I figure it's about that time..

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by skoffice

Just going back to Jr. college and getting my accounting certificate slowly. I was in a car accident a couple years ago and got my back and neck messed up pretty bad so I had to stop doing the work I did. I used to work at a machine shop building race engines and a fab shop building rock crawlers. They were right next door to eachother and it was like living a dream, then WHAM! Someone rear ended us on the freeway doing about 110. So I figure if I get my accounting cert. I can still work in just about any industry and it's not like money is going to go away any time soon so I can do it when I get really old too haha.

Lemonade from lemons .

[Dinos63]

nice work , dig the wheel combo

[skoffice]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Lemonade from lemons .

Pretty much, I'm just glad I can still enjoy building MY trucks at my own pace, I'll just never be able to go back to doing it all out, all the time, for other people haha.

Originally Posted by Dinos63

nice work , dig the wheel combo

Thanks Dino, I love your burbs. You do awesome work man.

[skoffice]

Getting there, my intake is complete minus a bracket to keep it in place. All my coolant lines are run, just need to cut two pieces of 1.5" .095 wall to connect the rubber hoses. Have 4 hot leads I need to fuse from the computer, mount my fuel cell, and run battery cable, then I should be ready to fire it up. I don't have my VATS removed yet so it's only going to fire up for a second, but at least I'll know I did something right haha. I'm going to get a live tune so I'll just have the VATS removed then. I got wheel tubs on the way, so I'll hopefully have my bed mocked up and be able to finish the last half of the frame in the next couple of weeks. School has been sucking up some of my time lately but I should be able to keep a steady pace on things. Still waiting on better weather to be finishing primer. There have been days where the 50 foot visibility of fog NEVER lifts. Very depressing. On a better note, I got to go up the hill today and help 4 link a D60 into a toyota. That was fun. Here's a pic of Adam welding it up, followed by one of my truck and another of a lot of 60's pickup parts I found in my friend's barn, including an entire factory A/C setup, a couple tach dashes, complete harnesses, and all kinds of other good stuff.

[skoffice]

Ahhh this is what I was afraid of! No time to work on my pickemup School sucks! The weather has been pretty decent lately too. What a shame..

[skoffice]

I'm ready to get this thing done SOON.

[Captainfab]

Coming along nicely

[skoffice]

It's ALIVE! I fired it up the other night after taking care of a couple fuel leaks. It fired up INSTANTLY. I still have the stock computer, so I just shut it right off. But at least my wiring is good! A tuned computer is on it's way, next is driveshaft and brake lines, then off to the exhaust shop and put the doors together and get em hung. It's gettin there! I'll post more pics soon.

[LT1 Burb]

Awesum job

[mr andrerson]

WOW!!.... nice!!!!!

[Vics63Chevy]

Your truck is sick! I'm definitely waiting for more pics..

[skoffice]

[Captainfab]

Looking good

OK, I'll be the first to ask......whatchya got going there on top of the intake? I know you have coolant going thru that tank, but what are the 2 smaller hoses?

[skoffice]

It's a heat exchanger for the transmission. It's got a cooling element inside that is super efficient.

Thanks for the power steering plate by the way. That shipped out really fast! Nice quality part and good instructions too. My buddy was very pleased!

[ruffrida2005]

Man you got some real nice work going on.

[gostranger]

awesome job i like the truck and thanks for all the pics!!!!

[markeb01]

Your entire build is incredible. What an amazing amount of engineering, build quality, and accomplishment in a very short time.

[Captainfab]

I was thinking that is what it might be.

I'm glad your buddy is happy with the steering box plate.....I appreciate the business

Originally Posted by skoffice

It's a heat exchanger for the transmission. It's got a cooling element inside that is super efficient.

Thanks for the power steering plate by the way. That shipped out really fast! Nice quality part and good instructions too. My buddy was very pleased!

[skoffice]

Thanks for all the compliments guys! I need the motivation, it's coming down to the wire now and I really want this bad boy done so I can actually enjoy my project this summer! My goal is to hop in and drive it under it's own power in 2 weeks, even if its just a burnout in the shop

[skoffice]

Pics to come soon. Seats are done, they turned out awesome. Carpet and insulator are in, stereo is mostly wired, just need to build a little box for the sub. Glass gets installed in the afternoon. All that's left is to mount the two front speakers and assemble the doors and the interior will be complete! Those doors are going to be a lot of fun to reassemble I can already see that haha. If all goes well I should be sending the driveshaft out to be shortened a week from today, and trailering it to the exhaust shop.

[skoffice]

Ok a lot has happened in the last few weeks. I got to drive it! It's almost ready for paint, I need to get some pictures up here. Anyone have any tips on how to get my windows to roll up easier? I'm probably going to need a new regulator for one of them, but both windows are almost two arms worth of strength to roll up

[Captainfab]

Have you replaced the window channel felts?

[A.T. RockDriller]

Originally Posted by skoffice

That's all I have at the moment. I should have pics of all my rear end parts and Autometer cluster this week. I'm shortening an 8.8 out of an explorer (cheapest strong axle I could find with disc brakes) on Monday, so I'll have about a 58" wide rear end, enough for some 315's. I'm going with a shorter wheelbase just to be different. I'm already going to be cutting the longbed bedsides down so why not right?

It sure seems to be about time, skoff.
We sure could use a bunch of pic's.

Maybe not of your rear end......but..... after you been here awhile, You can send us those, too.

[A.T. RockDriller]

[QUOTE=skoffice;4764539]Ok a lot has happened in the last few weeks. I got to drive it! It's almost ready for paint, I need to get some pictures up here. Anyone have any tips on how to get my windows to roll up easier? I'm probably going to need a new regulator for one of them, but both windows are almost two arms worth of strength to roll up [/QUOTE

Dry silicone spray'll help.
All the above is the best way to take care of it though.

[skoffice]

I did replace all the of the felts, I'll bet these have to be worn in for a bit huh? I'll try some of that silicone spray RockDriller, couldn't hurt right? And I PROMISE I'll post pics up by Sunday. You want me to PM those "rear end" pics? It goes to the exhaust shop tomorrow and he might be swamped and need to keep it til Saturday.