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Old 12-25-2022, 05:38 PM   #51
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Up on blocks. Going to set the motor in soon
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Old 12-27-2022, 08:12 PM   #52
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Very exciting!
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Old 12-27-2022, 11:11 PM   #53
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In for updates. This is a great build!
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Old 12-28-2022, 11:43 AM   #54
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Up on blocks. Going to set the motor in soon
Looks great Seth! What motor and tranny are you going to run? Can't wait to see pics of it installed.

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Old 01-01-2023, 09:08 PM   #55
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Got the 5.3L and 4L60e mounted. Oe the hard work starts lol
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Old 01-02-2023, 11:01 AM   #56
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Old 01-02-2023, 07:42 PM   #57
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Old 01-03-2023, 12:14 PM   #58
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seth, very nice work. it kinda reminds me of the similar truck build from the famous canadian on here.... !!! chromaholic's build....
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Old 01-08-2023, 02:14 PM   #59
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seth, very nice work. it kinda reminds me of the similar truck build from the famous canadian on here.... !!! chromaholic's build....
I have never seen it. I will look it up
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Old 01-08-2023, 02:24 PM   #60
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seth, very nice work. it kinda reminds me of the similar truck build from the famous canadian on here.... !!! chromaholic's build....
I looked it up. I have seen that truck. Way way cool! Perfection
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Old 01-08-2023, 04:04 PM   #61
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Steering shafts all done. Pretty tight in there. I was a little nervous about it.
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That's some nice work there. Does it turn smoothly?
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Old 01-09-2023, 10:39 AM   #63
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Steering shafts all done. Pretty tight in there. I was a little nervous about it.
Looking good. Which motor mounts and headers are you using?
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Old 01-15-2023, 06:57 PM   #64
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Old 01-15-2023, 06:59 PM   #65
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Looking good. Which motor mounts and headers are you using?
The QA1 setup comes with their motor mounts. Speed engineering headers
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Got the 5.3L and 4L60e mounted. Oe the hard work starts lol
That looks good..
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Steering shafts all done. Pretty tight in there. I was a little nervous about it.
Were you able to get away from using a support?
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I haven't picked it up yet. But here it is currently.
What drop did it have in this pic?
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Old 01-29-2023, 01:39 PM   #69
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Were you able to get away from using a support?
There is a support right above the center joint, bolted to the frame.
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Old 01-29-2023, 01:39 PM   #70
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What drop did it have in this pic?
Pretty sure it’s a 5/7
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Old 01-29-2023, 01:45 PM   #71
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Some more progress. I got the inner fenders all mocked up and ready to paint.

Also got the core support a fresh coat of black.
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Inner panels painted and installed. I wasn’t going to get a new washer bottle, but I may now.
Rerouted the wiring behind the panels and then to the bottom of the core support. Trying to keep engine bay as clean as possible
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Old 01-29-2023, 08:12 PM   #73
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Old 01-30-2023, 11:28 AM   #74
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Old 01-31-2023, 05:54 PM   #75
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