| Customer Rides |
| Star H. '55.1 Chevy Newman, CA, USa |
| Copyright © 2004-2008 Advanced-Design Engineering |
| This will be one of the quickest builds of any of our customers. The truck is a graduation present with a 6-month build time starting January 30, 2007. |
| For the record: A.D.E. does not do installs. |
| This install was done in twelve hours. Start time 08:00 a.m. |
| Time Check: 10:00 a.m. 2 Hours Cab Installed !! |
| When installing the bed cross members you'll need to simulate the thickness of the wood bed floor. Bed wood is a nominal 3/4" thick. We normally use 3/4" thick plastic spacers but you can also just stack washers. |
| We installed the bed crossmembers to the bed, with the spacers. |
| When trimming the rear frame rails on 82-83 S10 frames you'll need to completely remove the stock spare tire crossmember. We suggest using a later model spare tire crossmember mounted further forward to clear the back of the bed. |
| Before installing the bed, we swapped in the 4x4 rear axle assembly. |
| We installed the bed... |
| ...and then the running boards. |
| The truck and frame are now completely disassembled and the frame is soon to go out for powder coating. |
| Time Check: 8:00 p.m. 12 Hours |
| As the sun set and brain cells began to fade we loaded up the truck for the ride home. |
| On the front cab mounts, the frame is boxed, so we used self tapping bolts and will run short weld beads along the edges after the install is done. |