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absolutely I'm sure I won't get much fuel mileage till i get a 700r which will help me a ton along with a ford 9 inch rear end I have money on getting soon. With so many ideas running rampant in my mind every night it's hard not to wanna spend spend spend haha

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Finally got out there to get some pics of progress on bodywork and what the powderprime looks like out of booth

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1335730496
first round of bodywork on the "easy side" the headboard is clean from powderprime hardly any damage maybe a karate chop here and there

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1335730676
this fender lip was pushed in about an inch from possibly a parking lot pole being drug along the side

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1335731006
tow hooks bolted to side of bed pulled in the thin metal

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Forgot to update this in as well we just got my great grandpa's truck (a 1973 Chevy Cheyenne 10 single cab long wheelbase) back into our hands last week. It had been in the family all it's life but had been sitting for a few years in a enclosed garage. This was the truck my dad first learned to drive in and lemme tell you it was pretty special to finally drive it home bringing memories back for him and letting me live those through the truck even without knowing the man myself. so here she is as dirty as we call her our "Barnfind" with 67,000 true blue original miles.

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1335814206

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1335814387

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your truck is looking so fine you should be proud of your and dads work. I wish I had my granddads pick up. Even if he was a Dodge man

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Thank you that means alot and I sure am glad he's always been a truck guy Idk if I'd really have an identity around town if I wasn't so into cars like this ole truck of mine and his grandpas. and I sure makes me proud getting compliments just filling up my truck everyday :)

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Well boys got the call and headed out to the shop today for some updated work looks like most of the bedside is nearly done bodywork wise (major work to do on right side fender lip to bring back the damage from an unknown past) but she's coming along. slapped some dp90 on the bedrail and top of headboard to protect from the weather surface rusting this clean piece before we even finish it. so take a peek tell me what ya think

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336016285

Right bedside done right with metal to metal bondo material then skimcoated this was the side with major damage

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336016262

this side sucked in from a past accident virtually unseen on the truck when it was yellow but now you ca tell the body is off about a half inch or more.

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336016076

driver side very clean about 90% finished

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336016416

Boy do these stake pockets look amazing looking down the rails my dad did an incredible job putting time into making them look right

Well enough pictures for now to make the slow loadup even slower looks like it'll be another two full days to make this bed cherry inside and out big thanks to my padre for all the hardwork he's put in this truck lately and for the past few years it certainly shows when I get those thumbs up around town

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Hey guys been gettin more work on the bed done lately but since I'm getting closer now I was just curious on what anyone knew about the wood beds in these things I have the original wood and it looks like they've painted it possibly? and there are also a few planks that have split and arched over time. Now I've heard that soaking the arched end in water will give them the ability to flex and I'll just need to clamp them down to a point to get them to stay. Now after that I will most likely plane them to get a solid surface again and then stain them a light tint to give them a sealer is their any opinions or ideas to help with this process?? much appreciated

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I've been having some serious thoughts lately and I think I wanna go with airbags on this thing just straight bags with schrader valves on them so I can air up/down manually front and back seems pretty simple to do so remving the coils and putting brackets so what I wanna know is if this will drastically change my ride quality as in I want it to ride alot smoother currently I have to use three spring twist in's on both front springs and it's not enough to keep from eating up my tire any opinions on this?

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What are your tires getting eaten up by? Is it a wear problem or is it a tire rubbing the fender well issue? If your tires are just wearing funny, the putting bags in is not going to solve the problem, it might even make it worse. Sounds like it is an alignment issue.

It is a little more than just taking the springs out and putting in bags and brackets. In order for it to ride nice there is a whole lot of design that goes into getting the ride height where the bag is at its optimum pressure. Think of bags like tires. when you have a tire that is low on pressure and you turn a corner the tire will compress and roll and the vehicle will feel loose, same if you have over filled the tires, they will give a hard and bouncy ride as the tire is bouncing like a basketball. If you don't get the ride height calc'd in just right and you weld the brackets in the wrong place, and you have a deflated or over inflated bag to achieve the ride height you want then your ride will be worse than with steel springs. but if you do some math and get the proper set up so the bags are at their optimum pressure at ride height then you will have a better ride than steel springs.

