project INCREDIBLE HULK 6.2L with 6L80E

[LooseCannon]

Nice work!

[68 short step]

quick update as to this weekend progress... located the A/C bulkhead under the pass fender in the cab cowl area, so it'll be all hidden....after i got it located i started to apply rust inhibitor (runs will be smoothed after it dries), both inside and out.. also here is the cab corner cut off and the rust inhibitor applied...

[Ackattack]

man some of those pictures look like they came from my garage....are you sure you're not secretly working on my cab?

[68 short step]

im over due for an update, so here it goes.....
got the cab corner on the dr side fitted and welded on... then with the majority of the metal work on the cab done, with a little help from my brother and friends, we pulled the cab off....after the cab was off, i preped the frame for surgery... it started life as a long bed, but is now a short bed.....this truck is gonna be on air so i c-nothed it, it rests in the notch when its aired out (which is 3")also got most the suspension here (with the exception of a few backordered parts).....

[68 short step]

[71Hulk]

hey that frame work is rokcrin like....VERY SWEET!!!

So what did u make the fish plates out of?

Any idea where we gonna mount the air tank at?

Can u explain to me what the measurement in the pict. is supposed to me telling me??? pardon the ignorance...

Does the airride set up seem like pretty good quality stuff??? Hope it was worth the $$$ ?

[my67chevytruck]

looking good, i was going to ask for an update.

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by 71Hulk

hey that frame work is rokcrin like....VERY SWEET!!!

So what did u make the fish plates out of?

Any idea where we gonna mount the air tank at?

Can u explain to me what the measurement in the pict. is supposed to me telling me??? pardon the ignorance...

Does the airride set up seem like pretty good quality stuff??? Hope it was worth the $$$ ?

- fish plates are 1/4" steel 14" long and 4" tall, cut in a diamond shape with rounded corners...
- the air tank is long, and mounting it ( i breifly tried to find a good spot for it) will be kinda tricky.... but ill get er done..
- the rear air bag fully deflated is 3" tall, so we wanted the air bag mounting points to be 3" appart when aired out...to do this the rear axle needed to come up, thats part of the reason we c-notched it..the other reason we notched it, is cause we want about 4" of suspension travel ( altho we will have bout 5" of possible travel)
- the kit is AWSOME, cant be any better IMO



and no, we arnt playin around with this build!!!

[BigSky71]

Very nice work!

You didn't kid around when you order from ART. You will have to let use know how those adjustable shocks work.

[71Hulk]

Thanks for clairifying....and i second that notion....we ain't playin around!

[68 short step]

powerwashed the frame to keep my hands and the new parts from getting dirty during mock-up.. tore-off the front and rear suspension and got the bags (all 4 corners) installed, drilled the bag mounting plates for the front, installed the lower tubular control arms, located and drilled the shock mounts, and finally assembled it all for mock-up (less the muscle-bar sway bar)

[randomhero472]

how did those rear plates and cups work, you think the rear end will still get just as low as it would it you bolted it in place of original spring... and was is a pain to drill the frame?

Also, on a sour note.. you heard anything on your truck, i've gotta go get mine one of these weekends, wish it was closer!!

[GRIMSS]

Some nice look'n work your doing there. Do you have any idea of what those two greens are called? That's kind of the look i'm wanting to have.

[71Hulk]

Originally Posted by GRIMSS

Some nice look'n work your doing there. Do you have any idea of what those two greens are called? That's kind of the look i'm wanting to have.

GRIMSS: don't have a clue but you can buy the bed and all you'll have to do is match it!

[68 short step]

grimss, i have no idea what greens those are.... might ask 71hulk....



got the air ride components all mounted..... tank is mounted under the cab, and the two compressors are about 1.5' behind that under the bed.. the valves are on the crossmember just behind the rear axle.... i ran the lines through the front crossmember and secured them by drilling and tapping a hole, installing a screw, and finally securing the line with a cushion clamp....it was time consuming, but i didnt want that line rubbing anything... next was time to mount the ride hight sensors.. where i mounted the sensors there was about a 1" gap that need a spacer made... so i got some round stock, cut it , drilled and tapped it, then welded it to the frame... it all came out looking good... here are a few pics...

[BigSky71]

Nice work and great progress!

I really should order the LevelPro upgrade for my setup. The old "Ride Height to Start" feature from version one is marginal at best...

[Ackattack]

what shocks are those? I've been thinking of some QA1 shocks for mine, but haven't really looked/measured enough to know which ones to get. Did the frame bracket come with the kit too?

[c10addict]

Wow... Coming along good! All the best parts going on it! Looks Killer!

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

what shocks are those? I've been thinking of some QA1 shocks for mine, but haven't really looked/measured enough to know which ones to get. Did the frame bracket come with the kit too?

they are double adjustable QA1, yes the upper shock mount brackets came with the kit.

[killer71]

hey dude...you got the hulk lookin good...Will you be painting the frame or will you guys powder coat it???

[68 short step]

killer it'll be painted..



got some motor mount ls1 adaptor plates, so i was able to mock-up the mock-up engine... and with this truck i set the motor 1" further back for 2 reasons 1) is cause these control arms are beefier then stock, and i fear the headers will interfer with them on the dr. side. and 2) cause we're gonna run a f-body oil pan for ground clearance....also got the center x-member drilled out and the trailing arms out, cause all this is gonna get replaced with new ECE stuff.. here are the pics

[Hart_Rod]

If you use these headers, I don't think you'll have a problem with clearance, .

R/

[68 short step]

hart-rod ive seen them headers a thousand times from when you posted them, quit flaunting those awsome looking headers, you lucky ginny pig you

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by 68 short step

hart-rod ive seen them headers a thousand times from when you posted them, quit flaunting those awsome looking headers, you lucky ginny pig you

I wasn't trying to brag , I'm just excited that after 2 years of inquiries, we, (LS1 modders, ), finally have an awesome looking set of headers to complete are LS builds. BTW, did 71HULK finally pick up a motor worthy of the rest of the truck?

[68 short step]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

I wasn't trying to brag , I'm just excited that after 2 years of inquiries, we, (LS1 modders, ), finally have an awesome looking set of headers to complete are LS builds. BTW, did 71HULK finally pick up a motor worthy of the rest of the truck?

i know, im just giving ya a hard time, and im glad someone finally came out with such a product....him and i are discussing it now, and have been...he only wants the best of the best in this one, im all for it tho