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that my friend is a great question.....I wish I knew the answer myself !

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drip rails look great!..i did that on my old 69 c10 and was amazed how much work it took...I think I was into the rails for almost a month...but worth it when is was done:metal:

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I am about 12 hours in and I figure I have about 4 more hours to go, I am digging the look !

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welding up more gaps....

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Finally test fitted the rear Budnik Pivot wheels.....man I am in LOVE with this wheel ! 22x10.5 with 6 inch back space. It looks like we are going to narrow the rearend about 2 inches on each side. They are wrapped in Pirelli Pzero Nero's 315-25-22's

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Those wheels look amazing. Perfect style for this old truck. And damn that is some meat.

James

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wow, whats not to love about those wheels. even though they're a modern size they got an old school feel about them. good choice, well worth narrowing the rear.

good work on filling the seams too...

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Any thoughts on using a tig with silicon bronze for the gaps? I want to do something similar with my 66 (whenever I get to it) but the thought of that many tacks is making me think that the gaps aren't that bad hahah

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i've heared about someone else that tacked normal gas weldingrod to the end of the doors with a migwelder and then shave them to size the gap could use realy thin roundbar too same thickness as the folded part of the doorskin
seems to me its a bit eazier for someone not too experianced with gaswelding using bronze

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

thanks !
Thanks Clem, I need to get with you soon !
someday....yes I want to get a tig and learn to use one !

I used the round bar on the top and front edges of the door also

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

love the wheels, are you narrowing it because the wheels won't fit when the bed is on?

Correct ! Thank you !
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well, crap, Im looking at 22x10.5's with a 6-15/16" backspacing and was hoping they'd fit

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Those wheels look great. Love the truck

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Wheels can do with a thread of their own.

These really are very special.

I love them.

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LOL !
thanks man !
ME TOO ! Totally pumped about them !

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

did you run a 255/30r22 on the front . the rears look killer .when do we get to see the front tubs installed?

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Let me check , we went back and forth on tire sizes so many times I don't remember ! As soon as I get a set back from the manufacturer.....its a waiting game that is killing me ! LOL

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A few weekend updates !

Finished welding up the seams in the front of the LMC Truck fenders, after I get the front end all mocked up I will go back with 1/8 rod and make the body line

I hate how you can see the cab indentations between the back of the cab and the front of the bed so we capped the top 4 inches to hide it.

Got the doors all adjusted and started the gapping process

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Made some more progress on the Flex-a-lite radiator cover , I wanted radius bends on it......that was a pain ! I took a 1 inch solid steel bar and beat the radius into it .

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

nice progress this weekend. you're fixin' stuff that never bothered me before but will always from now on... thanks I think.:lol:

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Nice work!

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You are WELCOME ! LOL
Thanks !

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i been looking intoo carbon fiber
thinking about making the grille and the bumpers out of the stuff and clearcoat it
might make the side trim out of the stuff too
have a 78 pickup and want the grille to look more like one out of a 57 chevy truck but fitted in the regtangulair shape the original 78 grille is in , still thinking if i keep the headlight surounds or make round ones
http://dealeraccelerate.s3.amazonaws...3_low_res.jpeg

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Do you have an up close pic of how you capped the indentions on the backside of the cab? Wondering what kind of radius you put in it to make it a smooth transition? Get what I'm saying?

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Man that thing looks nicer every time you touch it.

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Thanks guys !

Well here is a vital part we have been waiting on and am PUMPED to finally get ! MAGNUSON TVS2300 super charger to pump some extra hp out of the MAST Motorsports fully built 6.0 with LS7 Black label heads......stay tuned she's going to be a tire shreader !!

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

Holy sh!t man, you aren't messing around!

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This truck is going to be the Baddest truck I have ever built !

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If it weren't, why else would you be building it??? LOL!
Lookin sweet!

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Well for sure you have stepped up to the plate. This is gonna be a home run. Very cool project.

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LOL, true !

Thanks man !

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

Do you have an up close pic of how you capped the indentions on the backside of the cab? Wondering what kind of radius you put in it to make it a smooth transition? Get what I'm saying?

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

Looks great. I love the supercharger

Marc

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Awesome build!! Ill be following this! Hope to see you at Sema this year

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I will get you a picture, I just held up a piece of poster board and traced off the pattern
Thanks man, we are pretty excited about it also !


Hot rod alley, to the back side of the GM booth . Precision Replacement Parts booth # 24575 make sure and say hi !

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Here is a shot of the rear cab indentations (obviously more finish work to do )

Porterbuilt hood hinges

Brady Woods "gunslinger" hood braces

A shot of the smooth / extended drip rails

Bob Grant of Grant Customs smoothed my stock cowl panel

Re: Slosh Tubz SEMA 2015 Build "BOOSTED BERTHA"
 

cowl panel is bada** did he just cut out the vents and tig around the perimeter?
nice addition for a truck that does not need fresh air any more.

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Yes sir, that's what he did !

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Here is a couple pictures with the hood test fit !