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91 Sport
I picked this up from some farmers that thought it had a rod knock. They done a home brew rear flip, no C notch, stock rear shocks, 2" drop spindles. 2/6 drop (NICE). When I fired it up I knew it wasn't a rod knock, maybe cracked flexplate or bad front pump. Left them thinking it was a rod and paid $1800 and hauled it home.
As found http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/P1010075.jpg Rod knock = broken converter & pump http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_1443.jpg I decided to weld in the C notch's. Good idea, you'll see why http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_2021.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_2017.jpg Crack pipe smok'n Drunk rearend me after a car show Sept 09 http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/a59106b6.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/8db43190.jpg It bent the frame where the rear cab mounts are. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/8e799e89.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/491bc943.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/3426c046.jpg Rebuild progress, frame straightened, hidden hitch, roll pan etc. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/IMG_2669.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/43bd5052.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/8fd1fe11.jpg |
Cool man looks awesome.
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Nice price. Keep us up to date. I love these 90's sport trucks fixed up.
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I made that same dent in rear glass with my head too. Hurt like hell! Serious whiplash from it too.
Hope you are ok. The truck is looking good. Keep at it.:thumbsup: |
do yourself a favor and ditch the logs and buy a few more jackstands.
Nice project and good score on the price ! |
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No substitute for safety. A pair of jackstands from your local Auto Parts store is a must.
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All kidding aside, I always try to be safe in the garage. I have 4 complete sets of jack stands. There are two more jack stands under the front of the truck where the frame starts to curve in. I just put the blocks there to keep the wheels from hanging. For some reason the rubber brake hoses seem like they are at the end of their limit when the front wheels are hanging free.
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I dig it! I love this body style truck. I have several of these. Good luck with your build!
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I found a frame last weekend for $45 and couldn't pass it up. My frame was bent in the crash. I had it straightened but when I took the bed off to repair the back of the cab I didn't feel comfortable with the work that had been done. What's the the saying? (If you want something done right, do it yourself). So here's the frame, I have all these big idea's Ride Tech, Stage two system, 18" wheels etc. Or put the new windows & siding on the house that I have been promising the wife I would do. Since I made the promise to upgrade the house I have bought the 91 truck, built a 26' x 30' x 10' garage and bought a 69 Dodge Dart 340 4spd car. I'm not sure how much more she'll take. Anyway here is where this phase of the project starts "again", we'll see where it goes.
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Well u have to start some where. Looks like u got a good one to start with.
Good luck with it. :thumbsup: |
$45??? Awwww man, I passed up a $100 frame for my Chevelle a few months ago and I was kicking myself for that. I'm REALLY jealous you managed to find a frame for your project for 45. Good thing about that is, you really can go as slow or fast as you want without having to worry about keeping the truck down for long periods of time AND you can work directly on the frame without having to be up under it. :thumbsup:
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Summers almost here. You don't really need windows or siding during that season right?:D
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What are your ultimate plans for it?
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1 step forward 3 steps back
I started tearing the truck down last weekend. I will probably go back with the leaf spring suspension for now (money or lack of) 4/6 drop. I'll put poly bushings where I can and I picked up a rear sway bar from a 99 Tahoe that will be installed. I'll post pics of the sway fab and install. Here are pics of the tear down.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/d41536ab.jpg See, I do own jack stands.... http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/c044599b.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...359ea0b2-1.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/359ea0b2.jpg |
Way cool. Just seeing these pics reminds me of about 6 and half months ago when mine was in a million pieces scattered about my garage and driveway. It's going to be a neat project Richard. These look good with a 4/6.
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Looks like where I should be. Looks like fun too. Would be nice if we all lived near one another. Imagine how helpful that would be. In my head I'm counting Five of these projects going on.
I have plans for a 4/6 drop too. I go back and forth daily ,and sometimes hourly, on if I'm going to just do a 4/6 for now or wait it out and do a full RideTech suspension or do a hybrid (say Shockwaves up front and flip kit in the rear) until the budget allows. Haven't decided. To you guys who have experience...which end of the suspension plays the most part in comfort level? |
Air is nice and the adjustability is great. The simplicity of a 4/6 or a 5/7 is cool too. A 5/7 with bushings and bars and good shocks and that is a solid route too.
