Project "Shifted"

[killer71]

What steering wheel you gonna incorporate the shifting paddles on?
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[mcbassin]

Very cool project! I'm in
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[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by killer71

What steering wheel you gonna incorporate the shifting paddles on?
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http://www.tciauto.com/tc/shifters/paddle.html

Designed to work with any automatic 4-, 5- or 6-speed transmission, as well as the TCI® 6x Six-Speed with EZ-TCU™ Transmission Controller, this 6-speed shifter features distinctive show car styling and shifting performance that’s perfect for track days or highway cruising.

Communicates to the TCU through a wireless CAN signal with no signal interference, lag time or disruption

Steering wheel mounted unit operates by ½-inch thick paddle shifters, which instantly instruct the transmission as to your gear of choice

Fits all 5- & 6-bolt aftermarket steering wheels

Ships with several spacers of varying width, allowing you to set the steering wheel location for personal preference

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very cool project! I'm in
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Thanks!

[msgross]

I need a beater... that's why..

[sourkraut]

Cool project!

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Cool man, I hope you go with the paddle shift!!

That was the agreement if we changed transmissions!

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Nice progress; love the dash pad.

, thanks Nate!

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Great project! definitely not a "starter" to me...there's more money in parts for that truck than what I've spent on all the trucks I've ever owned

Thanks! I didn't mean that in a bragging way, and believe me, I make sure he understands how "privileged" he will be to have something like this. As long as he keeps his grades up and stays out of trouble, we're good, . I know you'll eventually build yourself a show quality ride, but for now, you are doing it the right way, .

Originally Posted by emilio impala

Could you give me more information of this dashboard?

Me podrias dar mas informacion de ese tablero de instrumentos?

Emilio - they are Dakota Digital VHX gauges. I got a good deal on them from boardmember, ProPerformance.

Originally Posted by Tinkermc

dam nice lookin truck, like the wheels and the gas tank

Thanks!

Originally Posted by MJs69CST

Looks great!
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Thanks!

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Such a sweet truck, and a great idea for building some solid mechanical skills for Jake. Top notch Dad for sure!

I'm lucky, I've got a Top-Notch son!

Originally Posted by Mad Rods

Cool build
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Thanks!

Small updates: Sold the LS1/T56 setup to Curt Hill of Hill's Rod & Customs (thanks Curt!). He's going to build a sweet little 67 with the drivetrain setup. I also picked up a set of his front wheel tubs which will go well with the Porterbuilt front setup. I'm thinking about doing a flip hood instead of cutting the firewall and adding hinges. Thoughts?

I'm waiting on a few parts, once they arrive I plan on mocking up the engine/transmission, finishing up some welding, and then, hopefully sand blast and paint the frame over the holidays.......

[69CST-V]

Looks like a nice clean truck to start with. Keep up the progress. Looks good.

[RWB-713]

Looking great so far! I REALLY wish I could've got started this in depth when I was 16! Just knowing how much I've learned and how far I've come in the last couple years in which I've actually had a truck down to the frame and ( Painfully ) slowly putting it back together, I know that if i'd have gotten started younger, I'd be leaps and bounds ahead of where I'm at now, but hey ya learn as ya go right?! Your son is one lucky guy and I'll be following the thread!

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by 69CST-V

Looks like a nice clean truck to start with. Keep up the progress. Looks good.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by RWB-713

Looking great so far! I REALLY wish I could've got started this in depth when I was 16! Just knowing how much I've learned and how far I've come in the last couple years in which I've actually had a truck down to the frame and ( Painfully ) slowly putting it back together, I know that if i'd have gotten started younger, I'd be leaps and bounds ahead of where I'm at now, but hey ya learn as ya go right?! Your son is one lucky guy and I'll be following the thread!

Better late than never! Keep up the good work.

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Some small steps forward, sold the chassis and some parts that were not needed, got the LS1/T56 on a shipping pallet and read to go to it's new owner in Cali (thanks Curt)! Now we will have some more room to mock up the new motor and tranny in the chassis (as soon as the rest of our parts show up Monday....).

[C10_ustacould]

Stoked to see you are moving forward! You getting a brown truck Christmas on Monday?

