Originally Posted by 69CRUZR (Post 5395251)

Well it may not have been today so to speak, but over the weekend I got to run my 69 C10 down the 1/4 mile for the first time! After 8 years of having it on the street with 3 different engines and 2 paintjobs its never seen the track! It saw over 400 of miles of street driving last week alone! Drove it to work and back (33 miles one way) every day of the week plus all over hell to run every errand I had :metal: . Needless to say I had a blast driving it all week long, then got to drive it 1 1/2 hrs East to Rock Falls Raceway outside of Eau Claire WI. I ran a 13.81 @ 98 mph my first pass ever in 95+ degree heat with extreme humidity and a crazy stumble off the line. Best pass of the weekend was 13.6 @ 102 mph with a full tank of gas and 150-175 lbs of stereo still in the truck, and drove it home in the rain! Not the fastest thing out there, but you bet your @$$ it was a fantastic experience! :metal: :metal:

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5395184)

166 miles between oil changes NO MATTER WHAT, huh? :lol:

Originally Posted by mknittle (Post 5396888)

cut out the plates to box the rear of my frame.They came out pretty good. a little more grinding and some bending to fit, then the hard part:lol: cleaning up the frame.:lol:

Originally Posted by lowdownstar (Post 5396908)

Man that is a ton of work but it's looks like your doing a super job!


Ray

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC (Post 5403625)

Stripped the wiring and accessories off my 5.7L Tahoe in prep for engine R&R

Did I mention I pulled the body to do it the easy way. (see '98 Tahoe body off engine swap thread)on 88 -98 board.

Originally Posted by _Ogre (Post 5411610)

dang dan... that redefines the term ''over-engineered'' :D
you going to be lifting mack trucks on that thing? :D:D:D
nice work.

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5411697)

No schit, huh?!

I was quoted $240 for just ONE 4" deep I beam, 8 ft long. I found these beams 10" deep, 4" flanges, 25 ft long in Craigslist for only $100!! Had to drop $40 for a used cheapo Harbor Freight portaband to cut them in half - even at 12+ ft they were a stretch to get home on my dually!

Had to go into the war zone inner city to get them too but it was quite a savings.
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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5411733)

Russell, using that paint inside the bumpers hadn't occurred to me, good idea. I saw someone on here (?) used undercoating. I planned on using Gibbs oil, but maybe this paint is a better idea. Do you have any pictures? Did you just paint it on directly or use some kind of primer?
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Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5411733)

Russell, using that paint inside the bumpers hadn't occurred to me, good idea. I saw someone on here (?) used undercoating. I planned on using Gibbs oil, but maybe this paint is a better idea. Do you have any pictures? Did you just paint it on directly or use some kind of primer?
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Originally Posted by OrrieG (Post 5411832)

Some poor contractor is trying to figure out where his steel for his project went!

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena (Post 5411697)

Had to drop $40 for a used cheapo Harbor Freight portaband to cut them in half

Originally Posted by _Ogre (Post 5412480)

poor dan, had to buy a tool or so he told his wife :D
honey, i can waste $240 or buy this beam and a portaband...

Originally Posted by rollenhard (Post 5410262)

Findley got the body back on the frame and the doors aligned