5.3 luv truck..
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woah thanks man!
thank ya thank ya.
awesome, do it!
thank you very much
thanks man. he charges $1000+ depending on how complicated they are, space requirments, how hard it is to get to them to build them etc. Thats the closest estimate he could give me by just going off what i told him. he said the most hes ever charged is $1600 for a set of headers, so i dont see mine being more than that. im gonna guess mine will be about 13-1400.. it helps i can remove my front clip so he can get in there easy. just stuffing (4) 1-3/4" tubes in this tight space. im also estimating high so when i go to pay its cheaper than i thought.. i hope
thanks dude.
column and wheel.. ididit is a little different from flaming river so i took the column apart to see how it needs to be shortened, simple still, but more work than a flaming river. so if you are gonna have to shorten a column, get flaming river.
stainless fittings from mcmcaster
swagelok and steering joints
thank ya thank ya.
awesome, do it!thank you very much
Very cool build. Thumbs up for old school truck/ Out of curiousity, what's a set of custom built headers worth?If you don't want to post the price, could you pm me it? Maybe another guy or 2 on the forumn thinking about doing this swap might need a set made for them selves.
thanks dude.
column and wheel.. ididit is a little different from flaming river so i took the column apart to see how it needs to be shortened, simple still, but more work than a flaming river. so if you are gonna have to shorten a column, get flaming river.
stainless fittings from mcmcaster
swagelok and steering joints
Is that the brake master cylinder linkage living under the dash? Are you going to have enough room for power or will it be manual?
What was wrong with modifying the original frame with the new suspension? It is a LOT of work to build a custom frame. Were you in the mindset of "since I have to replace all the front and rear suspension I may as well make rails to attach them?
What was wrong with modifying the original frame with the new suspension? It is a LOT of work to build a custom frame. Were you in the mindset of "since I have to replace all the front and rear suspension I may as well make rails to attach them?
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Is that the brake master cylinder linkage living under the dash? Are you going to have enough room for power or will it be manual?
What was wrong with modifying the original frame with the new suspension? It is a LOT of work to build a custom frame. Were you in the mindset of "since I have to replace all the front and rear suspension I may as well make rails to attach them?
What was wrong with modifying the original frame with the new suspension? It is a LOT of work to build a custom frame. Were you in the mindset of "since I have to replace all the front and rear suspension I may as well make rails to attach them?
yes thats the master cylinder linkage. it will have manual brakes.. a vette master cylinder. it all fits. will be a bitch to fill, but yeah.. i kind of though about remove reservoirs, but i think they have to be higher than the master cylinder, and thatll be hard to do.
yeah.. no point in keeping two factory bulky ugly rails when swapping all the suspension. plus i would have had to cut the floor for the rails to get the body to lay on ground.. this way i didnt have to. building a full frame wasnt quite as bad i thought.. just hope it drives straight!
yes thats the master cylinder linkage. it will have manual brakes.. a vette master cylinder. it all fits. will be a bitch to fill, but yeah.. i kind of though about remove reservoirs, but i think they have to be higher than the master cylinder, and thatll be hard to do.
yeah.. no point in keeping two factory bulky ugly rails when swapping all the suspension. plus i would have had to cut the floor for the rails to get the body to lay on ground.. this way i didnt have to. building a full frame wasnt quite as bad i thought.. just hope it drives straight!
yeah.. no point in keeping two factory bulky ugly rails when swapping all the suspension. plus i would have had to cut the floor for the rails to get the body to lay on ground.. this way i didnt have to. building a full frame wasnt quite as bad i thought.. just hope it drives straight!
I can dig that. I figured that was the objective. I hope you did your math right too.
I like the brackets. I thought about trying a set on my next run.
Where are you at? All your stuff has flash rusted so fast!!! We've been getting so much crap cold and snow I'm thinking of making my next project a Gen III snowblower!
