Jessica, my 86 lwb

[notrailerqueens]

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

Atta girl..Plan ahead...WAY AHEAD.........nothing worse than spending $$ twice!!

Keeping things clean on the bottom cost the same....also when you get it done I'll pm you a little secret on how to "look" lower with some cheap parts at work...

Hey do me a favor check to see if they have the old style axle covers in a 5 1/2'" diameter with clips ( I have the 6 lug 5 1/2" bolt pattern wheels) or check horn covers too !!! they make great baby moons.... and no stealing my idea when you put your rallies back on either...LMAO!!!!!!!!

I just need a part # and I'll get them locally.........

peterbilt offers a 4 and a 7-1/4
now aftermarket wise the only ones i know of right now are a grand general which are 5-1/2 but they only offer them in the cone style. if you want i can get you a number on them. next time im on the horn with chrome shop ill hit them up and see if they got any house brands i could get you a number on

[Hottrucks]

thanx and a price...I know theys hould be fairly cheap....hell I would even do the plastic ones....ask if they need the clips or wether they lock on the nuts

[notrailerqueens]

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

thanx and a price...I know theys hould be fairly cheap....hell I would even do the plastic ones....ask if they need the clips or wether they lock on the nuts

sure no probs. most of your aftermarket ones are gonna be plastic but im pretty confident i can find ya a metal one. and most of em come with clips that will just slide in and lock

[1986c10]

nice looking build. I was wondering what parts you used for the ram air because i want to run basically the same thing. Like what did you use for the part that goes through the core support and the flex tubing is connected to? And where did you get the dual ram air intake? Thanks

[notrailerqueens]

thanks 1986c10!
the ram air is from summit the part number on it is a SPE-728. i bought mine on sale i think i gave $99 for it they run em on sale fairly frequently but i dont think its but $140 or $150 when its regularly priced.

the kit comes with the flex tube and a plastic connector to mount up to the core support. i relocated my horn on the drivers side over about 3 or 4 inches (dont quote me on that) bassically just to the next set of predrilled holes on the support so that i could pipe out on that side. there is already a perfectly drilled hole on the drivers side to pipe too. now on the passanger side there is an identical hole but it has a plate over it. (in post #37 you can see what im talking about) for the passanger side i just took my reciprocating saw and cut that plate out to make the hole. i used the included hardware to mount the inlet adapter to the core support to pipe the tubing to.

now i didnt wanna leave my intakes open cuz i wanted to take one more precaution against rain and water getting in there. not that you have to you can leave em open i just didnt want to.

i had some sheet aluminum laying around the garage (dont know the gauge sorry, its thin thats all i can tell you lol) i used the "cap" i cut out on the passanger side to get a dimension to cut the new ones with and then just marked it out on the sheet and cut it out with some snips. then i took some 1/4 copper tubbing i had laying around and cut 8 pieces about 2-2-1/4 inches long to use as a spacer. i drilled out a quad pattern in the support around the hole and then used some 3 or 3-1/2 inch stainless steel deck screw to attach the caps. (sorry i know im horrible with messurments im more of a size it by eye kinda gal ) again you can look at post #37 to see all the pics i have of it up. then i just rattle canned it black to hide it behind the grill and put her back together.

since i havent really had her "out on the road" (apart from the drive home, 3 miles with a bunch of stuff in her cuz i moved) im not sure what i got preformance wise. i still got a TON of tuning to do to her to before shes running well enough to tell but that fresh cold air can never hurt. lol

hopefully i awnsered your question

[mooseknuckles]

just thought I'd check you out, you're off to a good start...cool build!

[notrailerqueens]

thanks! havent gotten to get too much done lately cuz of the holidays and money but shes coming along

[mooseknuckles]

I know what ya mean.....I just wish I had a nice warm place to work on it.

[notrailerqueens]

well im lucky there today it was 78 degrees. lol but i will admit that im kinda a sissy about cold weather it was 35 the other night and i was freezing in my garage.

