Her Name, is Circa. 5.3/t56 swap (56k warning)

[circa]

so my idea on installing the coilovers worked, completely differnt from Spohn's instructions.... hopefully its right lol... spring is in the pocket correctly witht he spring isolator.

one problem i see is that the spring is about 1/8th or 1/4 from the frame and i hope it doesnt hit at any given point hopefully when there is weight it will move out

anyways here are pics of coilovers upper and lower installed...


as you can see i skipped a few sprays but its no big deal its a newer truck (comparing it to old rat rod frames) shouldnt have rust issues for yearrrrrss

now to take a break and work on the spindles!

[circa]

lol spindles wont seat in the upper arms... making it a PITA to get the retianing nut up far enough to get the cotter pin in -_-

[circa]

stripped a ball joint

might need some weight to get those bad boys in... maybe its because they are drop spindles but that sh*t wont fit.

[jimdinger]

Looking good!

[circa]

Got new ball joints... ones from Global West sucked. They might of been for G Bodies...im not sure.. new ones fit like a dream!

So if you go through Global West for Upper A Arms...replace the ball joints.

got spindles on and getting the steering linkages ready

Im eating lunch afterwards ill finish up the steering get the torsion bar in then work on the wheel bearings and rotors to get it on the ground! wooo




fun day! alot of cursing though...

[circa]

damn it the adjuster sleeves for the tie rods dont interchange from old to new... was told they would -_-

back to schucks...

[Zerocool350]

Looks good bro!!!! Sorry to hear about the tie rod ends, what are you going to do about them?

[circa]

got new sleeves... links are in place but im having a hard time getting them to connect to the steering box arm...

took about an hour to hunt down the sleeves, was running all over town and traffic here is horrible, about 30 minutes for a 5 mile drive

[circa]

Torison Bar they screwed me over with... they gave me 4 washers when i need 8... it looks like the bushing wont fit in the "U" Housing and it also looks as if its two short to actually fit.

^^ I'll find out whenever I can about the problems...

no other problems...front suspension is nearly complete..I just hope it stands up to my torture since it is me doing the work not some "professional"

when i have a free night i'll put the steering shaft back on and see how the links move.






I think im forgeting stuff...

[blznnp]

looks good man, i got my 350 started up the other day. get this thing done and head down to drop zone with us.

[circa]

thinking more (hopefully) of sittin pretti SS !
Once it's running I'll be anywhere with s10's
so we can pick on the ricers hehehe

[blznnp]

we deff. need to get something together for us s10 guys in the northwest, im hoping that i can drive my jimmy to sittin pretti, but we will see, deff. trailering it to drop zone.

[willey878]

good to see some more up dates

[circa]

suspension holds up to me jumping on it... just need the torision bar figured out
front almost done...then i have to pull the cab off to sand and paint and do the body bushings

then its time to do the rear! wooo! another 3-4 grand(if not more) in one spot
then motor/tranny/driveline mounting
electronics should be fun :>
interior should be a blast too... kidding I hate the dash. too many bolts.

[circa]

Quote: Originally Posted by blznnp

we deff. need to get something together for us s10 guys in the northwest, im hoping that i can drive my jimmy to sittin pretti, but we will see, deff. trailering it to drop zone.

who doesnt go topless in the rain?
should just waterproof the inside and do a few shower drains in front of each seat
so you get no puddles :>

my jeep had puddles with the old top... and after a rain it would make a puddle on the roof... open the door shut it and it would seep through a hole and pour on you when you got inside
thank god we got a new top for it!

[4.3Xtreme]

Looking good, man! Just be practical about it! 300-500 Hp in a dime is more then enough, you'll barely be able to get traction, haha! But keep us posted!

[circa]

ill have plenty of traction during those late night 60 rolls

[circa]

i got the cab off and im sanding the frame, drivers side already is primered one coat
passenger side needs more sanding before i can spray it

when disconnecting my rear brake line (shut up i know i should of done it the first time) I got brake fluid on the primer around the upper control arm.....needs to be wiped off and resprayed.... so pissed.


OH and im looking at buying Sonoma GT number 281 he is asking 6,000 which is too high ...ill see how low i can get it its engine/transmission have been replaced and has like 120k miles 20k on the transmission

but its still a noma gt! ill get pics once im done with the other side

[circa]

driveshaft is gone tranny member is gone gas tank is gone stock fuel and brake lines are gone

yeehawww.... cant wait to keep going further back! and then forward again...
this really shoudl of been put into the project section...

[LS2Sonoma]

youre crazy dude... and i envy you... this is exactly the kind of thing i would have done if i had a place to keep my truck other than outside! keep the pix comin!!

[Zerocool350]

Looks good man! Nice and clean looking.

[circa]

hopefully ill get more help to get the cab back on morning of the 4th
after checking out noma gt 281 of course if the guy lets me...

[jeffrobaum]

any word on that oil pan???

[circa]

none from gmcopo which sucks

so ill have my friend cut up a steel pan

[circa]

I dont think the guy liked my 4750$ offer for his Sonoma GT #281
KBB puts it at 3k$ he asking 6k.

[sleepr_sonoma]

He needs to wise up. It's no Typhoon and you're offering considerably over the value that KBB states.

Nice work so far Sucks about the oil pan, but hopefully everything else will work out well for ya!

[THEKING]

Quote: Originally Posted by blznnp

we deff. need to get something together for us s10 guys in the northwest, im hoping that i can drive my jimmy to sittin pretti, but we will see, deff. trailering it to drop zone.

I'm down for the northwest idea!

[blazeroll]

nice work man, lookin good!!

[circa]

I need a coilover 4 link without welding in a whole rear clip

[ljjjrome]

hey, sweet truck, just saw this thread today. I live in gig harbor, and I'm building a similar truck, and I'm in stuck in almost the same place as you. I'm waiting for a transmission and for the front suspension.

here's some pics and details about my truck
http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewvehicle.php?id=6101

all the v8s10's in the area should meet up sometime, but none of are done it seems haha

as for the rear suspension, if you are not afraid of a little fabrication, and you aren't gonna run anything over a 315, then you can make a nice setup yourself. weld frame mount to your rails, and tabs to the rearend. run a crossmember for the coilovers. if you're looking for handling, then that's a different story, you're gonna need something other than your average 4link.

Jerome

[circa]

i want 310's ish
might just go with the Autoweld weld in rear 4link clip
ill talk to fatmanfab to see about the wonderbar suspension see if i can do that...but its only rated for cars with UNDER 500hp we can work aroudn that though

nice frame i like your wheels

[circa]

i tried to put my sway bar on... im thinking with no weight the holes wont line up to put the bolts in the lower control arms...that or its a piece of shizz that needs to be returned for a better sway bar.

[ljjjrome]

if you want a weld in, s&w racecars has one too that looks pretty nic