project INCREDIBLE HULK 6.2L with 6L80E

[Richard H.]

Originally Posted by 68 short step

sorry, yes it is a VA gen 4 magnum.....i use the VA condensor/ dryer that is SPECIFIC to the 67-72 chevy trucks, and then i make my own A/C and heat lines.....
any more ?s just ask, ill be glad to help if i can...
thanks for the complaments
you will need to fab some kinda mounting bracket, and weld it on.....they make it real easy to adapt their mounting bracket to something you can fab up and weld....its not bad at all.

Sorry I dropped the ball responding to your reply. I called VA about this and he kept asking why I wanted a Gen 4 for a pick up. He was saying it would be great for a burb or van but to much air for a pick up so I went for the Gen 2 which should be quieter. As a side note ,I read somewhere that their brackets could use the original mounting holes so I welded in studs. If not I will just wack em off and go from there.
Thanks again
BTW the Gen 2 is cable less also

[killer71]

killer had a gen IV and down in louisiana it worked gr8!

[68 short step]

getting this thread back to the top.....got some new custom made moser axles (they are a great co. to do business with) they are really short and fit awsome.....
also i cut up the new ART arms, so they'ld fit the new V3 DM design...and bolted up the uppers arms too....next week ill get the rack installed and hopefully have the steering linkage hooked up too... here are the pics

[Hart_Rod]

That looks pretty sweet..........

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Front cross member looks killer..

[nuke1]

looking good, gotta love the look of the short axles just means wide rubber, it also looks tlikethe two of us got some frontt suspension put together, way to go.

[Blitz]

Looking good. How about a wide angle shot of how far along everything is just to put the project into perspective.

Any updates on the gauges? Interior?

[BigShoe24]

Looks GREAT! What are you doing for Brakes?

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by Blitz

Looking good. How about a wide angle shot of how far along everything is just to put the project into perspective.

will get some up soon.....

Originally Posted by BigShoe24

Looks GREAT! What are you doing for Brakes?

BIGGGGGG. thats all i know.....

[BigShoe24]

68 Short Step,

I was wondering because I have a narrowed 9" moser out back as well. I can't decide what I want to run.

Great Build!!!

[68 short step]

got the front of the frame notched for the rack.... the rack fits fine, but the low mount alt. hits the the steering part of the rack...so a adaptor bracket is gonna be made to locate the alt. out and clocked at about 20* so it'll fit without hitting anything.....

[68 short step]

also if anyone wants to know how these builds go with parts comeing in almost everyday, this is about 2weeks of boxes stacked up, and most of the boxes have boxed inside ......

[killer71]

Man, looks like it's gonna be a chore routing the steering linkage from the column to the steering box!

[68 short step]

its gonna be about a 45* angle from the steering column to the rack, the manufacture says that 65* or less is fine, so we should be fine

[STOCKISH]

Looking killer. What rack are you using?

[babyblueoval]

This looks about like my corner in my friends shop where all my stuff is, except I have a set of wheels and tires in the stack too.

Originally Posted by 68 short step

also if anyone wants to know how these builds go with parts comeing in almost everyday, this is about 2weeks of boxes stacked up, and most of the boxes have boxed inside ......

[tdave00]

Can you tell me a little about how you did your notch? What size pipe, etc. I bought a bolt on notch but thinking of sending it back and doing this instead. I was thinking of boxing the inner frame for strength. Do you think it needs it?

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by tdave00

Can you tell me a little about how you did your notch? What size pipe, etc. I bought a bolt on notch but thinking of sending it back and doing this instead. I was thinking of boxing the inner frame for strength. Do you think it needs it?

sure, i used a 4" ID pipe with a .125" wall....i cut 3" (or the width of the bottom of your frame), at a slight angle (cause these frames do a joggle, where the notch needs to go)....once i had the round peice, i cut it in half so i had two half circles....found the centerline of the half circles, and matched it up to the centerline of the rearend(post 89 kinda shows this)....made a mark around the half circles, cut them out, then weld in the notch...
as for boxing the frame there, it cant hurt.....do i think its strong enough and safe without boxing it, yes......

[robmrtnbb5]

Good lookin build their 68 short step

[68 short step]

ok, i got the new alt bracket fabbed up....it spaces the alt out about 1 5/16" and clocks it 20* to clear the rack......also had to remove the ear off the alt. (since it was clocked)... also got some new sheetmetal hung, the fit on the front fender is good (little hole enlargeing, to get proper gaps), and the door is decent.....it will require a bit more massaging, welding, and cutting (more on this later).....but it cames with the aftermarket panels, i guess.....
also got some bed panels in too....the rear cross sills are polished stainless steal (still have the protective film on in the pics tho) and the bedsides are original ones (from the boys at stoked out in rockwall TX)
the one center cross sill (goes between the tires) is too long ,do to the rear end being narrowed, so it will need to be trimmed.....also the bed wood will need to be raised a bit to clear the rearend houseing, and the tubs widened, but that was planned on anyways.....here are a few pics...

[68 short step]

[HuggerCST]

Lookin good!

[my67chevytruck]

nice work Don!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

B!tchin...

[killer71]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

B!tchin...

I AGREE!!!