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1980 gmc.. build thread.. im back.. post 438. :/
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Xtremegmc80
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ahhh nope im not.. am gonna get on in a min aha..twoslo4five0 said:
Xtremegmc80
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finally update
havent been workin on my truck the past few days. finally did some work with the rear. gettin ready for shackle flip, thats all i did. pics..
havent been workin on my truck the past few days. finally did some work with the rear. gettin ready for shackle flip, thats all i did. pics..
thoose rivets are a pita..at least on a burb they are!!
Xtremegmc80
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i used torch and a pry bar. both side was off in less than 15 minstwoslo4five0 said:
Xtremegmc80
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its been a while since i worked on the truck. got the shackle flip on, cutted out the rearend, took half ton rear end out. now shes sittin waitin for new u bolt to arrive then its 14bff time! cant wait. and cleaned up the rearend, then primed it..
Nice! Lookin' good. You got a nice white rear-end man! 
Xtremegmc80
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Craig Artzner said:Nice! Lookin' good. You got a nice white rear-end man!
lol
nice progress btw.
nice progress btw.
Xtremegmc80
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alot done..
finally got alot done.. painted the rearend black this morning, cleaned up the springs n painted em.. got the 2.5 inch blocks from chas, and got the spring plate from trevor. thank guys! cleaned em up painted em black.. waited for them to dry and waiting for my dad but he never showed up so i went ahead and start moving stuff around and put the axle under the truck.. pain in the a** with out anyone helpin me move it. bolted em up.. angle seems too high so have to turn the blocks around..n see what happens, then went ahead and start working on the front, took the axle out. all in one day.
finally got alot done.. painted the rearend black this morning, cleaned up the springs n painted em.. got the 2.5 inch blocks from chas, and got the spring plate from trevor. thank guys! cleaned em up painted em black.. waited for them to dry and waiting for my dad but he never showed up so i went ahead and start moving stuff around and put the axle under the truck.. pain in the a** with out anyone helpin me move it. bolted em up.. angle seems too high so have to turn the blocks around..n see what happens, then went ahead and start working on the front, took the axle out. all in one day.
Xtremegmc80
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more pics...
more pics.. of the front end.... dang my truck is gettin higher and it has no tires.... cant wait!
more pics.. of the front end.... dang my truck is gettin higher and it has no tires.... cant wait!
Moving right along! 
Xtremegmc80
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oh and my rearend isnt white anymore!Craig Artzner said:Moving right along!
Got a tan, eh?...er...I mean, painted it black?Xtremegmc80 said:oh and my rearend isnt white anymore!
Xtremegmc80
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Craig Artzner said:Got a tan, eh?...er...I mean, painted it black?
blowedupmotor87
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Looking good! Drat, now I have another build I want to watch!
Xtremegmc80
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thanks for subscribing!blowedupmotor87 said:Looking good! Drat, now I have another build I want to watch!
Dafey
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blowedupmotor87 said:Looking good! Drat, now I have another build I want to watch!
LOL me too,I hardly have time at night to read anything else here.Let alone any where else...
Xtremegmc80
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more updates.. i started working on the d44 front end, got the shocks and calipers off.. they were pain in the a** alot of rust! so had to use torch to heat up stuff and get them out.. whew didnt break nothing. then i moved on to get the stock steering arm off, heated up the bolts got em off.. screwed em back in to pound on it to try and get the V washer off got em loosed in less than 5 mins.. not bad, i went to take the bolt off, oh crap! i destroyed the studs but all 3 got out.. i just need a new studs.. where can i buy them? pics...
you can get new studs anywhere, ORD sells thems. Everyone might disagree but I would stick with the stock steering until you get a dana 60. you can always sell the stock stuff.
Are you getting new rotors? the ones you have look like crap.
Are you getting new rotors? the ones you have look like crap.
