Scott's 1972 Chevy K-20. A place to start.

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Well, I got a little bit of time in the garage this weekend, and a little bit of help. My daughter had volunteered to help me out a bit (which is extraordinary since none of her older brothers ever volunteer for things like this.) She's also convinced that she's going to get the truck when she turns 16.

So, my beautiful helper:


I got my hands on a box of 3" pre-bent 45 & 90-degree exhaust tube.



Put the saws-all in the hands of the beautiful daughter:



Then you put the welding helmet on her head, making sure that you adjust it properly. I call this one the glamor shot.



Finally you give her a quick set of instruction and let her go.



The two of us built up the tubes for the intercooler. I'd say that she did a pretty good job.







Then we moved on to the exhaust. I was able to get the down-pipe done as well. Once I got that heat exchanger out of the way it really did free up a lot of room for me to route the exhaust. It's still a little bit close to the firewall for me, but it's not touching anything, so I'll live with that for now. Also, the exhaust is tight between the rear spring and the transmission, with not a lot of play in either space. I think that I may have clocked the end a little too much, but I've got something place for now.







Other things of note, without any picture updates. I was able to get the old transmission hard-lines out. I also cleaned up the rear brake lines. The old one was cut, and I had to work it back a bit to find a flat spot to get the new nut on and re-flange the line. I didn't get the line completed yet as I found out that the dodge rear axle runs the 3/16 and my existing and repaired line was 1/4. I just need to get back to the store to get the new part.

Slowly but surely the items are getting checked off the list.