Thread: 99 Silverado Buildup

update from the weekend. *its 11:40 and im just posting the pics due to staying up late another sunday before work putting the truck back together. *heres the pics ill write about it tomorrow.



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got these in the mail today. *major thanks to jason at gmachine. *he set me up with his new tig welded shackles for silverados. *these things are NICE. *they will be put on with some custom leafs that north country spring will be making and fox 2.5 bypasses that im going to buy in a couple weeks

awsome man, glad you like them. Your picture looks better than ours on our website!

Jason

how much are those bad boys?..i like the zurk fittings

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Quote[/b] (burDom13 @ Mar. 10 2007,2:52)]how much are those bad boys?..i like the zurk fittings

210 for TIG

175 for MIG

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you can call me at the shop or PM me!

Jason
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like the stance on the silverado

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Quote[/b] (prerunsilverado @ Feb. 19 2007,12:46)]update from the weekend. *its 11:40 and im just posting the pics due to staying up late another sunday before work putting the truck back together. *heres the pics ill write about it tomorrow.

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Damn you're an animal...you take the truck apart on the weekend, then put it all back to stock to drive it to work on Monday. Everything is looking good so far. Keep it up.

been saving up money to get 2.5 bypasses and 2.5 bumps all the way around so i havent gotten much done but i did get a temporary set of custom leafs made for my truck by Jonathan at North County Spring. My family and his family go way back. His dad built my dads race truck springs and now Jonathan (who i went to school with) built mine. Going to go test them out tonight!

so i ended up doing this 30 minutes into the test drive. went off a small launch that dropped the rear end all the way and when i came down...bam bam. didnt have tools so i had to drag them all the way home through the back roads. oh boy did they spark!

johnny,

hit me up i have a pair of fabtech shocks brand new left over from a customer truck sitting in my shop. If you need some to tie you over give me a call and they are yours. They are the white ones and they will hold you over for now, i just have no use for them.

Jason

right on thanks jason i will take em! *i need to get more stuff from you anyways. *ill give you a call tomorrow. *im heading back to north county spring to get the leafs dialed in with your shackles tomorrow! *cant wait cause i have a desert trip this weekend!

awsome man, let me know i will be at the shop all day tomorrow.

Jason

ordered up a set of FOX 2.5 2 tube bypass 16'' resi shocks friday for the rear. *Should be here in a couple of weeks.

soon as those come in new bedcage will be built, *halo for the driveshaft so it clears at droop, straps, brake lines, etc.

it will be strapped at 16''.

post some pics of your truck done...is the front done yet?

ha ha ha done... yeah. im waiting on a few more paychecks since i had to pay bills right now and then im getting the bumps and rest of the metal to do the final arms for the front. plus my dad has his car in the shop right now so i cant pull mine in and work on it, thats why i decided to jump into the back.

last weekend i finished up with the front end geometry, and uca design. *i had 3 different designs and i think i will go with this one. *these are the MOCK UP ARMS and are haggard, i plan on making the finals this weekend for both sides out of chromoly since i have the jigs all squared away. *truck front end is jacked up high so at normal ride the caster wont be that much like in the photo.

stance...little above ride height. 90" track width.

wired up my dash a while ago the day before the desert. *came out good and had no problems.

still waiting for the bypasses to come in!!!! but here are some pics of the rear springs and shackles. *have to thank my buddy jonathan and his dad at north county spring for building me some custom springs and jason at gmachine for some bad ass shackles.

those shackles are just straight sexy!

looks good man, Hey do you need the 4130 cut out via CNC?

you know the number if you do!

Jason

Are those leafs final? Why is their so few leafs in the pack? What was the goal of the rear springs?

the leafs are final. with the shackles they cycle 18". they are heavily modified chevy 64" springs. they are a 4 leaf. jonathan had an idea so i let im use my truck. overload was tossed, 2 leafs added and the whole pack re arched to the height i wanted (springs were sagging alot from years of abuse). the goal he had in mind was to build some springs that cost half as much as deavers and to see how they handle. right now the shocks suck (sock ones) and as soon as i get the bypasses me and him are going to hit the desert to test.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]looks good man, Hey do you need the 4130 cut out via CNC?

yes and i have some other things i will need in the very near future. ill give ya a call man.

truck is certainly coming along well... i love the stance of the front!! very aggressive look to it!

The truck is looking good man. I can't wait to see it all done.

Any updates???

bypasses came in on friday but the boss wouldnt let me leave to go pick em up. *working 50 hours every week is speeding this project up so ill post pics when i finish the rear end setup. *specs are:

-custom 62'' chevy leafs
-gmachine tigged silverado shackles
-fox 2.5 2 bypass resi 16'' shocks
-fox 2.5 bumps
-2 tranny coolers with some aluminum work
-duel spairs standing up
-small tool box
-1 3/4 DOM tubing for the bedcage
-4:56 gears w/ locker

These found their way into my shop somehow...super stoked...2.5 bumps come in next week!

fucking computer, here they are!

got my bumps last week



started rear build sat after a 55 hr week ugh



prepped the frame



picture as of yesterday



i almost have the other side completed but i got a piece of metal in my eye and so today im going to kaiser to get it out. *stupid cause i had safety glasses and a face shield when i was grinding but it still hit me.

Are those Fox bumps? They look like 2.5s? the plating is looking good.

dam, now i want to redo my truck, i just wish i had time. But the customer work is always first. Keep it up, the work looks badass.

Jason

Ive had the same thing happen to me with the metal, i had everything on too, but my eye doc is closed on the weekend so i had to wait till monday to get it out and by then a rust ring had fromed around it. It was the worst pain in my life when they were digging that shit out!! Truck looks bitchin, what kind of travel numbers are you getting out of the truck??

ok, after i got back from the doctors i rushed down to the shop to try to catch up. *stayed up to 12 o clock getting the truck back together and welding up the front end so i could go to fucking work the next day. *came out nice though.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Are those Fox bumps? They look like 2.5s? the plating is looking good

yes 2.5s.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]what kind of travel numbers are you getting out of the truck??

not sure yet cause on droop the drive shaft hits a frame brace. *im gonna strap it at 16 though, thats spenty for me with bypasses and bumps. *these are modified chevy springs so they wont get much more than that. *jonathan at north county spring designed them as a mid travel half-the-cost-of-deavers upgrade. *just trying them out.

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Ive had the same thing happen to me with the metal, i had everything on too, but my eye doc is closed on the weekend so i had to wait till monday to get it out and by then a rust ring had fromed around it. *It was the worst pain in my life when they were digging that shit out!! *Truck looks bitchin, what kind of travel numbers are you getting out of the truck??

that sucks, ive heard too that its not very fun if you let it go to long without getting it out. *thing is it didnt bother me and the next morning when i got up i looked at my eye cause it was red and saw the piece.

that happened to me too i was fine that night it didnt bother me and the next afternoon is when it started bothering me and by that time it was too late to go to the doc, your lucky you got it out quick so you didnt have to go through what i did

busted my ass sunday for the rear end work. *ended up not finishing...now i have to bum a ride to work. *but it came out bitchen! *finally got to put dimples on my truck...goes well with your shackles huh jason...

looking great!

Looks great man.

I like the dimples on the rear cross brace

wow, i really need to rebuild my truck. DAM!

you are doing a great job on the rear. Im very impressed. Keep it up and yeah, the shackles are just plain sexy next to the dimples!



Jason