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Old 04-02-2012, 11:40 PM   #1
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also had to modify the tranny crossmember for the exhaust.......
That's a very good idea!

Looks great!!
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Old 04-01-2012, 09:29 AM   #2
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Old 04-01-2012, 03:52 PM   #3
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thanks man....made a little more progress today...got the rest of the holes for the tranny member drilled and tapped...all bolted in for good now...
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Old 04-01-2012, 03:55 PM   #4
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bolted one of the billet's back on to get a look....
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Old 04-01-2012, 06:25 PM   #5
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bolted one of the billet's back on to get a look....
looks awesome man should be sweet once its rolling. What size exhaust are you going to run?
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Old 04-01-2012, 06:34 PM   #6
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looks awesome man should be sweet once its rolling. What size exhaust are you going to run?
3" from collectors to turndowns, I want to try and fit a x-over in there somewhere....might be impossible tho....
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Old 04-07-2012, 12:05 AM   #7
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looking good moose this thing is gonna be sweet once you all done with it...
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Old 04-07-2012, 08:54 AM   #8
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looking good moose this thing is gonna be sweet once you all done with it...
I hope so man...otherwise I'm gonna be broke with a POS truck!.....
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Old 04-07-2012, 09:26 AM   #9
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I hope so man...otherwise I'm gonna be broke with a POS truck!.....
this is always the dilemma....dreaming about the truck, then looking at ur savings account......sucks!
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Old 04-07-2012, 08:24 PM   #10
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oil pressure sending unit installed...
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Old 04-07-2012, 08:29 PM   #11
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fuel pump and filter/regulator installed...I mounted it on the outside of the fram rail for more room and to keep it away from the exhaust...
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Old 04-08-2012, 05:06 PM   #12
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Man looking sweet. What fittings/hoses did you use on your power steering pump to hook to factory box?
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Old 04-08-2012, 05:23 PM   #13
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Man looking sweet. What fittings/hoses did you use on your power steering pump to hook to factory box?
the stock ones!....from the 86 pump..direct fit..
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Old 04-08-2012, 06:22 PM   #14
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the stock ones!....from the 86 pump..direct fit..
Oh nice, I wonder if the ones from a 73 are similar.
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Old 04-08-2012, 08:57 PM   #15
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chances are.....
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Old 04-09-2012, 05:03 PM   #16
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moose, i love checking your build out and seeing all the detailed posts. keep it coming....that's a bad machine!
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Old 04-09-2012, 06:06 PM   #17
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hey thanks man!.....gonna order up some more parts this week, to keep ya interested.....
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:06 PM   #18
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Wow your makin great progress , keep on it , its lookin great !
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:08 PM   #19
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Wow your makin great progress , keep on it , its lookin great !
thanks.....
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Old 04-10-2012, 01:09 PM   #20
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bought a water pump off e-bay.....
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Old 04-15-2012, 02:58 PM   #21
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I haven't checked ur thread in a while. Looking great man!!!!!
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Old 04-16-2012, 09:38 AM   #22
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Lookin good!
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Old 04-16-2012, 05:59 PM   #23
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Old 04-19-2012, 08:39 PM   #24
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gotta make a parts run tomorrow, but I'm hoping to get this thing ready to fire up this weekend...
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:26 AM   #25
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That would be awesome John! Good luck and I hope you can post a video and let us know what it sounds like!
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