My crew cab project .... update #11 its a driver!!!

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 17, 2008, 1:45 am

Here it is a couple of days ago.
I had my son helpin to strip it apart.
I have pretty much everything to clip it, diff it etc.
Should go together pretty quick.
Gonna get the chassis all done and get it drivin for now, then do the paint later.
I'll then get onto building my other crew cab into a 4x4 and paint it the same!

-Shiny

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 17, 2008, 11:49 am

Sounds like a good plan, keep those pics commin'!

Man, do I ever want a crew cab.

Problem is, that I also want one of everything else.

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » April 17, 2008, 9:35 pm

I would love to have a crew. yep keep them pics comming, i hate it when someone post updates and then stops. you never know whats happnen. Plus it inspires others to move forward on there projects.

Lonnie

f100matt · Post by **f100matt** » April 17, 2008, 10:15 pm

Slick Fan wrote:Man, do I ever want a crew cab. Problem is, that I also want one of everything else.

I know how you feel

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 21, 2008, 6:01 am

Ok guys here you go,
So I did some measuring, figuring and debating and this is what I did.
I'm putting a shortbox on the truck and thought why not move the diff forward and whack the back of the frame off instead of cutting and splicing it. Since I was C notchin it anyways.
So I cut the required amount off of the rear then started makin the c notch

I used some pieces of 3" x 5" x 1/4" tubing, made the notch and welded it onto the frame.

You can see in this photo where weve removed all of the spring mounts, diff etc. You can also see where I've drilled the new holes for where the mounts will be moved forward. I also moved them up an inch.

My 7 yo son Blaze decided to help out and we loaded the 9" into one of his wagons and he pulled it into the shop. My buddy Vince is seen here removing the old spring perches from the '58 Merc nine inch I'm puttin in the crew cab.

Where theres smoke theres fire and were on fire trying to get this thing done!
I've had the crew cab for just about a year now and am finally able to get on it.
With all of the measuring and figuring it'll have about a 7" rideheight at the back of the cab!
I'll get more pics up this week!
Oh and the pics were taking by my 7 year old son Blaze! pretty gooder eh!

-Shiny

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » April 21, 2008, 7:56 am

Looking good. Keep us updated with pics. What engine/tranny combo are you using?

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » April 21, 2008, 8:53 am

Smoke, Fire and Blaze!
Kewl!

PFM-64f100 · Post by **PFM-64f100** » April 21, 2008, 9:10 am

Hey looks a little cold up there still, no wonder you needed a fire, ehh?

Down here were already toping 75-85 most days and it's only gonna get warmer.

Keep up the good work and keep us posted....

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 21, 2008, 9:53 am

Gng, I'll keep doing an update every day or so. I'm gonna put a 400/auto in it.

JC, thats funny and thanx man.

PFM, ok were like the Miami of Canada here on Van Isle, its been awesome weather for quite a while now, then wambo it snows!!! It snowed friday, melted saturday/sunday then snowed again last night!! WTF!!?? It was 75 last week. Its never snowed here in April ever, it usually only snows once or twice here all winter and thats usually in dec/jan

-Shiny

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 22, 2008, 9:27 am

Got the '58 merc nine inch in place and had to put the box on to get a look!
What ya think?

This prolly will be around the finall ride height.
I'll put in some bags in the back too.

It only has a 2" step in the box too, not bad eh.

I still am going to move box forward about 3/4" to tighten it up to the cab a bit, its in the stock position now, and then move the diff forward another 1"
And the box aint bolted down, it needs 3/4" spacers in place to lift it up a bit.

On to the front soon!

-Shiny[/img]

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » April 22, 2008, 9:53 am

10 minutes on an Alberta road and you'd be missing an oil pan and your entire muffler system.

Hope they are better in BC,, quite the stance.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 22, 2008, 1:27 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:10 minutes on an Alberta road and you'd be missing an oil pan and your entire muffler system.

Hope they are better in BC,, quite the stance.

We gots gooder roads here! And everything will be tucked up above the frame. I don't run mufflers in any cars I build... "mufflers are for lawnmowers!" -Shiny

I'll prolly put an air over leaf bag system in it too.

-Shiny

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » April 22, 2008, 2:03 pm

that's pretty sick... and your kid takes decent pics...

haha FIRE!!! Mwahaha!

Over spring break my cousin almost burned down his house with a grinder and a mess of dead grass. We were making parts for the axle swap in his truck, and had been spraying sparks into this mess of grass for a couple of days, with surprisingly no problems, then all of a sudden I hear crackling over the grinder scream....

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » April 22, 2008, 2:35 pm

Cool stance. I'm curious as to how you're going to finish up the c-notch. Will you be boxing the frame rails and adding some gussets or fishplates?

I'm sure you know what you're doing, btw. Just asking because I've never seen a c-notch done quite like that.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 22, 2008, 3:44 pm

Man, that's exactly what I would do if I had a crew cab!!

Well, almost. I'd fix the altitude problem yours seems to have.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 22, 2008, 5:25 pm

blackagatha, I've done the same thing!

Big M, I'll be boxing the frame and adding fish plates too. It won't need gussets though.

SF, I'll be buildin something close to that for my other crew cab. For usre it'll be a turbo deisel chassis.

I should have some pics tonight of my dad-inlaws buddys truck, itsa 66 crew cab on a 79 3/4ton 4x4 chassis with a 300/ 5 speed!

-Shiny

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » April 30, 2008, 10:18 pm

So I got the rear mostly done, gotta final weld the boxing plates etc and get the holes drilled for the shock mounts to go back in.
I pulled the 300/ 4 speed out and put it back up on my tall jackstands. Then cut the frame off of it and got it all cleaned up.
I also pulled the stockl column out for now, it'll prolly go back in. I really like the stock steerin wheel and its a mint black one.
I'll be strippin my donor car one night this week and I hope to have the clip in it this weekend.
Can't wait to get it back on the ground with the clip in it sitting at ride height

I'll take some more pics this week too.

-Shiny

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » May 9, 2008, 9:40 am

I now have the clip in it, motor and trans mounts done, master cylinder mounted, driveshafts figured out.
I also have the inner fenders trimmed and the bumper mounts figured out, what an easy and great fitting install.
I should have the 400/ auto in it this weekend and can put it on the ground,literally

I lost my camera cord or I'd put up some pics.

-Shiny

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » May 9, 2008, 4:40 pm

Sounds like you're cruising right along.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » May 9, 2008, 4:54 pm

You can't just leave us hanging...we've gotta see pictures.