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So, upward and onward right?
Finish the frame boxing Front. Attachment 1715980 and rear Attachment 1715981 That concluded a weekend of turmoil and success. :lol: |
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I see that you typed 4l60e for the transmission that you are switching too. But the picture of the new mock up trans is a 4l80e. Just a typo since the 4l60e is just the evolution of the 700r4 and the 4l80e is the big brother...
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Don't you love it when a plan comes together? " I meant to do that."
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So full assembly starts now to confirm everything will fit. so we need to put this thing back to together minus plumbing and electrical.
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We have looked and looked for a stainless steel fuel tank and nothing really got us excited enough to pay for it so we decided we will build our own.
So we built a profile buck and will start rolling steel immediately. We estimate over 25 gallons :metal: Attachment 1716274 Attachment 1716275 Attachment 1716276 |
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As big of a weekend as we have had yet. Chassis is finally off the fixture.
Back in August when we purchased this truck we made the forecast of having the chassis as a roller by mid Dec. Well we missed that by 2 days. Attachment 1718017 Attachment 1718018 Some of the final stuff we did was fabricating mounts for the sway bar. (Boxing a frame does bring in some head scratching. Attachment 1718019 Attachment 1718020 Attachment 1718021 |
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It is nice to be out of the fabrication side of the shop and moving over to the assembly side, even if it is just to mock the truck up.
Attachment 1718025 Greg was in good form Attachment 1718022 Attachment 1718023 and before you could say "Where is my dang ratchet" He had the new motor nestled in nicely. Attachment 1718024 Attachment 1718026 |
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3 months of work to get here, not terrible considering we both have day jobs that require way too much time away from the build.
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So what we were shooting for was to get the truck fully mocked up as a roller to finalize the bed and cab mounts. To do that we needed to align and bolt down the cab solid.
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All and all a fantastic weekend and a real successful mock up to date.
My two favorite pictures of this weekend. Attachment 1718036 Do I look like a proud daddy? Attachment 1718037 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XF...z=w1399-h1049- I am. ;) |
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That is one sexy beast, you are making great progress:metal:
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Wow Robert you guys DID make some serious progress this weekend. Such good work, I'm thoroughly impressed with how it's turning out!!!:metal:
That power plant looks so mean mounted up. What color does Greg want to PC the frame? What are you guys planning for a wiring harness? I need some ideas on how to clean up the boy's truck, I'm OCD'ing on all the wires in his engine compartment. |
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We will be using a master kit from American Auto Wire. Already bought it. Nearly 600 bucks but it is very well done and seems to have everything we will need and then some. :metal: |
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I hate how this site shrinks pictures I upload
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We are roughing in the bed today. Pretty interesting process. we came up with, all new structure to mimic factory but with modern DOM steel rectangular tube.
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One down side to moving the chassis off the frame fixture is we no longer have our benchmarks to build off of. So we broke out the jack stands and leveled the frame using shim stock to withing a tenth of a degree then broke out the laser and set the body lines to as close to perfect as we can.
Attachment 1720116 we are raising the bed floor just under 6 inches and will be using all new 3" x " 1 .120" wall DOM steel for all the new cross-members Attachment 1720117 Attachment 1720118 Attachment 1720119 Attachment 1720120 |
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Merry Christmas everyone
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We all ate to much we could not move. lol merry late christmas.
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I'll take a while off. Sitting down here and uploading photos is time better spent actually working on Greg's Truck. I let this thread fall to the bottom of the forum. |
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Robert, I am as bad as the rest of the Stalkers on this Thread! No there isn't a Lot of Chatter but you have a average of 43 views per post. If the other Viewers are like me I am in Total Awe of the work and Craftsmanship you are putting into this build. I can't compare my work to yours so I reallycan't criticize your work only ADMIRE IT! Keep up the Great Job your doing and throw a Bone to us once in a While
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Attachment 1721320Absolutely beautiful and amazing attention to detail, i might have said this before but you are building the dream truck of many!! This is the one im building and im very jealous!!! :chevy: Thanks for all your time updating us.
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To all of you guy's who are following along we really appreciate all comments and feedback. This is my first build and without Robert at the helm this truck would take ten times longer and would turn out half as nice. The experience and technical ability Robert brings to the table has made this build the experience of a lifetime for me and theres no way I would have attempted it without him. We have been busting our butts to meet self imposed deadlines and couldn't be happier with our progress so far. Again thanks to all who have input, we have learned a few things on this forum and will continue to participate.
Northern85 I REALLY like your truck and am looking forward to your build! :chevy: |
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I have been Drooling over the truck build and the shop, what type of paint did you put on the floors? I am building a new shop this spring and really like the’ way your shop floor looks.
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Just getting back over here for the first time since the holidays started. Looking good Robert!!
What's on the menu for this weekend? I'm going to talk to the boy about coming down for a couple hours to take a peek at all the progress. |
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A couple of things. First, I grew up in the Castroville and Prunedale area, and I LOVE to see that area on the map. Salinas gets a bad rap sometimes, but its nice to see something positive coming out of that area. Second, I am moving from Oregon to Santa Barbara county, with NO knowledge of shops or truck stuff anywhere. Knowing you guys are a few hour drive north is a huge relief for me when I get settled and back into my build.
And finally, I am sad I didn't see this before, because this build, your shop, your talent for a "part-time" builder with a life outside of the shop, is truly an inspiration to me. I'm not super mechanically inclined, but can stumble my way through stuff. The progress you've made and how jaw dropping all of the progress and pics are, inspire me to believe that I can build something with the right amount of motivation. PLEASE don't let this get buried. I'm subbed, and I'll post a pic of my facial expression each time I see your work, if that's what will get you to continue to post! |
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We sure do thank you for your support. Salinas is actually loaded with builders and has been for ever. Back in the 70's I used to cruise main in my 55 Chevy and this town was just loaded with hot rods. Most of us grew old and fat and quit building but I sure do enjoy working in my shop. |
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There's definitely some good shops in the Salinas area but Robert is a rare breed of his own but will never never tell you so. There isn't a guy I know today that gives more of himself and his available resources to help those around him to achieve dreams of their own. A couple years ago I spent the better part of a year with Robert building one of my two wheel dreams.... Attachment 1721857 Attachment 1721858 |
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Today was just about photos. We had a real camera here and so we moved the truck over to the assembly side of the shop and took pictures. I shot some too with my phone so I'll post them here for you.
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That STANCE is killer!!!!!!!!
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