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Old 08-23-2020, 09:59 PM
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Yep. Working on the wood next. Mar-K has nice stainless strips that hide the hardware between the boards.
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Old 08-24-2020, 08:52 AM
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Do you mind confirming what your source was for the pivoting hinges?
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Old 08-24-2020, 09:21 AM
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Keep the updates coming, I'm loving this build and all the attention to detail in this.
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Old 08-24-2020, 10:50 AM
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ScotI: The hinges are trunk hinges off a 2010-2015 Camaro. I tried Bilt-Rite scissor hinges from Sachse Rod Shop and then some Honda hinges I heard about, but the Camaro hinges were the ticket. Much beefier than the other hinges I tried and the factory gas shocks(on the hinges) help a lot. They are 90lbs gas assist from the factory. I just bought 186 lbs gas assist to replace them. Hoping to avoid a long intrusive gas assist shock. If it lifts with a finger with the new shocks, I may just use a prop rod to hold it partway open for showing off or filling gas. I like lifting the bed floor all the way up to work on the truck(makes things very accessible).
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Old 08-24-2020, 11:26 AM
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ScotI: The hinges are trunk hinges off a 2010-2015 Camaro. I tried Bilt-Rite scissor hinges from Sachse Rod Shop and then some Honda hinges I heard about, but the Camaro hinges were the ticket. Much beefier than the other hinges I tried and the factory gas shocks(on the hinges) help a lot. They are 90lbs gas assist from the factory. I just bought 186 lbs gas assist to replace them. Hoping to avoid a long intrusive gas assist shock. If it lifts with a finger with the new shocks, I may just use a prop rod to hold it partway open for showing off or filling gas. I like lifting the bed floor all the way up to work on the truck(makes things very accessible).
Yes sir.... I'm very familiar w/the Sachse Rod Shop hinges. I've been a friend of that family since the 80's. Actually used to swap out labor for labor w/them in the 90's.

Their hinges (while nice) allow too much side shift. I've been mocking mine up w/some gate hinges from Lowes ( ) to see how I want to accomplish things. Seeing your set-up had me thinking of pirating some under-hood items but all I've looked @ so far was G-body stuff (another weakness of mine).
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Old 08-24-2020, 11:38 AM
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Funny, my last build was an LSA with 56mm twins 86 Grand National. Love Gbodys!
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Funny, my last build was an LSA with 56mm twins 86 Grand National. Love Gbodys!
Envious of a drivetrain in that realm....

My stuff is more blue-collar budget so sbc 406/200-4r; GN 3.42 8.5; 600# coils; Ridetech adj shocks; tall lower/upper BJ's w/SPC upper arms/Speed-Tech lowers; 1Le front 36mm bar; Currie-Trac rear C4L bars in a 50k mile survivor Malibu. I'm engineering/building taller height front tubs on a jig specifically for that 'Bu which is where the hinges came into mind. I had to research gas struts so I could eliminate the coiled-spring hinge set-up & that's when I learned GN's & others came factory w/the gas struts (I learn something new every day regarding g-bodys!).

Anyway, your Apache is turning out extremely nice.
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tdishon, love it! classic truck with a brutal engine!
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Bed floor dialed in and done. Ready for wood. Added 60lb gas struts to lift and keep from lifting all the way up. Quick disconnects make lifting all the way up easy. I kept the gas helpers on the hinge, they keep it straight up when I remove the long struts. I added in tunnel clearance on crossmember for the torque tube(drive shaft).
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Old 11-10-2020, 03:16 PM
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Really nice!! Who's chassis is that you're using?
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