Walter DeWayne...Walt for short

[SCOTI]

Looks good. I've been curious about clearance for mine as well. I just relocated mine to the shop so I now have the truck & PBC4DM in the same location. Might get a wild hair & find out sooner vs. later 🤓

[nlped]

I’ve been so busy with real life (flu, flooding, job responsibilities, etc) that I haven’t really had much shop time the last 2 weeks. But today was a productive shop day.

After some more cleaning and removal of pieces/parts that won’t be a part of the final product, I got around to actually working on Walter. I put him up on the lift and threw an angle finder on the tail shaft of the trans to realize I had 8 degrees down...that’s to much! So, I put the pole jack under the trans crossmember and raised the trans up until it hit the cab which only netted me 5-6 degrees. Which just means that the high hump will be used after all. In the process of doing all this, I found out that with the raising of the trans; the passenger side header now clears

[nlped]

I got a little bit more done today. Pulled out the front & rear glass. Only bad spot is d/s lower area of windshield.

[nlped]

I’m surprised that I’m not having issue with clearance between the cab and the engine/trans. I haven’t put the high hump in yet and I still have clearance. Which makes me think that after installing the high hump, I should be able to raise the engine another 1/2”, which would allow the passenger side header to clear the lower control arm.

[TA_C10]

Looking good man, glad to see your new promotion as lead exterminator is going so well too

[nlped]

Originally Posted by TA_C10

Looking good man, glad to see your new promotion as lead exterminator is going so well too

I’m very pleased that there weren’t any live critters. Especially the wasps!

[nlped]

No pictures, but I got a little bit more done today. Now that I know the cab & frontend fit without issue, I’ll separate them from the chassis. Then I’ll get the chassis and motor finalized and do the firewall and interior on the cab separately. Then I’ll marry them back together and do the wiring & such.

[C10agent]

I really like your build and your choice on the level 1 drop member. Question, when laid out, are the front wheels pretty straight up and down? I ask because I am running PB narrow arms on a factory crossmember and the slant pretty good laid out. Looking to get a new PB drop member but was curious first. Thanks, Neil

[nlped]

Originally Posted by C10agent

I really like your build and your choice on the level 1 drop member. Question, when laid out, are the front wheels pretty straight up and down? I ask because I am running PB narrow arms on a factory crossmember and the slant pretty good laid out. Looking to get a new PB drop member but was curious first. Thanks, Neil

Hey Neil,

They are pretty straight up and down considering its still only had a tape measure alignment for toe. I feel like it’ll be much better once the alignment is correct.

[C10agent]

Last question, what front version of the PB k member do you have and did you go with the narrowed arms as well? Really like the stance, mine will be very similar, laying pinch isn’t my jam.

[nlped]

Originally Posted by C10agent

Last question, what front version of the PB k member do you have and did you go with the narrowed arms as well? Really like the stance, mine will be very similar, laying pinch isn’t my jam.

I’m not really sure which iteration I have, but it’s the now defunked touring k-member. So, It will lay the k-member on the ground but no need to notch the frame for the r&p. Probably about a 1” to 2” lower than the mild k-member. And I do have the narrower front control arms.

Scoti, they are Flowtech headers for a 68-72 bbc chevelle. Ceramic coated and seem to be very heavy duty construction.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by nlped

I’m not really sure which iteration I have, but it’s the now defunked touring k-member. So, It will lay the k-member on the ground but no need to notch the frame for the r&p. Probably about a 1” to 2” lower than the mild k-member. And I do have the narrower front control arms.

Scoti, they are Flowtech headers for a 68-72 bbc chevelle. Ceramic coated and seem to be very heavy duty construction.

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'm going to do some Googling 😎👍

[nlped]

I’m still working on Walter but the little stuff just isn’t picture worthy. I’ve decided to replace the inner & outer rockers, lower kick panels and the door bottoms and blend the paint on the outer rockers. I’ll shave the unused holes in the firewall and paint the interior and firewall. And finally, going to replace the core support because Walter’s is rotted under the old battery location.

[Ol Blue K20]

I have faith in ya. It's gonna come out nice

[nlped]

I am an RN, so my free time to tinker has been absolutely destroyed by this current mess going on. But to prove he’s still here and waiting patiently ...

I did throw in one of the billet marker lights just for some eye candy and to be able to say I did something.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by nlped

I am an RN, so my free time to tinker has been absolutely destroyed by this current mess going on. But to prove he’s still here and waiting patiently ...

I did throw in one of the billet marker lights just for some eye candy and to be able to say I did something.

Thanks for your service and your skills. Keep up the good work on the humans. We need people like you. I enjoy your Falcon and Walter but your skills are needed . Thanks for what you do. Stay healthy buddy!

[cornerstone]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Thanks for your service and your skills. Keep up the good work on the humans. We need people like you. I enjoy your Falcon and Walter but your skills are needed . Thanks for what you do. Stay healthy buddy!

^^^What he said!^^^

And thanks for that sweeet pic, Looks like Walter is grinnin'.

[nlped]

^^^ Thanks Dale

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by nlped

^^^ Thanks Dale

Anytime bud, you're doing awesome work. Great work at work and home. Keep it up.

[nlped]

Not much time to tinker, but I did fit one of the core support/grille filler panels just for motivation.

[SCOTI]

I like those filler panels & plan to use some as well.

[nlped]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

I like those filler panels & plan to use some as well.

Yeah, I’m glad to have ‘em. I’ll probably paint them black, silver/gray, or the 507 blue. Not sure which.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by nlped

Not much time to tinker, but I did fit one of the core support/grille filler panels just for motivation.

Who makes this smooth version? Do they require any trimming of the core support? I like the look

[nlped]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Who makes this smooth version? Do they require any trimming of the core support? I like the look

I’ll be honest, I don’t remember where I got them...as I’ve had them 3 or 4 years :/. But I did have to trim the core support ‘rib’ slightly to fit them.

[Racer2172]

Carter nice work truck gets better with every little bit.