Project: "just a little rust repair, turned LS2 swap"

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Sweet !

Thanks man! We're trying to get it all mocked up and then bolted up. Hopefully be out for a test drive in a few weeks

[67cheby]

man ....you are FAST , i need you here working on my truck !

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

man ....you are FAST , i need you here working on my truck !

LOL yeah I can't believe how quick it has came along, if it wasn't for my buddy it sure wouldn't be where it is. Funny thing is he thinks it's coming along to slow lol

[67cheby]

if you think yours is coming along slow....you A D D is 1000 time worse than mine !! LOL

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

if you think yours is coming along slow....you A D D is 1000 time worse than mine !! LOL

No I don't think it's coming slow at all lol, actually way faster then I would have imagined. Luckily my buddy helping me has a lot of push to keep it rolling along this fast or it would be nowhere near this far along!

[Leadfoot1016]

Man, that's awesome!!!! I'm subscribed for sure!
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[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by Leadfoot1016

Man, that's awesome!!!! I'm subscribed for sure!
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Thanks! I'll keep the progress coming.

[widewhite70]

Here's a shot of the hood hinges that my buddy made, he had never even saw any for these trucks before but didn't like the way the hood closed with the old hood springs and this is what he made. His ideas amaze me

[widewhite70]

couple more, the bottom is a shot with the hood closed through the wheel well. I love the way the contours of the hinges are

[VA72C10]

Nice! Any pics with the hinges on with it open?

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Nice! Any pics with the hinges on with it open?

Here's one, need to get more. still trying to figure out the lift supports on which weight to get, its been a guessing game, got another set ordered and on the way to try

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Great work !
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Thank You!

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I don't know what your buddy does for a living but he should open his own shop & get a TV show going- "Buckeye builds"?? Nice work- I'm impressed

LOL he works in a machine shop here in town and likes doing it for a hobby

Originally Posted by low69chevy

Sure is coming along nicely,you and your friend keep up the good work
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Thank You!

[widewhite70]

Well this weekend we got front and rear bumpers mounted, recessed the rear in just a little to help clean it up. I'll have to get some bumper pics uploaded. Tomorrow if my rack and pinion shows up we'll be able to bolt it in and take it out of the garage for the first time under it's own power, I CAN'T WAIT! the wait has been driving me crazy

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by widewhite70

Here's one, need to get more. still trying to figure out the lift supports on which weight to get, its been a guessing game, got another set ordered and on the way to try

Did you get the hood struts figured out? If you did which application worked?

If not the ones for a 91-92 Z/28 could be a good fit lift rate wise. The hoods are close to the same weight as our truck hoods in those years with the extra weight of the blister louver design they had. The earlier model years had lighter hoods if the 91-92 are too much. There was also a fiberglass hood on some 82-84 Z/28's as well with an even lighter rate if you need even less rate.

[67cheby]

Great work !
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[72 tigger]

I don't know what your buddy does for a living but he should open his own shop & get a TV show going- "Buckeye builds"?? Nice work- I'm impressed

[low69chevy]

Sure is coming along nicely,you and your friend keep up the good work
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[67cheby]

Wow !! Congrats ! Can't wait to see it !
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[widewhite70]

Well the first test drive didn't go as planned, we blew a seal in the rack and pinion. Got a new one on the way, hopefully it will show up soon and get it out again this weekend. Reasons like this are what test drives are for.

[fakerwade]

Dude your going way to fast!!! Your making me look bad! It's looking real good, keep it up!

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by fakerwade

Dude your going way to fast!!! Your making me look bad! It's looking real good, keep it up!

Thanks! and yes it's moving so fast it doesn't seem right lol but luckily my buddy James keeps it moving right along

[67c10rustbuket]

Sweeeet! you guys really are knocking it out since I last checked in! I like that gauge cluster also, very nice design.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

Sweeeet! you guys really are knocking it out since I last checked in! I like that gauge cluster also, very nice design.

Thanks man! We tossed some ideas around for it and that was what it turned out to be, I wanted to do the glove box door but yet make it different compared to the other ones out there

[widewhite70]

Well we had the truck out today, we put about 80 miles on it, need to do a few minor tweaks on some fender clearances and play with the brakes but it was a good day.
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[72 tigger]

Glad to hear it went well today- have any new pics?