My 57 Pro Street

[Coupeguy2001]

hey Kim, you put the rest of us to shame....where do you get the time for all this? And nice work. I like the reverse opening hood a lot.

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by Coupeguy2001

hey Kim, you put the rest of us to shame....where do you get the time for all this? And nice work. I like the reverse opening hood a lot.

Thanks Coupeguy.
My problem is I have more time than money so I look for things to do to stay busy and say I did something to the truck.
Hopefully my finances will allow me to do more to the truck this year as I'm running out of things to change on it.
Kim

[longbike]

Looking great Kim!

Man I hear ya about the money thing, these are what I have to build for other people so I can have truck money, but these take me about 4 months to build so thats what I do with time in between the money problem.

[hotrod1]

Beautiful models. If I built those, I dont know if I would build a truck.

Is that a kitchen/workshop combo. I think that I am going to do that. When my wife goes out, I will move all my shop stuff into the kitchen. Maybe she will get the hint to stay out of my garage.

[Kim57]

longbike
Those are very cool models.
Kim

[drivea55]

wow!

I would think those models take more patience then our truck builds...

nice work

[Daze57]

excellent ships !

[longbike]

Thanks guys, I dont want to hijack Kims thread so if you want to see more go here and look around!

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=84125

[reaper71]

Hey Kim just picked up on this build looking really nice...
doors look great I know it would be more work but did you consider on rounding the bottom of the doors? just a thought...

Mark

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by reaper71

Hey Kim just picked up on this build looking really nice...
doors look great I know it would be more work but did you consider on rounding the bottom of the doors? just a thought...

Mark

I thought about doing the bottoms. The rear wouldn't be that bad. On the front with the fender it gets kinda tricky. It ends up having a small triangle that may not look that nice.
Kim

[reaper71]

That's what I was thinking without looking at the doors/opening's myself...very slick truck should look great when your done...

Mark...

[lowdownstar]

Hey Kim i just picked up a new "old" bumper for the front of my truck and i am going to try, and install it the way you did, by making my own brackets and welding them up. Thanks for making me try this. lol

Truck is coming out great Kim

Ray

ps happy new year

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by lowdownstar

Hey Kim i just picked up a new "old" bumper for the front of my truck and i am going to try, and install it the way you did, by making my own brackets and welding them up. Thanks for making me try this. lol

Truck is coming out great Kim

Ray

ps happy new year

Thanks Ray, happy new year to you also.
Kim

[_Ogre]

kim57
i just went thru your build thread, great minds think alike. i think i need bigger rubber on mine though.
your fabrication skills are amazing, i looked at shaving drip rails and realized how much work to shave them.
great truck. painting it screaming yellow by chance?

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

kim57
i just went thru your build thread, great minds think alike. i think i need bigger rubber on mine though.
your fabrication skills are amazing, i looked at shaving drip rails and realized how much work to shave them.
great truck. painting it screaming yellow by chance?

Thanks Ogre.
Haven't decide on a final color yet but hope to get there this year.
Kim

[drivea55]

That front bumper iz lookin slick!

I have been thinking on not putting a bumper on, but maybe i should take this ans see if an adjustment is needed with my front end.

Keep up the advanced work!

Brian
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[Kim57]

Well I've decided to go in a little different direction with my build.
I was originally going to run a stroked 454 BB.
When I started adding up what it was going to cost to build my bare block and get a O.D trans it got to be a little discouraging.
I started hitting craigslist and found this combo from a guy who happened to live near me.
6.0 LS2 with a 4L70 out of an 2009 SS Trailblazer. It only has 18,000 miles.
These are rated at 395 HP and around 400 Ft Lbs of torque.
Comes with all the accessories, computer and harness for the engine and trans.
The initial outlay hurt but it should save me a lot in the long run and I will finally be able to make some real progress on my build.
Here's a few pics.
Kim

[hotrod1]

Nice!

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

She'll still be a good engine combo for you.
I was in the same boat myself and went with the engine trans combo I have now.
Sometimes your wants doesnt match your wallet.
My wallet has more lint in it than money.
With the recession and job security makes you more money conscious.

You can always play around with chips and computer programming
http://www.fastchip.com/

I can't wait till you have her shoe horned in and fired up!
Now you are going to have to make a drive shaft correct or find one that will fit? Me and my father made one for mine.

Motorweek Video of the 2006 Chevrolet TrailBlazer...

[_Ogre]

once you get it running, you will never regret an efi motor
i chose the easy way out with the ramjet motor, but i paid dearly for it

i'm surprised that it has a belt drive cooling fan,
i thought everything had electric fans any more

[Kim57]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

once you get it running, you will never regret an efi motor
i chose the easy way out with the ramjet motor, but i paid dearly for it

i'm surprised that it has a belt drive cooling fan,
i thought everything had electric fans any more

I was kinda surprised about the fan also. I had to remove as the outer ring was busted. I may just go electric.
Kim

[mooseknuckles]

just going through your build now....awesome fab work man!...sweet motor/ tranny combo too....

[65Pickup]

Originally Posted by Kim57

6.0 LS2 with a 4L70 out of an 2009 SS Trailblazer. It only has 18,000 miles.
These are rated at 395 HP and around 400 Ft Lbs of torque.
Comes with all the accessories, computer and harness for the engine and trans.
Kim

Nice choice Kim, I probably should have gone this way also. I'll be watching the developments.

[Kim57]

1Bad62Pro/Street
It's going to be fun making it fit. This was the last thing I needed to finish my frame.
I will have to change the pan but they make them for my front clip so that shouldn't be a problem.
Kim

[Tri5Nerd]

Welcome to the LSx club Kim! I think that's the way to go (ask Bam). There's so much you can do with these engine/trans combo.

Tri5