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I beleive the 572 would do good with 2 1/8" primaries BUT Im no expert. Let me know what you find though.

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Will do, just not much info out there concerning that engine and accessories.
I agree with you 2-1/8" will probably be ok just want to be sure, otherwise I'm going with the ZZ502, that would be basically a bolt in and not have to worry about the serpentine belt setup and header problems associated with the tall block.

Bill

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The zz502 with a few swaps like cam rockers etc etc. is a beast for a street truck. I would say you could put a nice turbo or SC on the 502 vs the 572 and still save some ca$h.

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This might be a little too late but... what if you mounted the larger gauges to the left side and the 4 smaller stacked 2 x 2 on the right, like the original gauge layout for that dash. I do like the symetrical look alot better but I think that would fit the bezel better.

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how are thing comming along anyway ?

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Truck is ready to be picked up. Looking to go get it on Sunday. Here are a few BAD pics he sent me.

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looks badass to me:metal:

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Thx!!

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man that truck is sweet! wish i had a manual stepper.... are you gonna run a roll pan in the rear? Also i bet that bbc is gonna smoke them rear wheels. sweet truck

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I do plan to run a roll pan. I hope the torque of the engine doesnt effect it if I have it glassed in. I should be ok though. Just got the truck back the other day from getting headers/exhaust done. Starting to bolt it back together now. :ww:

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Here is a bad pic of me bringing the truck home from getting the exhaust done. Had a tune and a 4.10 gear put in the 05 just to pull a trailer better!! Mobile phone pics SUK!

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Ok guys I got my gauges wired up and mounted to the interior panel. Though they are not in the truck and completly wired I had to show a pic. I was hesitant on spending the extra $$ for the ULTRA lite 2 series gauges. But after seeing them light up Im sold. What do you think?? One pic is a daylight pic with power off. One is woth power on in daylight. Other is lights out night time pic.

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That is very nice. They look very good all lite up!

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Thx I am really happy with the look!!

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I have got a little done on the truck lately. Got the 97 column fabbed up and mounted in. Took me 3 days to wire the column up to the 92 harness. I have to go to the Junk yard and get a DS light for under the dash. After I get the light I can button up the wiring. The gauge panel is mounted and I can start to wire all the senders. I was really happy to get my brake lights, tail lights and turns all to work right. So far everything is going pretty smooth. The hardest part of the dash swap by far has been the column mounting.

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nice work dually can't wait to see it wrapped up!

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TTT still alive!!

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Glad to hear that, I was getting worried.

Bill

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Finally I have a update that I can post a pic of. I have not been working on the truck as much as I should but whats new!!! I recently completed the wiring portion of the 92-97 interior upgrade. I got all the power windows/locks, steering column, headlights, tailights, brake lights all working. The swap from 92 to 97 is NOT for the faint if heart. Mounting the column iteself was a big challenge. Anyhow everything is now working. I started working on the fuel system. I got the bed cleaned up a bit and sprayed it with a rattle can brand bedliner. I fiquered I didnt want to put $400 into a spray on rhino type liner for a bed that wil not see any work ever again. After I cleaned the bed I got to fitting the fuel cell. Turns out I picked out the only fuel cell summit has that does not have a set of mounting brackets available for it. After a quick trip to Home Depot I picked up a few pieces on 1" wide aluminum strips. I used them and bent them up to make my own mounting brackets for the cell. Got the fuel cell mounting done tonight. I have a few pics attached. They turned out very bad due to the lighting. I have not plumbed any of it yet. I plan to start that maybe friday??

