slodat Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Yes, the windows still roll down. Door panels are in place, and I'm not up for removing them to take a photo.. If I have the door panel off for anything, I'll be sure to snap a photo. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 The new shop has a lot of room. The 521 is the only vehicle in the main bay. Having it accessible combined with seeing it every day gave me an itch I had to scratch. I disconnected the torsion bars to see how it would look lowered in the front. That left it sitting a little too high on the shocks. So, today the shocks came out and the 17's went on to see how it all looks. It won't be able to have it drivable this low. I do plan to do the engine install with the cab and bed off. This will make running the exhaust through the cross members possible. The plan is to run coil overs in the front to get some ride height adjustment once it is all built out. Quote Link to comment
kjz71521 Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 what year hard body drop spindles are the and will the bolt directly up to the 521 front end ? Im learning, I have not tampered with my 521 yet.. Im trying to info on what to use. Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 So Steve, if you are getting rid of the Escalade wheels, what are you gonna run? Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 After looking at the truck some more today, it looks like I can modify the front center crossmember (the bolt in one) and have 4" of ground clearance, if not more. I'm going to use the drop spindles (for a while I had thought I wouldn't use them), which should give me more travel for the same ride height. I will roll the front fenders to get additional tire clearance. So Steve, if you are getting rid of the Escalade wheels, what are you gonna run? I got no real hits on the wheels, so I'm going to run them. I like the way it looks. what year hard body drop spindles are the and will the bolt directly up to the 521 front end ? Im learning, I have not tampered with my 521 yet.. Im trying to info on what to use. The drop spindles are for hardbody trucks - all years. The are not a bolt on affair on a 521. I am using custom upper control arms that switch the front suspension from king pins to ball joints. The upper control arms pair up with '78-'83 620/720 lower control arms. This is what makes using the hardbody drop spindles possible. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Dude it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Took a couple more photos to show how nice the stance is. Notice the loft in the background of this one. The new shop is sweet! Quote Link to comment
13B521 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) just a suggestion since you said modifying isnt out of the question. ive thought long and hard about extending the bed lower (if that makes sense) to match the cab like yours is. one thing i did notice is that your bed "extended" lower section doesnt have the same "flare" as the cab does on the bottom below the door (yours is just flat). dont get me wrong it looks good as is, im just making a suggestion. you should consider adding that "flare" to make it look really stock. if this doesnt make sense let me know, ill post some photoshopped photos up that i made if you'd like p.s. love the truck and i enjoyed reading about it. please keep us updated. Edited September 13, 2009 by 13B521 Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 I'm not following you on the bed extensions. I like the way they look. There is nothing stock looking about the truck, so I'm not too concerned with changing the bed bottoms. Plenty of other stuff needs attention. The biggest obstacle I have body work wise is front turn signals and tail lights. I'm thinking about flush mount LED turn signals in the corners of the front bumper. Feel free to post up your photoshop photos. I'm getting close to starting on the truck's mechanical buildup - brakes, front suspension, KA24E swap, etc. Quote Link to comment
13B521 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 guess you got a point, nothing stock about it and something so insignificant as this wouldnt really be worth the effort especially since the extensions have already been done. but here is the photo anyway. front of the truck is to the left. Quote Link to comment
yello620 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 If i was going to be doing work with that piece at the bottom of the bed, i would be removing it from the bottom of the cab, not adding it to the bottom of the bed. Quote Link to comment
hessianben Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 That looks soo filth!! low roofline and slammed just looks so mean. Love it! Quote Link to comment
Duke Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 The biggest obstacle I have body work wise is front turn signals and tail lights. I'm thinking about flush mount LED turn signals in the corners of the front bumper. Have you seen the headlights with the turn signals built in? Like these... I'm not sure if you can get them in 5 3/4", but it is an idea. Quote Link to comment
13B521 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 If i was going to be doing work with that piece at the bottom of the bed, i would be removing it from the bottom of the cab, not adding it to the bottom of the bed. if your talking about smoothing out the part below the doors that actually would look better on this specific set up. just one my opinion. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Been on the road working. I found a few good deals on the front suspension bushings and am slowing building the parts pile to get the front end on it. Coil overs will be ordered soon. Then, I should have what I need to get it all on the truck when I have a few weeks off for the holidays! Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 The parts pile is growing! I spent the evening organizing my storage loft. I have a couple days left of cleaning, putting stuff away and organizing and then the 521 gets started! It has been way too close to two years since I bought it. I picked up a pair of front V6 D21 and Trooper rear calipers with pads for $166 off a craiglslist ad from Benz Spring. I have all of the steering parts, ball joints and control arm bushings. I need to buy the coil overs and then I can start the front suspension. I also have a line on a SR20.. I'm going to look at it this weekend. That's what I've wanted to do the entire time I've had the truck.. Here's to hoping I found the right engine! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 what SR are you going to look at steve? Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 what SR are you going to look at steve? a sr2.2det Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 a sr2.2det a 2.2L? Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 a 2.2L? yessir Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 :D mmmmm skibby likes Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 :D mmmmm skibby likes It's a rather amazing setup. I'm very eager to see it. I'll post up photos as soon as it is in my garage. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 It's a rather amazing setup. I'm very eager to see it. I'll post up photos as soon as it is in my garage. bored and stroked? Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have been waiting for this thread to come back to life.:D Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Me too! It has been a long time in the works. I couldn't sleep last night, kept waking up. I'm excited! Quote Link to comment
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