It is going to be a RestoMod, or Muscle Truck. When you get it where your happy with it, tack it in place and check it again in all directions. Before we set the cab and the front end back on the truck, we installed a new set of Energy suspension frame mount bushings. Car clubs do the same thing with members helping other members. Before the bed is set in place, we slid the new, shorter brake line between the rails and snugged up the fittings. From here Sean hits the repair area with an 80 grit abrasive disc to reveal any low spots in the repair area.
You will need a tank from a short bed truck 16 gallon to accomplish this, the long bed tank is too big to fit it is 20 gallons. Will my tailgate bolt right in? They are not perfect and need messaging but they are as thick as stock. These are some photos after doing a lot of work on the drivers fender stripping all the paint off of it, and also all the body work that was done on the bed side after lots of welding and then primer. The picture on the trailer is when it pulled up to the new house. They even helped me out when it came time to cut my own 1968 Chevrolet C10 down from a long bed to short.
Going to have to freshen it up. Most enthusiasts turn their nose up to a long bed truck. It is going on a 89' S10 chassis. Yes I know it has been a while since the last post. Those prices are getting even crazier as the years tick by and Mother Nature takes its toll on what sheetmetal is still out there. The result is an invisible weld seam that is as straight as it left the factory. So just last weekend I finally decided to do something about that brand new bumper that I had bought and painted black for my old truck that is no longer around.
Well its a little stressful fitting panels but I think it will turn out well. Take pictures of the damage. A period look is maintained underhood with a notable absence of dress-up parts and a factory air cleaner wearing a period displacement decal. I drove it many thousand miles without any problems with alignment or anything. Pull clips that hold any wires or lines in the cut area loose and pull lines away from frame so you can safely cut the frame rail. Body panels are relatively cheap in comparison to other parts. Next mark, clamp, and drill out the rest on the mounting holes that are indexed on the No Limit frame rail through the stock frame.
Anything else I need to consider? Took truck to have tire alignment after everything was lowered. Once both sides are cut, the rear portion of the chassis is simply rolled back out of the way. Now for the back, the rear cross member must be relocated. Then slide on one frame rail at a time and bolt them together. Rear 5 drop 4 springs and shocks drop plus 1 lowering block all from Classic Performance Products. I will part out the stuff that I don't need or want.
I use the torch and heat the rivets to a glowing red, then take a large chisel and a 2lb. These guys spend their days taking on all sorts of seemingly impossible projects. Do a search on 67-72 chevy truck page for all the details. With the panel straight once again he was able to cut the bed into two pieces and remove the excess material needed to make it the desired length. The templates remain attached to the rear portion of the frame so that the second cut can be made.
Also working on new inner and outer rocker panels on the cab. Found a new house and it all worked out so I have a few pics of Nacho the trucks name from just before we moved and a few from after moving and getting to work on welding the bed up. Exterior cosmetics benefit from climate-controlled indoor storage, with flaws reportedly limited to minor stress cracks in the tailgate along with a chip in the hood picked up during a recent cruise. Factory badging is retained and all other bright trim is said to be original including re-chromed bumpers, an unbroken eggcrate grille, and polished aluminum side moldings with clean black banding. The problem, of course, is that original short beds are expensive and hard to find.
Now this conversion might seem like a lot of hard work that involves heavy fabrication tools and or skills that many might not have. I decided to keep as much of the old panel as possible. So here are some photos. Next the template needs to be used to drill the new cab mount holes. Refuse the package and please notify us at. Officia nostrud nulla veniam eiusmod irure Lorem est occaecat. You may have to before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
Once the panel was fully welded Sean came back with a flat faced hammer and dolly to planish the weld flats and relax the panel to cure the shrunken areas around the welds. The templates are designed to bolt to the chassis using existing holes labeled 1 , removing any guesswork when it comes time to make the cut. I have obviously lately decided that Nacho is going to maintain his patina. It has been converted to a C10 and the chassis and bed have been shortened to make it a short bed. This is a great new product from No-Limit it raises the bed floor 4 inches to get the truck nice and low. New Davis Electronics custom curved D. This was actually today, I stayed home from work after the dentist and had some fun! However because of the low production runs, finding an affordable short bed model in good shape seems to be going the way of the dodo bird.