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The "Hot Rod" version of the K and KB truck
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Monsonmotors wrote:You shouldn't have to significantly alter the floor on a 4wd! You're going UP, not down. Raise the body just a bit on the frame. It's done all the time. "Body lift".
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Monsonmotors wrote:It all depends.
Are you aiming for an obviously non-stock look or are you aiming for a "coulda been made that way" look?
I prefer the "coulda been made that way" look. It just means that the observer might have to take a second or third look to prove to himself it wasn't factory-made. Exhilirating when done right.
Body lift kits are sold everywhere on the web. They are in various inch lifts. The ones I have seen personally are very durable solid plastic cylinders made for a longer through bolt.
Just count on having to modify things to fit. You might have to relocate shock mounts, etc,
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nikkinutshop wrote:I try to make my IHC conversions look like something IHC might have done. The original engineering is nothing more than the basics and this makes simple changes rather easy. Removing one solid axle and replacing it with another solid axle is well within the original design engineering and liability.
Without going into lots of details, I am going to post a few pictures of what has come out of my shop and one "L" series that came out of my friend's shop. If you decide to go this route I can give more of the details, there are a few and they are mostly simple enough for a first timer with some basic welding skills and a proper MILLER welder, MADE IN USA.
I may have said this before and it is well worth saying again. The axle conversion can be done and run in two wheel drive until a person finds and installs a divorced New Process transfer case behind the original engine and transmission.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=new+proc ... 4Twq5sM%3A
Thanks nikinutshop!
My KB has yet to ship, so I have the photos first taken, but I didn't do a comprehensive photo study to post here. Like previously stated, it's been previously altered with a Blazer 4x4 front end, and the original rear axle swapped for the Blazer's, so when I get a chance to comb every inch of it once it's home, and take a few more pics, I am open to either route, completing it as is ( a good friend has a MILLER made in USA welder, that he going to let me use, and mentor me with ) or a complete chassis swap. I would very much like to learn more about what you have done, and your friend as well, especially as it might pertain to a Panel Truck.
Merry Christmas!
https://www.google.ca/search?q=new+proc ... hvsUH3M%3A
https://www.google.ca/search?q=new+proc ... hvsUH3M%3A
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