i'll have to check this weekend to get an accurate number, but it seemed there was still a good amount of travel

and luck would have it that one of the sleeves ended up running really close to the old bumpstop hole so i need to
shift those over just slightly and weld a nut in from the bottom to attach them again since i've lost access to that section of frame after boxing it

Correct me if I am wrong but the front springs looks like "dual flex" ? You mentioned super slides erlier?

apparently they're both, we got them from speedway motors and they have them labeled with both names, dual flex, super slides

these are the exact ones we're using
Posies Super Slide Springs D152F 1948-52 Ford Pickup Drop Front Springs - Speedway Motors, America's Oldest Speed Shop

little progress, painted the transmission and new alternator came in, I also placed a decent sized parts order last week mostly drivetrain stuff so that'll be coming along soon enough

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with the motor and transmission in place on the springs and bumpstops in the factory location there is 1-3/4" of upward travel left

i can see this settling slightly more with time and completed assembly of the rest of the truck

if i find it bottoming out i can always shave the bumpstops a little

nice progress, subscribed to thread.

Wow Thanks

That´s not a hole lot when you have the front clip left??

I googled and found this:

Chevy 350 about 575 lbs
th350 about 125 (short tail)

My Y block is about 625 lbs
my 3 speed with OD I dont have a clue on what the weight is, but I guess around 100 lbs.

That wont give me a hole lot of spring travel on my truck?????

So here's my version of fuel tank mounting, i had a plastic fuel cell left over from another project so I figured why not use it.

I didn't want to mount it under the bed and it's small enough to where it won't take up the inside of the bed too much and I don't really plan on hauling much if at all anyway.

But I didn't want some out of place black plastic fuel cell just sitting in the bed, so I came up with the idea of finding an old wood trunk to place the cell in.

I picked this one up off craigslist for $90, should look pretty cool I think.

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What a great idea! The chest is very fitting as well. I like it. :-X22

i'm also going to do my own wood bed using old siding from a friends barn that's still in really good shape, so it should all flow together nicely

as promised, we have parts :-jammin
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some weekend updates these are lug nuts i got off eBay, also started fabricating a seat mount for the bench seat im
going to use, it's out of an early '90s ranger and fits perfectly width wise just need to build up the height a little

also painted the front calipers and assembled the rear brakes as well

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have a couple new items...
bid and won an original 1948 owner's manual, thought it'd be a cool touch at car shows or just to have in the glovebox

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also began work on the bed, i measured out and built a frame that im going to lay the wood planks in and set the whole
thing in place as one unit once it's ready

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Sweet Project
 

Looking forward to the rest of your build! You do some great work!

thanks, i'm looking forward to it also