[vtwinsport]

I don't want to hear it , it is 10 degrees F here today. I second the cold air intakes- nicely done.

[hotrod_991]

first off NIce build. Im working with a 77 myself. second that is the first time I have seen a fuel pump and pink tipped nails in the same picture haha. keep up the good work. I am actually getting ready to drop mine with the coil cut and axle flip while I have the motor out and Ill post pics in my build thread if you want to see how its done.

[hotrod_991]

my build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=403664

[notrailerqueens]

Originally Posted by vtwinsport

I don't want to hear it , it is 10 degrees F here today. I second the cold air intakes- nicely done.

lol well here in texas we dont do cold weather lol. sure is nice to actually be inside working though.

thanks about the cold air intake it was super cheap and really easy to install!

[notrailerqueens]

Originally Posted by hotrod_991

first off NIce build. Im working with a 77 myself. second that is the first time I have seen a fuel pump and pink tipped nails in the same picture haha. keep up the good work. I am actually getting ready to drop mine with the coil cut and axle flip while I have the motor out and Ill post pics in my build thread if you want to see how its done.

Thanks! yah the pink nails take every body back a step just how i roll

i def wanna watch your build. this is gonna be my first drop ever and i know NOTHING about it so im really relying heavly on yalls knowledge and watching how yall have done it.
i appreciate all the kinda words and help greatly! really makes yah feel good!

[hotrod_991]

this will be my second drop. first one was in high school on my 83 silvereado. only instead of buying new perches we cut the old ones off welded on the lines left and welded them onto the bottom, and used a torch to heat oposing sodes of the coil springs while i jumped on the hood LOL looking back that wasnt the safest way to do it while uncle was under the truck

[notrailerqueens]

sorry about the lack of updates guys. i have gotten a bit accomplished since my last posting but have had some family issues keeping me lately. i promise to get yall updated asap

[kikkegek]

thanks for the link in the engine bay thread.

I looked you up and I might follow you up on your design for my intake.


mine is open now and rain and water could just be sucked in....


and I hate the piping I have used sofar. I Might change that in the future too!


the flex duct should be causing a huge resistance and restriction too the airflow....

thanks again! man

[notrailerqueens]

no prob kikkegek glad i could help
i believe that you can actually pick up just the ducking off summit but dont quote me on that. i did list all the part numbers and everything in that other post maybe if you search that part number and then go to related items you can find something that will work.

[notrailerqueens]

ok boys i know its much over due for some updates promise i will throw some pics and status information up on sunday. its just been kinda crazy round here and i havent had the chance to update.

[mooseknuckles]

you're makin us wait till sunday?

[notrailerqueens]

sorry doll id update saturday but i got a charity truck show all day.

good things come to those who wait.

[Hottrucks]

5 bucks says no pics of the truck show either??

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by notrailerqueens

no prob kikkegek glad i could help
i believe that you can actually pick up just the ducking off summit but dont quote me on that. i did list all the part numbers and everything in that other post maybe if you search that part number and then go to related items you can find something that will work.

could you point me out to the partnumbers,cause I cant seem to find them in your build thread.

[502ss]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

thanks for the link in the engine bay thread.

I looked you up and I might follow you up on your design for my intake.


mine is open now and rain and water could just be sucked in....


and I hate the piping I have used sofar. I Might change that in the future too!


the flex duct should be causing a huge resistance and restriction too the airflow....

thanks again! man

Check this place out for duct hose. This is the stuff used on things like large scale leaf vacuums and such. Some of it has a smooth inside so it won't create turbulence. You can also buy in small quantities.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#suction-duct/=atcr3h
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[notrailerqueens]

ouch @hot trucks! man that was harsh! no worries there will be pics of it later too i promise! wasnt very many of our trucks out there. actually only like 2. lots of new stuff but all were sweet rides and we raised ALOT of money for juvenile diabetes yesterday so it was a blast ill throw up some show shots and rollin shots of the crew this afternoon.