Builds Live in Texas, drive a pickup: HDJ79 single cab build (3 Viewers)

[Will Van]

Yessir! Happy to help.

 

[bottombracket]

More #billspec.

Bill mated together a 70 and 80 shaft to make it fit. 70 series is 14mm x 36 spline at the firewall, 80 box is 17mm x 36 spline.
He also notched and plated the shock tower for clearance.

One step closer.

 

[bottombracket]

Oh man, big progress.

@bkcruiser fixed the crooked steering column with a simple bracket that kicks the column 1” left. One hole in the column plate and boom, straight steering wheel. The trucks now turns and steers. This is major progress.

 

[2fpower]

Great idea... with that bracket it sits 3/8 lower now (thickness of your offset flatbar) Can you flip those mounting points over to offset that?

 

[bottombracket]

@2fpower with the tilt column it’s not noticeable at all.

I just hope the steering wheel clamshell doesn’t hit the edge of the dash.

 

[davegonz]

Great solution, Galen! Those bite sized chunks of progress are moving you along nicely.

 

[bottombracket]

Dave, it is all Bill, not me. But it’s moving along!

 

[bottombracket]

Does this bed make my ass look weird?

 

[tucker74]

I must say, it’s a bit saggy. Know any good surgeons

Tucker

 

[davegonz]

Does this bed make my ass look weird?

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Needs a double cab or a long bed option.

 

[bottombracket]

Or I could do what Maltec did and put a long bed on a double cab….talk about loooong wheelbase….

 

[davegonz]

Like driving your wife's big Ford.

 

[bottombracket]

Fits a lot of mangy mutts in it though.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Or I could do what Maltec did and put a long bed on a double cab….talk about loooong wheelbase….

Even the single cab has the turn radius of a Bluebird bus.

 

[FJ73Texas]

Does this bed make my ass look weird?

Does this make my ass look big? (truck in parking lot I saw today....)

 

[joekatana]

Or I could do what Maltec did and put a long bed on a double cab….talk about loooong wheelbase….

But that Maltec pu looks badass though !

 

[dogfishlake]

Does this bed make my ass look weird?

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you could move the box up, cut another set of wheel wells out, then make a 6X6!

 

[dogfishlake]

Slight fabrication required

 

[Dilspec]

bad.
ass.

 

[FJ73Texas]

@bottombracket You are not far from Hennessey. You can send it there for the velociraptor treatment.