Project: Turbo 250

[FrankieD]

once you ger ir all wire ties and wraped it will look nice

[etindoll]

Great looking project dig the L6.

[superflysteiny]

Looks good keep up the great work

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

looking good, working on all that hose and wiring stuff myself .....i understand !! LOL

Pretty sure anyone who has done a complete frame off can understand this and can chuckle about some miniscule thing that drove them nuts during their build that is now behind them.

Originally Posted by FrankieD

once you ger ir all wire ties and wraped it will look nice

I sure hope it does!

Originally Posted by etindoll

Great looking project dig the L6.

Thanks! I like it a little more each day!

Originally Posted by superflysteiny

Looks good keep up the great work

Thanks!

[OLDIRON69]

Still waiting on video of it smoking the rear tires!

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by OLDIRON69

Still waiting on video of it smoking the rear tires!

That wont be till spring unless the weather cooperates and I can get 750 miles on the truck this year. I have a 750 mile break in on the clutch and I have to break the motor and rear end in first as well. But the guy who cut my driveshaft has given me permission (he offered) to let me use his shop's parking lot to do a smoke screen and shoot any videos!

[jlsanborn]

Nice show!! Just spent the morning running down your build. When I got the the part where Bubba had smashed your bed I was about to cry!!!

I had a three month head start and you've blown by me!!! I thought my truck was rust free, man you got lucky on the WASHINGTION truck! Ours both came from the same California plant brother!!

SUBSCRIBED, better late than never!

[longbed67]

And I've been frustrated it is taking me so long! lol especially because I have been away from the truck completely for a total of 3 months during the last year due to my clinical rotations. if it wasnt for me having to move away for periods of time, the truck would be done!

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

About your drive shaft I cant remember if you had to lengthen or shorten it.
also something about that last pic of your engine, even with the unfinished wiring and hoses the lighting or something makes that shot look awesome !

[sourkraut]

Good work
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[longbed67]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

About your drive shaft I cant remember if you had to lengthen or shorten it.
also something about that last pic of your engine, even with the unfinished wiring and hoses the lighting or something makes that shot look awesome !

I had to shorten it about 3" Driveline in Dubuque, IA does amazing work, I would be hard pressed to take my stuff anywhere else. and yes it is the lighting. I have the truck in the upstairs garage where the walls and ceiling are all drywalled and spackled, painted white like the inside of the house, so I used the 500 watt halogens to reflect light off of the ceiling onto the engine bay and took the shot!

Originally Posted by sourkraut

Good work
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Thanks! The support that this forum provides to guys building their trucks really keeps me going on this project, and is really appreciated. It means a lot!

[longbed67]

Burnout Video of Me tonight!!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJTKS...ature=youtu.be

[NewType72]

Does the doctor advise this with your wrist if so I love this kind of therapy!

[longbed67]

My wrist is at about 95% better... No probably not what the doc ordered but I have been very compliant and doing my therapy at least 2x daily and it feels almost better, it just doesnt handle impact like hammering very well yet

[NewType72]

yikes the word hammering and an injured wrist just makes me cringe

[longbed67]

Like I said the wrist is almost better! Here is photo of the aftermath of that burnout!

[NewType72]

perfect! was she puking something?

[longbed67]

oh yeah coolant all over the place the radiator is cracked! The bike is totaled the front forks are ratchet strapped on and as you can see the headlight assy. is bouncing around allover the place! This is the bike I got hit on! I had just put a brand new tire on before getting hit and I wasnt about to let it go to waste b/c the insurance company doesnt care if it is new or blown I get the same amount! And I didnt care if the engine blew either.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Nothin like letting of some steam ! great stress relief.

[racerx8413]

Longbed, I was going through this thread, and saw WAY back in the beginning you had a problem with your brakes, I sent you a PM on it, but figured it may be beneficial for a your response, if you remember, to be public here:

Originally Posted by longbed67

Ran into 2 big problems today.... 1st I got my passenger side drop spindle that's machining is off by about 1/16" give or take and locks the outer brake pad solid into the rotor. I tried using a different caliper and different pads and nope, no go same problem... but McGaughy's isnt back till monday.... SEMA Show.... next is my front air ride I posted in suspension section hopefully someone can give me some pointers! I dont want to double post but the jist of it is that the bag is not at designed ride height and I dont have any easy way of getting it there. I will post some pics that is max as in tallest ride it will go even with the upper control arm bump stops shaved. I am thinking about getting the slam specialties ss5 or ss6 bags but not sure if this will solve my problem, and not sure if they will handle the weight and if they do, how stiff is the ride gonna be....

What was the solution to this? I have the EXACT same issue with drop spindles from ECE, the bolt holes that the caliper rods go through are about 1/16 or less too far apart. Getting them shoved through, the outer brake pad seizes against the rotor.

[longbed67]

Well now that I havent touched the truck for 2 weeks due to all the BS busy work my professors feel they need to give us, I had to do something, soo.. I just about wrapped up the gauge panel, I just have to get the thread in nut/post that holds the healamp switch on the panel. But Its been rounded, brushed, cleared, and wired...

[kvn1011]

Looks good, real good!!
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[NewType72]

man she's gonna look really go inside the dash nice work

[jlsanborn]

What gears are you running? 85mph at seems tall!

[longbed67]

LOL that is just where they were when I got them from Autometer.... I am running a 4 speed sm435 trans with a 3.07 posi setup with 29.1" tall rear tires. Here is a shot of exactly what my RPM bands look like in every gear.