1964 GMC 3/4 ton build :D

[sdwolff98]

got the hydro boost pressure lines finished and installed tonight. Driver side inner fender is back on will be installing the core support and radiator tomorrow to check placement and clearance.

Sean

[Palf70Step]

Truck is really looking goood. Love the detail in the work.

[sdwolff98]

Thanks Palf70,
I am not a big fan of half a**ing anything anymore do it right the first or 3rd or 4th time till I am happy with it lol. More to come on this ole boy

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Well got the core support mocked up and tagged in with a few bolts and mounted the radiator. Dear gawd murphy not again........... oh well back to the drawing board. come to find out my core support is rotting from the inside out so looks like a new one is in store for my truck. Also the lower outlet on the radiator is too bloody close to the big block alternator bracket!!!! ugggghhhh okie dokie then

Sean

[sdwolff98]

And got the new hinges mounted today and starting to look at my piston idea I had tried once before. The old setup wont work with the 8.1 engine so going at it from another angle. The pictures tell all. Just got to find some gas pistons with a certain set of dimensions and see what flavor of weight capacity will be required for them to work correctly.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

spent quite a few hours yesterday finishing up some smaller projects I have been meaning to get closed to being finished and very very happy with the fit n finish. A few minor lil things that I am not going to go back through and redo since it is looking very nice at this time. Friday will be mocking up the bmw seats to check clearances on the subwoofer but I believe I should have no clearance issues as it is pretty slim and nice looking.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

I also have the passenger side speaker panel 90% finished still have to fab up one more mounting bracket and a drill a few holes for the crossover setup for the kenwoods mounted in it.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Well I gone n done it lol. Wife said "sure honey if you want a car ok you work enough I have no problem with it" hehehehehehehehe went to a dealership looking about to see if they had what I wanted lol. Well got there they said yeah we got a few want to test drive one?? I said yep! Took one out for a test drive and was hooked!!!!! Then they said lets go back inside and talk about price. I told the salesman no more than 400/month. He said well that one is gonna be 650/month any chance you would agree to that?? Said nope because it will interfere with my pickup truck funds! He said truck fund?? I showed him smurf and explained this is why I want no more then 400/month...... His boss came over you sure sure you can't do 650 a month and I said nope not doing will pass....... Then the said well lets look around and see what's available!!! 15 minutes later yep we found one can have it here this weekend......... I said ok what payment?? they said 396 I said ok lets do this!!!!! Well salesman gets me hooked up on my link after I get through the paper signing and complete shock of a decent interest rate on a brand spankin new car lol.......... Well I made use of the lovely tracker app on the mylink app eagerly awaiting delivery of my soon to be new car........ Well Saturday I saw the car was on the move every hour checking the tracker going stark crazy at work!!!!! Told the boss I got a new car as well and was hoping hoping I could get out of work early............. Well 430 pm rolls around car is at the dealership and check every hour making sure sure it was there!! Well get off early and break the speed limit heading to the dealer ship (luckily no DPS watching that night lol) Get to the dealership and see her sitting there!!!!!!!!!!! oh man I was so pumped so went in and talked to another salesman since the one I was dealing with was not there. And he said your here for your car? I said yep and pointed to her it's right there...... He said let me check..... well an hour or so later got to drive her home hehehehehe broke the tires loose at least twice getting used to her....
SO PUMPED!!!!
And here she is loosing some parts hauling capacity but oh hell can get to them parts much much faster now bwahahahahaha
Sean


now back to the regular smurf/smurfette programming!

[Captainfab]

So you got a brand new Camaro for $396 a month?