I'd like to do another CK with a 5/7 and 18-inch Americans. Okay maybe 20's but 5-spokes with a grey center. They are bitchin trucks either way whether hammered static or on air. |
Rear sway bar
Here are some pictures of the rear sway I snagged @ Pick N Pull last weekend. It's from a 99 Tahoe. I Also tried to get the mounts from the rearend by using an 18V sawsall to slice the shock/sway bar mounts from the rear end housing. The axles were already out. After bending three blades I gave up. I will just fab up some mounts in the stock location on the rear end. It looks like a direct bolt in, no need to shorten the link rods. I also have to correct the pinion angle. The previous owner welded the leafspring pads in the wrong angle. I am going to do most of the fab work using the old frame, before I start transferring parts to the new frame.
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Sway Bar fab.
I worked on brackets for the sway bar last week end. I was also going to purchase and install a smooth front bumper w/recessed license plate, but decided to just smooth mine and recess the plate. Saves me a couple of bills, and I don't have to store the old one. Here are a few pictures.
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Bumper looks cool-just like the old sport trucks by Dean style smoothie bumper
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Man, I need to learn how to fabricate. :hail: |
PasdU-If you can't find one they are pretty reasonable from my advertisers like Stylin' Trucks in Ohio.
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Front Bumper / Sway Bar update
I worked on the front bumper & rear sway bar mounts, Friday night & Saturday.
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...75160c1a-1.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/75160c1a.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/b768c21a.jpg I still need to radius the lower corners and punch the holes for the plate. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/4ef574b4.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/54e736ac.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/2a9f7e9c.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/4d935369.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/1726d9cd.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...52dd6011-1.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/52dd6011.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/6a0eb643.jpg |
Cool stuff.
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Coming along nicely. Can't wait to see more.
Travis |
It might sound cheesy or something, but I always said if The Law down here in Texas MADE me run a front plate, I'd buy one of the smoothies with the recess off to one side. I hate front plates to begin with and to me the assymetric look on the front helps keep that smooooth accentuation to the nose. Now in the back I think it only looks right centered. Hahaha:P
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Lookin good. :thumbsup:
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Bolted in the sway bar
I put the rear end back in place today to locate the new spring perches, and bolted up the sway bar to make sure everything fit right. Remember I am doing the mock-up on the old frame before I xfer everything to the new (old) frame. The old perches had the rear pinion pointing 5 degrees up. Everything seems to fit really well. Now I can get the cab off and really start getting after it.
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Nice Mod! Ill have to search for a rear bar as you did!
Greg |
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Update
I planned on posting this mid week, got busy and posted the old stuff with some updates from today (Sunday 27)....
The frame, control arms, sway bars, front bumper & misc parts are back from blasting. They done a really thorough job on all the parts, they even got inside the frame. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/24ee0468.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/000d6aee.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/1cc7b63d.jpg Here are the parts to start putting the chassis back together. Full Energy Suspension set, Moog ball joints & tierod ends, Raybesto's rotors, calipers and pads, braided steel brake lines etc. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/bf0b2fef.jpg I have been using Evapo-Rust to remove surface rust from all of the nuts & bolts. This stuff works really well. I could blast them but I don't want to change the profile on them. Here is a shot of the pitman arm nut & washer before: http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/cc63947a.jpg after: http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/ddc06eee.jpg I replaced uca & lca bushings and painted them last weekend. I will post picks of the paint later. Today (Sunday).... Here are the control arms, sway bar & rear end being painted. I used Summits semi gloss chassis paint. It seems to be some pretty decent stuff for the money. I put all of the urethane bushings in and masked them off prior to painting. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/afa00f42.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/3deaaf5c.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/fbefae87.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/7a9634c7.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/2ee088e8.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...k/39a85d1e.jpg |
Man that looks awesome. :thumbsup:
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Nice Job!
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How's the wife feeling about you using the lawn swing as a spray stand? :thumbsup:
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Rollin
Finally got a roller again. Now it's on to the engine. I have a question, is anyone or has anyone ran the polyurethane cab mounts from Energy Suspension? I bought a master kit and it has cab mounts. I want to keep the truck quite inside and thought these might induce some road noise into the cab. What are you thoughts?
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I'd say with enough Dynamat or FatMat, the road noise shouldn't be an issue. But I've never used or ridden in a truck with those mounts, so I'm just guessin'...
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Im with Jeff.....
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