Ackattack's Pro touring restoration thread

[Hard Luck]

Looks soo nice. Makes my piece of crap look even worse!

[mcbassin]

I don't know about Frizz but I am happy! totally diggin the new avatar!
SWEET!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I don't know about Frizz but I am happy! totally diggin the new avatar!
SWEET!

Yes, That'll do

[trenz68]

looks good..what kind of bedcover is that?

[FRENCHBLUE72]

The avatar rocks as well as your truck..

[rodstored-72]

ackattack,
you had mentioned the fitment of the fiberglass cowl, without trying to sound bad on another member, can you say where you purchased it? i have been looking into the possibilty as well, but am concerned about the fitment - as you mentioned.....

thanks!!

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by rodstored-72

ackattack,
you had mentioned the fitment of the fiberglass cowl, without trying to sound bad on another member, can you say where you purchased it? i have been looking into the possibilty as well, but am concerned about the fitment - as you mentioned.....

thanks!!

I don't think he's a board member who I got it from. I was able to get it to fit better by making a little notch in it on the front.

Part of it may also be my and my body guys fault too, so I can't blame it all on the cowl itself.

[Ackattack]

been plugging away on stuff very slowly.

The kick panel speaker enclosures are just about done. I need to go back with a little resin, cause I sanded through one of the layers, and then fill in a few "holes" in the bondo. For now they're gonna be painted until I figure out what I'm doing with the seats. I still don't have my radio, so no to on tunes for now any way.

I've also been working on the Old Air A/C setup. I got the controls mounted last night, the under the dash unit is mounted up, I have a couple of lines run through the radiator core support to the condensor. I'll do some wiring tonight, and will hopefully have heat by this weekend.

[Normy71]

What the problem with the seats?
Hope they work, I picked up a set for my own 71
looks good!!

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by Normy71

What the problem with the seats?
Hope they work, I picked up a set for my own 71
looks good!!

Oh, nothings wrong with them, they're just grey and the interior is going to be brown, so they'll get recovered eventually.

[Hard Luck]

Great to see the truck "Live" for the first time and meet the Fam. Looks great, sounds great, love the color. I don't think I would have done anything differently. You have reason to be proud!

I like that you chose to tackle the modern running rear update. Any word on the mileage after the 200 mile trip?

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by Hard Luck

Great to see the truck "Live" for the first time and meet the Fam. Looks great, sounds great, love the color. I don't think I would have done anything differently. You have reason to be proud!

I like that you chose to tackle the modern running rear update. Any word on the mileage after the 200 mile trip?

Good to meet you too.

Haven't checked mileage yet.....might go fill up tonight.

[CG]

YouTube- War - Low Rider

[Ackattack]

I ordered some stereo equipment awhile ago. Some component Pioneer speakers and retrosound classic radio (not the model one....figured I didn't need the usb input)

I got the speakers shortly and started making the kick panel speaker pods using fiberglass and MDF. For the drivers side, I wanted to be able to use the brake pedal (72 cab...remember) as well as the dimmer switch. What to do????

Well with my fiberglass cowl, it really doesn't let it much air through the kickpanel vents, and since I'll have A/C there isn't much need for them anyways, so I made the kickpanel speakers so the magnet of the speaker extends into that area.

Here's what I ended up with:



I also went to the Monroe Swap meet last weekend (met several board members and had a good time)

While there I picked up a few items

Set of arm rests.

A set of defroster ducts (must have lost mine)

an owners manual and sales brochure



And then a sub and amp

The sub is a 10" shallow mount, Pioneer TS-SW251

I tried to find a set of 69 metal door panels. These are what I have in my 69 3/4 ton "No buck" and they look nice. I like the horizontal stripes rather than the vertical ones. I didn't have any luck finding them.

What to do?? Steal them off of "No buck". The problem with that is they had a couple of dings in them. And they were a little old/crusty.

So I removed them, power washed them with my sand blasting attachment, hammered and dollied out the few dings (first time hammer and dollying actually accomplished what I wanted to ), scuffed them up with a scotch bright pad, sprayed a coat of primer, then paint. I painted the back black and the front the brown I've been using on the interior pieces.



I have to get some screws for permanent mounting. I'm also going to put some sound deadener on the back of the door panel....just cause I can

[red70]

what type of wheels are you running and where could I possibly find a set at?

Thanks

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by red70

what type of wheels are you running and where could I possibly find a set at?

Thanks

They're Raceline speedsters (20x10 and 20x8.5)

http://www.racelinewheels.com

I just looked at their website, and they're having a special on some nice looking 18" wheels for $290/each. I paid around $600/each

[Ackattack]

It's been slow going lately. I've been tinkering with the A/C lines, but I need an elbow for one line at least, then get them crimped on.

I've been working on my 69 pickup lately. I swapped on a good condition cab last week.

[Ackattack]

filled up the truck today, and I was a little disappointed with the 16.7 mpg I got.

I need to spend a little time with the tuning and get my wideband hooked up and I will do a litle better.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

filled up the truck today, and I was a little disappointed with the 16.7 mpg I got.

I need to spend a little time with the tuning and get my wideband hooked up and I will do a litle better.

It could also just be getting used to the right pedal and taking it easy from a stop. My wife drives our Tahoe like it is a drag car half the time leaving stop lights and gets five MPG worse than I do just driving it normally. It sucks down the fuel getting it up to speed quickly.

With the lighter truck you should be in the 20 - 22 mpg freeway range once tuned properly. Glock35ipsc is getting 22 out of his 5.3 swap square body.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by 68 TT

It could also just be getting used to the right pedal and taking it easy from a stop. My wife drives our Tahoe like it is a drag car half the time leaving stop lights and gets five MPG worse than I do just driving it normally. It sucks down the fuel getting it up to speed quickly.

With the lighter truck you should be in the 20 - 22 mpg freeway range once tuned properly. Glock35ipsc is getting 22 out of his 5.3 swap square body.

Mine was mainly 60 mph freeway driving. My 5800 pound crew cab 4wd would get 21ish on the freeway (it had 32" tires and 3.42 gears).

I know my 4.10 gears will hurt a little, but I expected 20. We'll see.

[Duck1]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

filled up the truck today, and I was a little disappointed with the 16.7 mpg I got.

I need to spend a little time with the tuning and get my wideband hooked up and I will do a litle better.

thats good stock trucks barely get that

[Bad71chev406sbc]

GORGEOUS truck and awesome build thread!!! But...curious what conversion headlights you used. Any close up's of them and any info would be very helpful. I read all but about 5-paint work. lol. Those would look just MEAN at dusk w/ just the running lights on.

Thanks!!

I hope someday I'll be able to see it in person! My buddy's '07 and his dad's '06 HD are the same color! I'm gonna show him this thread tomorrow.

[Hard Luck]

Did you get the new door rubbers on yet? How did they fit?

[b&a72]

How is the sound with the speakers up under the dash like that? I was thinking of doing the same thing.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by Hard Luck

Did you get the new door rubbers on yet? How did they fit?

Yeah I got them on, and they fit pretty good. The doors close better than they did with the glue on type and way less wind noise. I'm still getting a little wind noise from around the windows, but that is an issue with the one piece windows, not the door weatherstripping.

Originally Posted by b&a72

How is the sound with the speakers up under the dash like that? I was thinking of doing the same thing.

Not that great right now. I think the main issue is I don't have my sub installed yet, so the 6" just aren't cutting it. I may also need to re-wire the tweeters (2 settings on crossover) and play with the settings on the stereo to figure out what I like.

It make noise though!