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Thanks.

Thanks.
Thanks.
My plan is to get them as close as possible. Chevy had a light metallic blue in the mid 60s that I like and may use.
Kim

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Its looking really good. Cant wait until i can start bolting finished pieces back together.

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Looking good, keep it up.

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Looking awesome! I like that powder blue on the valve covers and intake.

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very nice!...good choice on colours.....

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Thanks guys I appreciate the compliments.
Kim

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Just a couple of pics with it sitting on the ground. I'm hoping it will sit low enough when I get the body on it.
Kim

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Looks high tech! Incredible!
Dne'
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Looks good sitting on the ground, nice job....Jim

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oh it'll be plenty low, you can tell from where the body mounts sit in relation to the height of your frame rails.
Damn fine looking build

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Thanks

Thanks
Thanks.
I hope you're right. It just seems a little high to me. All the sheet metal should bring it down some and the new front springs should settle some also.
Kim

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Kim, my frame sits 3-1/2" above my rockers.
PS. It is looking very good.

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Frame & motor look killer, good job Kim!

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As the coil packs seem to be about the ugliest part of the LS engines I decided to do something about it.
A little time and a little paint and they don't look so bad.
Kinda hard to see in the pics but the bracket is the metallic blue and the packs are metallic grey.
Kim

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FYI: They do have relocation kits for the ugly coil packs and you can hide them and they will not be seen at all. Just sharing info.

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Yeah I know but it's just not in the budget right now. Later I may be able to go that route but the trans fix set me back.
Kim

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Yeah I know how that is. I do agree with you that the coil packs are ugly, but yours are looking great and you may not want to change them anyway after you get the truck rollin.

Did you add a mean and nasty cam? or did you leave it stock. I added a cam to mine I really don't like that sewing machine sound in a ride that looks mean.lol Its got to sound mean also. With my ride it does not have to be over the top but it has to have a rumble.lol

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I left it all stock. It's supposed to have 390 HP from the factory so that should be plenty for me. Hopefully with the headers and the right mufflers it will sound O.K.
Kim

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What did you use for paint? Anything special?

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BTW Kim I forgot to mention your engine is looking great. Also if you decide to add a cam later I just wanted to let you know its amazingly easy so do big deal there buddy. Its so easy you feel like you are cheating.lol

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kim

lookin very nice

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It's just rattle can Rustoleum. I used a plastic primer on the coil packs before the top coat. I also painted the plastic brake reservoir the same way.

Thanks Bam.
Any more progress on getting yours painted?

Thanks.

Kim

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looking good my friend!





Ray

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I have not touched the truck in a while and will not be touching it anytime soon. I'm painting it myself so the only one I have to blame is me.lol

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That is the coolest looking engine ever; can't wait to see it under the hood of your truck! ;) Something like that is just out of my intelligence range to mess with~ I ask enough questions as it is;)

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Thanks.

Well I'm going to be doing mine myself also. I get to start learning the finer details of body work now.

Thanks. From what I've seen of your skills you can handle just as much as the rest of us.

Kim

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Hello, Just wanted to add that I think that the coil pack clean and paint job turned out real nice. Also I like the colors and the final paint theme that you mentioned in your build thread. Keep the pictures coming.

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Thanks.
Kim

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Since I need to start on the body work I figured I needed a couple more toools.
As I'm cheap kinda guy I made my own.
I've seen these on the net from others.
I made a slapping hammer from an old spring and a shrinking hammer from an old file that I bent a handle into.
Needed to file and sand the spring to get a nice finish on it so it won't do more damage. Welded a handle on it for ease of use.
Now I need to start using them.
Kim

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Kim, good work on the tools, Its all part of the fun!

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Cool work....Jim

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Excellent job that is so kool.:metal:

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Wow, maybe you could make a few more and sell them! Your so creative!;)
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Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks.
The hammer was a bit of work as I had to file it and the sand it using progressively finer grades and then finished with some metal polish to get the shine.
Kim

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Wow, you guys doing frame-offs blow me away. Where do you get the time for all these millions of steps large & small? I "intend" to blow my truck all apart for a final "detail" I guess I'd call it years from now when it's done JUST the way I want it mechanically, but realistically I worry that I'll have trouble staying motivated when I do. I retire in a few years and that one of my plans but you younger guys with kids, yards, etc... I just know I'd be off on tangents and it'd just gather dust.
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Younger guys?
I wish I was one of those. I'll be 59 in August.
I became disabled back in 1998 from a bad back which led to 2 operations and a fusion so that's where I get the time to work on mine. I can only put a few hours a day in before the pain gets to be too much but such is life.
As far as the millions of steps I try and break it down into manageable parts like a puzzle. I set certain goals and if something isn't going the way I want or I get frustrated with it I step away and go on to another part.
Now that I'm at the body work stage it will probably slow down some as I'm new at the details of getting a perfect panel. Welding in patches is one thing getting them perfect afterwards is something else.
And the truck is my only vice other than being on this site to get inspiration and encouragement from the other builders.
Kim

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Kim57, great job on the hand made tools. I make most of my own because I love to do it and too cheap to buy them. That stinks with your back, it is hell getting old. I am only 38 and am starting to feel it. Back pain stinks, I torqued mine out around Thanksgiving. I came to the realization now that I can not do what I used to do. You just have work smarter with age. I am a slow learner.

Shannon
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Dan, have to chime in with Kim on doing it in steps. I've been messing with cars and trucks since I was 15. I'm 67 now, have slowed down alot, but still keep plugging away. I've also had back problems for yrs, just have to work around it. I'll get off the soap box for now and turn this back over to Kim's thread, which I enjoy....Jim

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Take care of your back. I have to get help to do things that were no problem before my injury. And like you stated I need to work smarter.

I have no problems with these types of conversations. It just seems like old friends BSing in the garage. I also learn a lot from those of you who have been down this road already.

Kim

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Kim, you've probably seen the pics of My Little Mule? I bought it because I have a messed up back from lifting a patient years ago, something popped in my low back, no surgeries, but the pain is chronic, but this Modified Hoyer lift, or patient lift is a back saver, and a valuable second hand! You may could find a used patient lift in Craigslist for cheap, say less than 100, them modify the boom as you may see fit;). I have two, one is hydraulic and the other is manual. Something to consider, I lift nothing too heavy or awkward.
Dne'

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