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Thanks guys!

What's going on with your truck Paul? Why did you sell the motor and trans?

Cap, the booster bracket looks and fit awesome, thanks for the superb part!

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well the project is being scraped. I've sold off almost all of my stuff from it. I'm getting out of the Army at the end of the money, and trying to sell my house, so I need to the money.

I'm going to keep the cab so that i can work on it and practice my skills on it.

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Man, that sucks. Good luck with everything though.

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Man you are making some nice progress! Keep up the good work your truck looks AWSOME!
Tony from Norcal

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Thanks Tony!

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Sweet build

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Thanks Pops!

I want to mount my alternator down low on the passenger side of the motor. Does anyone know of a mounting bracket or easy mod to do this?

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The Tires are National XT4000s and the size is 235/75/15.

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Man that thing is turning out awesome... Nice work.

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Thanks, so is yours.

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Getting there. The engine is almost done and I made a "cool" battery box.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05698.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05699.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05701.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05700.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05733.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05703.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05729.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05730.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05731.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05732.jpg

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I also got a new rear bumper and brackets but for some reason it is really close to the bed.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05704.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC05705.jpg

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That battery box is sick!!

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im sure u know but make sure u vent that battery box
looks good

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Thanks Sam!

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:lol: Thats a cool idea looks good!

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Love it.

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Thanks guys!

I may try out an Optima battery later and paint the case to look like a 6 pack of "beverages". Not sure though because I don't know if it would even be visible and 2 friends of mine have had bad luck with Optimas.

I don't think the cooler is air tight so the gasses should be able to escape around the top where the lid closes.

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Dude it looks sic. I've only had good things with my Optimas. I still have the first style they made in my trucks now. Been over 7 years now.

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Did you find out what the deal was with the bumper brackets? I am getting ready to order front and rear bumpers and rear brackets for my 63'

Your truck is looking close, and it looks sick man.

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Thanks!

I don't know for sure what the deal is with the rear bumper. I don't know how far out they should be but my bed is about 1" from the cab so I am going to try and slide the bed forward about a 1/4" and see how it looks.

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My new shiftknob came yesterday...

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haha thats cool
is it drilled and tapped already?

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Whoa, awesome.

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Oh ya, I checked my rear bumper with the new brackets and it's about 3/8 off the box.

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Yeah it's an actual shiftknob, not something I'm making into one. it comes drilled out and a threaded insert pressed in. It also comes with a adapter of your choice. I got it here. hotrodshiftknob.com. Check out the link to House O' Speed while you're there. Thier logo has a 64-66 Suburban on it.

Thanks for the measurement Delmo! I really appreciate it.

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dude, i wouldn't even wanna touch the shifter

it's definitely "creep"y, :lol:

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Duuude nice work truck is sic!!, the rear bumper brk maybe different for a gmc, did the truck have leaf spring rear? I have notice the difference in the gmc frames i have

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Hey creep! Your scoop looks kinda familiar...lol
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...k/DSCN2733.jpg

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It's kinda funny, when I opened the box I could see the fangs and front legs through the bubble wrap and instantly got the heeby geebies.

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Thanks Dino, that means a lot coming from you! The truck was a leaf spring truck so maybe that is why it's closer.

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Pretty close huh? I got mine at a swap meet for about $175 brand new. Summit sells the exact same thing for $275. I plan on getting some Cal Customs valve covers to match the finned top.

By the way your truck is completely BAD@$$!

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The camel spider is pretty cool, we used to make them and scorpians fight in Iraq. That's a small one, and those things could run like the wind.

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I guess this one couldn't run fast enough ;)

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My seat is just about ready to go in, just need to tidy up the inside a little. We got the motor fired for the first time also and it sounds really good, little bit of lope to the cam. Tomorrow I'm taking the driveshaft to get shortened. It's getting really close now. Hopefully I will be able to drive it to the last show of the year in 2 weeks.

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The seat and motor

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Truck looks sweet love the icebox mod for the battery.. If thats thermo tec header wrap on your headers it will rust the header tubes away or at least it did on my truck..

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im sure u mentioned this before but where did u get all of ur suspension stuff, it looks sick and im looking at all possible options for bagging my truck
nice bulid too, i like when people lay the longbeds in the weeds

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Thanks guys.

The header wrap is DEI Titanium. Don't know how good it is but it looks cool and doesn't need sprayed or coated at all.

The air ride is a P-51 crossmember kit for the front and a Superlift wishbone kit for the rear, both made by *****************.

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Looking good :thumbs:

What alternator bracket is that? I'm curious since it is a passenger side with a short water pump. Speaking of alternator, it is me or is there something wierd in this pic?
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...1&d=1285514558

I'm seeing 2 belts on the alternator, but only one makes it to the water pump and crank pulley :crazy: