"Albert" -- 1949 AD, S10 Chassis

[Cuttin up]

Originally Posted by HUSSEY

As of now no proportioning valve. So far I've been fairly cautions in how I drive it and haven't made any hard stops. I'll have to find a good size empty parking lot to do a couple test stops to see how it performs. I'll make sure to follow-up.

Sweet, please keep us up to date.

On another note, I've built my cab mounts off of your design. Thanks for all of the info, its really saved so much time finding my start points on various parts of the truck.

[II_Slow]

Congrats! If that really was the first drive, you were a lot more patient that a lot of us. My first test drive on the road was to a car show a few miles away. No lights, no glass, no seatbelts, no hood, no bumpers, no registration, no insurance, straight pipe, very minimal wiring, and a steel bed just laying in the back. I ran it up to about 70 MHP and accidentally let it drift over onto the rumble strip on the side of the highway and I swear I thougt it was coming apart. Loud as hell with the bed floor loose and no glass, and of course you could feel it in the steering wheel. Scared the hell out of me for a couple of seconds!

Sounds VERY good, looks great as well. Can't wait for my turn to "finish" mine (like they're ever finished!) and hit the road.

[99 to Life]

Hmm I haven't looked too into running no prop valve but I will say on my 51' I have disc up front and drum in back and it stops like garbage. perhaps the drums need adjusted I dunno. I had the same exact setup on my 49' but with disc brakes all round and it stopped 10x's better. I can't figure out my problem. Iv rebled the brakes multiple times, I think maybe then need readjusted or..... take the prop off. I notice a difference in pedal after a while too, so one thought I had was a caliper hanging up, making the fluid hot and thus not working as they should. When you first drive it, it stops better then gets worse. anyway..... keep us posted cause I'm about to redo my whole truck at some point and the brake system is getting redone too.

[HUSSEY]

I'll be out driving it again this weekend, hopefully. I do need to bolt the bench seat down. I din't think that thing would slide around as much as it did.

In the meantime, check out Post 4 here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=710975

It's an article I found a while back that gives a good explanation brake system valves.

[84blaze]

Must feel so good to finally be able to drive it.

[HUSSEY]

Originally Posted by 84blaze

Must feel so good to finally be able to drive it.

Good indeed but kind of anti-climactic. I think I enjoy taking by to show some friends and to some cruise nights. It's always fun showing off your work and talking to folks about it.

[steve aleve]

I love the truck and good job with the build!!! I wanted to see if you can provide the specs and where to get the LED's that you installed on the dash between the gauges? I am looking to do something similar.

Thanks!

[HUSSEY]

Originally Posted by steve aleve

I love the truck and good job with the build!!! I wanted to see if you can provide the specs and where to get the LED's that you installed on the dash between the gauges? I am looking to do something similar.

Thanks!

I picked them up on eBay. Once set of green, blue, red, and amber. I had to buy one additional green. I like them, not too bright. Check out eBay seller kjandcompany. I've found a bunch of small stuff like this on eBay.

http://stores.ebay.com/kjandcompany/

[HUSSEY]

I got my exhaust finished up. I'm running a Flowmaster 40 Series Delta Flow muffler. I'm not sure how I ended up choosing that muffler way back when I bough it...I think I heard it on another guys truck at a parts store but I really didn't research it much before buying it. Before I had the exhaust dumping just before the axle and it was loud as hell from inside the cab. With the exhaust out back under the bumper it's a bit quieter but I may end up with a different muffler. I've been told it doesn't sound obnoxious going down the road, it just seems to drone in the cab a bit more than I think I would like on longer drives.

[DeanTX]

Looks good. I have sound mat on the whole floor and firewall and it is still more noisy than expected. Mine dumps out just before the axle. I may route them to the back like you did if it helps.

[Bushwickbill]

Very nice. did you buy a kit for all the bends?

[Advanced Design]

Really nice work on the exhaust. Looks good!

[HUSSEY]

Originally Posted by DeanTX

Looks good. I have sound mat on the whole floor and firewall and it is still more noisy than expected. Mine dumps out just before the axle. I may route them to the back like you did if it helps.

Definitely a big difference going all the way out the back, still loud though. As of now I have no insulation. Future plans is all new weather stripping and a fully insulated cab with carpet.

[HUSSEY]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Really nice work on the exhaust. Looks good!

