maxxy's 81 bagged c10 build

[mooseknuckles]

looks good!....ever thought of moving the battery to the back?....really cleans it up...

[truckzilla]

Or locating it against the frame below the bed with a drop out battery box.

This is the one I'm using.

http://www.yogisinc.com/index.cfm/pa...od/prd4019.htm

[maxxxy]

I dont have the extra money to relocate the batter at this current time, and besides, i spent like 1.5 hours fabbing up that new bracket to make the battery sit where it is now lol. Whats a good way to clean up the drivers side without relocating anything major?

[luifer76]

engine bay tubs look good bro nice job relocating the battery too.....

[maxxxy]

Originally Posted by baclay9

Looking great max
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Originally Posted by luifer76

engine bay tubs look good bro nice job relocating the battery too.....

Thanks guys. i'll eventually run a different battery, but i had that one laying around.

I'm stuck at college thinking about my truck everyday...

[wwj75c30]

this makes me want to build a bagger lol and still have my 4x4 to mudd keep up the good work man

[maxxxy]

Originally Posted by wwj75c30

this makes me want to build a bagger lol and still have my 4x4 to mudd keep up the good work man

Haha bag it and throw some mud tires on it!! I've actually thought about doing it just for the irony of it.

Finally got my serpentine setup back from the powder coater. It was done decently enough. Cost me like $115 bucks to do the whole setup posted below.
There were a few imperfections in the powder, but overall Im happy. I did a silver and a satin black.
Then I loosely mocked it up. Im going to paint my water pump, alternator, and power steering pump. I think I'm going to repaint the block, It looks kind of grungy compared to my new clean parts. lol

[maxxxy]

Oh I guess I didn't realize that there was some rubber or plastic in the tensioner, and they didn't know either, so it ended up a little messed up. but after some time with a small chisel and hammer I got it out of the grooves. Is this still usable? Or do I need a new one?

[luifer76]

looking good bro....

[maxxxy]

Sold my cowl hood plus a few various other things to make some money to put towards the project. I bought some Por15 engine paint so it'll be all shiny soon.
POR-15 Engine Paint - Pint - Black : Amazon.com :...
Im cleaning with PORs marine clean.
POR-15 MARINE CLEAN - Quart : Amazon.com :...
While most of the collegiate world will be on the beaches over spring break next week, I'll be in the garage wrenching on this thing!plan to get some good stuff done!

[maxxxy]

Oh BTW I got a new job on campus at the engineering machine shop helping students use the equipment correctly on the engineering clubs projects and the capstone projects. When no one comes in for help, I am getting paid to hone my skills!

[luifer76]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

Oh BTW I got a new job on campus at the engineering machine shop helping students use the equipment correctly on the engineering clubs projects and the capstone projects. When no one comes in for help, I am getting paid to hone my skills!

cool....

[maxxxy]

I'm on spring break so I'm getting some things done on the truck! Lots of little projects all at once.
What I've accomplished this far this week:

-Strip tweed off dash and dyed the vinyl black. (door panels next)
-Stripped undercoating off firewall and flat black primer
-Stripped old paint off engine block, (Painting with por15 engine black tomorrow)
-Paint master cylinder gloss black
-Paint and transfer everything off old core support to new dual headlight one (yet to be installed)
-Replace broken drivers vent window assembly
-Replaced 2 bad air valves
-Primered front inner fenders
Installed trans cooler on new core support
-Found F*rd electric fan, (will install)
and finally,
-I got on the lathe at work and made myself an alum. shifter handle.
Im not completely done machining it yet, but its close!

[luifer76]

lots of work done bro im glad you get to work on it at least a little bit at a time shifter handle looks good post a pic of the final product when done...

[maxxxy]

Originally Posted by luifer76

lots of work done bro im glad you get to work on it at least a little bit at a time shifter handle looks good post a pic of the final product when done...

Thanks man!

Here's a picture of my motor after marine clean



Here it is after Por15 engine enamel, brushed on



Heres my dual headlight core support all prettied up (fan in background)



And here is the final product of my shifter knob

[StarDust]

love your build wish i could do all of this to my truck im broke as a joke though lol
plan on producing/selling some shifter knobs it looks reaaaal nice

[luifer76]

engine looks great bro.... im diggin the shift nob.

[maxxxy]

Originally Posted by luifer76

engine looks great bro.... im diggin the shift nob.

Thank you!

MOTOR IS IN! Sorry for the bad picture! Its now loaded up on my trailer headed to a friends shop in the morning where I have access to a lift to
make it easier to install the Thornbecke brothers trans crossmember.

You can see my temporary satin black firewall.

[luifer76]

looks good bro....

[maxxxy]

you can see my digital gauge installed in this picture. I modified the ashtray to hold the screen



No more updates for a little while. School is back in session.

[maxxxy]

Ordered a new radiator and poly body bushings (supposedly have a little polygraphite impregnated) from pro performance.

[tubbedII]

Just got done going through your whole build...it looks great! What's really cool is that your skills keep improving as you go on too. Keep it up!!

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by tubbedII

Just got done going through your whole build...it looks great! What's really cool is that your skills keep improving as you go on too. Keep it up!!

X2 man your doing a great job, if you ever start running low on cash you could always start selling the cut down crossmembers that you fabricated. Nice work.

[maxxxy]

Originally Posted by tubbedII

Just got done going through your whole build...it looks great! What's really cool is that your skills keep improving as you go on too. Keep it up!!

Originally Posted by luifer76

looks good bro....

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

X2 man your doing a great job, if you ever start running low on cash you could always start selling the cut down crossmembers that you fabricated. Nice work.

Thanks guys I really appreciate the encouraging words. I was just a kid when I started on this and since then my skill set has increased tenfold. A lot of thanks to this forum.

[CuRtdOgG]

Hey bud text or call me.... Lost your number , I need your expertise on this front wheel situation
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