69 pro touring/ autocross.

[SHANE 73Z]

Great build!

The end goal looks awfully familiar, our paths to get there are just a little different.

What do you plan for your tire size and ride height?

Take care,
Shane

[dkauffman05]

Thanks ! I'm not sure about tire size yet because I'm not exactly sure of ride height. I'm not one for a extremely short sidewall but I know to tall will just roll in hard turns. I'm kinda thinking 285-40-18 on the rear.

[RRR18]

Great work!

[knomadd]

I'll follow along. You've done some nice work!

[1FUN64]

Great looking build!

When you start tire shopping pay attention to the tread wear rating, if you want to run some Goodguys events or SCCA CAM class autocross events the rating has to be 200 or higher.

Autocross in these trucks is a blast and the way you are building yours it will do well.

[trkfrk]

Nice build.. I'm in for the ride.

[dkauffman05]

1fun64 thanks for the Heads up on the tread ware. I've attended many gg events and was aware of there required tires. Truck will see many more street miles that track time so I don't want a super Sticky tire that will be gone quick. I'm thinking nitto 555's. I've had good luck with those in the past.

[dkauffman05]

Progressive has been slow lately but I did manage to get the exhaust ran today. Haven't decided how I'm gonna end the exhaust in a turndown or down in front if the wheels.

Also got some holes welded up in the cab.


Got some of the front accessories buttoned up

[Z10]

Very nice work!

[EZ SPEED]

Looking Great...following your build

[dkauffman05]

My truck came with 4 doors so I picked the best 2 and have been doing some rust repair. I order new inner door bottoms . When I first open them I thought there aren't gonna fit. But after lots of cuts and a few times of walking away for a min I got one on.





I also made a wooden template of the door bottom before I cut it apart to make sure the new bottom would fit correctly and so far it does.

[dkauffman05]

Also welded up the speaker hole.

[KMC3420]

Nice job on the door repairs. I'm about to do the same repair on both of my doors. Where did you get your door bottoms from? Also did you but weld the very bottom seams or did you slip the patch under the lip?

[dkauffman05]

Thanks. I ordered the bottoms from nsane hotrods they were tri-plus parts. I did just but weld the bottoms because I didn't have the proper tools to undo the fold and mame it look good when done so I chone to do it that way.

[KMC3420]

I have been researching the fold on the outer door skin at the bottom to see how to remove the inner door bottom. I like your approach of butt welding it. I was about to place an order with NSane for the door bottoms but just emailed Tabco to see if they have USA made door bottoms. Did you cut the fold down any on the outer door skin?

[dkauffman05]

I almost got them from taco but read that quality has gone down hill in the past years. Cut just a tad on the outer skin

[mattowar]

Do you know what gauge that door is?

[dkauffman05]

Not sure, I'd say mabee 12g it's pretty thick

[K5 Addiction]

Gonna be a fun truck!

[pocketpool]

Nice build man. Are you running a dbc throttle body ? Curious how you are attaching the cable. You running a mass air?

[joey8383]

Nice! Any updates? You're blasting through this stuff quick!
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[dkauffman05]

I am running a dbc tb . I have an idea in my head on how I'm gonna do the cable but I haven't mocked it up yet. I've been busy doing bodywork that's killing me because I hate it. No I'm not using a maf sensor because there will be no where to run one. It will be tuned speed density. I try to get some pictures updated this week but there's not much to see besides body filler and primer and piles of used sandpaper.

[pocketpool]

Originally Posted by dkauffman05

I am running a dbc tb . I have an idea in my head on how I'm gonna do the cable but I haven't mocked it up yet. I've been busy doing bodywork that's killing me because I hate it. No I'm not using a maf sensor because there will be no where to run one. It will be tuned speed density. I try to get some pictures updated this week but there's not much to see besides body filler and primer and piles of used sandpaper.

Cool, would love to go this route. Gathering info. Dayj1 did this same setup but is using a dbw throttle body. Check out his thread , he mounted the mass air on top of tb with a air cleaner hiding it all .

[Hart_Rod]

Looking good.

[dkauffman05]

Fast forward, I've been having trouble uploading pictures and got frustrated. So the truck is painted except for the bed and mostly wired.