Project...praise the lowered

[67cheby]

That's cool
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[(joey)]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

That's cool
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yeah man its such a cool project.it should be wild to drive when its done.

[67c10rustbuket]

Cool project, Im going to have to go back and read it all now.....

[68 TT]

Couldn't find the build on LS1tech I was looking for that went through the truck intake smoothing process, sorry.

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

I have seen guys clean up the truck intakes by removing the ugly bosses on top, epoxy filling as needed then sanding & painting them. They turn out pretty nice that way and might give you the clearance you need for just some elbow grease for the most part.

I will see if I can find a link to the build thread I am thinking about for you.

Originally Posted by 68 TT

Couldn't find the build on LS1tech I was looking for that went through the truck intake smoothing process, sorry.

now that you mention it i think i remember seeing a blue one some one did.they did a good job.but i think its more the evap purge valve/control solenoid that sticks up so high.i looked up to see how to delete it but i would have to change some codes in the ecu.but no worries.i have been thinking of a shaker style hood that should fit the build.and be functional too.thanks for searching for that link

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

cool project, im going to have to go back and read it all now.....

haha.another one hooked.

[slick copper]

You'll get it figured out. Good progress. Still tuned in!

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by slick copper

You'll get it figured out. Good progress. Still tuned in!

its just like a tv show.i was gone for a bit but now im back with season 2.and believe it or not i finally had a full day to work at it.it was alot of head scratching,measuring,cutting and welding but i got the body mount/mounts completely welded to the underframe of the cab,got the cab bolted down in place then center /leveled the box for the final mounting location.then i was able to get at the frame work for the bed floor.i ran out of steel so tomorrow i will cut some more and should be able to have the rest of the frame tacked in place.heres a couple pics

[shawn0908]

Love this build keep up the good work!

[VA72C10]

Looks great!

[(joey)]

thanks fellas.i didnt have much time to work at it
day but i got a couple more frame sections in place.every little bit helps.and the air tank arrived .now i can start laying out the front bed panel/box im going to make to house the battery,compressor,air tank and a small tool compartment.heres a couple pics for the followers.

[kev2809]

frame looks great man!

[jlaird]

Nice! What wall thickness did you go with for the bed frame?
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[(joey)]

its good to be building it after doing so much body work the last few months of the build.i used 1x1 hss and 1x2 hss both 1/8 wall

[FRENCHBLUE72]

This should turn out great...

[68GMCCustom]

sweet build....subscribed!

[67cheby]

Looking good
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[(joey)]

man you guys are making my view count sky rocket.i never imagined my build would have so much attention.i look forward to checking out the comments every day.thanks.
now on with the show,heres a peak of the intake cover i started to build.all stainless steel and will be fully functional as a ram air system.should get some attention peaking through the hood.i will also make a sheet metal fuel rail cover.something like the covers on the ls1`s

[67cheby]

Sweet !! Nice tpuch
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[68GMCCustom]

so if its going to work as a ram air..... your sheetmetal box/intake will house the filter also?

[(joey)]

i should have said it will be like a ram air/frech air system.if you look close in the pics you can see a duct i started to build over top of the throtel body .the plan is to run that into a housing/cover over a cone style filter.but like everything else i do on the build i will probably change my mind 10000 times haha.

[DorianB]

Just read through the whole thing and it is very similar to what I want to do!

I am in awe of your fabrication skills!!!!!!

Amazing progress and I look forward to more updates!

[imsuchaman55]

Awesome build. Im subscribed to see how this ends up!

[(joey)]

Originally Posted by DorianB

Just read through the whole thing and it is very similar to what I want to do!

I am in awe of your fabrication skills!!!!!!

Amazing progress and I look forward to more updates!

thats a long read from start to finish.i hope it inspired some ideas for your build.as for fabrication,its all patients and fine tuning.and the payoff in the end is well worth the blood and sweat.

Originally Posted by imsuchaman55

Awesome build. Im subscribed to see how this ends up!

the way i have been going lately the end is getting closer and closer by the day.welcome aboard

[smoknbarrels]

geez, you sure have some awesome fab skills!! I can't believe how much work you've done on this thing! gotta see how this ends up. that shotgun intake is gonna look killer.