Project Orange to Green

[VA72C10]

good progress!!!

[late68]

Now time to feel like your getting someting accomplished after your done with that frame!......lol

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by late68

Now time to feel like your getting someting accomplished after your done with that frame!......lol

I hope so. Although I love welding, it feels like I'm just going in circles
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[late68]

Since you love welding so much you can come over and weld up my new roof and roll pan! lmao.

[BACKYARD88]

Finally got some work done. The frame is cleaned, primed and undercoated. I also got some of the other parts painted and installed.

[67cheby]

LOOKING GOOD !! keep it up

[VA72C10]

Nice progress!!! Looking NICE!

[late68]

About time you did something!

[yawdie1]

Very nice progress! more pix please

[mcbassin]

Frame looks great. Can't wait for more pics....

[late68]

Any new updates Mike???

[Mike Bradbury]

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

This is the best I've got. It's just a power rack for a 93 Mustang I picked up from NAPA.

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Hey Mike
I just picked up a rack out of a late 90's mustang and I was wondering what i should expect with the mod? Did yoy use the same pump off the Chevy or did you have to use the Ford one? Did you notch the frame because you were going to lay frame and you needed clearance and would I have to do the same notch being only lowered 4 inches up front? and I am assuming that you got some sort of coupler to marry the two makes together at the rod ends. What steering mods are necessary? did you fab your own cross member to mount it to? I cannot see from the picture how you mounted it.
Thanks,
Mike

[smbrouss70]

He has a dropmember.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

Hey Mike
I just picked up a rack out of a late 90's mustang and I was wondering what i should expect with the mod? Did yoy use the same pump off the Chevy or did you have to use the Ford one? Did you notch the frame because you were going to lay frame and you needed clearance and would I have to do the same notch being only lowered 4 inches up front? and I am assuming that you got some sort of coupler to marry the two makes together at the rod ends. What steering mods are necessary? did you fab your own cross member to mount it to? I cannot see from the picture how you mounted it.
Thanks,
Mike

As Steven said I have a Dropmember, but I'll answer what questions I can. You can have hoses made to use your stock pump with the Ford gear. The frame is notched because of the raised height of the Dropmember, I doubt you would need to notch yours. Porterbuilt will sell you the aluminum sleeves and rod ends to connect the rack to your spindles, then you will need to get joints and shaft to connect it to your column.

[Mike Bradbury]

Thanks Mike, I did not know the drop member had holes that lined up for the rack. I will just fab one up to match the holes to replace my stock forward cross member. Thanks for the help.

[BACKYARD88]

No problem

[BACKYARD88]

No great progress but I have been getting some parts cleaned, painted and installed.





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[Mike Bradbury]

Looks good Mike, What is the mod for your bed? Are you going to raise the bed floor and weld it in the new location?

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by Mike Bradbury

Looks good Mike, What is the mod for your bed? Are you going to raise the bed floor and weld it in the new location?

Probably won't be a bed floor at all. I'll have to see how much room is there after the fuel cell is in. I would like to do a raised wood floor but if it's going to be 3 or 4 inches from the rail there's really no point.

[bchaney]

hey if u dont mind i would like to come by and check out ur project. i need some ideas to get my start need someone to help point me in the right direction.

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Probably won't be a bed floor at all. I'll have to see how much room is there after the fuel cell is in. I would like to do a raised wood floor but if it's going to be 3 or 4 inches from the rail there's really no point.

If you don't have a bed floor, then where are you going to put your ice chest and chairs when you're cruisin around at CTC?

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by bchaney

hey if u dont mind i would like to come by and check out ur project. i need some ideas to get my start need someone to help point me in the right direction.

No problem, just let me know when.

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

If you don't have a bed floor, then where are you going to put your ice chest and chairs when you're cruisin around at CTC?

Good point, I may have to rethink this idea
By the way, I bought some of those rubber isolators for the compressors and they make a world of difference!

[smbrouss70]

Cool, I'm glad they worked.

BTW, my bed is now 13" deep after raising the bed floor 6.5", of course I'm not quite as low as you are in the rear. The top of the ice chest sticks out, but it "should" stay in the bed, even during evasive maneuvers.

[smbrouss70]

Hey , I just noticed that your compressors are mounted laying on their side. According to one of the guys that works for Viair they should always be mounted with the cylinder pointing up to help them dissipate the heat from the motor.

Here's a link to the S10 forum where they are discussing this.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Hey , I just noticed that your compressors are mounted laying on their side. According to one of the guys that works for Viair they should always be mounted with the cylinder pointing up to help them dissipate the heat from the motor.

Here's a link to the S10 forum where they are discussing this.

Thanks, do you know the trouble I went through to mount them like that? Now I have to go back and change it