1951 L110

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stripped all lines from chassis
pulled tank
removed all un needed ABS and Air suspension parts
2hrs of needle scaling today


going to make an effort with this one to make the chassis clean and painted. 

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lots of 2",4",6" lowering kits for yukon platforms so im thinking this is going to work out well. 


i def need to lower the rear and will probably do a 4" rear spring drop and 2" spindle drop up front. 


thinking there will be some tunnel work as the trans and tcase are mounted a bit higher than van 2wd platforms also. 

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shift two of needle scaling complete.  its 95% ready for chassis coat.

ordered a couple rear control arms, rear track bar, front sway bar links that are hosed. 

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sold 4 yukon doors and a rear hatch today!  win! 

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popped the tin of this thing, pushed the yukon chassis under it for first time tonight. 


looking good. 

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should be about right with a 3" front and 4" drop kit that i ordered and have here. 

[mr.mindless]

that stance looks great to me. width looks great too

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im torn on it, so the body is going as low to the frame as possible- and then i will decided later if the lowering kit parts are going in or not.  should be bolt on and not change anything how the body sits. 

one thing, the 265 tires are the biggest tires i have ever put on one of these trucks, they look big and really fill the wells up!

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man the rear cab and box mount bracket was annoying to come up with a plan.  its 80% there just ran on of steam to fully execute today.  frame with new mounts should be ready for paint prep in another 8hrs. 

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finishing up side steps today, figured why not just get all the fab and metal work done / bumpers before paint. 


seems like a lot more work on this one then and extra tear down lol 

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new chassis paint gun worked excellent for spraying unthinned por15.  both with the nozel and the "straight" wand.  worked amazing.  i did not have high hopes as the wand would not feed thinned implement paint, but it loves it thicker. 

after many, many, many hours i have a painted inside and out frame ready for assembly when dry!

[mr.mindless]

that's gonna look like a new truck underneath!

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yes, hard to decided where to stop.

all new chassis parts put on today while the chassis paint was still drying. 


New rear 4" lower springs
New rear shock drop brackets
4 new shocks
4 new sway bar links
two new rear LCAs
new rear track bar

need to grab a trans mount

should be able to get the tank back in and start on fuel/brake lines tomorrow, then see if i need to replace calipers or not weather they play nice. 


at this point, 4 new calipers, rotors/pads/ brake hoses would probably make life alot easer and a cleaner truck. 

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brake lines and fuel system done, exhaust done

cab bolted down final. box ready to bolt on.  4" lowering kit looks to be on point.


steering adapt, booster mount then off to wiring, glass, interior, seat

moving along nicely.  should be driving next week i think as long as i don't get interrupted. 

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banged a lot of dents out today

final bolt down. 


took inventory, i think all i need to order is a radatior, i have everything else to complete to build

need to track down a front bumper, or use one of the chevy ones i have.