Project: "just a little rust repair, turned LS2 swap"

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

WOW....thats some trans tunnel mods.

Originally Posted by 67cheby

what he said....nice work !

Thanks guys! funny thing is that is started with putting just a "small" recess in the firewall lol

[widewhite70]

It turned into just a slight hole lol It closed up well though

[widewhite70]

Well it's been way to long since I've put any updates on here, I've been crazy busy this last month, started a new job, have had to get everything prepped and ready for powder coat and squeezing in helping on body work in there too. Last week we got the frame and suspension dropped off to get coated and waiting to get it back to get the chassis back together.

[widewhite70]

The frame wrapped up for the rain we were supposed to get but we never ran into any.

[widewhite70]

Rear fender well work

[widewhite70]

Rear fender well work

[widewhite70]

Got the exhaust welds all pretty for ceramic coat.

[widewhite70]

Front inner fender work and a sunset of the shop lol

[mcbassin]

Nice work on all the sheetmetal.

[Texas Pugh]

Looking real good. Nice work.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Nice work on all the sheetmetal.

Originally Posted by Texas Pugh

Looking real good. Nice work.

Thanks guys! it's hopefully going to paint here within the next week or two.

[cAlvis165]

Originally Posted by widewhite70

Thanks guys! it's hopefully going to paint here within the next week or two.

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Yes ! Hope you can spray some color. I had a window of opportunity pass me by when the weather was finally right, then my lawn tractor went belly up. so now I'm working on that, and it's going to rain for the week......again.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by XxCHEVYMANxX

Yes ! Hope you can spray some color. I had a window of opportunity pass me by when the weather was finally right, then my lawn tractor went belly up. so now I'm working on that, and it's going to rain for the week......again.

Well that's never any good! but now that it has gotten to this point we're a little to worried to paint it and worry about dirt and bugs. We did all the body work but we've got a guy going to spray it in a booth now.

[widewhite70]

But I did get some good news, get to go pick the chassis and suspension up this Saturday from powdercoat.

[TXPinstriper]

Nice work ....

[jwalk]

It's looking GOOD!

[rhd_c10]

fenders came out fantastic...this thing is gonna handle like a slot car..

[RatRod68]

Wow. That's the only thing I can say to describe this truck. The fabwork, the engineering, the design, everything is amazing. You and your friends have some SERIOUS skills. Can't wait to see how it all comes together.

You decide on colors yet? The Beemer brown and cream/off white top have my vote. Just a simple black powder coat on the frame, silver on the bolt on pieces. Black or dark gray interior. :drool:

Edit:

Found one with similar colors

[RatRod68]

I was looking through your pics of the engine bay, and was wondering how you hid the steering column. I really like how that isn't in there uglifying anything up.

Are you going to paint the engine at all?

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by TXPinstriper

Nice work ....

Originally Posted by jwalk

It's looking GOOD!

Originally Posted by rhd_c10

fenders came out fantastic...this thing is gonna handle like a slot car..

Thanks guys! and yes it does handle very well, we had it out last summer to test drive and adjust everything and could not believe how well it did!

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by RatRod68

I was looking through your pics of the engine bay, and was wondering how you hid the steering column. I really like how that isn't in there uglifying anything up.
-Ended up getting a universal Ididit tilt column and got the length we wanted so it would stop at the firewall and used flaming river universals and shaft kit to get it to the rack.

Are you going to paint the engine at all?

- Havent 100% decided yet, it's all aluminum so I'm not sure what I want to do yet.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by RatRod68

Wow. That's the only thing I can say to describe this truck. The fabwork, the engineering, the design, everything is amazing. You and your friends have some SERIOUS skills. Can't wait to see how it all comes together.

-Thanks! Luckily I've had some awesome help and have learned a lot!

You decide on colors yet? The Beemer brown and cream/off white top have my vote. Just a simple black powder coat on the frame, silver on the bolt on pieces. Black or dark gray interior. :drool:
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I'm pretty sure it's going bmw, but it hasn't made it to paint yet... lol

Edit:

Found one with similar colors

-Thats the first I've seen that one and that looks good!

[widewhite70]

Well got most of everything back from powder coat, just dropped the body off at the paint shop last weekend. Been super busy this month between work, and truck work. hopefully as long as I get my yokes back for the rear diff this week maybe this weekend a rolling chassis will start to come together.

[widewhite70]

A couple weeks ago on the way to pick up the frame and some suspension parts, the brake rotor split in half going down the exit just up the road from the powder coater. Never saw one break like that, we limped it up the road to the shop and they had everything we needed to get it tore down and back on the road. So I have to give a big thanks to Aesthetic Finishers in Piqua,OH not only for the awesome coated finish but the help they gave. If you need anything done and can ship it or drop it off to them they are the place to go.