Thread: 85 chevy build

well i got the truck for free this weekend and here are some of the pics i got so far. i plan on putting i-beams on the front and moving the motor back a little, four link, the motor and trans are kind of up in the air right now as to what i am going to use. well here are the pics tell me what you think. mind you i got the truck for free lol

are you going to keep the older body style or update it when you get glass? i love the older chevy look ecspecially all painted they look pretty mean

im gonna get a 88-98 front clip for it like the autofab one that the SI motorsports one has. I want to keep the older style bed side though. gonna get the giant weld it yourself trailing arms for the rear when i get my stimulus check lol cant think of a better way to stimulate the economy haha

is that cage staying? is it 1.5?

yeah most of the cage will stay it is 1.75 chromoly. and it is pretty clean just needs some more tubes added.

Looks like a fun project and a good platform ready to work on. Keep us posted on the build and good luck. Cant beat that for free!

i know just for the steel itself is good for free haha

very cool...I love these year chevy's. looks like we'll have two older chevy builds going on at the same time...I just got one in for a project

Looks good kevin, call me when you wana scotch brite that shit up...

whats up man,

I got your PM, and to answer your question, I have not started on the rear cage work for the KATZ 79'. I will have some more shots of the cage work next week.

i like what you have so far. The rust needs to go! But it looks like a good start. The rear down tubes seem to be in the correct location for load path and a good base build from.

jason

not sure how much it costs or what your budget is like, but thats alot of scotch brite you would go through.... have you looked into the option of just getting the whole thing sand/bead blasted?

oh, and can't wait for the progress pics to begin

yeah well i have a sand blaster and a place to do it at too. im trying to get it rolling first so it is easier to move around you know? and it kinda messed up the bottom of the doors when it was on the trailer on the way home. so first order of business will be make it roll. but seeing as my wiring on my 94 silverado just went all "hay wire" today might be a little before i get more pics of progress but i am going to order the giant trailing arms in a couple of weeks. im way excited to actually have a truck haha

right on, sounds like you got a game plan!

side note, whats wrong with the wiring on your 94? i used to have one, so maybe i can be of assistance....

Hey Kevin looks like a good project for shure.

give me a call tomorrow. and we will talk about suspension. custom links and beams maybe??? give me a call

took another picture today.still am kinda up in the air about beams or a-arms up front. if i do the a-arms im going with btf and if i beam it me and b-rad might be designing something and as it looks now we r designing our own links as well. time to start on it after this weekend at the river, haha probably the only trip i will be able to afford lol

well finally got a little update... picked up some king pin beams today thanks to brad. time to start making things come together. Going to get the motor out of my dads 32 ford and we have a turbo 400 on the side of the house that we will be using. will keep update as progress is made.

kevin