Stock Floor Bodydrop

2x3 3/16 wall thickness.. just cut it to fit inside your exhisting frame.. and make the notches.. and notch out that part.. and make a new tranny crossmember.. and u can keep the original frame and the box.. and trim off the excess frame

Originally posted by FarBeyondDriven



2x3 3/16 wall thickness.. just cut it to fit inside your exhisting frame.. and make the notches.. and notch out that part.. and make a new tranny crossmember.. and u can keep the original frame and the box.. and trim off the excess frame

Yeah I Know About That But I Just Really Want To Build A Whole New One... I Wanna Keep It As Clean As Possible.. Thanks Though

I wouldn't attempt building a full frame at all man. It's a hell of alot more work and planning than you're thinking. You have to take into account engine placement, control arm mounts, center link mounts, cab mounts, tranny x-member, frame width, engine cradle, bag mounts, 4 link has the correct triangulation to prevent axle walk, gas tank placement, and every single thing must be checked for square at least 3 times before being welded fully. Then you get to modify your floor of your cab, tub the firewall, make sure your wheelbase is correct

it's harder than you think. I've bagged 3 trucks and bodydropped one, and I wouldn't attempt a full frame yet. I would though, use a stock front clip and build a frame from there back, much simpler, and it can look really good when you tie everything together with steel gussets. You also have to make sure your frame can take the torsional stress of a 3500 lb. vehicle puts on it when you're hanging a curve. A full custom frame must be strong as hell, period.

Your best bet is a traditional bodydrop though, it accomplishes the same thing, it takes less time, and is alot easier for somebody that seems like they need to learn quite a bit.

hey man i am a structural steel fabricator i am a certified welder i have like four years autocad experience have bagged my truck and a few of my friends and i still woulnt attempt a full frame by myself i would suggest taking it soimewhere or having a pro help u along the way

Originally posted by baggd91chev



hey man i am a structural steel fabricator i am a certified welder i have like four years autocad experience have bagged my truck and a few of my friends and i still woulnt attempt a full frame by myself i would suggest taking it soimewhere or having a pro help u along the way

Hey Thanks For The Advice Guys. But THings Is I Cant Do A Traditional Body Drop Because I Have To Be Driving My To Truck Back And Forth From Work. Its My Daily Driver And Thats All I Got. I'm Gettin Another Frame And Mockin It Up That Way. Then When The Fabrication On The Frame Is Done I'll Pull Off My Cab, Tub/Shave The Firewall and Do What I Need To Do From There. I Expect This To Be A Long Process being That I'm Goin To College And Working, I'm not In Any Rush So I'm Just Gonna Take My Time With This One. I Have Until Spring To Research Then In Like May I'll Be Buying Metal And Getting Started On It All. Ive Always Been One To "Build" What I Can Rather Than "Buy", We All Gotta Learn Sometime And Nows My Chance. So If Anyone Has Any Advice That Would Help Me Get The Job Done "By Myself" That Would Be Great! Thanks Guys...

I Am Planning On Useing The Original Engine Bay Area/ Front Clip Of The Frame.. That Way I Dont Have To Worry About The Engine Mounts And Control Arms, it Will Definatley Make Things Alot Easier!

Originally posted by SCLUSIVE



I Am Planning On Useing The Original Engine Bay Area/ Front Clip Of The Frame.. That Way I Dont Have To Worry About The Engine Mounts And Control Arms, it Will Definatley Make Things Alot Easier!

if thats what you are doing, then dont refer to it as a "full frame". you are doing a firewall back. surprisingly big difference. i think cris said it up there further ^^, a lot of shit goes on in the first 3 feet of the frame. from then on, its rails.

even with this sfbd your truck will be off the road for the same amount of time as a traditional. Who knows you may even get a frame and it will be slightly different then yours.



btw what is cadd. I know of AutoCAD, solidworks, and unigraphics, never cadd.

Front ends are not brain surgery. Don't listen to all the people on here telling you to: "leave it to the professionals" How the hell do you think a "professional" became what he is? BY DOING. If you put enough effort into it you can do it. Pick up http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1557883467 Street Rodders Chassis and Suspension Handbook or other chassis books that will tell you the RULES OF SUSPENSION GEOMETRY also check out "So-Cal Speed Shop's How to Build Hot Rod Chassis" There are certain rules to build a chassis outside the creative aspect. Satisfy all demands of your chassis with a plan including all parts to be used and what you want it to look like. Based on what you want out of the project that will determine how far you want to go and what quality level of parts you want to use. I build custom frames myself and when I build them they are measured to hell before welding. I built a full tube chassis with a true-cantilever bag design that Won "BEST AIR SETUP" at Drop Zone. I don't have some bogus degree from WYO-TECH "proving" it was done right. a "professional" is another word for someone who claims responsibility for having a skill. We all can get the same skills by doing. Yeah you might possibly Fuck-Up the first time but everyone does somtimes and that's the fun of it.