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Welcome Back, Love what you've done ! And yea wives are like that mine has her area and I have mine. Unless she wants part of mine then it's hers:lol:

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Great work, like always

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Welcome back Bam !! Now lets see some more of that wild truck !

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Wow! Glad your back. Going to use a lot of your ideas. Hope you don't mind. (I didn't ask) LOL

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Bam, Welcome back! Work shop & LS motor both look great! Nice sounding cam!

Harvey
1957 Chevy
1958 GMC Fleetside C4

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lol. thats pretty funny...its the opposite for me. In my garage the washer and dryer is in it. And stuff form the wife kept creepin in ( a chair, stuff for her sister, kids toys, etc) so i built a wall with a door and said the house is hers and the garage is mine.. best wall i ever built Lol

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Man that Trans looks like it exploded in a thousand pieces. Trans rebuilding I will leave to you.

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Actually I'm almost done with it. It much easier than you think. I'm just working with what was already designed and engineered by GM. Just putting pieces back together there is no rocket science in that. Plus you have books and video to help you along the way, man its nothing.

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See this is where BAM is different than most. Most see transmission, narrow your own rear end, or custom fab every inch of a truck as "dang, WTF am i doing" BAM is like Man its nothing.....:metal:

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Im having enough problems trying to line up the doors and fenders, im good on the trans. :lol:

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Well, Well, Well!! look who's been posting stuff again. U didn't tell me you were back on here when you came over to borrow some tools. Hey good pics of the tranny work I will add them to the work in progress on Flickr.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/755253...57608858510628

Let me know when I can come over and get some more pictures.

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Just recovering from spending a large part of my Saturday evening/ early Sunday morning going through your build again!!!

I think your obvious love of designing and building these trucks epitomizes the best of what we should all be trying to do. That is helping others achieve at least acceptable results, although your results are all exceptional, that would not have been possible without you continually posting basically what you are up to.

Really nice work. Thanks for all you do and the way you are doing it!

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I finished the 4L60E rebuild with upgrades such as corvette servo and added more clutches than stock. Here are the pics.
Installing the components for the case.
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Rebuilt the pump
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Assembling the drum with new steel and frictions
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Assembly of the input drum with new steel and frictions
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Components ready to go in the case
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Drum and input drum installed.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5493/3...af1e35cae5.jpg
Pump installed.
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Bell Housing installed
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Valve body and all electronics installed
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Prep for primer and paint
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Painted and done
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5487/3...abb1ee9c5f.jpg

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I air tested everything alone the way. Next step install the Torque Converter and bolt her up to the engine.

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This is so cool.
Yeah I know some guy is putting these together up in Michigan, but I imagine its on an assembly line with set steps, but this is still pretty neat.

as always, keep up the good work.

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Nice job on the trans.
Kim

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Nice job, looks great...Jim

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Nice job!

:uhmk:

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Thanks guys.

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Damn,,, is there nothing you cant do!!!!! Excellent work!!!!

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There IS nothing he can't do. Hence the nickname. Give him a job to do and "BAM" it's done! Lol

Hey Bam, I don't know if you've seen my thread lately but I'm replacing my dash with a '55-'56 car dashboard like you have done. I looked at your thread for details but didn't see much. I'm wondering if you have any in-process pictures?

Also wondering if it's as easy as it would SEEM to be?
1. Locate the spot welds and drill out.
2. Pry dash loose carefully
3. Center new one in the space.
4. Rosette weld it in place?

Are there any "hidden" welds that could help this go easier? Other considerations i haven't thought of yet? Any/all help or advice is appreciated. - Dan

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Got the engine, trans, and torque converter mated up, next is to get it between the frame rails.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5565/3...a968a27706.jpg
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Great power plant !
What torque converter did you use and what stall?

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Looking good Bam

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Engine, trans combo looks great...Jim

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Looks real nice Bam.
Kim

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That is going to look really nice between the framerails!!

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It's going to look great in your truck!

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Thanks guys I really appreciate the comments.

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Engine and trans looks great. Think im going to need you to set me out about 8 car lengths when we race. LOL

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Thanks man, but there will be no racing here. I just need enough get up and go to pass some of these Los Angeles drivers who wont let you get over.lol

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Now that's true, got to be able to get away from bad drivers. Guess I need an engine upgrade also.

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:c2:

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I forgot to post these. Its the new 15 inch 55 Belair steering wheel. I think it will look nice with my transplanted 55 car dash.

Before the clearcoat was applied
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After the clearcoat
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https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8004/2...ea4b163c_b.jpg

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That looks fantastic.
Kim

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Looks nice!!

Mine flex's so much when turning that it blows the horn! I finally had to pull the fuse.

:uhmk:

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Hey Bam. Hope u are doing well.

How did u test the trans with air? Would like to learn.

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I've been following your build for quite a while and am quite impressed with the amount of talent and drive you have. It is the true model for a 55-59 build.
I have a question for you. Is rounding the bed corners as daunting a job as it looks? I want to try it but keep having second thoughts. Where did you get the tubing for the job?
Keep posting and I'll keep watching.

Mike

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My buddy has one in his car and he does not have that issue. That is the reason I bought it, I like the way it looked in his car. You have the Impala one right? That is a really nice steering wheel, one of the best looking in my opinion. I have a friend with one in his truck I'll have to ask him about the horn issue.

There are ports on the transmission components that you blow air into and you can see the clutches move. You can find Youtube videos to show you how to do it. Its really simple

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Actually the rounded bed corners is a pretty simple mod. I bought a 16 gauge 1 5/8 u-bend exhaust pipe from jegs. One pipe will doboth rear corners. Just cut them in half to make them j-bends.lol
Here is a link to the pipe:http://www.jegs.com/i/Patriot-Exhaus...H7015/10002/-1

Here are some pics that should help
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