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by BucksSS

Stoked to see you are moving forward! You getting a brown truck Christmas on Monday?

Hopefully the bushing for the PB motor mounts show up then.....

[JAA]

Originally Posted by chapster

Nice build,

Another nice paddle shifter is Twist Machine. I am also looking at going this route when I eat there.

Cheers
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I know of a guy that used the Twist Machine paddles on his install of a 4L80E into his 74 SD 455 Trans Am. It's a pretty sweet setup. I believe installation harness and everything was TCI stuff and after tweaking the tune, it ran out great.

I think visually it looks pretty clean.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by JAA

I know of a guy that used the Twist Machine paddles on his install of a 4L80E into his 74 SD 455 Trans Am. It's a pretty sweet setup. I believe installation harness and everything was TCI stuff and after tweaking the tune, it ran out great.

I think visually it looks pretty clean.

Thanks, That is a clean setup and we'll look into it when we get to that point. So with the old chassis and extra engine gone, we reorganized the garage to give us some more working room. Everything is prepped to mount the engine/tranny when our parts arrive. Now, I have a little down time on his, I can install the front tubular a-arms on my 68, .
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[thelonerife]

Cool project! I'll be watching.

[67c10rustbuket]

I like where this is going, lucky kid you have! I really like the T56 idea better but the paddle shift will be awesome. Seems every time I have a manual I want an auto and vice versa. love shifting gears but gets tiring trying to shift with a drink in one hand and a phone in the other So are you from Oklahoma? I see that Boomer Sooner under your name.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by thelonerife

Cool project! I'll be watching.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by 67c10rustbuket

I like where this is going, lucky kid you have! I really like the T56 idea better but the paddle shift will be awesome. Seems every time I have a manual I want an auto and vice versa. love shifting gears but gets tiring trying to shift with a drink in one hand and a phone in the other So are you from Oklahoma? I see that Boomer Sooner under your name.

Thanks! I'm torn too, but hopefully this will be the best of both worlds...I grew up in a small town called Smithville in SE Oklahoma. It's about 45 miles north of Broken Bow. Graudated from OU in 94.

[texastrendz]

If you don't mind can you tell me what setup you are running on the radiator setup. I am putting an LS motor in a dropmember truck and I liked the look of yours. Thanks Daniel.

[67c10rustbuket]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Thanks!



Thanks! I'm torn too, but hopefully this will be the best of both worlds...I grew up in a small town called Smithville in SE Oklahoma. It's about 45 miles north of Broken Bow. Graudated from OU in 94.

Cool, Smithville is quite a ways from me, I graduated from Tecumseh high school in '95 out near where mcbassin is but I am not really "from" Oklahoma but I have been here since '91. Once I finish my midlife crisis associate degree I will be attending the OU school of engineering. Im not too loyal/crazy about either but I do prefer to wear black and orange but I will have to switch when I officially become a student there. I work just a couple miles from OU and lived in Norman for a few years. I just realize your '68 is one of the few that drew me into this site once I started to work on mine every time I googled something about my truck I ended up on this site and found your '68 build which is just plain gorgeous!

[Hart_Rod]

Finally started stabbing the motor tonight. From the looks of it, I'm probably going to have to come up with a different plan for the accessories and the headers..... I wanted to use all the stock stuff because they are nearly new, but the alternator hits the rack lines and the a/c compressor is bumping into the motor truss setup. Also, I'm pretty sure the Doug Thorley header collectors will hit the bottom of the floor. Oh well, 2 steps forward and 3 back.....

[Zoomin]

Nothing a Sawzall and a BFH can't fix.
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[Rusbuilt]

That sucks bro

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Nothing a Sawzall and a BFH can't fix.
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, true Dat!

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

That sucks bro

Minor setback! I think I have an alternate plan, .

I did have some parts show up today. A auto high hump from boardmember DAHOS and a set of front tubs from Curt Hill of Hill's Rod Shop!

[Rusbuilt]

Those tubs look awesome! Will they be black or will you paint them the body color?

[Rochlow]

Love those inner fenders!
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[lolife99]

Nice, nice, nice!