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Phantom, Phantom, Phantom........I have always looked forward to see your upgrade pics. But rattlecans? With the quality of work on the rest of the truck, don't stop at the bed. And if you do leave the rattlecan undercoating maybe go back over it with the gallon can of bedlining that you can get from the parts store that rolls on. The reason I say this is that looking at the bed tunnel you see dull and light spots. You can't put everything else under the spotlight then stop there. You need a uniform look. Even though the bed don't /won't see duty doesn't mean it won't get looks. BTW nice job on everything else.:metal:

Kevin

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Keep up with the pics. Looking good so far. Where did you get the 4 link from and where are you pulling your geometry from for the set up. The reason I ask is have a drag truck and am thinking about a 4 link.
I wrote the above way before getting to the end of this thread. Your pics and work are great. It's one thing to buy something done it's another thing to build something yourself and have fellow enthusiests praise your work. You should take pride in your truck especially knowing you did most of the work yourself. Just my $.02 Jay

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Thx for the comments. The rear setup is a comp engineering ladder bar setup wirth Qa1 coilovers. I followed the directions that came from Comp engineering. Seems to have turned out OK. I am rethinking the bedliner. It really dont ook bad at all in person BUT the stuff i used scraths easily. Im going to look into line X or maybe a do it yourself herculiner.

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Bed looks sweet! I think it would look very good with a nice spray in liner:metal:

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i just read through the whole thread...nice truck..your doing a great job on it..i like the gauges,,they look great when lite up. the rest of the truck looks really great..good job on fabricating..

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Thx. I recently found a online Ebay seller who has original takeout carpet with the plastic still on it. $100 shipped.

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nice work keep it up

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I couldnt tell by the pics. Did you mount your new cluster behind the stock lens? I like the panel black better. Im not a huge carbon fiber fan but it may look pretty sharp on your panel in a newer dash like that. Keep up the good work!...

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Yes I ended up using a piece of black matte finish plastic. My buddy owns a sign shop and has alot of diffrent materials. I do plan to put it behind the stock cluster BUT I am going to have a company put a new piece of clear plex over the piece. The one I have is scratched and cracked. The main decision is the hole in the stock cluster lens is in the wrong spot.

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I think that will give it the perfect finishing touch behind a factory lens. Gets my approval. Cant wait for the next update...

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Here are a few pics I snapped. Notice the window switchs from the 92 style to the 95-up. Also the dash and column swap. I will be putting the interior together in the next few weeks. I put new window sin the doors. Also the inner metal panel had to be changed out to go from the 92 door panels to the 95-up. The seats shown are not going to be used. I ordered a set of LG1 leather buckets from corbeau today.

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truck looks *****en

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hey nice looking truck and that is some awesome faberication, but i would like 2 know what is envolved in putting the dash in how much metal work and wiring is envoled in it and any pics of ur metal work or anything would be appreciated and did u have 2 cut or modify the dash any?

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Dash will bolt right in. If you can find a donor truck you can drill out the bracket which holds the column and put it into the older truck. Wiring was not to bad. By searching the internet you can find alot of info. I did my column wiring by myself. If you have a good 12v knowledge along with a test light and a voltmeter this is not bad to do.

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I finally have a few updates. Got my cluster lens issue fixed. The flash of the camera adds some looks of scratchs on the dash bezel. These however are not there or seen in normal lighting. Added a new steering wheel also. I have test fitted the seats and am very pleased with them. I am currently searching for some good cooling fans.

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It looks like you had to make some seat supports. do they still slide. the gauge looks damn sexy by the way

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WOW thats one very nice nice nice truck i only wished mine look half as good as that keep it up and keep on comeing with the pics

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The seat supports came from Corbeau for $79 a pair. They also do slide as well. I plan to make some kind of wrap or something to go around the base of the seats to hide the ugly brackets.

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I have been working on the truck a little more often lately. Got most of the interior back together. The gauge cluster turned out VERY nice. I put my new OEM carpet in which looks very nice also. I just wired up a keyless entry system with a starter kill. I learned a lttle bit about 5 wire reverse polarity door locks and dome light triggers to. Pretty easy overall. Gotta love the internet.

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Love to read about your work. Keep the updates coming!

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wow that interior is coming along nicely you must be getting pretty stoked to get her out this summer!