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Under construction.. what yall think

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mazdawg(mikey)   +1y
oh yeah how again did you smooth your dash? i think i remember you saying something bout some bondo type primer that shoots on thick or something? it turned out hella great and i want to do mine. i have an extra one and plan on practicing on it. thanks dude
88b2200mazdog   +1y
Ya i sanded the dash slick. The primer had some kind of filler in it that helped feel the texture on the dash. But i had to sand the hell out of the dash to get it slick. Now i am debating on pulling the dash back out to paint it the same color as the outside. Not sure if i want to do that or just some of it painted the same as the outside. But eather way i want be painting anything untill i get it laying on the ground.
baggd   +1y
Like how you did your dash. All the bodywork looks good as well. I read somewhere that reverse four links are not so great. just my .02

donʹt cry   +1y
You can keep your stock fuel tank and do a forward four link setup. I ran my lower links on the outside of my frame w/ the bags too and the upper links in there normal positions. I do not understand why everyone always says that in order to do a forward four link you must relocate your gas tank. There is still room on the outside of your frame and wheels if you have the right offset for the truck. Just an Idea.
elbine69   +1y
^pics of that? I dont see how you can get enough triangulation in the upper links...
donʹt cry   +1y


Let me see if I can round up some old pics. I am back halfing it now since I bought it from someone and did not like the spiderwebbing he had done so let me try and find some. The upper links were if I had to guess almost 2ft in length.
mazdawg(mikey)   +1y
if you run a parallel 4link forward then yes you can keep it in the stock location. but to keep the rear from swaying you have to run a watts link (suicide doors sells a cool universal one) or a panhard bar.
donʹt cry   +1y
There is plenty of room to run a forward triangulated four link and you will not get any sway or movement out of your rearend. I ran this style setup for a few years but I just decided to back half the frame because I hate seeing the stock tank under there. If there is a will there is a way. I saw a saying earlier, if there is a welder then there is a way.
90-b22dawg [andrew]   +1y
if you z the rear and raise the bed floor you wont see anything unless you have the bed off
paparoach1983   +1y
wathcha planning man????