Chris? As in Chris from Ord?
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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
- Thread starter Babaganoosh
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Seems this will be similar to my setup. Hes got deavers, fox shocks, fox 2.0 bumps and a damn 6.0 
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Bad ass. Looks to have shocks in stock rear location?
Landings look soo cushy
Landings look soo cushy
From what I can tell he has the rears in the stock location and the fronts in stock as well.
I tried to do some work today, then realized I need to order parts. 
Yeah after watching that video I'd be ordering parts too
That blazer is cool. But if he ran through a set of small whoops, it would go over on its left side. Always lands left front corner down. Not nearly enough suspension for the engine if he truly wants to use it.
Once these parts come in I'll have everything I need but scrap metal pieces to finalize this.
What parts
Shock towers and spring plates.
andyblack
Registered Loser
Dude I have to admit that for a while I thought you had bitten off more than you could chew with this build. I was actually expecting you to sort of give up and your truck end up sitting out in the driveway unfinished for years. I thought maybe the mods you were wanting to make were a little over-the-top, maybe.
But man I've got to hand it to you bro, you're still trucking along and making good progress. After seeing the vid of that Blazer jumping with a simlar setup to what you're doing, I know it's going to turn out awesome. I bet that by the end of the year, you'll be where you want to and maybe even flying that coveted GMOTM flag.
Rock on! 
But man I've got to hand it to you bro, you're still trucking along and making good progress. After seeing the vid of that Blazer jumping with a simlar setup to what you're doing, I know it's going to turn out awesome. I bet that by the end of the year, you'll be where you want to and maybe even flying that coveted GMOTM flag.
Rock on!
Thanks, at times I felt the same way. I didn't know what to do half the time and did tons of reading and pic searching. I have sat and looked at it for hours drawing things up. It would be a honor to get gmotm some day.
It's words like what you just said that keeps it going.
Thank you.
It looks like my order from ruff stuff won't be here for the weekend. Kind of a bummer but oh well.
It's words like what you just said that keeps it going.
Thank you.
It looks like my order from ruff stuff won't be here for the weekend. Kind of a bummer but oh well.
andyblack
Registered Loser
You da man Baba. I wish I could give you some great advice about truck building like some of these other, more knowledgeable cats on this thread, but alas, I'm the type of guy that can't even let the hood up on an automobile without breaking something. 
If I ever get out to AZ one day, you'll have to take me for a ride through the desert or the mall parking lot in your awesome truck you built. Maybe that will inspire me to actually fix mine up real nice too.
If I ever get out to AZ one day, you'll have to take me for a ride through the desert or the mall parking lot in your awesome truck you built. Maybe that will inspire me to actually fix mine up real nice too.
We will see how well it works when it's done. you and anyone else is welcomed for a ride.
you and anyone else is welcomed for a ride.
Here is the new parts.
The bolt for the shocks is a tiny bit to small in the bracket... Would that be ok being the misalignment spacers for the uni ball in the shock will make up for the difference and create a tight fit?
If this doesn't make sure I'll take a picture of what I'm talking about.
The bolt for the shocks is a tiny bit to small in the bracket... Would that be ok being the misalignment spacers for the uni ball in the shock will make up for the difference and create a tight fit?
If this doesn't make sure I'll take a picture of what I'm talking about.
What size bolt is it supposed to take? Same as the spacers I assume. No matter how tight you make them, if there is slop, it will move. How much bigger is the hole?
Less then 1/8th, I was thinking about welding the spacers to the bracket.
More specific it's a 5/8ths hole and a half inch bolt
The spacers should have a shoulder that goes into the shock hiem. If you welded them to the bracket, you could not get the shock on. Take a picture of the shock end and the spacers so I can see what you have to work with.
