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01-30-2018, 10:27 PM | #1 |
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Nice...that little block is tough to remove...I removed my chains and modified that area also....I'm always curious how you will finish it off.....Looks like your tig welding...nice
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02-07-2018, 10:39 PM | #2 |
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My belated Christmas present finally arrived. More details to come.
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05-10-2019, 12:41 AM | #3 |
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Progress report?
Subscribed when you started - real nice build and great story. Plan,design and execution all look excellent. Did you ever finalize the battery relocation? Good luck going forward. |
05-10-2019, 07:50 PM | #4 |
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I’ve made a little progress, but not nearly enough considering how much time has passed. The battery mount has progressed. It is a bit different than my earlier plans.
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05-10-2019, 08:43 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the follow up - and nice photo's.
Crazy ingenuity and workmanship on the battery mount. Stepsides don't have quite the under body mount mount options as a fleetsides. Did you position it where you did because of the long wire run or for ease of access or both? I'm thinking about behind the passenger seat with a Blazer flip seat base. |
07-13-2019, 08:14 PM | #6 |
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Our family has a tough time last week. We lost our beloved friend Rocky.
I have made a bit of progress on the circuit breaker panel. It’s a bit overkill. |
07-13-2019, 08:42 PM | #7 |
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Sorry to hear.....
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07-14-2019, 05:42 AM | #8 |
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So sorry for your loss. I have been following your build and really like it.
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07-14-2019, 09:10 PM | #10 |
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Thanks for all the kind words.
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10-29-2020, 11:41 PM | #11 |
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Here’s an update on some of my electrical work. The LS3 relay box is a challenge to safely mount. After seeing someone using a sheet metal bracket that attaches to the features on the lower box, I decided to machine something similar out of aluminum. This will allow the box to be bolted to the electrical panel shown previously. The panel will also hold the ECU.
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10-30-2020, 11:34 AM | #12 |
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Great attention to detail on this truck.
Where did you get your powder coating done? Looking to get a frame done around Santa Rosa.
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10-30-2020, 11:45 AM | #13 |
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I had it done by Miller Powder Coating in Rohnert Park. http://www.gompc.com/automotive.html
They did very nice work. |
01-01-2021, 07:24 PM | #14 |
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The circuit breaker panel got some updates. The LS3 computer is mounted on some custom standoffs so the fuel pump controller and relays can mount below it. The relay box has also been attached.
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01-01-2021, 07:28 PM | #15 |
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Nice update....Happy New year
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01-02-2021, 10:07 AM | #16 |
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01-12-2021, 06:11 PM | #17 |
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A belated Christmas present just showed up from Mar K. The tailgate does not have provisions for chains. Although the original one is in pretty good shape, this one will save me a bunch of patching. I will be installing the hidden latches and links soon. I also got the template for painting the letters and some crossmembers.
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01-13-2021, 11:00 AM | #18 |
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nice build so far!
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01-23-2021, 06:33 PM | #19 |
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I installed the Mar-K hidden latches. Drilling all the holes and cutting the slots was tricky. I made a wooded jig to position the 5/8” hole. I didn’t want the hole saw to wander. A couple of wedges and a C clamp held the jig in place.
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01-23-2021, 06:51 PM | #20 |
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More work on the circuit breaker panel. I made a cover out of Delrin to protect the copper bus bar. I didn’t want a tool to be able to short the battery to ground.
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06-11-2021, 07:57 PM | #21 |
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Just saw this build, 5 months since the last post, time for an update!!
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06-11-2021, 08:22 PM | #22 |
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You are absolutely right that I should do an update, but I haven't accomplished much lately. My goal is to get the electrical panel installed and the wiring hooked back up so I can start it again. Wish me luck.
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12-27-2021, 11:35 PM | #23 |
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For three Christmases in a row, I have gotten parts for the bed. First were new bed sides. The next year was the tailgate. This year I got wheel tubs from DAN CARPENTER'S SPECIALTIES. My wheels just barely fit without the tubs. They might rub going around corners. There would be no room for larger wheels without the addition of the tubs. The time to add tubs is before paint.
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12-29-2021, 05:16 PM | #24 |
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Those are some fancy tubs!
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12-29-2021, 10:23 PM | #25 |
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Great build. I enjoyed reading though it. Great fab work.
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