Where are you at? All your stuff has flash rusted so fast!!! We've been getting so much crap cold and snow I'm thinking of making my next project a Gen III snowblower!
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thanks. and i didnt get that lq4.. guy backed out and sold it local. so ive been reading around, and might just stroke the 5.3
no, but it appears to be popular one to take pics of hahaha
me and some friends went to junkyard today and my buddy showed me these locks. i love em. so we yanked em off. i sprayed some wd-40 on them and got the covers moving smooth. i had to cut off the arm on the backside that is supposed to attatch to the door lock mechanism. it will need to be modified. but i am going to take them to a locksmith and see if he can cut a key for them first. if not.. they will just look good in there.. i to modify the hole for them.
seats all mounted. i have the covers that goes on the sides, i just need to put them back on.
the tubing will be boxed in and bolts welded to them so they drop in like factory and i just run nuts up the bottom
quite a bit on room behind them. i plan on a 2 or 4 channel amp, and then run a wire off it for my ipod. no radio for me.
and just a pic lol
no, but it appears to be popular one to take pics of hahaha
me and some friends went to junkyard today and my buddy showed me these locks. i love em. so we yanked em off. i sprayed some wd-40 on them and got the covers moving smooth. i had to cut off the arm on the backside that is supposed to attatch to the door lock mechanism. it will need to be modified. but i am going to take them to a locksmith and see if he can cut a key for them first. if not.. they will just look good in there.. i to modify the hole for them.
seats all mounted. i have the covers that goes on the sides, i just need to put them back on.
the tubing will be boxed in and bolts welded to them so they drop in like factory and i just run nuts up the bottom
quite a bit on room behind them. i plan on a 2 or 4 channel amp, and then run a wire off it for my ipod. no radio for me.
and just a pic lol
Cool, that explains a lot. Right now nothing is going to rust here, we had our highest temp of 13 the other day. 
It's good for you though.
I dig the locks. They have the right look for your truck, kind of a retro old school thing.
It's good for you though. I dig the locks. They have the right look for your truck, kind of a retro old school thing.
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went to a locksmith here in town.. he rocks. he made keys for my locks in about 4 minutes flat lol.
had to make a video cause i was excited. needs lubed up some more.. but it works! duno how to rotate video
started on bed floor frame work. decided to not make a door in the floor that opens..
front clip back off
top of bed same height as top of bumper. haha
old man making some headway with his shitttttttt
had to make a video cause i was excited. needs lubed up some more.. but it works! duno how to rotate video
started on bed floor frame work. decided to not make a door in the floor that opens..
front clip back off
top of bed same height as top of bumper. haha
old man making some headway with his shitttttttt
Nice video of the locks, that's even better now that you have keys!
I saw the band saw in the last photo. I have the exact same one I bought maybe 10+ years ago. Fabrication wise I think it has to be one of the best investments I ever made!
I saw the band saw in the last photo. I have the exact same one I bought maybe 10+ years ago. Fabrication wise I think it has to be one of the best investments I ever made!
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bought it off ebay.. didnt have a brand.
yeah my dad bought that one atleast that long ago. been great. built three or 4 other cars, and used for countless other projects. just had to replace bearings in it. one fell apart so we just swapped in all new ones
ran out of metal.. guess ill stop by home depot and see if they have 1x1 so i can finish the last little bit of frame work.
ran out of metal.. guess ill stop by home depot and see if they have 1x1 so i can finish the last little bit of frame work.
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went to my buddys work tonite and we used their shear to cut my wheel tubs.. man i wish it would cut **** 5ft. wide.
pics came out shitty as ****. had to adjust them alot to see anything...
sat a piece up there to see how the sides will look.
pics came out shitty as ****. had to adjust them alot to see anything...
sat a piece up there to see how the sides will look.
This truck is looking good. I like the closed bed idea, it makes everything look a lot more professional.
I think I may know the answer but what color are you going to paint it?