75 Dually Project - 22s and stylin

So I found out there was some slight interference issues with the top watts link arm. Because I have felt for quite a while the old arms were a bit to small I thought this would be a good time to replace them and build a bigger and stouter set. So I went with 1 1/4" tubing and some chromoly heim ends. I also pulled out my tubing roller and gave each arm a slight bow to clear the mount. Now all is good with the world!

With the new ride height I wanted to check the clearance with the tires to the flares and the bed sides. I got the bed sides mounted back up tonight, and then check all the clearances at full drop. Thankfully there are no issues. I still have a lot of room on all sides. Whew!

Now I need to do an overall check and take it out for a run this weekend.

Stay tuned!

So I got the big girl out of the shop today after work. I took a couple of pics, and I was comparing it to an older side view at roughly the same distance and angle. You probably cannot see any major difference, but because I am around it all the time I can see the inch difference.

Anyway I took it out for a short drive and the ride is really nice. Yes even better than before, and the ride was pretty good before.

So what is next... Most likely the interior, but the bodywork and panel fitment might take presidence. Oh yeah and the AC needs to get finalized too. Lots to do still!

Stay tuned! ;)

Check this out! Working on a short video of the 75Dually. More to come!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CfyYOoD5TA

Went to a local show today and there were a lot of cool square dually 1 tons out. Cesar Castro in the teal rat rod dually came all the way from Hobbs NM, and the Root Beer dually is a local ride. Tons of fun, pun intended!

mini dually flares on the front! never seen that before!

Those front fender flares were well done and really helped him with those 24" monsters!

dont forget those huge tires too! (for bagged and 24s anyway)

Ok so I have not really liked all the plastic air tubes since the beginning of this project. They are prone to fail, and I simply don't want to trust my ride to them. Weakest link you know...

I want hard lines for the whole system at some point. So tonight I took off the tank to tank line and ran some copper line in it's place. The next line I'm going to run is from the filters to the tanks, and then from the tanks to the valve. It has been a while since I have soldered any joints. Not since the last water heater went kapoot!

Eventually I will do the main supply line from the York to the filters, but that hydraulic line is doing a fine job at this point. And naturally I will do all 4 corners to the bags. One less thing to worry about! My stuff may not be as pretty as some of the show trucks I see, but I want mine to be mechanically sound first.

Looks a little steam punk to me!

So the Dually got taken out to it's second show and came away a winner for it's category! Good times with good friends, and a nice plaque to top it all off.

So I posted this on Facebook last night and asked the question if they thought the red and silver combo on this C10 would look good on the dually? The comments I got back were very positive. I have both of these colors in the shop right now. I just need to finish up the body work and shoot it.

Your thoughts?