Mieser's 71 Short Wide Project

[RCbowtie69]

Gald yo see you have made alot of progress & it's looking good,keep on truckin''

[Mieser3]

Made some very minor progress this past week. I set my bed floor on the frame and noticed that I had quite a bit of clearance between the bed floor and the gas tank so I decided to raise the tank up about 1.25 inches. Did this by installing a piece of steel tubing inside the frame rails on each side and mounted the tank on top of those. I think it looks much better mounted this way. Also finally got the fuel line ran.

Here's some pictures.

[72BlckButy]

Glad to see an update Jay. Can't wait to see some more progress.

[mcbassin]

This is sweet project! Just got through all of it. I am subscribing for sure.

[heymoe]

Looking great Jay! Your tubing looks awesome.

[Mieser3]

Originally Posted by heymoe

Looking great Jay! Your tubing looks awesome.

Thanks Matt! I'm starting to get focused on the engine build now. My father and I will be building a 383 for the truck. Hope to order my rotating assembly sometime this week.

[sobayshortbed]

i didnt read the whole thread because im more of a pictures kinda guy, how many inches from the bottom of the frame to the ground when it is laid out with that PB system. thanks

[chapster]

do you happen to have any pics of the gas tank in place with the bed floor mocked up before you raised it. how high is the filler neck and fuel fittings in relation to the bottom of the bed now that it is raised?

Thanks,

[Mieser3]

Don't have any pics of the floor on the frame before I raised the tank. I set the bed floor back on the frame today and here is the filler in relation to the bottom of the bed floor now. Unfortunately, now that I raised the tank the rollover vent is hitting one of the cross sills of the floor so I'm gonna have to cut a notch in that cross sill to fix that problem. Not a big deal though. The second picture shows how much the cross sill will have to be notched as the bed floor needs to come forward about a half inch to get all of my holes lined up.

Originally Posted by chapster

do you happen to have any pics of the gas tank in place with the bed floor mocked up before you raised it. how high is the filler neck and fuel fittings in relation to the bottom of the bed now that it is raised?

Thanks,

[Mieser3]

It's 5 inches from the bottom of the frame to the ground (measured at where the trailing arm crossmember sits). There's still a LOT of weight to be added so I expect that number to decrease some as I think the front will still come down some (the rear is sitting on the bump stops).

Originally Posted by sobayshortbed

i didnt read the whole thread because im more of a pictures kinda guy, how many inches from the bottom of the frame to the ground when it is laid out with that PB system. thanks

[RCbowtie69]

looking good,keep the pictures coming

[chapster]

Thanks for the pics Mieser3,

looking forward for more updates....

[Mieser3]

It's been way too long since I posted any updates. I've mainly been focused on getting stuff bought for the 383 that my father and I are building for the truck. The short block is complete for it and I'll try to get some pictures of it on here soon. I have done a few things to the truck itself though. I bent and flared all of my stainless brake tubing and got it on the truck. Once I get my new booster and master cylinder I'll finish up the plumbing for the brakes. I set the cab on the frame to make sure there weren't any issues with clearance anywhere. I think I'm gonna like how this things sits when it's aired out!

Here's some pictures.

[heymoe]

Its going to be awesome. Your progress is looking sweet, keep up the good work!
I am looking forward to more update
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[Mieser3]

Originally Posted by heymoe

Its going to be awesome. Your progress is looking sweet, keep up the good work!
I am looking forward to more update
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Thanks Matt! How's your truck coming along?

[Mieser3]

Here's some more pictures.

[Mieser3]

Here's a few more pictures.

[mcbassin]

Nice work on the brake and fuel lines. I wanted to bend my own too, just not sure of my bending skills so I just ordered some from inline tube. Keep the pictures coming.

[72BlckButy]

Digging the updates, nice work!

[Mieser3]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Digging the updates, nice work!

Thanks!

[72BlckButy]

Any updates Jay?

[Mieser3]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Any updates Jay?

I apologize for not seeing your post until today. My father and I have been working on my 383 and have now got it on the motor stand and getting closer to firing it up. I put all of the body panels on the truck a month or two ago and kind of pushed it to the side as I have been busy with my other baby, my 1970 Camaro Z-28/RS. This Camaro spent a lot of it's life on the dragstrip and when we purchased it it had the wrong interior in it. I have been restoring the interior and putting it back to what it would have looked like from the factory. Still got some things to do on the dash but from there back it's pretty well done. Here's a few pics of the car. It's a true Z-28/RS car. The car came from the factory with the 360 hp LT-1 motor (not the motor currently in the car but I do have the original numbers matching block for the car). The car still has it's original paint and is not perfect but it's still a fun car.

Here's a few pics of the 383 we're building for the truck and what the truck looks like with all of the body panels on it.

[Mieser3]

And here's a few pictures of the 1970 Camaro.

[Mieser3]

A few more of the Camaro.

[67chevy1series]

oh thats looks bad azz!