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Offline the dan

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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #195 on: January 15, 2010, 06:48:46 am »
It comes with the field you work in, and an awesome boss I guess lol, but. Couldn't diagnose a odb system if life depended on it
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #196 on: January 15, 2010, 01:41:17 pm »
Well you can fabricate some stuff for me and I'll diag your obd stuff, sound good?  ;)
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #197 on: January 15, 2010, 03:43:42 pm »
let me know what you need i may be able to help
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #198 on: January 15, 2010, 04:44:36 pm »
Well thanks for the offer! If I do I will let you know. Same goes here too
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #199 on: January 23, 2010, 01:57:49 am »
got my DOM and some other stuff in, going to logan to see if i can get some cheep cold roll, then i need to find a driverside stock front lower A arm, if i cant find it ill be set back to making them, since mine is shot (caught a tire on the highway) so im setting my bender and lift up tomorrow, wish me luck lol, about 14 1" holes into concrete
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #200 on: February 04, 2010, 10:55:55 am »
Set up the tubing bender/ the 2 post lift/ and a bunch of other stuff, including wiring and painting the lift

I then bent up all my arms, took 2 days to do

I then had to make custom washers for the poly bushings, i had a 5/8 inner and 1 3/4 outer demension, so i punched them at work out of 1/8th SS, so they look pretty and are strong
Last night i welded for 3 hours, i learned how to tig yesterday lol, but i had by boss do the ones that are on the bushings, then i did the rest, came out better than i expected

Then mocked everything up


all i have to really do is shim the air bags so that the bumpstop that is intigrated in them hits

and then the money shot:


I also ordered 7 lengths of DOM, i got it at $55 a length, it was cheaper than hot rolled electrically welded, so i hope that comes in tomorrow so i can make my 6 pt crss member on saturday. 
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #201 on: February 04, 2010, 10:58:37 am »
Nice progress.  Are you going to do the bottom ones also?
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #202 on: February 04, 2010, 11:09:14 am »
i want to, but the stock ones work for now, i think i may make them next winter, i have the stuff to do it
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Offline bigwillie82

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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #203 on: February 04, 2010, 11:24:13 am »
hey that looks good. your making some fast progress.
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #204 on: February 04, 2010, 12:16:08 pm »
looking good man keep it up cant wait to see more 8)
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Offline MohterTrucker

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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #205 on: February 06, 2010, 04:14:46 pm »
Nice fab work. I love fabrication...
How do you like that bender? Is it a PITA being manual, would you prefer a hyd. one?
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #206 on: February 06, 2010, 05:10:02 pm »
Love stuff like this..keep up the good work..  8)
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #207 on: February 09, 2010, 07:59:22 am »
It all depends how much bending you do, when I do the cage I know I will wish I owned the hydro, but manual I think is better for the small stuff, since you can feel the spring of the meterial its easier to check your bend since you have to release the pressure.

I did alot of work this weekend I'll get pics up later, but I'm having front fender clearence issues, which are my main concerns right now
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #208 on: February 09, 2010, 07:44:33 pm »
nice fab work!
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Re: 83 c10 re-innovated, air ride
« Reply #209 on: February 11, 2010, 07:51:11 am »
Thanks guys, it keeps me motivated, I hope I can get on top of my crossmember this weekend
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