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[NorCal69]

NorCal69 submitted a new Build:

A '69 Build... "PICS: My Curvy New Backside..!!"

Well fellas, I figured that I would start my build thread now that I have the first new panel in.

I started out not wanting to change the one owner rig to much. After all it was in great shape, little to no rust, as the owner stated.

During my clean up of the rig, I kinda got deeper and deeper and deeper.

This is what I have now. I am going to attach all of the pics first, then go back and edit. Enjoy.


Old ugly grill.

New Grill, top off for the first time in 40 years.

Gordon and I on a trail.

Cruzin' in the woods.

Dam by Golden Trout

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Read more about this build here...

Page 1 - Rust Repairs
page-4 Stroker motor delivery and specs
page-6 How BBCs don’t fit a First Gen
page-8 Front fender clearancing
page-13 Start of cage bending (back up for bender mount)
page-18 Sensual cage work (through post 477)
page-18 rockers/sliders
page-26 TH400 and Doubler mock up in frame
page-28 Motor build thread
page-29 Initial header fitment issues

page-32 ball sockets and V belts
page-34 tube and rocker welding
page-36 new carb and specs
page-37 Beer fridge
page-38 Classic Dash
page-39 engine start up
page-42 Doubler mounted
page-44 FUSH first gen hangers
page-52 Zim’s paint list
page-54 cage firewall through points - final layout

page-55 Front Bilstein 7100 mounting - hidden winch starts at post 1104
page-56 Front retrieval points and cage tie ins
page-66 Winch plate cross member
page-74 factory front bumper reinforcement (winch tie in page 78)
page-82 heated seats
page-83 Rear shocks and seat mounting, Winter’s shifter
page-87 bitchen beer holder
page-93 exhaust around Doublers and Tranny’s
page-97 Parking brake and rear driveline installation
page-100 Clearance for the fuel tank

page-103 Rear retrieval points and bumper start
page-109 Body mounts with speedholes
page-111 MPS #2 notice
page-116 steering brace build
page-120 remote winch engagement
page-129 pimp disco cage lights
page-136 Rear axle, shocks, track bar mounted
page-140 Gas tank mounting and crossmember talk
page-143 84 pound skid plate
page-155 most liked post on ck5

page-159 tubcart for paint prep

 

[NorCal69]

Second round of pics.

On top of the dam.

Dana 60 getting ready to be put back together.

FF 14 bolt with new disk conversion.

Dana 60 back together with crossover.

 

[NorCal69]

Third round of pics.

Broken pipe wrench on the old TRE's.

Rear axle and shackle flip installed. Getting ready for the new body bushings and 1" body lift.

Shackle flip and crosstied shackles.

Cleaned up the bottom of the body.

Frame clean up.

 

[NorCal69]

Fourth round of pics.

Tearing it apart.

1/2 ton axles out.

Hole in wall for new beams.

New beams installed.

 

[ryoken]

nice jackstand timber!








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nice rig too....

 

[NorCal69]

Fifth round of pics.

Beams in.

Tub hanging.

Frame out.

Four come-alongs holding up the tub.

Frame getting ready for sandblasting.

 

[NorCal69]

6-round

Frame getting sandblasted.

Frame has painted with POR15. (Snake Oil)

Tub still hanging over frame.

New custom ORD 6" springs.

Had to move it outside by mounting it to the Dmax. Slope of the driveway would have had it down the street.

 

[NorCal69]

7- Round

Starting to get the inside of the tub cleaned up.

Under dash cleaning.

Firewall cleaning.

My boy, Michael helping dad clean up a little.

The beginning of sanblasting the tub in the garage. This is something that I'll never do again in the garage.

 

[NorCal69]

8-Round

Passenger side sandblasting. Starting to find some stuff that was not from the factory.

Like this repair.

And this repair.

And this huge hole from rust.

Note all the bondo on the bottom of the q-panel.

 

[NorCal69]

9-Round

Dash is stripped.

What a mess.

Inside the tub.

More rust in the wheel well.

Finally, the garage is clean again. Started to cut out some of the rot and spray the good with Ryoken Green..aka zinc chromate

 

[NorCal69]

10-Round

 

[NorCal69]

11-Round

 

[NorCal69]

Well, that is all for now.

I'll be back at it tonight. For now, I should get back to work.

 

[ryoken]

that's what I like to see, someone who doesn't go overboard!


how ya liking that zinc chromate?

 

[Yukon Jack]

Lookin great - what amount of lift are you running?

 

[NorCal69]

Overboard?

This is how I thought it was done.

Honestly, I have no clue what I am doing. If it were not for you and the other great build threads on CK5, I would be totally lost. Well, even more lost.

As far as the zinc chromate, Aka "Ryoken Green", the stuff is awesome. I told my kids that it was the final color. They said it is going to look like a big frog.

YJ,

Thanks for the complement,

Front is a stock length 6" Alcan spring.
Back is a DIY shackle flip with stock length 4" ORD springs.

When I finally get the tub back down on a 1" BL, I will see if I can use a zero rate front and back. I think that it will look good with a 7"-8" lift.

Thanks again,

Mike

 

[GRINCH]

Nice! You are very ambitious!!

I wish I would have pulled the body on mine.

 

[NorCal69]

Nice! You are very ambitious!!

I wish I would have pulled the body on mine.

Thanks man.

That is funny, my wife has been using a different word for me lately.

 

[NorCal69]

Here is to four months since my last update, sorry guys.

I have been trying to get into the my garage as much as possible, but that little thing called life keeps getting in the way.

First off I would like to say that rust repair is not that fun. It has been a cool experience though, figuring that I have really never used a welder before this.

Well to give back for my sandbagging on the posts, I will fill the next six posts with pics of the progress.

I still can't figure out how to comment in between each pic so I apologize beforehand.

 

[NorCal69]

Passenger side rust.