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Old 06-04-2008, 10:24 PM
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damn that looks like a lot of hours of work

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Old 06-04-2008, 10:38 PM
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Looks good tho! You gonna do bags while you got the body off?
Oh Man! its pretty tempting!
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Old 06-04-2008, 10:57 PM
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Could you post some other shots of the frame from other angles? Side and 3/4 shots would be especially useful. I've see cab off shot, bed off shots, and frame-only shots, but I can't recall ever before seeing the full truck without the body.

It would be a great help to us bench racers who are always dreaming up some cool new suspension or frame mod.
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Old 06-04-2008, 11:50 PM
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Could you post some other shots of the frame from other angles? Side and 3/4 shots would be especially useful. I've see cab off shot, bed off shots, and frame-only shots, but I can't recall ever before seeing the full truck without the body.

It would be a great help to us bench racers who are always dreaming up some cool new suspension or frame mod.
Yeah ill see what i can whip up
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Old 06-08-2008, 03:02 PM
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Looks like you are making great progress, keep sending those pics Can't wait for the sandblasting photos cause I use to have a sandblasting business and all I did was automotive stuff, still miss it!
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Old 06-09-2008, 10:19 PM
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Why a fuel tank? Does it NEED one? why spend the money?

Reason for a new fuel tank is not that it needs one. But the main reason is because i would like to run my drivers side exhaust on the left side of the driveshaft. To keep it symetrical. i like thigs to be even on both sides. Call me crazy and it a waste of money.. but thats how i like it.

Im debating about putting a smaller fuel cell in its place. or putting it between the frame rails in the back. But if i put air tanks on. i could mount them back between the frame rails in the same place.

ah.. decesions decesions.
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Old 06-10-2008, 07:52 AM
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I would do anything to get rid of that ugly x-brace in the back. Wonder how much that chunk of metal weighs?
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Old 06-10-2008, 08:28 AM
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probably 20-30 pounds. bad part about it is the shocks are mounted to it
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you could always run a fuel cell in the bed
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Man, that is cool as ***t! I have never seen one torn down like that. Tell me you didn't do this just to find one of those mysterious squeaks that these trucks seem to hide?

Good luck man, if you need a good powder coater, email me your location. I am part of a nationwide netowrk of PC'ers in the US. I can find someone if your looking. If they do sucky work, I won't recommend them. Most of them do excellent work though.
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Old 06-10-2008, 07:58 PM
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Man, that is cool as ***t! I have never seen one torn down like that. Tell me you didn't do this just to find one of those mysterious squeaks that these trucks seem to hide?

Good luck man, if you need a good powder coater, email me your location. I am part of a nationwide netowrk of PC'ers in the US. I can find someone if your looking. If they do sucky work, I won't recommend them. Most of them do excellent work though.
Nice. yeah im lookin to powdercoat it. I think im gonna sand blast it real soon. But ive made up my mind that i want to go with an air ride setup. So it will be a little while untill i get it powdercoated. I will almost need everything for the air ride so i can make sure all welding to the frame is done.

so with that said. Anyone here have a bagged truck that has pics of the rear 3-4link setup?
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Old 06-18-2008, 07:46 AM
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Any updates on the project?
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Old 06-20-2008, 11:31 PM
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ahh no none as of yet. orderd a few parts. waiting on them. Been working away from home all week
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