1971 Chevy Truck - Project Get Shorty

Following the ART instructions, I scribed the pattern for the C-notch plates to the frame, but before any cutting took place, I knocked out the rest of the factory crossmembers, except for the one closest to the back of the frame.

Then, using a plasma cutter, I cut the frame and installed the ART C-notch plates

With the C-notch plates bolted up, I installed the ART upper shock mount brace.

Now that the frame was structurally secure, I removed the remaining braces. We ground down the frame, and Ty Ospring tagged it with the rattle can.

The next step was to bolt the lower shock brace to the trailing arms. The shock mounting studs were installed to the lower and upper shock braces.

In order for the airbag air fitting, which mounts on top of the airbag, to clear the frame, we used a drill bit and a round file to clear up some room.

Once the air-fitting notch was cut in the frame, we could then bolt up the ART CoolRide bag to the frame and trailing arm.

Then we mounted the shocks to the upper and lower brace.

Our last step for the rear was to bolt the new ART Panhard bar mount to the differential using the new billet aluminum mount, and then mount the bar to the frame.