Shrunken66Stroker's build thread.

[Joemomma1]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

I thought so but is there a thread somewhere that you know of that deals with the modifications to jam it up in the frame rails that are 19" wide?
The rims aren't steelies. They're 17" cragar 397s.

Well, I am putting the same tank in my 66 swb truck. You need to remove the last crossmember in order to make it fit. I am not happy w/ the idea of less support back there so Im going to weld a piece of steel right behind the tank going to both frame rails. Cragar 397s huh? Love em. Might have to invest in those. 17s look perfect, get those 20s outta here!

[Frizzle Fry]

This might help.

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

This might help.

Thanks Frizzle. I've seen that before, I think. I guess I just never realized I have to take out the furthest rear cross member. I'll make it work. Where's a good place to get replacement sending unit? How many gallons is it?

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Where's a good place to get replacement sending unit? How many gallons is it?

IIRC They are 21 Gal. I was going for low buck on that one and didn't want to spend $100 on a new Blazer sending-unit (4x what I paid for the tank). So I welded in the flange from the truck tank and bent the truck sending-unit float arm and pickup to work in the Blazer tank. Worked great!

[shrunken66stroker]

Just a quick public service announcement to let everybody know it's a good idea to wear a face shield. I was grinding on a rivet to get the rear cross member out and fit the gas tank between the rails when, blam! It was a Dewalt brand disc to, not a cheepo off brand. The thing came apart and sent large shrapnel flying all over the garage. I got hit in the hand and had to change my pants but other than that I'm good.

[Captainfab]

Yep ya gotta watch out for those, they can really do some damage. Wearing personal safety gear is a must when working with grinders. I've been lucky in 30+ years in welding/fabricating, I've never had a hard wheel come apart on me. I've had a few sanding discs catch an edge and explode on me though.

Was that a regular grinding wheel or a cut-off wheel?

[MacAttack]

Yep - been there - done that. Centrifugal force is an amazing thing.

We "chime" every grinding wheel here in the shop and if it "thuds" we scrap it. A 90-pound wheel coming apart at speed will end your tour of duty, instantly.

You've got to remember that these disposable tools are mass produced, sometimes not domestically (be very careful of units bought at Harbor Freight in that regard), and things get through every quality control system.

Another thing to keep in mind is that heavy duty grinding devices weigh something - so don't drop yours on the cement, or stop the wheel by crashing into something, because the next time you come up to speed and make contact - you might catch a chunk in the teeth.

Mac.

[Strodder]

Look what happened when a cut off wheel exploded. It stuck in the roof, and that's about 13' high in that spot.

[MacAttack]

Originally Posted by Strodder

Look what happened when a cut off wheel exploded. It stuck in the roof, and that's about 13' high in that spot.

Dude, your kung fu is strong....

Mac.

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

Yep ya gotta watch out for those, they can really do some damage. Wearing personal safety gear is a must when working with grinders. I've been lucky in 30+ years in welding/fabricating, I've never had a hard wheel come apart on me. I've had a few sanding discs catch an edge and explode on me though.

Was that a regular grinding wheel or a cut-off wheel?

It was a regular 4" grinding wheel. I'm glad I had gloves on. A piece hit me in the hand and another one whizzed by my head. It wouldn't have been a bad idea to have the guard on the grinder and I probably should have thrown that wheel away earlier. It was bouncing around a little so it was partially my fault. I'll know for next time.

[markeb01]

I had a similar issue years ago with a wire wheel flinging wires while stripping undercoater. I was wearing welding gloves and a face mask, but after a few loose wires embedded in my breastbone I started wearing a leather apron too!

[Joemomma1]

For ideas.

[shrunken66stroker]

[QUOTE=Joemomma

For ideas.[/QUOTE]

Thanks dude. Is there going to be enough room for your track bar in front of the tank? It looks tight in the pic. And is the tank tucked up in the rails in the second pic? It's hard to see from that angle. Is it mounted to the bottom of the rails still? I'm going to try and get mine up as high as possible so it tucks all the way behind the roll pan. That looks good. Nice work.

[Joemomma1]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Thanks dude. Is there going to be enough room for your track bar in front of the tank? It looks tight in the pic. And is the tank tucked up in the rails in the second pic? It's hard to see from that angle. Is it mounted to the bottom of the rails still? I'm going to try and get mine up as high as possible so it tucks all the way behind the roll pan. That looks good. Nice work.

Its close but plenty of room for travel. Its mounted below the rails w/ a 1" to 2" spacer. I want to put it higher but dont want to cut too much of the bed supports. The frame is not level, if you go off of that the tank will also be unlevel (lower in the rear). 502tripower has finished his swap and is as clean as you can probably get, looks like it can be completly hidden behind a roll pan.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=314957
I have asked him a few questions for both of us.
Check it out.

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by markeb01

I had a similar issue years ago with a wire wheel flinging wires while stripping undercoater. I was wearing welding gloves and a face mask, but after a few loose wires embedded in my breastbone I started wearing a leather apron too!

I've had wire stuck in various parts of my body too. It's usually when those spun or twisted wire wheels start getting worn out. I always wear gloves and a face shield now, especially with grinding and cutting wheels.

[shrunken66stroker]

That's a great looking truck 502tri is building and some good info/pics on the tank mods too. I may have to steal the roll pan with bumper idea. I've been thinking about that for a while but never saw how it looked till now. Clean!

[1964C10]

Not sure if I ever posted to your thread, either way, I just finished reading the whole thing and awesome awesome build! Thanks for sharing.

[shrunken66stroker]

Thanks dude. More to come, hopefully soon.

[oregondunerz]

This thing is sweet... I'm definitely gonna keep my eye out for this thread! Keep up the GOOD work bro.
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[shrunken66stroker]

Yes, this is all I've done in the last month or so. I've been working my ass off on the paying jobs and things are stupid busy around here. Hopefully more to come soon. The tank is out of a blazer from the junk yard. I haven't cleaned it up yet. I just wanted to fit it in first to make sure it's what I'm going to use. I have it sitting in between the rails and instead of modifying the crooked cross member I cut a slot in the front side of the sill. The next thing I'm going to do is raise the bed floor up a few inches to clear the tank and the differential when the air is out of the bags.

[Joemomma1]

Wow that looks slick.

[protrash64]

Originally Posted by Joemomma1

Wow that looks slick.

.......and cool that you can get two birds raising the floor.

[jchav62]

Looks good Greg! I'm glad your business is doing well. We'll be in the town on the weekend of 10/9. We would love to see the "shrunken" in person! JC

[shrunken66stroker]

I'd love to have you guys over for the shrunken tour. I'll PM you my phone #.

[daverod]

Any good car show coming up in Vegas? I was thinking I might need somthing to do this winter?