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Well finally some progress after along wait. Fuel cell is set in place made some brackets for that and with a little clearencing the new camaro longtube headers are in. Heres some pics. Oh yea and I sweat on everything it was HOT.

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Those headers look like a good fit....not too low like most longtubes.

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They hang the same as a stock tranny x member so I have to modify it by welding thetop clamshell section to the main and removing the bottom section that bolts to the frame. Thats why they call them custom though.

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Hope your recovery goes well. Looks like some great progress. :metal:

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Thanks alan I'm up and around and was hoping to be back to work next week but darnit if I dont have to get a work release from my doctor so I will have more time to tinker next week on the truck.

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Good stuff. Get well soon.

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Great job on the build and get well soon. I'll be starting my '62 build this summer and will be needing advice.

Just wondering if the spring is still running in St. George? It's been over 20 yrs. since I'd been there and the water was good then.

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Great work!!!

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Thanks guys and c-10cutty yes its still going.

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Crappy cell phone video. Its a little delayed from real time.

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That thing sounds like a monster.:metal: Nice progress.

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Thanks it should be fun to drive.

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Could you take more pictures of your back end frame and let us know what you did to get your stance? I am very interested. I saw the build pics, just want to see the final results and some numbers (like pipe size) that is a great stance.

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Well I rolled the pipe notch out of a piece of flat 1/4 stock steel to about a
4" diamiter and welded it in. You could use 4" id pipe and cut not quite in half then firestone bags on the rear and re7's up front with home built lower arms and upper plates. I also have a 1" spacer on top of the rear bags because they deflate so flat I would have to notch the bed if I went that low. I'm going to start plumbing the system next week I hope so there will be alot of pics of that coming soon. Thanks for your intrest in my extreamly slow build.

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Yep

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Well got some panels primed ready to sand and paint hopefully I can get most of that done tomarrow morning while its cool. Heres the pics. Also going to do some plumbing this weekend...

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Heres some pics of the rear.

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Nice work man! Thanks for the pics

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Wow! Looking good! I cant wait to get my motor back on the frame too.. What headers are you running? thanks!

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They are summit brand lt's for a 74 camaro.

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T-dog posts some pics:b69:

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Troy etching primer is old school, you really only need a good epoxy primer I had the same question and everyone set me straight on the whole primer thing post pics soon

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I didnt end up using etch primer I used epoxy on bare steel then urethane after that. Thanks for posting I'm glad to see people still look at this thing even though its taking FOREVER. Well progress... Front bags are in and lines roughly routed until I get a tank now its time to get brakes and steering figured out then hang the front clip

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OK I dont remember what link I need to cut and past from photobucket to get video on herehttp://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...sinstalled.jpg

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Im wondering did you put the truck back together before you painted and then take it back apart to paint it or just how did you or how are going to do it?

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Being the paint is satin black I'm painted pieces as I get them done. Cab and doors once,then fenders,now I'm working on the grill filler panel and inner fenders then the bed. The bed I havent even started on it yet. When I go to paint the truck the final color I am going to pull front clip as an assembly with hood then pull motor and probably pull the bed off. I was planning on jaming everything first like firewall,door jambs fender edges and back of cab and front of bed BUT couldnt afford paint and I wanted to drive this thing so satin black it was.

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nice!
that has a lot of travel!

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Yea so much that it is putting my upper balljoint in a bind SO... I am looking for some balljoints that have more travel to them. It goes from the x member about 2" off the ground to the front suspension being completly locked up to where it cant lift anymore. It goes up slow now being off a blowgun but drops like a rock...Its going to be fun. Thanks for the comment.

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I'm still wondering about these ball joints.They might be the same bolt pattern but i'm not sure about the width if it will fit in the spindle

http://www.powerperformancemotorspor...&categoryId=17

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nice work!:metal:

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Thanks bama63. Mark those fricken things are 99 EA...Damn.

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Do you have any more detail on the headers your running? Brand or even better model number?

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SUM G9001 or 9001-9 for ceramic. Summit brand right from the catalog. Keep in mind my motor is in an od location and I had to trim the pass side rail slightly to clear.

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Lets get them tanks mounted and start plumbing

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looking really good!

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Sunday Sunday Sunday come one come all for the tank extravaganza! Just havin alittle fun.

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Well air tanks are mocked into place and trailer is loaded for blaster. Pics to come cause I got alot of work to do on the bed.

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Well wasted a trip to the blaster they told me last week they wanted to see it to estimate then I haul it there and now I have to take it back wednesday. Heres some pics of tanks mounted on truck and stuff before blaster. And my neew painted trailer.

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What tailights is that rear pan set up for?

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They are the round trailer lights cheap! I think it's going to get cut off and do some flush mount lights. I am either going to have to fab up the tail pieces of the bed or quit being a tight ... And buy the pieces! We'll see what it looks like after the blaster