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Jan 4, 2021 | 04:00 PM

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Pro Stock John

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Nice work, keeping it leafs in back?

Jan 4, 2021 | 04:14 PM

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Nice work, keeping it leafs in back?

We are keeping it a leaf spring car. I had Kim Smith at Smith Racecraft build me a set of his split mono leaf's for us. Will go with his Assasin Bars and rear sway bar as well.

Jan 11, 2021 | 09:29 AM

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I built these new front leaf spring buckets for the new Smith Racecraft split mono leaf's to ride in. There will be four different ride height adjustments.

Jan 11, 2021 | 09:32 AM

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Here is a look at the adjustment holes to be drilled.

Jan 11, 2021 | 09:36 AM

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Here is a shot under the car where the buckets will drop through the floor under the back seat attached to a flat plate welded to the floor pan.

Jan 25, 2021 | 11:44 AM

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You can see how the buckets are now welded to the plates and will drop down through the floor.

Jan 25, 2021 | 11:46 AM

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Jan 25, 2021 | 11:47 AM

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Here you can see how they hang down through the floor.

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Jan 25, 2021 | 11:53 AM

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Drivers side frame connector in place ready to weld up.

Jan 25, 2021 | 12:11 PM

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Jan 30, 2021 | 06:54 PM

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I bent up this bar today to tie together the new spring buckets. This will tie into the rear sliders with a tube frame.

I ran the frame connectors from the main hoop all the way up to where the front stub bolts on.

Trunk plates will be welded to the floor then the sliders will bolt to them.

Jan 31, 2021 | 08:22 AM

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Nice can work brother. I'm a welder/fabricator but I definitely don't have your knowledge of building chassis stuff.

Feb 22, 2021 | 01:57 PM

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Rear sliders mocked up.

We are going to shim the sliders so the face down towards the rear end.

That’s a Speedway Chrysler slider.

Feb 27, 2021 | 04:41 PM

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Rear bar with parachute attachment fabricated and installed.

New tube frame rails installed to tie the new leaf springs to there new location. There will be an upper one installed next.

Feb 27, 2021 | 04:48 PM

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That body looks RIIIII- GIIIID!

Mar 1, 2021 | 08:49 AM

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That body looks RIIIII- GIIIID!

She is becoming very rigid very fast. Im liking how things are going.

Mar 1, 2021 | 09:46 AM

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She is becoming very rigid very fast. Im liking how things are going.

Which NW Iowa town are you in? My brother lives in Hospers. Was in Granville before that.

Mar 1, 2021 | 10:00 AM

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Which NW Iowa town are you in? My brother lives in Hospers. Was in Granville before that.

I think I have talked to him on here before. Im in Remsen,IA about 20 miles from Hospers.

Mar 1, 2021 | 11:02 AM

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I think I have talked to him on here before. I'm in Remsen, IA about 20 miles from Hospers.

I don't think he is on LS1tech.
He is a trucker hauling pork out of the Iowa Pork (I think that's it...) plant in Hospers.
If you ever see a bright yellow Pete pulling a reefer it might be him...
Anyway, have a good one!