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My Build Thread, 78Chevyrado's 1978 C20
78 Chevyrado:
Here's the "finished" thread:
Here's what I started with, All original except the seats and wheels/tires. One day before the wreck I had just fixed the AC and ordered the Cruise control Transducer, making the truck fully functional, and was finished working on it.
Here's where all the trouble and this thread started. >:( It's all smashed up, but the AC and cruise work like a charm. ::)
The front end suspension took a lot of the hit and everything was loose and making funny noises so I totally rebuilt the whole thing, From Steering box to balljoints to inner shafts. Here's a photo of the new front end stuff all painted and finished.
Here's some of the stuff in the boxes awaiting other parts so I can begin assembling it all.
While rebuilding the front end I bought new springs and decided to put a set of HD coils on it to raise the front a bit, instead of the LD coils I had on it. I'm not sure exactly how much it's lifted yet since the truck is still a bit twisted from the wreck. I won't know how much until the body and or frame is straightened out but I'll let yall know. Here's a couple a before and after pics without the truck fixed yet, call em preliminaries... ;D
View from the front....
Before (With LD Springs)
After (With HD Springs)
View From the Side
Before (With LD Springs)
After (With HD Springs)
That's all I have for now, Tomorrow I'm off to find a body shop I like that can straighten her back out again, but more's to come.
Kenny
06gsxrman1000:
your doing a good job man keep up the good work
VileZambonie:
Hopefully your body shop will make it all better again.
zieg85:
I like the new ride height
78 Chevyrado:
Got the truck aligned today. They said I did pretty good aligning it myself to get it to the shop. I got pretty close on my toe in, the left was off by 0.114 degrees and the right was off by 0.019 degrees. I did it with a string by myself. The truck drives good now, and I like the ride from the new HD front coils. There isn't much at all of the front end bounce most large vehicles have, so I love it. Also It dang near won't lean in turns for nothing, So the new sway bar bushings are working very well.
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