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Old 12-26-2011, 04:38 PM
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The second red 1976 F100 is mine if you have any questions, it retains the I-beam suspension but it is on air ride. The first truck is a 67 F100 and has a modified front clip with double a-arms arrangement and air ride as well. I know the 67 truck very well too.
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Old 12-26-2011, 05:37 PM
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The second red 1976 F100 is mine if you have any questions, it retains the I-beam suspension but it is on air ride. The first truck is a 67 F100 and has a modified front clip with double a-arms arrangement and air ride as well. I know the 67 truck very well too.
Luv the ride height of your F100. Notching the front rails of the F100 chassis will let the corvette cradle sit close to the chassis to give a similar ride height. Do you have any interior pic's of your F100??.
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Old 12-26-2011, 06:39 PM
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I have plenty of photos. If you want to send me your email, I would be happy to send you some pics. I don't post pictures on forums very often.
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Old 12-27-2011, 12:56 AM
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Cleaning up the chassis rails today, I still have crossmembers to cut off. Should be on the chassis table tomorrow. So far 42 hours have been put into this project, keeping track so others mite wonder why Pro shops charge the money they do for this type of work.




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Old 12-28-2011, 09:54 PM
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More cleaning up of the chassis rails today.




Started to unpick the C5 chassis rail cuts offs today to make templates for the upper A arm and shock mount.







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Old 12-30-2011, 08:14 PM
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Fitting the frame rails to the table today. Quick mock up of the Corvette cradle and the passengers side frame. Hope the pic's explain how this will be done.I'll spend a day measuring and fitting both frame rails so they are aligned perfectly. Good thing the granno worker made the shed foor 100% flat.






This is where the frame will be notched to lift the cradle up approx 3inches. A crossmember will be added for strength and a radiator support, the engine is set back behind the center line of the front wheels.



LS6 engine

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Old 01-02-2012, 05:20 AM
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More work in the garage today. Progress is good coming together nicely.

Mock up of the frame rail.



Chassis rail needs to be notched 3 inches, that will give me the ride height I want.





Chassis is level, the torque tube is level, with the cradle being lifted 3 inches it looks like I wont have to modify the trans tunnel





The firewall will need a slight recess of about 4 inches

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