Project 54 short

[eventytoo]

Originally Posted by Dan Bowles

I've got a local guy that swears by the glass fenders. He drives his truck year round here in MI so it's a must. Salt sux.

True!

[eventytoo]

Did a little priming last weekend. Little b4 and after.

[eventytoo]

I pulled the motor and pulled it apart. The block looked good small ridge on top so its getting bored .030. The crank and bearings looked great. Took the block and heads in for machine work. Having him clean, check for cracks new cam barrings put in and new frost plugs. The heads cleaned, new seals, and inlarge the spring area for larger springs.

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/e...ild/index.html

Kinda copyin what Hot Rod did except not as wild. More on the mild side.

[53GMC]

I love this project and the 72 Chevy Custom for sure!! You have great talent! Keep the pics and updates comin!!

[nickp51chevy]

Looks good!

[99 to Life]

Subscribed.

I am diggin the work. I am doing the same with my fenders, only
the outsides will look weathered and beat up.

Lots of space, must be nice.

I just picked up a 55.1, I love those grills too.

[eventytoo]

Plinted the back side of the hood last weekend. I got the motor back from the machine shop.

I layed down 3m rocker pannel spray on the back side to reduse noise. Dont know if it will be any quiter but it looks nice in my opinion. Sanded and prmed some other things not to exciting. What im doing this weekend filling sanding blocking prining sanding. Tons of fun.

[eventytoo]

I noticed the stock hood latch is crap compaired to the technolgy today. So I put some parts together and made my own.

[nickp51chevy]

Nice! I like that green color. What is the name of the green? What did you use for the hood latch?

Keep the pictures comin.

[eventytoo]

Originally Posted by nickp51chevy

Nice! I like that green color. What is the name of the green? What did you use for the hood latch?

Keep the pictures comin.

96 GM color all I can say the rest is a chinese secret .

latch is a pont. latch off a sunfire

[eventytoo]

Motors done and back in. Iv got a list of parts to finish it completely.

[eventytoo]

Originally Posted by Dan Bowles

I've got the same question here! I pushed my rad WAY out at the bottom to clear when I used the stock one. I trimmed back the bottom air dam from the grill. I'm starting another AD/S10 now and am looking for options.

Looks good on a short box frame, by the way.

Some pictures of the core support. Built kinda heavy, but it will do.

[eventytoo]

Worked on the trans hump today. The shift tower is huge on this trans. Im letting part of it go into the shift boot so its not to high in the center of the floor.

[MarKist]

any updates on your build?

[eventytoo]

Originally Posted by MarKist

any updates on your build?

All metal work is done to the cab. I repalced..... the drivers side inner an outer cab corner, inner cowl and lower outer cowl on the drivers side also. The lower outer cowl panel on the passenger side. The passenger side cab corner looked ok so i left it alone.

The inner cowl pannel did not fit worth a hoot. I had it cut-sectioned in 6 pcs. and welded back together in order to make it work.

The doors are both fited and open and close nice. I left the stock latches and am also keepin the door handles. I had a hard time gettin the doors to fit. I found that heating the hinge in bending in works. But had to elongate the mounting holes.

I replaced the drip rails glued them on using Fusor 108b.

I have been working on smothing the firewall filling and sanding filler. But that has been going slow with lack of anbition an other things going on.

[shane o]

Man love the trucks, I'm working on 1947 and drive an 87.
Do you live in UT ?

[eventytoo]

Do you live in UT ?

No

[eventytoo]

painted cab and doors...

[Fat Mike]

Very nice paint job. Love that color!

[99 to Life]

Diggin the build and that color. I am a Patina fan, but I really do like that green. I have a question. Where did you get your adjustable alternator shaft (don't know what the actual name would be) but the chrome one you got that allows you to adjust your alt to tighten your belt.

My alternator's shaft is too short, to run with my pulleys. I use a cog belt and couldn't seem to find one shorter. So I needed to make my own alternator adjuster shaft. Mine is 1.5" and I needed a 3". Made one, but it would be nice to have a chrome one and or a back up one in case it broke or something?

anyway, thanks and looking forward to seeing this one done.

[eventytoo]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

Diggin the build and that color. I am a Patina fan, but I really do like that green. I have a question. Where did you get your adjustable alternator shaft (don't know what the actual name would be) but the chrome one you got that allows you to adjust your alt to tighten your belt.

My alternator's shaft is too short, to run with my pulleys. I use a cog belt and couldn't seem to find one shorter. So I needed to make my own alternator adjuster shaft. Mine is 1.5" and I needed a 3". Made one, but it would be nice to have a chrome one and or a back up one in case it broke or something?

anyway, thanks and looking forward to seeing this one done.

http://marchperf.com/pg51.html#rods

I bought the kit from summit racing. Rod was to long had to shorten it. Note.. one side is LHT the other is RHT. So be careful when shoting or you will need to buy a LHT tap. They make nice stuff all stainless and billet.

[thirdstreettito]

What color is that? It looks like a 07-09 Tahoe color.

[BC Toy chest]

Lookin' good bro, like your toys and love the toy box you keep them in even more.

[99 to Life]

thanks for that link.

Yeah I already made one, bought the tap and everything. I was going
to make another, but I would rather have a chrome or billet one.

[eventytoo]

Well its been a while. Ill have pics soon. . . .