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Re: The Kraken
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Re: The Kraken
Very Nice. Now give us more!!!
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Re: The Kraken
I bought a Tig welder two months ago and my welds don't look like that. Maybe someday.
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Re: The Kraken
Nice welds
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Re: The Kraken
More progress?
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Re: The Kraken
Almost a month.................................crickets, crickets ...............................anything happening?
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Oh man, poor Kraken was gettin lonely. Gave it some love last week. LS1 installed with a 4l60E. Got all the NO Limit stuff bolted up and started the plumbing. Just need to find a late model Camaro diff and it will be rollin.
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Re: The Kraken
Delmo, Nice build! Can I get a better pic of your stock brake lever and how it works?
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Re: The Kraken
That looks really nice. I plan for the same build, LS/4L60 with MII suspension. Like to see some good pics of the engine mount set-up and steering linkage if you got more. Hows clearance for exhaust with the trans and booster set up
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No problemo, I will get pics up tomorrow.
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Re: The Kraken
Looking killer!
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Looks great.....Jim
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Re: The Kraken
A whole month ....for Del?.... hmm... maybe it's time for a re-name ...The Slacken.
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Well I finally got a round to uploading. So we went with a 9 inch posi from Currie with 31 spline axles and discs. Cleaned up the under side of the cab and stuck back on the chassis with new cab mounts. I shortened the column today and modified the 3 spd shift box to work as an auto. I'll get some pics of that up next year some time. LOL ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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These are not the wheels for Kraken but you get the idea. Great ride height.
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Over a decade later, I'm having issues with that "Currie posi", and I crack open the diff to find...a regular OEM Ford Open Differential! Somewhere down the line this was changed out or possibly sold to Del under false pretense. The rear/third member was definitely not a Currie unit, just has Currie axles in it...at least they are 31 spine and do have the Explorer Disc brake upgrade. Currie would tag their axle and the third member would have an N for Nodular on it, and this looks like an OEM Ford unit.
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....well naturally I had to get that fixed!
Eaton TruTrac installed and should be getting back underneath the Kraken this weekend ![]()
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hahaha i'm sorry that was funny.. del's probably cranked out about 4 others cars we don't know about since last month!
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Re: The Kraken
Coming along very nicely!!
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Re: The Kraken
Del,
VERY impressive....as usual, ho hum! Ha ha. You're so good and so fast, it's working against you now. We've come to expect miracles overnight. I don't know if you've covered it before, but what are you typically using to strip the firewall and under the cab? Are we talking wire wheel on an angle grinder? 3M wheel, other? Do you use Lizardskin, undercoating or paint under there? If paint what do you usually use? Epoxy primer under any of that stuff? Sorry for the tedious questions. |
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Thanks Dan, ya start off with various wire wheels the switch to a 3M abbrasive disc. Clean it up with reducer and hit it with a self etching primer. I used some rubberized undercoat from Pep boys on this one, seemed to work great.
Cameron (the owner) stopped by and took some amazing shots. Thought i would share. The guy has some serious skills behind a camera. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Love this one.
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Re: The Kraken
WOW! I am starting to fall in love with this truck
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Looking good.
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