1971 chev tractor puller

[car66]

got the inside repainted flat black, seat bolted in, harness bolted in, and few stickers put on lol. i need to take the center aluminum panel back off so i can get my power switch, fuel switch, starter button, and whatever else i may need put on it. its comin along pretty good right now. put new head gaskets and a new double roller timing set in the motor, waiting on an intake to show up then its time to paint the motor and get it and the th400 put in so i can make a new trans cross member then it will be time to turn it around, take the bed off and start building the back half of this thing

[car66]

got the motor and trans put into the truck today/tonight. need to get a piece of steel cut at work to make a cross member for the trans but thats not to hard to do. decided to put the front clip on with a couple bolts holding it to keep the motor covered up. just need to put a starter on the motor and drop the dist. back in and i might be able to get the motor to fire off this coming weekend. also got my fire extinguisher and battery disconnect put in.

[gdavis]

Originally Posted by car66

got the motor and trans put into the truck today/tonight. need to get a piece of steel cut at work to make a cross member for the trans but thats not to hard to do. decided to put the front clip on with a couple bolts holding it to keep the motor covered up. just need to put a starter on the motor and drop the dist. back in and i might be able to get the motor to fire off this coming weekend. also got my fire extinguisher and battery disconnect put in.

Is that a short or long nose water pump. I have both but I thought it might save me a step to know which to use. I have the same fan everything looks the same as yours.

[car66]

its got a long snout water pump on it

[Mustard72]

So what's the point of the fuel tank in front of the grille?

Looks like a blast!

[car66]

ad some weight to the front and it looks cool lol.

[Mustard72]

true dat

[car66]

i got the holes cut in the hood for the headers tonight. it opens and closes and clears the headers perfectly. i need to pop rivet the hood supports in place now.

[car66]

painted up my headers for the truck tonight. plan on putting them on tomorrow and dropping the dist in the motor. if all goes well, i'l be test firing the motor tomorrow as well. also figured out a name for the truck, WHIPLASH.

[YBNORML]

Very cool! Sure looks like alot of fun
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[car66]

thanks for the kind words guys, this is how she looks right now, got it to fire off with a little bit of starting fluid, should be able to put the front clip back on for the last time (hopefully lol) then i can start the "fun" of the rearend swap and all the headaches that are gonna come with it lol.

[car66]

put the front clip back on for the final time today, rolled it out of the carport into the sun, looked so good that i just had to take a couple pics lol. after that, turned it around and pulled the rear end out so i can get the 3/4 ton rear end ready to go in. here are some pics







and a sign of things to come

[car66]

got the 3/4 ton rear end mounted today, then ran out of welding gas so its in place but not finished.

[67chevy1series]

This things awesome! Keep it up!
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[Mustard72]

Nice!

So I'm guessing you'll have to do some work to get the puller tires on the back???

[car66]

i've got some 15'' 3/4ton wheels that im gonna be getting the pulling tires mounted on. i already test fitted them on the rear end and they fit perfect. they should fit in the wheel wells, i stood one of the puller tires up along side of the truck before i welded the rear end mounts in place and it looked like there will be plenty of clearance. if not, i'll have to trim the wheel wells out a little.

[low&slow]

Your truck is really taking shape quick. I like it

[jmorri34]

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[car66]

finished welding the rear end in place today. utilized the trailing arms since it was a coil truck, one piece of 2''x3''x1/4'' welded straight up and down between the frame and the rear end and another piece of 2''x3''x1/4'' welded in between the rear end and the frame at an angle toward the back to kind of triangulate it all and create more than enough support and bracing. i have the main piece of the hitch built just gotta get some plates cut to make the mounts and get another piece of steel cut to make a mount for the adjustable link of the hitch. i'll take some pics tomorrow of the progress. the first pull is on may 4th so im busting my butt the get it ready lol

[car66]

heres some progress pictures from the last couple of days

[Mustard72]

Golly, what if you want to pull the 5th wheel trailer???

Just kidding. Looks stout. You must want to be able to adjust the height of the hitching point, right? Is that for different sleds or for varying track conditions?

[car66]

Lol, a little of both. At our local pulls, its all about antique tractors and 4x4 diesel trucks. I'm pretty much the only guy building a wheelstander. The idea is to set the hitch for a "competative" pull then make a second pull with the hitch set as high as it goes so I can carry the front end down the track.
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[car66]

finally got the truck done. runs and drives good, i dont have the main tires im going to be using ready so im gonna use these ones this time. the first pull is this weekend, first time hitting any kind of track since last august. all kinds of excited and nervous all at the same time lol.
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[YBNORML]

Looks pretty mean!!! Enjoy
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[chopnchaneled]

Keep us posted on the up coming weekend!