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Old July 23rd, 2013, 05:40 PM
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Here's some pics of the lowering process. This thing had serious leaf-spring suspension. 10 leafs with 4 being overload. I took 6 per side out, and it still is pretty stiff. The ride is better though.


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Had to thread another 2" in order to put it back together.


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Old July 23rd, 2013, 08:31 PM
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Looks good! What size wheels are those? The 62 I just bought has 16.5"s and I would love to go to 16"s if they clear the stock brakes?
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Old July 23rd, 2013, 09:28 PM
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I used to have a Body Shop & was in the trade for more than 30 years before I retired. I do my own stuff & family now. Anyway, to keep that fine patina look, if it is kept outside, you may want to Clear coat the whole truck. If you don't use spray cans & use a spray GUN wherever you get your clear ask for some flatner, so it won't make the rust look shiny. My 2 cents. donrm Cinti Oh 66 GMC 351E cinti oh
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Like you had to ask about more pix! That's a great looking truck. I really like that you pulled off the rust and kept the primer clean. Like Don says you can flat clear coat it and it'll last for years.

Great find man. Take good care of her! If you dont have a build thread going (cant be bothered to scrool and see what forum this is lol) start one and let us see the progress as you did what you did and move forward.

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Old July 24th, 2013, 12:56 AM
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Like you had to ask about more pix! That's a great looking truck. I really like that you pulled off the rust and kept the primer clean. Like Don says you can flat clear coat it and it'll last for years.

Great find man. Take good care of her! If you dont have a build thread going (cant be bothered to scrool and see what forum this is lol) start one and let us see the progress as you did what you did and move forward.

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Thanks guys. It's ready to drive, I think if I run it, the kinks will work themselves out. I stained the wood planks today and will put in the bed tomorrow.
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Old July 24th, 2013, 02:51 AM
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Looks good! What size wheels are those? The 62 I just bought has 16.5"s and I would love to go to 16"s if they clear the stock brakes?
The original rims were 16 split-rims, so I found these in a junkyard and cleaned'm up and bomb-canned'm. They are also 16s.
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Here's the old Ford Van I got the rims from.
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Old July 24th, 2013, 06:26 AM
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Here's the old Ford Van I got the rims from.
Nice! I forgot to mention I need to find 16"s that the stock hubcaps will work on since I still have them. Hopefully not too difficult?
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Old July 24th, 2013, 06:41 AM
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Nice! I forgot to mention I need to find 16"s that the stock hubcaps will work on since I still have them. Hopefully not too difficult?
Ya, these won't work with my original hubcaps.
So mine will go on the garage wall.
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