I made it out of mandrel bends I ordered on-line from eBay seller: http://stores.ebay.com/Mandrel-Bending-Solutions

I outlined how I go about exhaust building in post 31 of this thread. Honestly, taking it to an exhaust shop probably wouldn't cost much more.

[joedoh]

I like flowmasters but they do tend to drone, I am told its worse the further the muffler is mounted from the collector. on the last couple trucks I had a flowmaster installed I asked for and installed a dodge cummins diesel mid silencer under the cab, it doesnt mute the sound except at idle and the drone was gone. I know you are running duals, so you would need two of them, but hey I had the exact same problem and thats what I did.

edit: this is what it looked like

[HUSSEY]

^^^Interesting...I'll have to keep that in mind. I have a y-pipe with a straight run of single three in. pipe before the muffler...maybe I could fit one there.

[Cuttin up]

My experience, back in my mini truck days, was to run a long 3 chamber muffler to quiet the drone in the cab. I believe the 40 series is a 2 chamber and coupled with large diameter pipe, drone is gonna be awful. I have a 84 cutlass with an ls swap running dual 3 inch pipe and two 40 series flowmasters with it exiting behind the rear wheels, and the drone in it is terrible at about 40 mph. But it sounds damn good though.

[99 to Life]

nice exhaust work. I have true duals flomaster 50's on my truck and I have no drone at all. Has a good idle but I would like a little louder sometimes. I run 2.25 pipe. last truck I had 2.5" pipe and knockoff stainless flomasters. No drone either. Both cabs were insulated.

[HUSSEY]

^^^^^I was thinking about going to a 50 Series Delta Flow. The 40 is a two chamber muffler whereas the 50 is a three chamber which I think would be like taking my 40 and adding the mid-silencer joedoh pictured above.

[MIKESAD50]

very nice work on the exhaust. I'm trying to decide on mufflers soon. I wont be running out back due to space limitations.

[HUSSEY]

So I haven't done much on the truck lately but I did signed up for the 2017 Hot Rod Power tour. This year the route of the tour is somewhat advantageous for those out of or traveling through Kansas City. Kansas City is the first stop, then it heads north and through Iowa, down through Illinois, and the fifth stop is St. Louis, which will be my last stop since it will make for an easy drive home, about four hours. FYI the two remaining stops are Indianapolis, IN and Bowling Green, KY.

I'm hoping to get someone or someones to care for the kids so my wife can come with we. Since we enjoy camping we're going to be camping each night, I already have all my camping reservations made too.

A few to do items high on the list will be seat belts, heater, front end alignment, radio speakers, bed wood, wiper motor, and cruise control. Of course I have a much longer list of of other little things I'd like to eventually get done but for the most part I think I'm almost there.

[iowaboynca]

Originally Posted by HUSSEY

So I haven't done much on the truck lately but I did signed up for the 2017 Hot Rod Power tour. This year the route of the tour is somewhat advantageous for those out of or traveling through Kansas City. Kansas City is the first stop, then it heads north and through Iowa, down through Illinois, and the fifth stop is St. Louis, which will be my last stop

I'm envious as that's my old stomping grounds from growing up/college (Eastern IA/ISU)... On the Davenport down to Madison IL/St. Louis leg...I hope you like corn
We expect pics!

[99 to Life]

very cool, wish I could do something like that someday. beware on the alignment. most shops don't have the equipment to align these trucks bc of the fenders get in the way. I found one shop around me and it was 45min away.

[Cuttin up]

Sweet! The power tour stops are awesome. I went to the stops in Charlotte NC the 2 times they came around. You'll have a blast.

[HUSSEY]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

very cool, wish I could do something like that someday. beware on the alignment. most shops don't have the equipment to align these trucks bc of the fenders get in the way. I found one shop around me and it was 45min away.

I was wondering about that. Do you recall what was unique about the alignment shop you used?

I was going to take it to a shop I used to work at, trusting that they would do it right. Concern is if the alignment heads will be able to be mounted to the wheels without fender interference. My tires are just slightly tucked. I did lift up the back end with some smaller drop blocks. As of now, the lip of the wheel isn't tucked so I'm hoping it will work out.

My other alternative is to set up my truck nice and level and do it myself with a purchased alignment gauge. It won't be as accurate as a modern alignment machine, but I think if one took their time getting everything set up it should come out pretty good.