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Hey guys! I took on and accomplished my first project on the 66. Currently, the truck has a TH350 transmission and a couple weeks ago I took off the pan to fix a leaky gasket and I found metal in the pan. A local transmission shop said they'd pull it and ship it off to be inspected for $300...and that's just to look at it. So, since I've been waiting for a reason to do the T56 swap, I decided to heck with spending a bunch of money fixing the TH350, it's time to get the T56 going.

This project:

Procar Bucket Seats
Three Point Seat Belts
Sound deadening/heat shield

My truck had the bench seat and from what I found through the forums and other resources, the shifter for the T56 won't clear the bench seat without a relocation kit. I didn't want to spend the money for the kit and then to have someone put the kit on and new buckets were a lot cheaper than all that. So, a buddy and I spent a couple days pulling the bench/carpet to put in some heat shielding/sound deadening, the three point seat belts, and the buckets :)

The truck is significantly quieter and warmer. I can't wait to do the headliner and of course, the T56.

Here are some pics. I wish I would've taken some more. Next project!

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Some more :)

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Nice job...looking good!!

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That's gonna be one nice and quiet interior! :metal:

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Thank you sir! I had a blast doing it :metal:

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Thanks! I can't wait to get it done! In due time

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Decided to paint the dash in the truck. It was pretty bad in a few spots, so I sanded down the rough areas and scuffed the rest of the dash. Turned out pretty nice I think! Tape tape tape :)

The interior is starting to come together. Headliner is up next.

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Some more:

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Last one :)

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that's awesome man good job! what type of paint did you use if you don't mind me asking?

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Thanks! And not at all, I used Valspar spray paint. I did something like 6 coats of black and 4 or 5 coats of glossy clear coat. If you like shiny I would actually recommend Krylon Glossy Black on top of some primer. My brother used it on his wheels right after I did the dash and dang it was shiny! Really smooth too. Still happy with the way the dash turned out though.

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NICE!! spray bomb?? can you take some close up pics?

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Hey sorry I was out of the country for a little while, but I'll get some up close pics when I get her back from the shop! Doing a 5.3 4L60E swap :)

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Hey guys! It's been awhile since I've updated this and a lot has been done to my truck over the past 5 months. Other than the things I have already posted, sadly, I have not and do not claim to have done the following work. I'm very fortunate that I could pass the reigns to some more competent individuals to really nail the important things on my truck. The guys at Restore a Muscle Car, in Lincoln Nebraska, have been working on my truck and my word, they've been killing it! Here are some pictures and a dyno:


LINK TO DYNO:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/restor...57647114453589

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Very nice build. The interior looks great. :metal: We need pics of the whole truck.

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Thanks! And agreed those pics are coming. The rear end got lowered and here's an ok picture of the truck:

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Very nice! And the motor...:metal::metal::metal:

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Nice job!

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Thanks guys! I pick her up tomorrow! I've been designing a console for her and I'm super pumped to start mock up.

Here's a shot of the profile of the truck:

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Dakota Gauges running here: