72 c/20 "The Orange Machine 3"
 

http://s786.photobucket.com/albums/yy144/ditchman24/

A work in progress. Almost ready to back to the paint booth. What do you guys think?

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Looking good. Is that rubber in between the steel plates or is it steel plates? It looks good in there.

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It's a material simmilar to a plastic cutting board, solid with a little give. Hopefully it has enough give that my little cummins will not shake it's way out of the frame.

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Hopefully it doesn't crack near the bolt hole and fall out causing the engine to fall down. I'd try to find a rubber or poly bushing if you can.

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nice progress!

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I think I'll find out if it going to be too stiff after the first few miles of running. I don't have much room between the fromt crossmember and the harmonic ballancer. I don't want it to settel over time and cause me porblems down the road.

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Added pictures of it and some others with the fornt clip set on. starting to look like a turck again.

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One other thing I thought about, On your brackets that bolt to your block, do you have any support under that? If not I would add something to help keep that plate from sagging. Over time they will bend due to the weight. My brother's truck was set up like that and the mounts bowed more than 1 1/2" over 2 years.

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there is a gusset under the top angle on the block but it is also a 1/2" thick peice of steel, I don't think that it will bow any.

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Think again, his was 1/2" too, and it did. Think of 1100lbs bouncing when you hit bumps. I just scrapped the cob mess the other guy put in his truck and built new ones. If you have gussets, you should be ok.

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It is coming along very nice. What work do you have done to the engine? I see you got a fluidampr, are you planning on cranking it hard?

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bored .20 over, custom ground cam, hd push rods, main and head studs, fire ringed head, ballanced to 5000 rpm. (not much) Might be a little overkill for the little ve pump but a p-pump is in the works for the future.

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What turbo, or turbos are you going with? Any pump work done to the VE?

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Not sure what turbo I will be running but I will try to max out the pump.

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A few picture of it in its current state.
motor...
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps815185b7.jpg[/IMG]
front...
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps156a41ff.jpg[/IMG]
side...
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...pscd9fb457.jpg[/IMG]

Re: 72 c/20 "The Orange Machine 3"
 

I know that I am doing this backwards from everyone else but here is my build thread. I don't have any pictures of the truck before taredown, or durring, because they were on another computer that crashed. So I will start from the first picture I have and try to explain things from there.

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The truck came to me after buying it from my grandfathers estate. I had been trying to buy it from him since I was 16 years old. It was not in that good of shape then, nor was it when I got it. When I bought it it was a faded metalic blue, that was flaking off. It also had a 74 1 ton box and duelly spacers on the rear. I did not like the look so I decided that in the given state of the truck I would do a full resto on it.
The computer that had all the before and durring pictures of tare down decided to stop working, so, this is where I can start.

pictures of the cab...
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820253.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819822.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820049.jpg[/IMG]

As you can see there is good ol' Iowa rust in all the usual spots.

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I don't have any of the under side but, there was not much for cross members left either. Witch leads me to the decision of installing a new floor pan. I did not do any of the paint or body work because of the lack of knowhow. So off to the bodyman I go.

floor cut out.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819827.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820251.jpg[/IMG]

And new back in
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819819.jpg[/IMG]

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If you look in the back of the glove box you can see where my grandfather made room with a hammer for his Vintage Air conditioner. I think that it was a rear mount air out of a convertion van from the 80's. Fan head unit filled the glove box and the hoses ran throught the firewall to the evap. and condenssor. It was quite the air kit.

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Doors and rockers are on and fitted.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819814.jpg[/IMG]

Bondo is going on, and off.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819816.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819821.jpg[/IMG]

And some primer.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820056.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820254.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820055.jpg[/IMG]

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more of primer.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820051.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820045.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820048.jpg[/IMG]
You all get the Idea..

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Now for all the best parts. COLOR!!!! Well you get what it will look like some day.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820046.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819824.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819818.jpg[/IMG]
It's not Allis Chalmers Orange but it's close.

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Visor and cowl.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291819826.jpg[/IMG]
Glove box and ash tray.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820246.jpg[/IMG]

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Firewall, dash and doors.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820249.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820259.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820257.jpg[/IMG]

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nice work, cool truck !

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Going to have to skipp back a little. Found some of the pictures of the frame.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820797.jpg[/IMG]
picture of the bags installed. Cheap kit I got online.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820794.jpg[/IMG]
And the parts that need to go to the painter.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820796.jpg[/IMG]

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Now we sit back at home in the nice warm shop.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...psca3f5065.jpg[/IMG]
Powertrain is next. Now I can have some fun!

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I to will be painting my truck orange. I see what it suppose to look like.

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I know many people don't like the orange but it kind of runs in my blood. My father pulled AC's for many years. It's a little tribute to him. I think it is the new red.:four:

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Here is a picture of the motor that will make it run. It is a well built 5.9 cummins out of a 1991.5 d***e. I know its not a p pump motor but it will work for now.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291821495.jpg[/IMG]
Geting this thing to fit between the frame rails was easier than I first thought it would be.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291821492.jpg[/IMG]
After alot of measuring, shifting, and some time thinking (Drinking), I got it to fit.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291821491.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291822448.jpg[/IMG]

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I knew that things would be tight but things ar alot closer than I thought. I have about a 1/2" to 3/4" at any of the closest points.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820800.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820798.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820801.jpg[/IMG]
The motor mounts aren't anything special but they work. I did not want any give in the mount but I did not want them to be solid.

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Balancer on and it clears the front cross member.
[IMG]http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1292339674.jpg[/IMG]

Now it was time to test fit the radiator. On to installing the front clip.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...4/DSCN0295.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1292339679.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1292339676.jpg

I hated to have to buy all new sheet metal but I wanted to not have any rust on this thing. The only thing about new is this stuff fits like crap. It took alot of time from me and my body man to make things get close to fitting.

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A few more..
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1292339678.jpg
Hood is on. This thing is starting to look like a truck again.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1300474316.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...00474316-1.jpg

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Motor and transmission are in.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012027.jpg
The nv4500 shift tower sets about 4 to 5" back further than stock but will not hit the seat. It just makes it tougher for the center person to set.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820803.jpg
Made a HD transmission cross member to help hold the weight and it also sets closer to the rear of the truck. The front driveshaft will be shortened and adapted to fit the dodge yolk out of the transmission.

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A better shot.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012031.jpg
One more of the center hump.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291820804.jpg

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A shot of the dash cluster I cleaned up and painted but did not use.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1291821493.jpg
Test fitting the original door panles.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012026.jpg

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Intercooler installed. Found it on ebay for cheap, 3" in and out, and 3" charge tubes.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1330198096.jpg
It's rated for 1000 hp and 60 psi. It dose well with the power add-on's I have right now.
Hard to make it get over 1000* on the egt guage.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012032.jpg
Radiator and intercooler are in. Not much room for the fan's to fit have about 3/4" between them and the motor.

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Picture of the grill and bumper with some fresh paint.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012033.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...26-2012034.jpg
I was not sure about the black but now I think that it's going to look great.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...1330198090.jpg
Newly covered seat ready to go back in.

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While I was working on my cab the box went to the paint shop for some work.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps78455e8f.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...psae1096c0.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...psc11c4ce9.jpg
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...psb25ef1c2.jpg

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New dash came in and looks like this.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps7a43ae5c.jpg
Not sure if I like the cheap plastic guage pod but it looks okay.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps2dd62342.jpg
Guages for the bags and the pyro and boost guage.
http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/y...psd7ec50d6.jpg