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sparkydog · 03-12-2010, 05:42 PM

And now the two sections are at their final cuts and I'll be getting ready to prep and tack weld next.

Roof tin is still extra long and I have to make some final cuts there too.

sparkydog · 03-12-2010, 05:47 PM

Meanwhile along came a donor opportunity. It was a Craigslist ad for parting out but I was lucky and happened to be one of the first callers. Truck had been a police impound and then they donated to charity. The charity was going to try parting out some easy stuff and then crush it. Truck runs. We cut a deal - they kept the bed and I got the rest for $550.

sparkydog · 03-12-2010, 05:52 PM

Now we're more or less real time on the build. I have the GMC stripped and almost ready to yank the cab off. I am probably going to graft the firewall off the GMC and onto the IH in an attempt to reduce fab time a little bit. I'm hoping that I can figure out the right cuts and get the graft to work well. If so then I don't have to spend as much time mocking up and fabbing new brackets for the HVAC, steering and brakes.

I wasn't going to use the GMC floorpan but now I may keep that open as an option because it might work out better for the body mounts.

03-12-2010, 05:42 PM	#1
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab And now the two sections are at their final cuts and I'll be getting ready to prep and tack weld next. Roof tin is still extra long and I have to make some final cuts there too. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff Last edited by sparkydog; 03-13-2010 at 01:38 PM.

03-12-2010, 05:47 PM	#2
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Meanwhile along came a donor opportunity. It was a Craigslist ad for parting out but I was lucky and happened to be one of the first callers. Truck had been a police impound and then they donated to charity. The charity was going to try parting out some easy stuff and then crush it. Truck runs. We cut a deal - they kept the bed and I got the rest for $550. Attached Images __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff

03-12-2010, 05:52 PM	#3
sparkydog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 910	Re: Halfbreed - GMC Z71 + IH Extd Cab Now we're more or less real time on the build. I have the GMC stripped and almost ready to yank the cab off. I am probably going to graft the firewall off the GMC and onto the IH in an attempt to reduce fab time a little bit. I'm hoping that I can figure out the right cuts and get the graft to work well. If so then I don't have to spend as much time mocking up and fabbing new brackets for the HVAC, steering and brakes. I wasn't going to use the GMC floorpan but now I may keep that open as an option because it might work out better for the body mounts. __________________ Balls and a Sawzall Project Halfbreed Porsche 944 L67V6 CARB Legal & Other Stuff



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