'77 step side desert runner

[charity case]

Gotta start with a tape measure paper and pencil! My entire front end was designed in 2d.

But seriously it's a lot of work, which makes it hard to give away.

 

[BlaZeus]

Gotta start with a tape measure paper and pencil! My entire front end was designed in 2d.

But seriously it's a lot of work, which makes it hard to give away.

Damn that's gnarly. #respect. I totally understand that for sure. I have to dimension stuff out for work and man, it is tedious, timely and SUCKS when you screw up, even after measuring 5 times...
I have an idea on how to do the arms but it's the spindle that seems the hardest thing to design.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Every suspension system for every race car or truck I have done has been designed with a pencil, ruler and paper.

 

[charity case]

Damn that's gnarly. #respect. I totally understand that for sure. I have to dimension stuff out for work and man, it is tedious, timely and SUCKS when you screw up, even after measuring 5 times...
I have an idea on how to do the arms but it's the spindle that seems the hardest thing to design.

The spindle is super easy. A simple arm can be easy too. I pocketed mine so that added a little bit of difficulty and making the lower unibal angle right took some trial and error with cycling.

I ended up making mock arms and spindles I could adjust and bend to get the numbers for the final stuff. It saved a bunch of time.

 

[ktmoutfront]

This thread made the "most watched last week" list. For good reason.

 

[charity case]

Back from the river! Had a good trip but I'm back in the shop working on motor mounts again.

 

[campfire]

Gotta start with a tape measure paper and pencil! My entire front end was designed in 2d.

But seriously it's a lot of work, which makes it hard to give away.

No charity from charity case?

Although I do empathize with how long it takes to model something like this.

 

[campfire]

Every suspension system for every race car or truck I have done has been designed with a pencil, ruler and paper.

Just for simplicity's sake, or do you just not like computers?

Nevermind, I think I figured it out.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Because I am so old they did not puters when I was tought.

 

[campfire]

Because I am so old they did not puters when I was tought.

I figured as much, but I wasn't sure whether you were ready for grandpa & dinosaur jokes yet.

 

[charity case]

So my bed has the side panels welded at the bottom rear corner to the rear panel. Is this normal for these beds or someone's fix?

 

[campfire]

So my bed has the side panels welded at the bottom rear corner to the rear panel. Is this normal for these beds or someone's fix?

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Both of my stepside beds were this way. Looked fairly stupid, as the pieced were bolted together and also welded.

 

[Deuling]

More shiny things please.

 

[charity case]

Got the top half of the motor mounts figured out, but not complete. Being able to set the motor in feels like a big hurdle. Onto the trans cross member now.

 

[sreidmx]

Looks good! Can you take a pic from above so we can see how far into the cab these ended up?

 

[UpnAdam]

 

[charity case]

I'm really curious how far back it is from stock. Does anyone have a relatable measurement?

 

[sreidmx]

Well the distributor in my k5 is 2-3 inches from the fire wall.. and the motor mounts are roughly at the oe bumpstop.. looks like you pushed it back really far..7-8 inches maybe?

 

[charity case]

Yea my motor is about 20 feet from the firewall. Hahaha
I think I'm in the 6-7" range though

 

[Greg72]

Yea my motor is about 20 feet from the firewall. Hahaha
I think I'm in the 6-7" range though

If you dropped a plumbline off the harmonic balancer what's the distance to the closest part of the front crossmember? That might be easier to compare than a mythical firewall that's propped up in the corner of your garage somewhere.

-G