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That thing is bad@$$! [emoji123] Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

I'm an inspiration! LOL! [emoji23] [emoji12] Any pics of M715? Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

I agree and thank you... its a matter of finances really [emoji2]. When you're basically broke ya gotta build it to save money! One cool side benifit of that philosophy is that I can tell my wife something like this... "Ya know babe, I can buy the part and install it or I can buy a welder and...

Armored the fuel tank. HD diff cover and hardware. Re-run the break lines. Shaved all the brackets the off tube for better clearance. Relocated the breather to the other side of the diff so I could zip tie the break line and breather hose together. Added tabs for limiter straps in the...

Thank you! It's been a learning process for sure. Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

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Eh, never mind. I've been thorough enough with this thread. Plus I'm a bit of a tech-tard and can seem to make em work anyways. Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

I thought I'd add a couple videos that kinda show some b4 and afters... this 1st one was actually my submission video for a transmission giveaway so there's some unusual things said. It'll give you an idea of what started on this path. Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970...

How does this look? I added a kicker and gusseted the frame. I'm not totally in love with how they came out but they're functional and will be tucked up inside the wheel well so I'm going with them. Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

Wow! The more time passes by I learn of more friends that were there. Unreal! Glad you're ok Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

Here's another thought. I could easily flip the top tabs to the outside of the hoop to make the shocks more vertical... That was my original plan but without wheel spacers I'm pretty sure the tires will rub the shock body. (I will probably get spacers regardless) Any ideas? Maybe leave the tabs...

Thank you! Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

I can get some pictures soon... I've only done the one side and it still sits just like the pictures show. It is just the 4 bolts with large thick washers. I could change/add anything at this point to make sure I'll never have to worry about it in the future. I'd like to not encroach any...

I will if I need to but since they're just shocks (not coilovers) it'll shoud be fine. Infact the kits you can get online and from the offroad shops only have 2 bolts. I'm putting in an extra crossmember right there above the axle to help with any frame twist, if it needs more bracing I'll...

I finally got back to the rig yesterday and roughed in one of my rear shock hoops... man, take a little time away from the welder and yikes! ... Although I've never been very good at welding a radius. I found the king shocks on Craigslist, 2.5x16" rear and 2.5x14" for the front. They're not...

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It's Killin me not being able to make it to the meet ups... My build has taken on a life of its own. I'm really hoping to at least be road worthy by the end of October. Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

Rebuilt a set of hubs I had laying around getting ready to rebuild / upgrade an old junkyard dana44 axle Jonah "Rustyburbin" #4084. 5 kids, a wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban

I've been accumulating parts to rebuild and upgrade an old junkyard dana44 axle... Eaton E-locker, disk breaks with wilwood calipers, hy-steer/crossover steering and all new bearings and seals. I rebuilt the manual hubs, these old spicer hubs are bomb proof! I could downgrade to heavy-duty...

I visited their manufacturing facility in Riverside a couple weeks ago, met with the owner and got a short tour with him until duty called and then went around with one of his foremen... very cool folks, and impressive shop. I was not a fan of ICON before this visit but now I wouldn't think...