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yeah, you're right. that is bad. might as well give up on it and ship that truck up here....
kidding, you'll figure it out. just look at what you have done so far. great work

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I like your choice of gas cap. I bought mine at the local Harley Davidson shop.

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Nice! I bought mine on eBay. It’s also a motorcycle cap.

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Sorry DS ... I decided to fix it :lol:

Here’s a few pictures of the fix. The first picture shows where it has to be so there is no twist in the roll pan. Turned out pretty nice! I’m now working on getting the rest of the truck ready for primer. Have to finish stripping the interior. All the bare metal is starting to surface rust with the humidity. Hopefully by Friday. I took some time of from work to escape all the stupid :dohh:

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Looks good Jason..!

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great work, thanks for posting.

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Thanks for the compliments!

Here’s some pictures of most everything in primer. I used my metal shrinker disc for the first time. Both rear fenders were beat up pretty bad. I read about it somewhere on the forum (maybe bam). They are awesome! Still have to prime the underside of the hood, inner fenders, steps n roll pan. I’m debating raising the bed 3 inches so the body line on the rear fenders match the cab. Kyle Bush has a 56 he had done that way. I like the look, but more work. I’d have to section the step and front part of the rear fenders. I’m thinking it’s going to happen! :crazy:

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More pictures of parts in primer

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A couple pictures of the front. Cleaned n preped the upper and lower grill supports. Plan on buying a new chrome grill. Now I’m deciding on bumper placement. Just setting on the frame for now. It going to be about an 1&1/2” higher.

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I’ve also decided the leave the box alone. The step in the body line gives it character and this way I don’t feel I need my head examined!:lol:

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Started on the tilt hood today. Thanks to barnfind62 I have lots of pictures to work from. I finished all the hood bracing today. The last picture is the heim joints, u-grove rollers, and the pipe I’m going to use.

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Looking good! I can’t wait to see it working. Yesterday I finished the fender gapping on the hood. Now it meets the fender like is supposed too.

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You mentioned your tilt hood wasn’t functioning properly... what was it doing? Hopefully I can prevent some design defects.

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I got it working right after some pain and frustration. I figured out the wheels need to be loose so it can track the guides to shut right. Not in the instructions.

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Built the brackets for the tilt hood today

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A little more progress :metal:. Now to make the tracks and finish the brackets for the wheels.

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Great job!

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Look what followed me home! Gen V 2016 5.3 with 8L90. Convinced my wife to let me keep it:lol: Simple conversion to 2wd.

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A few pictures I took while I had the truck rolled out to clean the garage.

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Heck yes!!! Keep going man

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what a beauty !.......... and with such a high level of workmanship.

Keep it going, and thanks for posting your progress, always interesting.

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Worked on the hood some this weekend. Still a work in progress. Have to do some more adjusting to get it right. I’m getting closer!

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Also spent some time getting into the harness on my new engine. I plan on doing the stand alone harness myself. Just need to order the fuse/relay box. The wires running up over the dipstick is the transfer case part of the harness. Everything else seems straight forward.:metal:

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I'm interested to see how you do the harness and the 2WD conversion. I haven't done hardly any research on the 2WD conversion, but the first option I found was a new tailpiece and a couple small parts for like $600 which seems excessive.

What are you using for references for the harness rework? I haven't been successful in finding a source like LT1swap for the Gen V.

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Here’s a YouTube video of the 2wd conversion

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vRWWpSL5PlM

As far as the harness, I’m doing research. Most of it is left alone. I’ve found wiring diagrams and ecu pin outs. As far as sensors, I only need to delete the downstream O2 sensors. Otherwise buy a fuse/relay box and run all hots to the proper fuse. Isolate and lengthen OBD2 and gas pedal wires. I’ll need 2 relays, one for the ignition and one for the fuel pump. I’m just going to use a walbro(spelling?) 255 pump and the C6 filter/regulator setup.

We’ll see, I’ll keep you updated

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Mdpotter... I found the tail shaft at summit for about $60

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ado-24267251

housing at rockauto for $122

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...+housing,17929

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Those crooks at Engine Swap Supply want north of $600! Good find man.

I'm learning that a lot of these Gen V swap parts are so expensive just out of a lack of support or product offerings so companies are making fat profits on their parts. With a little research, all the challenges that come with Gen V swaps don't seem to be big issues at all. High pressure/PWM fuel supply, 2WD conversion, vacuum pump, A/C compressor mounting, power steering, harness rework.

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WOW--What incredible work...

I did my first harness this year and the one thing I would do different is using a pre-made pigtail.

I would be happier with this fusebox than the one i made and wired myself.
There are cheaper alternatives on ebay and other sources

https://www.michiganmotorsports.com/...ess-obd2-port/

Also the sideways pictures can be solved by opening the picture in "photos" for windows or something similar. It will probably show the correct side up, then just crop off the slightest edge of the photo and save it, then re-upload it. All of my pictures off my iphone do it.

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truck looks great. What color are you going to paint it??

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Right now I’m leaning towards AC Bristol princess blue with a pearl white roof n engine compartment. But who knows... I’ve changed my mind three times since I’ve started :lol:

Here’s a link to an AC Bristol in that color. It changes from blue to silver depending on the light
https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0819-38...stol-roadster/

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Fixed the gap on drivers door... still have the passenger side to do. Been trying to figure out what to do about the front bumper. First two pictures are an original bumper. Last two are from an old bumper that also came with truck. I chopped it down, but not sure I like it? Not really excited about the V shape. Looking for input on what everyone thinks. If I go with the narrower one I’m going to build a front roll pan to fill in the area between the fenders.

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Also fixed my front running/blinkers...again. I was going to use Jeep style headlights with the blinker being part of the headlight. Then saw barnfind62’s 1950 Pontiac taillights and jumped on that ship... now the originals just flow with those taillights. So I frenched them in like the taillights. I threw a picture of the taillights at the end... you can see the theme! :crazy:
Quick question... anyone know how thick the rubber bumpers are that go on the side of the hood? I’m gaping the hood next.:metal:

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That about the thickness of a paint stick. That’s what I used to do the gaps. What did you use to French in the front park light?

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I just made them from 14 gauge. I found this hole cutting jig on another post. Helps cut perfect circles.

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On your front bumper feedback: I intend on flipping my stock one upside down but the top of it needs to be level with that body line. Can't do it with just flipping the stock brackets as it would sit too low and look goofy. When getting it up high enough you would have to angle the end of the frame back for clearance for the "new" bottom portion. Chip Foose put 1st gen Camaro bumpers on his "Z10" both front and rear. Those are thin and V shaped - check it out.

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The Camaro bumpers Foose is using with the front roll pan is what I am thinking. Thanks for the idea!

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....a front roll pan with some kind of 'air dam' in the design???


I just want to see some more of your metal fab skills.

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:lol: We’ll see what I come up with

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Nice work! Love the frenched lights...did them on mine as well. I think the Foose 1st gen idea would be great on yours! I flipped mine but I had to make brackets anyway because of the new frame. Keep up the great work!!!