Phosgene gas. Used during the 1st war to gas the troops. Good luck on the engine. The trucks awesome.

Long time, no hear! He's about as sharp as a bowling ball, maybe I should call him before he kills himself with the homemade chemical weapons. Never heard that before, pretty cool info! Thanks for stopping by eagleuh1!!!!

David67 · 06-09-2011, 03:17 PM

Hope everything works out soon enough! I gotta see this truck!!

Slick67 · 06-09-2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by David67

Hope everything works out soon enough! I gotta see this truck!!

I hate to bring it out without the bed and the interior done, but it might just happen before the end of the Niftee 50ees 2011 season.

05-28-2011, 01:32 PM	#1305
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window That was a good score, looks good in pc, and will help the handling!!! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-29-2011, 03:58 PM	#1306
jbice70gmc Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atascocita, TX Posts: 188	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window Truck looks nice!! Something a little different nice LWB. I live over on the eastside of town in the Baytown area. I have several friends that live out in the Tomball/Cypress area. I'm going to check out one of those niffty fiffty shows soon. I have a SWB GMC 70 model and plan on running the same basic suspension setup as you. My question is did you have to do any kind of modifications to your inner fender wells front or back? The fronts look untouched. __________________ 1969 GMC SWB Fleetside http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486320

05-29-2011, 08:19 PM	#1308
jbice70gmc Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atascocita, TX Posts: 188	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window Awsome my first piece of advice. I will definately keep that in mind when I get to that point. I have actually already bought a set of wheels and tires from a friend. the wheels are 20X8.5 front and 20X10 rear. Hear is my wheels on my buddies truck. Attached Images __________________ 1969 GMC SWB Fleetside http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486320

05-29-2011, 08:48 PM	#1309
jbice70gmc Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atascocita, TX Posts: 188	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window My little buddie at work that is helping my green ass out sugested a watts link. What do you think? __________________ 1969 GMC SWB Fleetside http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486320

05-30-2011, 09:31 AM	#1311
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,133	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window my panhard bar is run from the driver side frame to passenger side trailing arm, its a lot less movement than the stock ones. the longer the bar, the less movement you have. __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

05-30-2011, 02:29 PM	#1312
Slick67 Sofa King Crazy!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,090	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window I will have to check into mounting mine on the trailing arm then. My panhard bar is adjustable so maybe I can make it extend far enough or put another end on it to adjust it futher. Thanks Kev! __________________ You found the Tater. *My Blazer Build (New)* - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654650 *My 67 Build* - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335650 67 Chevy LWB big window a/c AKA TOTALLED BY A JACKASS. 1972 2wd Blazer "Porterbuilt and Sloshed"

05-30-2011, 03:31 PM	#1313
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,133	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window np! the one i bought was extendable too but cpp makes 3 sizes i think, and i got the shortest one lol. i just cut it in half, welded a 1" thick bar in between in the length that i needed. works fine! __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_] Last edited by kev2809; 05-30-2011 at 03:31 PM.

05-30-2011, 09:34 PM	#1315
kev2809 low n' slo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rosenberg, texas Posts: 5,133	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window cool, post some progress! just dont do what i have been doing while waiting on buying a compressor...i shaved the firewall (didnt plan on it), shaved up the mirror holes (didnt plan on it), and now about to move my bags on the axle (once again, didnt plan on it) lol. __________________ 67 1/2 ton Suburban - Project DRGNWGN. Build thread -_--_--_ _________ _--_-_ -/____\|__\|__\__ ,.,,,.,.,,.,\|_O _______ O_]

06-08-2011, 09:04 PM	#1319
Slick67 Sofa King Crazy!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,090	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window Talked with the engine shop today..........he actually did something. He sprayed the engine with brake cleaner where the crack is supposed to be and could not get anything to come through. He said the timing chain cover is coming off tomorrow so he can better see the suspect area and then weld as needed. I asked when I could get it and he said the end of this week or sometime next week. Yep, I can live with that. __________________ You found the Tater. *My Blazer Build (New)* - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654650 *My 67 Build* - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335650 67 Chevy LWB big window a/c AKA TOTALLED BY A JACKASS. 1972 2wd Blazer "Porterbuilt and Sloshed"

06-08-2011, 10:03 PM	#1320
Jeffs70 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Valley Springs, Ca Posts: 857	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window awesome to hear Slick. hope he comes through with it. although I think he could have done more work then just sprayed it with cleaner and looked at it in one day. IMO any how. __________________ My Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=442487 My Picture Gallery http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...0&ppuser=36004 Last edited by Jeffs70; 06-08-2011 at 10:03 PM.

06-09-2011, 10:00 AM	#1322
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window Hope he makes sure to get all the brake cleaner out of the crack before welding on it. Makes some nasty stuff if theres any left and it gets heated. I think its like Phosgene gas. Used during the 1st war to gas the troops. Good luck on the engine. The trucks awesome.

06-09-2011, 03:17 PM	#1324
David67 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 886	Re: 1967 C10 Custom Big Window Hope everything works out soon enough! I gotta see this truck!! __________________ 1967 C10 Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2015 IG: david_r67



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