Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Nice choice on the 4.56 gears! How does that bad boy launch now?

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Love this truck. Gives me inspiration on mine.

Sorry if I missed it but what size rear tire are you running? I assumed I would go 4.11s in my t56 and never dreamed I would need 4.56s. Guess I need to do some research.

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Thanks Keith.. So much fun to drive now. It feels like I added 200HP, no joke.

Thanks Ryan.. I'm running 295/45/20 in the rear which equals 30.45" diameter. Yes, definitely research it, because I also thought going from 3:73 to 4:11s would do the trick. A frend of mine that's big into the Rock crawling turned me onto the site that helped me figure out what I wanted. It takes the guesswork out of the equation, grimmjeeper.com. Make sure you know which T56 you have, wide ratio or close ratio. You're really going to enjoy your T56.

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Loving my new gears! I have put almost 2,500 miles on the truck already without my interior done yet lol..

We're planing on going to the Brothers show in California July 10th, we can't wait. Hopefully have my interior done by then.

I haven't worked on the truck to much lately, but I have been able to get the garage back into shape. No more Home Depot chipping blue finish lol.

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A lot of grinding

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No color, just clear coat, Acrylic Urethane Sealer.

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Still need to do second coat.

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I ssw the truck at Cars and Coffee on Saturday. You were driving out so I didn't get to say Hi.
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Nice truck.

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Sorry I missed you.. There were a lot of nice rides there. I plan on going Saturday.

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Finished up the second coat on the garage floor this morning. I can't wait to get my truck back into the garage.

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Garage looks great!!! Where did you buy the clear coat from??? If the concrete is fairly new without any paint or stains could you get away with just pressure washing??? Or should you grind the surface no matter what??? My garage floor is only 2 1/2 years old. Thanks for the help.

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Very nice work on the garage floor!

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I purchased all of the material from Concrete and Accesories here in Vegas. They specialize in concerte materials for contractors (industrial strength). I sanded the concrete down to expose the rock and to remove the blue Home Depot finish that was on the floor. The nice thing about grinding the floor was guaranteed removal of any stains/grease marks in the concrete.

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Thanks Mike.. One less stress lol. Now it's time to get back to work on the truck:metal:

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Nice work!

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;)Thanks!

Nothing better than trucking to the Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show and hanging out with good friends. Truck ran amazing and did over 500 miles.

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Still can't figure out how to post more than one pic at a time with iPad.

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My first time to Pomona, it was a blast!

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

That looks like an awesome good time. :metal:

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Definitely looks like it was a good time! Sounds like 500 miles of happiness to me :chevy:

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cool truck!! Do you have a close-up picture of your shifter knob, looks really cool :metal:

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It was really cool to see so many C10's there. Everyone I met and talked to, were really cool. I'm really looking forward to the Brothers show July 10th. My goal is to have my interior finished by then.

Thanks..

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

lol, I love what it says for 6th gear!

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Now the real fun begins. I still haven't decided if I'm going to go through the fire wall or kick panel with the hoses.

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Go through the kick panel so you can show me how you did it. :lol: That's where I want to go through when I'm to that point. Good luck with it. Truck is looking awesome.

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Very nice!:metal: I like the kick panel idea too but I'm not sure how it's done....

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Nice, now you'll be able to be comfortable and cool inside that truck with those hot vegas temps!

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Thanks Dan.. I am probably going to go through the kick panel. Just not looking forward to pulling the hood, fender, bumper and possibly the front grill. If you end up using the vintage air system there is a good size hole that needs to be put into your core support for the lines from the condenser. Something to think about before you assemble your front end. I will post pics when I get to that point.

Mike, We will learn together lol. I'll post some pics.

Thanks Keith, were supposed to hit triple digits next week:devil:

Re: Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual
 

Vintage Air did an awesome job on these lower compressor brackets. I can't believe how much more room I have now.

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That looks like a great fit. Enough room to run lines?

Edit: is it an Alan Grove bracket supplied by vintage?

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Thanks Chris.. Looks like I should have plenty of room. Not sure what an Alan Grove bracket is? Here is pic of VA part number

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The lines from my condenser through the core support are way to long since I have no battery and running low mount compressor. Now I need to modify the lines.

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Lookin good.

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Thanks Ryan!

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Made a simple bracket for the evaporator to hang from the cowl and I'm going to use the engine oil dipstick bolt In the fire wall to secure the evaporator unit. It's the cleanest way I could come up with without drilling holes into the fire wall.

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With a lot of research and pictures from this forum I have decided this is going to be the cleanest way to run the A/C & heater hoses through the firewall.

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No one in town has the bulkhead fitting, so I had to order it from VA. Went ahead and pulled the hood and hood hing in preparation to make the holes needed to mount bulkhead fitting.

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Bulkhead in:metal:

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Clean bulkhead design and awesome truck!

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