I finally got Snotz on the ground and rolling. After a late start, due to my wifes Sub needing front brakes. I had to redo my front spring mount. Spent most of the morning and afternoon reshaping, re-figuring and remeasuring, finally settling on moving the front spring mount forward 3", wheel base is now 104". The quarter panels are going to suffer, they need some serious trimming. A few pics of the new stance and poser driveway shot
Today I cut the rear fender wells to make room for the longer wheel base. I tried to keep the factory radius on the cut outs, I didn't want it to look like a hack-job. I made templates from the original openings and traced them on the sides of the body. After tracing the front of the opening, I flipped the template over and traced a mirror image of the front onto the rear. Having laid them out on the body I was able to see how it would look before cutting. I retained all 4 body mount under the rear sill, using the outside mounts as reference points for the cuts. I had removed a back up light the PO had installed and that left a 4 1/2" diameter hole in the quarter panel. The metal I cut off I was able to use as filler. Anyway here are some pictures from today.
This morning I snuck in a couple of hours on the cruiser. I tacked on the front stinger from the 74, I am not so sure I like it on this one. My trans cover from the 63 has some rot along the bottom flange. I welded the cover of the 74 together put it on the floor, now there is a big gap on the passenger side. Does anyone know when (year) they changed the design of the floor board/hump cover?????
What size tires you planing on running now? With that front clip & quarter cut you need at least 39-42's, those 36's look like stockers on that thing...
Pulled the motor/trans/t-case from the 74. The motor is an 87 TBI unit from a Blazer, the trans is a TH350 with a shift kit and modified clutch pack with a GM HD torque converter. I am running dual 23 spline mini truck t-cases, I will probably lose the crawl box, due to the over-all length. I do not want to cut up the floor and have to fab a new floor and trans cover (lazy). If I eliminate the crawl box, I will install a 4:1 kit instead. Although I will miss the 2 wheel drive low range option.
The plasma cutter is a Parker Plasma Tec40. No, it was not $40.00, I was cramming Rockrawler about it. I bought it from him, he only used it about 5 times and I got it for a great price. Now, If he would just sell me his compressor!!!!
This morning I snuck in a couple of hours on the cruiser. I tacked on the front stinger from the 74, I am not so sure I like it on this one. My trans cover from the 63 has some rot along the bottom flange. I welded the cover of the 74 together put it on the floor, now there is a big gap on the passenger side. Does anyone know when (year) they changed the design of the floor board/hump cover?????
Hey Fish, you can still have 2WD low with a single case, just use Front Range Off Roads twin stick and you're set. I got your message the other night too late to call you, give me a call at the shop today
