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Old 02-26-2009, 10:07 PM   #201
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:49 PM   #202
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damn thats low..

How did you get a 6/7? 4 cyl springs?
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1/2 coil cut off my 3" drop springs.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wicked Mayhem
1/2 coil cut off my 3" drop springs.
Old 02-26-2009, 11:11 PM   #205
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dude.. go away. i guarantee you have no experience with a cut spring. you are going along with a bandwagon of OMGZ cut coil is hack. if you are cutting the coil spring in half, yes that's hack.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Wicked Mayhem
dude.. go away. i guarantee you have no experience with a cut spring. you are going along with a bandwagon of OMGZ cut coil is hack. if you are cutting the coil spring in half, yes that's hack.
Old 02-27-2009, 12:01 AM   #207
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It's weird, I saw a Luv on craigslist in Cleveland that I wanted to look at, but I didn't have time. I've never seen one in person, only on the interwebs.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wicked Mayhem
dude.. go away. i guarantee you have no experience with a cut spring. you are going along with a bandwagon of OMGZ cut coil is hack. if you are cutting the coil spring in half, yes that's hack.
First it was a joke. And personally its your ride, so as long as its not life threatening to me or others it doesnt matter to me.

2nd, I have had experience with cut springs, i bought my truck with them.

3rd I know people who have done this over and over again and had no problems.
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wow, that's awesome low man. great work on the luv too.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nigglewiggle60
wow, that's awesome low man. great work on the luv too.
I went down a road today and it had a little peak in the middle. I drug crossmember bout half the road then it was a lil bumpy n i kept bottoming crossmember out on ground haha
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wicked Mayhem
I went down a road today and it had a little peak in the middle. I drug crossmember bout half the road then it was a lil bumpy n i kept bottoming crossmember out on ground haha
does your blazer kinda hop once you hit the crossmember?

my truck does that.. hits crossmember goes up and comes back down and hits it a few more times
Old 02-27-2009, 03:07 PM   #212
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yeah my xtreme use to drag everything everywhere with my 15's with low profile tires and a 3.5/4.5, but they rode so much better then my 20/22 combo and i liked being that low more then with the fancy big wheels.
Old 02-28-2009, 09:41 AM   #213
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lookin good that thing is gonna haul ass.

that things pretty low. and how do you cut springs? cause i want my front sittin lower.

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saw zaw..


no updates on the truck.. need to buy headers. i bought sbc motor mounts and need to get dad to make motor mount adapter plates. i used specs off speedway and drew up the plate so he could make it.

i wont be buying the whipple anymore. its setup for truck accessories and i need all the room i can up front so im going to run ls2 w/p, crank pulley etc. i am puttnig ac on it so i will also have to run a condenser up front. im not willing to cut the firewall to push the engine back so ill deal without a s/c.
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Looking good.
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you could mount the s/c further back and build an extended shaft to mount the pully too. kinda like l-----l__l that. just braise the shaft with some good bearings in the middle so to relieve some stress.
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cut some of the passenger rocker off. going to wait on new one to get here before cutting more.



also ground down driver rocker. doesnt look to bad IMO for first time doing a panel replacement.




and dad cut out some motor mount adapters at work but didnt have time to drill holes so i drilled em at work today..




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also getting a z06 cam, pushrods, springs, ls6 intake, timing chain, oil pump, pulleys for 500 tomorrow.. all only has 6K miles on it!

and my buddys friend is giving me a stock fbody throttle body tomorrow as well!
Old 03-03-2009, 11:34 PM   #219
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kick ass man. should be pretty sweet.
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sweet, i think i recommended that originally,lol
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good job on the pics! thanks
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i want to see the motor with all that stuff on it! Im tellin ya, power aside, the intake is my FAVORITE part of the LS1 motor haha.
Old 03-04-2009, 01:01 AM   #223
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come on come on... i wanna see this bad boy DONE! lol
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How hard was the rocker to do?

I have to do mine on my truck
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Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10
How hard was the rocker to do?

I have to do mine on my truck
the best way to do it is with a little JB weld, some bubble gum, and extra strength super glue. Works like a charm, 100 percent of the time.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kenny_Cox
the best way to do it is with a little JB weld, some bubble gum, and extra strength super glue. Works like a charm, 100 percent of the time.
Okay i asked how hard it was, not how to do it..

