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I took it out for it's first ride and decided to bring to a good-guys show, had a blast!!! Truck ran good still have a few bugs to work out but it was so much fun to drive!


Thanks Ray

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Think I finally am done with grinding rust off this truck...

Pulled the rear end this weekend and cleaned it. After 2 coats of POR15 and 3 coats of flat black it matches the frame (no pictures at the moment). Pulled the axles to get them drilled for a Chevy bolt pattern, finished the mock up of the motor and transmission, pulled the motor mounts to finish the welding on them and put the motor back on the stand.

Next weekend my goal is paint and to finally put the thing in between the rails for good.

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looks rwally nice Ray.:mm:

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Thanks it was a really nice show. here are a couple of pic's of cool trucks


Ray

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I put the rear end back in after I cut the brackets off that were in the way. now I can start on the coil-over mounts. and then some more gussets and a couple braces.

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Looking good!



Ray

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Thanks Ray, It seems like it takes me longer to decide what do next than to do it:lol:

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Sold it...:(

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I started the lower coil-over mounts. I started last night by making a drawing and tuning it until I had somthing that I liked.

This morning I made a template for the parts that fit between the shock and the part that welds to the housing{on the left}. The template is .125 smaller on all sides to compamsate for the tip on the plasma cutter.this will allow me to make all four parts the same. it will also make it easier to make a replacement if I don't get the bending right the first time:lol:!

Then I drilled the holes for the first plate that welds to the housing.{on the right.The silver marker lines show roughly how it will look.As an after thought I think I might add another adjusting hole on the bottom.
When I get it the way I like{before cutting} I will clamp a blank to it and use transfer punches so both come out the same. I also like to bolt parts that aer the same together during final grinding.

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Do you have a PlasmaCam or something like that?

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No, I just use straight edges and come up guides and fixtures.i have a collection of washers with bolts welded to them and My home made circle cutter.for the round stuff.:lol:

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Bought a 96 caprice cop car for the motor and tranny. Will probably rebuild both but I got the entire car for 200 bucks.
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Hit a milestone. Finished up the major body work (except for the gas tank door) and will prime for final block sanding on bumpers, grille and some other small pieces that will be silver. I am sure there will be somethings I need to address when I hang the doors and front fenders, but no more welding, bumping or plastic work.

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great price for the cop car - they usually have good strong trannys

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congrats orrie

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Good deal, that is what my engine and transmission came out of, though it was a 91 and we paid a little more for it, but you got a screaming deal. Does it have the LT1 or baby LT1?

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wow talk about high tech!!! that looks cool as hell, i can't wait to see more pics mknittle.


Ray

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Its the 5.7. Since I got it so cheap I will probably rebuild the motor and tranny both. I am hoping to use as many parts as possible from this thing. Now I need to start getting ideas how far back I need to mount it in the S10 frame so I can get the cab and stuff mocked up.
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It really is pretty old tech the autocad is 2002. I use it quite a bit for sketching my parts. Its kind of nice to see what the parts will look like.
The rest is the same way you do things.I spent morethan a few yearsas a prototype machinist so I just am more used to thinking that way.
if you look atmy steering coulmn threat I used simple tools. and got a decant result.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=474288

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this is one of my fovorite tool that i made. It will cut from 2.5 to however long the 1/4" all thread is.. works great for fan shrouds.:lol:

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I'm the same way, ill staire at something for hours trying to build it when it could have been made already, or purchased..lol I had to just start telling myself to do something, right or wrong just move forward on this thing. I even put a note on my wall at my work bench that says "get to work" I like your cutting jig.. what is that part you used for the plasma tip holder.
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Npetric
What headers are those I'm running a 5.3 w/ s10 front end also how do they fit.
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Today I drove around the neighborhood blasting Kenny Chesney in my truck! :metal::lol::gmc:

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I made that when i worked in a machine shop.I think it would be pretty easy to make one out of a piece of tubing though.

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:metal::lol::lol::lol::lol:

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progress for today. the first this is how i shorten up my cutting fixture. I was shooting for just over 3" looks like I am good. Next is how I use a 1/8" spacer to set the distance from the flame to the line I want to follow.The next two are a washer tacked to a bolt for the small radius. This works good for around holes. if there isn't a hole I use a needle nosed vise grips to clamp a washer to the part.

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Nice work, it's all those little things that make the most diferents. One cool jig always works wonders.


Ray

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and the finished parts after clamping them together and grinding then sanding each to remove burrs.

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Thanks Ray, I have a lot of fun making things like this. I made that jig to cut tops out of beer kegs for home brew boil pots.:lol:

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lol !!!!!

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:lol:Now if I could get my fingers to hit the keys I want

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That is a very nice setup! That plasma cutter looks identical to mine.

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Thanks,
It's a Hypertherm 600. Whenever I make a fixture i save it.
I have just gotten pretty used to setting the thing up over the years:lol:

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I cut out the other four parts plus two spares for my lower coil over brackets. now all I have to do is bend them so the shocks fit:lol:

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cleaned up the garage so I can paint this weekend.

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workin on wiring up headlights w/ relays

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woo hoo that's a good feeling!

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I finished the last parts for my lower shock mounts. Ithought about making a Mini brake for the press but ended up with this crazy contraption. It fits over the part I want to bend and works with a heavy vice.I was surprized at how well it worked.

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put on my mar-k hidden hinge and latch set up to day.:bann:

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That's pretty cool, got any pictures?
I want to do that to mine