Now you will notice that auto crossers and race cars still use steel springs for suspension, that tells me that bags are good for cruising and comfort but not great for performance, it all depends on what you want your truck to be.

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Oh okay very valid now I believe afte talking to another guy that has dropped these trucks (since I'm not altering the stock supension setup at all other than replacing the coils with bags) that all I will need to do is bolt the upper bracket into the a-arm and then provide a spacer with the correct ride height and I should be golden as far as that goes as for the back that's more than easy to my comprehension. These bags will only be for ride smoothness and at car shows ill drop it to the fender for a nice look to get their attention. As for the tire being ate up it is because of my 10inch eagles that have the wron offset for this low of a truck so I need stiffness from the bags to boost it up a tick I'll post a pic of the tire tonight
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Where did you get the sway bar and brackets? my 72 def needs one ,the body roll is unreal.

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Sway bar I robbed from a 3/4 ton in a boneyard. not too bad on price I'd get the thicker one if i were to do it over. I grabbed the lowered brackets from classic truck outta orange county here in Cali (you can get them from LMC too I believe). and then I got neoprene brackets and bushings from Energy suspension (which I also got for my cab mounts) You can't believe the difference a sway bar can do I wasn't a believer till I took that first turn and it took the grunt I love it I feel like a racetruck hahaha :devil:

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So here are my tires getting ate to shreads big shoutout to Cooper cobra tires these things can take one hell of a beating that's for sure and just a lil sneak peek of what I do for income lately

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336617135

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336617147

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1336617141

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That kind of machine will come in handy for your truck build. Is your boss cool with you doing personal stuff.




Yeah I would say that you have the wrong wheels on the truck. You might want to consider 67cheby's Slosh Tubz to help remedy that problem. They have a tighter inner fender than the stock inners so you can have a lower ride height.
They are a really cool product.
check them out here http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=486039

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I'm not so skilled yet at running my own stuff but once I get a bit more knowledge under my belt and winter comes around I'm sure I'll find some spare time to do a couple things for myself and others excellent man to work for. May not be some guys cup of tea us "Hardly" boys with oversized rims but damnit we know how to make those showbikes shine. (Cutting our teeth on sport bike wheels now as well as always doing car wheels) glad to be working for them down there

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My bed is looking GOURGEOUS but sorry guys this baby is all under wraps until early June for the big surprise so just sneek peaks for now. Getting ready to buy some temp paint till I can do my two tone red and white someday but for now I'll be ordering some "presents" from classic truck here in orange county. yay presents boo to the bill haha

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very nice stuff

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Thank you it's coming along day after day :)
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alright now boys I just can't contain myself on this right now but we laid down our first round of white sealer since bodywork is 95% complete (just needs blocking now) and my lord it looks damn good!! have a look

Now do I wanna go white for now or semi/flat black like the front... decisions decisions

Here it is just wet alone the reflection shows the amount of time my dad put into the bedsides to see how straight they are hardly any ripple at all.
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303572

driver bedside done in white just one coat looks so clean and smooth
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303533

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303514

Full bed done in white
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303524

Dedication
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303487

My hero for the day and past 19 years sacrificing many hours of his time to make this truck a true show truck worthy vehicle

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337303667

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Newtype72 is looking good man! Nice.:metal:

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Thank you been a long time coming never thought I'd be so happy to be rid of the last majority of the yellow xD Saturday I'll be strippin the inside of the cab down and shootin red in there just picked some up real excited to finish of and be only two to three solid colors instead of feeling all over the map

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man that looks AWESOME

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Thanks man looks like were in the painting stages at the same time huh? haha just wait my whole front end will be reshot in the following weeks I think the bed Is gonna put the front to shame haha

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Haha yea believe it or not I'm hoping to get the rest of my front end painted tomorrow!! Can't wait to see the rest of your truck painted! Haha I think it's the opposite for me. The bed's getting done last!

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I'd dread blocking a stepside my fleet has enough damn curves that my dad wants to chock himself out it's like they're never ending! hahaha but damn do they look good

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Alright boys I need some quick and easy opinions on this design this won't be a final but for now I want something a little flashy and I'm trying to ditch the black so throw some ideas at me here thanks -Newtype

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551247

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Well got a whole lot of tearin down done yesterday and I'll be goin out later a well to prep the inside of the cab for red so here's some pics of the process and my lil helper for the day

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551928
Cab stripped down
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551923

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551898

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551907
and the bed in the daylight
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337551919

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I have always liked two toned trucks, but the important thing is that you like it and the rest of the opinions don't matter. I knew when I painted my logo on my truck some would like it and some wouldn't, but it was my truck and not theirs. Go with what you like and the rest be damned.:metal:

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I agree with Mike do it with what makes you happy my thoughts don't matter and I can't see it from my house. It does look so nice so far, and I think resale red is hard to beat.

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Thanks for the thoughts guys I know alot of people around here always say oh do something different everyone does that color. Well IMO it's the look I love for these trucks (powder blue and white a very close second which mean I'm in love with frankenstein on here big shoutout to the awesome work of Drewskiren) but yeah it's coming along ever so slowly and fast if that's possible? but yeah got out there again today had the red sprayed when I got there by my dad lil issue with the dash but for now it's staying the way it is no time to refinish and this will be a scrap cab afterwards anyway (driver door jam for hinges twisted, not a/c or deluxe cab) but here's some pics to keep the interest up haha night
-Newtype

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMG_0547.jpg
wood bed sanded first with 36 grit on a large DA and then with 80 and 180
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337754262
First look at the red inside must say a huge improvement from the nasty yellow
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337754257
untaped and gourgeous
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337754253
mostly finished inside called it a night for today
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337754247
sleeping gotta love how the red shows through
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1337754237

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Man that white bed looks AWESOME! I am painting Attempt/Mistake #2 Range Rover white this go around. And every time I see a white one I like it better! Red looks great too though. And I think that 2 tone would look really cool. Red has to be really straight (bodywork wise) but if the bed is any indication of it you will have a good foundation for it.

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Looking good man, keep it up and you'll be cruizing in no time and looking good doing it !

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Thanks you guys and yeah gonna have a TON of progress tomorrow and all the way to monday with memorial weekend here. Thankfully I so needed this extra day this truck needs to be repainted and road worthy in a week essentially. tmrw the front clip is coming off I'm junking the damaged left fender and inner and replacing and realigning the new metal hopefully it can be all prepped by tmrw night so big ambitions for little time BRING IT ON! hahaha

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long weekend long work hours can get a lot done, I like it so far

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Well not a ton of progress I did tear apart the front clip today though not huge of a deal but I did rid myself of the junk inner and outer fender (holding onto the outer for another piece of the wall of shame) and we ran into a huge speedbump being the catalyst (ironic right?) that was used in the sealer was garbage and left the white sealer still wet from a day before sooo we tried sanding off the white didn't work, tried DA'ing it off didnt work even scraping it off and still nothing so out we busted the laquer thinner and goly gee did that stuff rip that sealer off and thankfully not the eurocoat primer underneath so thankfully we dont have to chemically strip the fender to raw and he was able to spray two coats of primer over it again to get ready for white (with the correct hardener) Hopin we can prep all of the body pieces tmrw for a full white sealer coat on monday then just to find the original factory striping split for the two-tone (much appreciated if anyone can give us the correct height and placement of the split under the top molding) oh here's some pictures it sure feels like last year with the look of it haha

last year..
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...gginning11.jpg
This year..
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338098400
NEW EMBLEMS! YAY!
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338098580

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Nice progress! Bed and cab interior look great!

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Exhaustion is a hinderance to all of us but pushing on is a must however no big write up tonight I'll just simply state that the interior is pretty much wrapped up excluding door panels which means I have now upholstered the audio panels for the doors and must I say they look awesome in person :metal: and we have the final white sealer stage for the bed fenders and cowl hood and cab will be our goal tomorrow and then I'm on the hunt for the correct height of the factory top stripe under the top molding (help much needed on this area) night all!

before..
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338178881

after
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338178858

and paint
http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338178835

http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1338178797

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Looking great!!! Nice speaker install too

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Thank you finally wrapping those panels made the day really it sets off the interior as well and hopefully robbers dont notice the speakers as much now hahaha

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What did you wrap them with? Is it a carpet type product? I cannot tell from the photos. They look great! I saw bolts in the bare but after they were wrapped I cannot see how you mounted them.