[sdwolff98]

Captainfab,
Ummm apparently yep lol

[Captainfab]

Is it a V8 car or V6? Manual or auto.....just curious

Originally Posted by sdwolff98

Captainfab,
Ummm apparently yep lol

[sdwolff98]

Captainfab,
Turbo 4cyl 8 spd auto rs package not the grandest setup but quite happy with it the lol 4 banger broke tires loose twice while driving can't imasgine the full zl1 car lol
Sean

[sdwolff98]

Well finished the second revision of the backup lights still have to throw them in the housing for a test run running 2.1 amps through this setup and see how it does. Also been having issues finding the right trans tunnel cover seal but after dropping in the weatherstrip aisle at home depot found a lil item that works perfectly and seals up nicely. cut the strip down the center and 1 length is enough to do the whole cover edging it also has adhesive backing so did not have to glue it down lol.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Also have the rear cab and speaker panels about as done as I can get them lol turning out quite nicely! Just have to pull he driver side one back off and drill the holes for the crossovers to be mounted in there but other wise quite happy with it!

Sean

[sdwolff98]

Also got the terrain console mounted back in to finish the electrical wiring connectors n such. Found out going to have to lift the back of the console 3/4 of an inch to allow the console lid to open near fully :/ grrr always something lol. Will order some aluminum bar and fix that problem very soon. Also will begetting a 2016 Camaro center vent assembly in for experimenting with for a set of center vents it may or may now work but going to give it a shot lol.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

started a long thought of project last night. coming along very nicley using 3/16th inch abs paneling to make the setup. Will make templates for it here after I have all the panels completed and installed. So far so good will be working on it more tomorrow and Saturday.

Sean

Captainfab yep using a heat gun for the bends and folds doesn't take a whole lotta heat to get things bent!

[sdwolff98]

well got the glove box completed and rough shaped quite happy with how it turned out. If I make any more it will go much easier since I now know the mistakes that can happen making them rotflmao!!!! That and a better plastic bending setup then two pieces of lumber lol
But since most people won't be looking up under the dash I call this project done. Once the paint is complete can finish installing the AC vent hoses then put this up inside piece by piece. One of the mistakes is its the factory size and being made out of the abs does not install except in pieces lol. oh well happy with it plenty of clearance in the back for the vent hoses etc so its all good.
Just have tot ake it apart and clean up all the scribing lines with a lil paint remover and all done
Sean

[sdwolff98]

Put a deposit down with a custom radiator inter cooler builder up here locally and he has started on this project. he has gotten off to a good start. The radiator is going to be inset into the new core support and 27 inches tank to tank. nice thing is 10 an trans cooler fittings!

Sean

[Captainfab]

That's going to be nice

[sdwolff98]

Yeah captainfab he did most of that in one evening lol.

Sean

[sdwolff98]

he is making progress rapidly.... for securement going with a set of rivet nuts that can be tack welded to help keep them from breaking loose and rotating just waiting on them and the install tool to come in now. Radiator is gonna be very nice 27x19 with electric fan shroud as ya can see. Other projects are in the stalled stage waiting for body work to be done.... playing with led lighting has been fun but getting frustrated by inconsistent diodes right now. got another led lighting project in the works using one of the copper led circuits boards. More to come on that later

Sean

[Captainfab]

The radiator support is looking good

When installed correctly, rivnuts should not spin.

[sdwolff98]

Captainfab,

Lol not gonna take any chances murphy loves tormenting me pretty consistently of late. Got a breather tho my wife exercised and blessed the garage rotflmao!!!!! 3 months so far can continue to hope

Sean

[sdwolff98]

ok a few more pictures from last night placement check and test fit really getting excited seeing this come together. This guy definitely worth hiring listens to his customer triple checks everything and them a couple more times to boot!

Sean

[sdwolff98]

been working on quite a few projects recently. the core support is coming along slowly got everything mocked up and found my driver side innder fender is pretty badly warped. So after digging around have an OEM unit on the way and see where that gets me lol. Also scrapped the terrain console project just was not working quite like I wanted. So I have started a new console mod project will be posting up pictures of it in the next few days. It fits the cab much better and gives me more room for components and such on the facing panel.

Sean