Project: Fun Daily Driver (Plus New QA1 Coil-Over Suspension!!!)

[David12460]

No, I got it through Summit. I forget the name of it, but it worked fine for what i was hoping to achieve.

[Damien]

Sound deadening is on the list twice. Something to cross off the list already! Nice

[David12460]

Originally Posted by Damien

Sound deadening is on the list twice. Something to cross off the list already! Nice

You're right! Didn't notice that!

[68Gold/white]

What brand water pump?

[David12460]

Made some headway today. Wider rear tubs painted and installed.

[David12460]

More pics

[David12460]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

What brand water pump?

I think is was AC Delco, but I painted it to match the aluminum intake manifold.

[l78vetteman]

Looking good. Can't wait for the work session over in your very clean garage!

[David12460]

Sorry for the delayed progress pics. Here are some pictures from thed past month or so.

[David12460]

Working on ruffing in my Slosh Tubs firewall fillers. Makes the process of shaving the heater box so much easier....and they look awesome!

[David12460]

More progress

[David12460]

...and more progress.

[David12460]

More progress

[Pinky6872]

Nice work on the firewall. Looks awesome!

[Stickman]

Firewall looks great, how did you put that little lip/bend on the top of the filler panel?

[David12460]

Originally Posted by Stickman

Firewall looks great, how did you put that little lip/bend on the top of the filler panel?

I took some 1/4" diameter steel rod and welded it on the backside of the filler panel. It gave some nice dimension to it. I know many people shave the entire drip rail, but i didnt want to do that.

[David12460]

Few more progress pics.

Got the Slosh Tubz firewall filler bodyworked. Then the entire firewall got a fresh coat of paint. I finished cleaning under the bed and painted that as well.

The new engine and trans is due to arrive next week, so re-assembly will begin. Then the highly anticipated QA1 suspension will get installed.

Won't be too long before this truck hits the road again!

[meenaggie]

Are you installing the QA1 suspension in both front and rear? I saw their display at SEMA and looked nice. I especially liked the rear trailing arm setup that allows for pinion angle adjustment. Nice looking build!

[David12460]

Originally Posted by meenaggie

Are you installing the QA1 suspension in both front and rear? I saw their display at SEMA and looked nice. I especially liked the rear trailing arm setup that allows for pinion angle adjustment. Nice looking build!

Yes! The entire coil-over system front and rear will be installed. The adjustable pinion angle is really neat and removes the guess work on what pinion angle spacer to buy.

I'll have suspension updates shortly.

[David12460]

The transmission arrived! Gearstar level four 4L60E built to handle the 400 SBC due to arrive any day.

[Orange67]

Awesome work man. I wish my exterior paint looked that nice. In for the drive train!

[David12460]

I'll just leave these here...

[David12460]

Alright folks, it's been a fairly productive weekend.

Since I deleted my factory heater box, I decided to install one of those mini Summit Racing heaters with a blower motor and heater core. That meant I needed to find a place for it and fab up a bracket. I ended up mounting it on the far left side of the glove box. While I'll lose some storage space (not that I use much), the two heater outlets will exit towards the center of the truck. I can drop one straight down at the trans tunnel by your feet, and the other up to the speaker grille which will exit at the windshield. The two heater lines are accessible on the right side of the unit and it will be fairly easy to make a short run to a bulkhead fitting at the firewall. I bought a 4x8 sheet of ABS plastic, so I'll be building a new glive box inner with that.

[David12460]

I also was able to get my front accessories put on the engine and have that fairly close to being ready to go in the truck. I chose a serpentine system from CVF racing. Their kit came with new power steering pump and alternator. Pretty slick kit, and it looks great.

I'm anxiously awaiting my trans crossmember that should arrive on Tues. That will allow me to install the engine and trans in the truck.

[David12460]

I was also able to make some headway installing the new rack and pinion. I decided replacing the worn factory steering and upgrading to a quick ratio box was silly when upgrading to a rack is fairly economical in comparison. Also, I suspect I can run a much wider front tire now that the steering box is no longer on the outside frame rail. The rack I went with was from No Limit.