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Right on brother!

Dad........... what are you talking about?

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Mike,
I'm not a expert on wheels, however the Summit wheels look good to me. The chrome is smooth and flawless, the fit and finish is excellent. I was not aware that Summit made the Six Spoke legend in a Five lug.

Dale

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Thanks Dale, I was looking at 5 spoke 5 lug. I thought they looked pretty good I think I'm going to pull the trigger.

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Have you considered modding the trailing arm cross member to allow the exhaust to pass through? Basically you cut a hole and weld in a 4" pipe. It helps tucking the exhaust system up and out of view. Just an idea.

Nice truck by the way.

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I really like those Summit rims - curious to see how they look on the truck.

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Slow Progress by Bumbera's, however a few pieces were install on the front end. Also, I did a trail fit of the left rear wheel with the 1.5 spacer installed.
I won't know for sure until I get it down on the wheels with suspension compressed, but right now it looks like the wheel is pushed out to the edge of the wheelwell, maybe a tad too much. I may need to go to "Plan B" which is a 1/2 in. spacer.......

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More Pics......

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Eraser5,

Yeah, I have seen that done on other trucks on this thread. Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into it.;)

Dale

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What's the backspace on those wheels?

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Keith,

The BS is 4.5 inches.

Dale

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Comin' together Dale!

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Looks great. I'm getting jealous!

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Guess What?!!!!! I have an engine!!! Bumbera's is making real progress now! They pretty much got the Suspension and Brakes installed. they need to install the power steering box and finish the front sway bar ends, however the ZZR 350 and Turbo 350 are in the truck!!

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More pics of the finished undercarriage......

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Looks great! congratulations!

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I got the truck down on the wheels for the first time to see if the ride height was what I expected and to check the rear track to make sure it was not to wide..... All is good, the rear wheels tuck in the wheelwell very nicely. The track bar seems to have the rear end center in the truck. The ride height measured from the high point of the wheelwells came out 31 in. in the rear and 30 in. in the front, exactly where I wanted them.;)

Dale

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Looks GREAT!

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wow NICE truck!

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The Bumbera guys talked to me about the radiator and fan issue now that the engine and trans is installed. since I am also installing a Vintage Air System, they suggest a custom aluminum radiator with twin electric fans. The catch is it cost about two grand.....ouch!!!!! Any body have a alternative solution?

Thanks,
Dale

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You can get a nice aluminum radiator made to fit our trucks on ebay for around 300-400 and fans for 100-200 plus a controller for another 100. So for 500-700 you can get that setup....2K would be for name brand griffen or be-cool rad and fans but there are some cheap alternatives that board members have used and been happy with.

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Sweet!

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Thanks for the info, I called "Be-Cool" tech line, and I told them what I had. They gave me the following part numbers for a direct-fit alum radiator/with twin 11" fans/controller & hardware kit: No. 82058. also part No. 75095-air cond. relay kit. Be-Cool says this set-up is good up to 500HP engines. Summit racing had everything in stock, I should have it by thursday. Another issue put to rest!!;);) Cost= $1400.00

Dale

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Dale, that thing looks good on all 4's. Money well spent. :D

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Looks great. If I were you I might have to talk to the guy leaning against the truck though...

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Bumbera's has finished most of the engine plumbing and throttle/trans kick down cables. The air Cleaner looks good.........;)

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That's gonna be too slick to drive!!! :metal:

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Nah, Its going to be a daily driver, thats why I did not chrome out the engine.;)

Dale

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I checked the rear shock angle on the rear end, bounced the rear up and down, the shocks are not doing much dampening at the 35 deg. angle they are at now since I lowered the truck:waah: I guess I will order the shock relocator brackets from early and stand the shocks up more vertical. Also the Steering Column bearings are shot, real sloppy:waah:......Oh well, its only money...Ouch!!!!!..............but I'm having a good time:lol:

Dale

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:lol:

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That's something I learned all to long ago... you only live once right? :D

I hope because I've been spending my retirement fund like its going out of style, and I have 20+ years before I can retire.

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Neat build.....

She will be a great looking truck with all the modern bells and whistles when your done:metal::smoke:

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I won't be able to retire until they close the lid on my casket.:lol:

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I have Vintage Air and a factory radiator with no overheating issues. How tall are your new tires?

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Mike,

28" dia. rear tires, 3.73 rear end.

Dale

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Mike,
Another thought on why you are doing fine on your stock radiator set-up compared to my radiator needs here in houston.......I know it gets hot in the summer in Missouri however in Houston the average summer day is in the mid to upper 90's with 90 percent humidity. Heat transfer devices do not work very efficent in these conditions. What I bought may seem like a little overkill, but better safe than sorry.;) I grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in North Texas. It gets darn hot there too, but the Humidity is on average about 40 percent. I have lived in Houston for twenty five years and have never got used to the summer weather down here!!!:waah:

Oh....Nate, Retirement, Whats that?!!!

Dale

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Radiator install pics, Bumbera's did a great job installing the engine/trans/radiator components, the attention to detail is amazing with all the custom fabricated little brackets for the wiring and hoses!!! The radiator overflow catch tank came out nice!!!!

Dale:metal:

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The new driveshaft arrived while I was there......Sweet!.....

Dale

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cool! Looking good and coming right along. You'll be enjoying it in no time!

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Thanks, I measured my truck, but not the tires. It is not lowered and it measured alittle over 31" in the front and alittle under 32" in the back.

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Very nice setup.