72 GMC Short Step Build

[lotis man]

As a truck guru and have owned several high end trucks I consider my self an expert in the field of trucks

there is several thing actually many things wrong with this truck
it ugly

and the other cars you listed ,are anything like this is going to look like you have to sell them

you are giving a bad name to all car guys like my





carbs are in not TPI

there is 4 different color black in engine bay I do not see but one

wrong color on engine block one shade to lite


the steering wheel what a joke they did not make an SS truck that year

the radiator shroud you obviously did not do your self , very misleading THE ONLY MAN THAT CAN DO THAT KIND OF WORK IS "THE DICE MAN"!!!!!!!!

you need to move the motor forward for better burn outs because of that lame and low powered motor

"68 Z28 I had in high school" a clone and the vin # was off by two #s

Call me for help or THE "DICESSSSSS MAN"before you destroy a good truck

I cant take this anymore

[Z10]

Originally Posted by lotis man

As a truck guru and have owned several high end trucks I consider my self an expert in the field of trucks

there is several thing actually many things wrong with this truck
it ugly

and the other cars you listed ,are anything like this is going to look like you have to sell them

you are giving a bad name to all car guys like my





carbs are in not TPI

there is 4 different color black in engine bay I do not see but one

wrong color on engine block one shade to lite


the steering wheel what a joke they did not make an SS truck that year

the radiator shroud you obviously did not do your self , very misleading THE ONLY MAN THAT CAN DO THAT KIND OF WORK IS "THE DICE MAN"!!!!!!!!

you need to move the motor forward for better burn outs because of that lame and low powered motor

"68 Z28 I had in high school" a clone and the vin # was off by two #s

Call me for help or THE "DICESSSSSS MAN"before you destroy a good truck

I cant take this anymore

Oh, this is too funny lotus man!! This is the same guy that put 18 different types of gauges in the dash of his 50 Chevy pickup, and called it a race truck. This is the guy, that took a perfectly good 55 chevy and turned it into a race car. This is the guy that took a perfectly good 68 camaro and didn't call his friend to see if he wanted to purchase, even though this friend "Z10" found it for him in the first place, and he sold it to a stranger. This is the same guy that bought a harley sportster and tried to convince his buddy's that it was a man's bike. The same guy that bought a 71 ford mustang that you could land aircraft on the hood and was under the impression that it was cool. And this is the same guy that now rides Euro trash motorcycles and dresses in leather race suits, and now he goes out and buys a Lotus and thinks he can take my C6 Z06.

PS: Spell check is your friend

[jmedero]

Oh snap!!!!

[lotis man]

Chris I love you man you know I could not resist and my spell chk is not working and ask dice man it was 4 gauges with tie wraps that gauge kit made me famous. call me , going over to dice mans for my input
PS. that was one bad 55 10.5 car and Ducatis are the ferrari of motorcycles

[Z10]

Originally Posted by lotis man

Chris I love you man you know I could not resist and my spell chk is not working and ask dice man it was 4 gauges with tie wraps that gauge kit made me famous. call me , going over to dice mans for my input

Ahh......shoot Earl, I thought we could keep this going and drive some interest in to this build thread.

I still think it was closer to 18 gauges? And I forgot about the tie wraps.

[lotis man]

you know me somebody would have said something bad and set me off LOL

I wish I kept my 54 PU

[Z10]

Originally Posted by lotis man

you know me somebody would have said something bad and set me off LOL

I wish I kept my 54 PU

I wish you would have kept my 68 Camaro!

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Z10

Ahh......shoot Earl, I thought we could keep this going and drive some interest in to this build thread.

Maaaaaaan! I was already popping the pop corn too..... sigh..

[lotis man]

beer?

[Z10]

Originally Posted by lotis man

beer?

[swamp rat]

Ok Ok, but i'd have to wait till i get home from work... That looks like a Guinness Z10.

[Z10]

Stainless Frame Fuel Lines

Car Boss has pretty much completed the fuel system. Here are some pics of his handy work. Fuel lines, Internal Fuel pump, etc.

[Z10]

The inner workings of the Surge Tank.
Notice factory Corvette fuel pump.

[Z10]

Time For Testing The Surge Tank.
No Drips, No Runs, No Errors! Car Boss designed, fabricated, and completed and it works as designed.
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[Z10]

Hidden Fuse Door

Double E, is building a new wiring harness and the decision was made to add an additional fuse panel and locate it on the passenger side above the vintage air main unit. Rather than remove the glove box to access the fuse panel, Car Boss cleverly made a hidden door in the back of the box. It's the little things that make this fun.

[Z10]

Vintage Air High Pressure Switch Add
Double E also suggested a high pressure switch be added to the Vintage Air set up, so Car Boss added this little addition.

[Z10]

Back Cab Wall Heat and Sound Insulation
My iphone was draining power and I had it swapped for a new one. Unfortunately I think I lost some pics of the cab sound deadening project. The firewall and toeboard was covered first with Dynamat, then a layer of aluminized closed cell foam and last Mass Load Vinyl. I do have several pics of the back wall which was completed yesterday. Can't see the Dynamat, but it's under there. You'll notice an upper strip of the aluminized foam, then the MLV, and last a small carpet strip just below the window. We need to get this finished so that Car Boss could finish up the fuel line connections.

So, we're starting to finally put things back together. All my nice sound deadening is now covered up by the gas tank. Hopefully this will help quite the cab down. Still need to finish the floor, but that can wait until we finish everything under the dash.

[Z10]

89 Corvette Cruise Control w/resume
Cruise control, we got to have cruise control! So......... I purchased a cruise control lever from a 84-89 Corvette, complete with resume function. The only problem is this lever was not designed to attach to a 72 column.

Car Boss to the rescue!

Starting with this:

To this:

[swamp rat]

How do you dream this kinda stuff up?? Awesome work!

[Z10]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

How do you dream this kinda stuff up?? Awesome work!

Stay tuned. More to come.

[Vova]

Well done so far.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Z10

Cruise control, we got to have cruise control! So......... I purchased a cruise control lever from a 1984 Corvette, complete with resume function. The only problem is this lever was not designed to attach to a 72 column.

Car Boss to the rescue!

Starting with this:[/URL][URL=http://s20.photobucket.com/user/wtz10/media/20131127_161340.jpg.html]





To this:

What can you tell me about this tool? Some kinda vice mounted flaring tool? Brand? model?

[Bomp]

Okay, now I'm hooked.
I'm in

[diceman50]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

What can you tell me about this tool? Some kinda vice mounted flaring tool? Brand? model?

Diceman50 here,

It is an Imperial Eastman flaring tool #2000FS. It can be used in a vise or handheld and will do single, double, 37 degree, and 45 degree flares as well as swaging. They are very expensive, but if you do a lot of flaring or work with stainless steel like I do it is worth it. I have had mine for 15 years or more and I think it was approx. $200. I see that they are over $400 now, although I did see that one sold on Ebay recently for less than a $100. I also used it on the A/C switch on Z10's truck.

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by diceman50

Diceman50 here,

It is an Imperial Eastman flaring tool #2000FS. It can be used in a vise or handheld and will do single, double, 37 degree, and 45 degree flares as well as swaging. They are very expensive, but if you do a lot of flaring or work with stainless steel like I do it is worth it. I have had mine for 15 years or more and I think it was approx. $200. I see that they are over $400 now, although I did see that one sold on Ebay recently for less than a $100. I also used it on the A/C switch on Z10's truck.

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Diceman50, I appreciate the info, Thanks!