it seems like the only time i ever found myself in the junkyard was in monsoon season or the winter. shit never breaks when the weather is nice.

ya. i need to figure out where i am gonna put the body while i frame off it. cuz its gonna take me a nice week or so to frame off resto the thing. thats if i take off from work also and nothing but that truck. id hope to have suspension/motor/tranny/wheels/tires by summer and the truck. its gonna be a fun project.



hehe. im in the air force working on electronics on a daily basis. i mess with huge antenaas like these that talk to satellites. i work on electronics but i still love my old school carbureters heh





This post was edited by KgkLeader on Oct 12 2010 04:51pm

WHAT
I THOUGHT U WERE DONE WITH GM

twas all apart of the plan.

for sure man well it sounds like a sick project keep us posted

If you need any odd an end type body parts or interior parts I still have some laying around from when we restored my 71. It took about 3 months working on the weekends during the summer. We completely stripped it and had to weld in new cab corners, rockers, and floor pans though. The great thing about these trucks becoming so popular is that you can literally buy EVERYHTING you need brand new from a catalogue. I'm not the type that enjoys hunting 9 junkyards for an original windor crank handle.

that always has to be done on old chevy trucks. im looking at suspenion atm. cuz i know nothing about suspension. i want it to ride like that one in the video. but i dunno how to get that height etc. or what suspension to get. i pretty much want to have the frame spotless with motor/tranny/rearend/wheels/tires/suspension/possiby disc brake conversion dunno about that one yet. but ya. i figure buy parts then go nuts.

Early Classic Enterprises is your best fucking friend. I'm not even kidding. From complete OEM wiring harnesses to disc brake conversions and drop spindles they have it all. Most of the stuff Stacy David used on Project Copperhead (Trucks! on SpikeTv) came from them. He made them famous pretty much. You can buy entire front clips, bed sides, bed floors, tailgates, complete rear suspension, everything from them. All from 1 place and they know these trucks inside and out. Browsing their site they even sell a GEN III engine mount conversion kit for a little over $200.


I had a 2.5"/4" drop on mine and it was perfect. It had rally wheels though. If I was going with a modern 18-20" rim I might even go lower than that.

That's 2.5" drop spindles in the front and a 4" drop spring in the rear. Having the spindle in the front instead of a lowering spring does wonders for the ride and handling. It keeps the stock suspension geometry intact.


It's the one in the middle


http://www.earlyclassic.com/Tech.aspx?category=Stance+Photos



Even the 4"/6" drop isn't too low if you are going with an 18" or bigger rim. These trucks really soak up the drop. 6" sounds like a lot but it looks damn good if you do it right.

was considering an 18 in the back with a 17 up front or so.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=386136