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sorry to kinda get off topic, but with the 7 inch drop in the rear, do you bottom out in your notch at all?

back on topic, the love looks great, i know its gonna be sick when its all said and done
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driving like a grandma, no. but if you try driving any kind of agressive, yes it bottoms out all the time lol

air shocks FTW
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i did the rockers on my s10 like that..... looks good.
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Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10
Okay i asked how hard it was, not how to do it..

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You're a feisty little whippersnapper aren't you?

It was a joke.. I don't imagine it's too hard, cut off old one, weld on new one eh?

Of course you need to put it on using the aforementioned products to "weld" it back on, that will make it a LOT easier. Kids these days, always so serious.
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I love you kenny!



And my rocker is here. Looks like ill need to add some curve to it. But its new!! And not rusty lol. Wonder if its nos? Has a gm number on box i think
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well i mean come on, jump up someones ass when it was simply a joke...

my answer could've been towards how hard it was too, not just how to do it. It's pretty easy to mix up some jb weld, chew some gum, and gob on some super glue. Keyboard commandos are fun though. I like your project good sir, but i am really wanting to see your motor. So hurry it up.
Old 03-04-2009, 05:45 PM   #233
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Haha. I know whatcha mean!

And i will show pics of the parts tonite when my dad brings them home. Along with my hubs!
Old 03-04-2009, 05:54 PM   #234
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this project kicks ass Wicked. lookin good. i wish i could find one of these guys up here, easier said then done though. hell its hard enough just to find a damn 2wheel drive!!
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i searched for some Luv pick up trucks, not many around here that's for sure. Ill be completely honest i didn't even know what it was until I saw your first one. I like em, definitely different.
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Awesome project. I can't wait to see more pics.
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thanks everyone.

heres the ls6 intake and my throttle body bolted up... looking like im gonna have to either push motor back to run a radiator, condenser and efan(s), or sacrifice something. id like to just push the motor back some to simplify everything, but then i dont cause i dont usually like the look of cut firewalls... we will see!

new rocker


intake


hubs made it home!

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holy shit those hubs are awesome. Glad to see this moving along so fast. And about clearance. you would have to push that engien back a good bit to make all that fit.
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pretty wicked man, no pun intended.

i wish i woulda snagged a 5.3 for my build. keep it up.
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wow man thats awsome.
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got my other rocker welded up, side vent thing on pass. side welded up.. threw some paint on some stuff for now till i start doing body work.

cab came off tonite. going to widen the frame up some so the headers clear. figure thats a better way so later down the road of i wanna swap out headers for a nice coated pair i can with no worries. taking bed off tomorrow and cleaning up some of the frame to get ready to start cuttin it up.. got most of bed cleaned out. need to get it all put up now...

pencil dick in the way



chillin outside for the night


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why the hell is tim making that face? looks like he is wantin some weiner in his butt. lookin good man. i hope to god you do something with that frame lol
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got some more work done today with the help from a friend...

got the motor n tranny out..


then we got the bed off.. lets in a nice amount of light. i really like it.




made a little wood cart with some casters, rolled cab out to shed


work smart not hard


rolled out to clean and take a little break


back at it...


how we ended for the day...





so all together, we got the motor/tranny out, bought wood, built cart, bed cleaned out, bed off, gas tank out, shocks off, most little bracketry cut off that isnt going to be needed, frame half ass cleaned up in the spot we are widening it... probably a few other little things but whatever.

tomorrow im gonna do alot of measurements etc and cut off the front 2 body mounts. and hopefully get the frame widened...
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lookin good..
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kickass. i want a ride in this little beast when you get it on the road.
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damn looks like u and i both made some good progress today. looks good man! i suprised tim actually worked lol
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damn I've been missing out!

welcome to the lsx club!
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i love this build keep it up man!
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle
damn I've been missing out!

welcome to the lsx club!
thanks! i cant wait to fire it up!



Quote: Originally Posted by STL_DRGN
i love this build keep it up man!
thanks!



me and dad got the frame widened. obviously needs to finish welding it. im going to get started on that tomorrow after work. but headers clear awesomely now! im very happy.

body mount welded together so spacing will be right. and measurement to know how far up the frame





widened with motor set back in to check fitment.



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nice...i always liked your black luv..



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