Scott's hotrods shop truck

[Alvin]

Wow. That's impressive.

[my67chevytruck]

looks good.

[gostranger]

super sick i wish i had that kind of a budget!!!!

[Scottshotrods]

Next step will be our bolt in shock mounts and our sway-bar install.Guys wait till you see
the rear suspension for this burb it will blow you guys away.Rearend will be a ford 9 inch
with 14 inch brakes and wilwood brakes.The suspension you guys will have to wait
to see it it is top secret.
Justin

[chevyrestoguy]

As usual, it looks awesome. You guys do very nice work. Also, thanks for the great pictures. Not only are they informative, they are motivational.

Tip: On the safety wire, next time try this. When you're ready to do the pigtail, after it comes out of the end of the second fastener, lock both wires in the pliers and twist the wire BACKWARDS (some pliers like Snap-On have a reverse lever, if not, do it manually). This will tighten up any loose conditions in the wire, and it'll cut cleaner when you dyke off the excess. Go long when twisting the pigtail, at least an inch. I like to do my final pigtail cut at a length of about 3/4" of an inch because your cut will be made at a point where the wire has a tight twist. This will make the ends look nice. Then, bend the pigtail in half with a pair of needle nose pliers and then use the safetywire pliers to crimp the loop tightly. I'm an aircraft mechanic by trade, and this is how they taught us in A&P school. It looks really nice and consistent when you've got a bunch of fasteners (like the rotor hats) to do. And, it won't loosen up as easily and the pigtails won't unravel over time.

[Scottshotrods]

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy

As usual, it looks awesome. You guys do very nice work. Also, thanks for the great pictures. Not only are they informative, they are motivational.

Tip: On the safety wire, next time try this. When you're ready to do the pigtail, after it comes out of the end of the second fastener, lock both wires in the pliers and twist the wire BACKWARDS (some pliers like Snap-On have a reverse lever, if not, do it manually). This will tighten up any loose conditions in the wire, and it'll cut cleaner when you dyke off the excess. Go long when twisting the pigtail, at least an inch. I like to do my final pigtail cut at a length of about 3/4" of an inch because your cut will be made at a point where the wire has a tight twist. This will make the ends look nice. Then, bend the pigtail in half with a pair of needle nose pliers and then use the safetywire pliers to crimp the loop tightly. I'm an aircraft mechanic by trade, and this is how they taught us in A&P school. It looks really nice and consistent when you've got a bunch of fasteners (like the rotor hats) to do. And, it won't loosen up as easily and the pigtails won't unravel over time.

Funny you mentioned that we just ordered two pairs of pliers from our mac
tool guy on tuesday.The pliers we have been using took a c___p on tue.
Thanks for the tip
Justin

[Hottrucks]

Originally Posted by Scottshotrods

.The suspension you guys will have to wait
to see it it is top secret.
Justin

come on Justin we have all seen 4 links...how about something like what you see under the mark 8's or t bird super coupe...

I know you can build it.... the covette thing has been done and you guys always seem to bring it up a level!! or 10

[Scottshotrods]

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

come on Justin we have all seen 4 links...how about something like what you see under the mark 8's or t bird super coupe...

I know you can build it.... the covette thing has been done and you guys always seem to bring it up a level!! or 10

Jeff
You have no idea on what we are doing but it will be able to handle
drag racing and autocrossing and it is not a irs and yes it will be
Badd Ass

[Hottrucks]

dam I was hoping to trick you into giving us a little more info...

[jephs422]

Originally Posted by Hottrucks

dam I was hoping to trick you into giving us a little more info...

I think it was purposely vague because Justin's not sure what he's gonna do yet! LOL!! j/k...it's gonna be sick, that's for sure.

[Hottrucks]

Come on Jeph throw us dogs a bone..we won't tell...

speaking of dogs....

[Scottshotrods]

On thursday we will post some pictures of the floor pan we made for the truck.We will
post some pics of the motor to.
Justin

[N2TRUX]

Nice follow up guys. Ford 9" rear? C'mon guys this is a GM truck.

[aggie91]

Great build so far. I really like the detail assembly sequence photos you have been posting. Can't wait to see more.

I don't think I have ever seen anyone autocross a suburban!

[Scottshotrods]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Nice follow up guys. Ford 9" rear? C'mon guys this is a GM truck.

Ford 9 to many gear choices out there to choose from this is why we are using this rear and also it is very strong and take some abuse.
Justin

[Scottshotrods]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Great build so far. I really like the detail assembly sequence photos you have been posting. Can't wait to see more.

I don't think I have ever seen anyone autocross a suburban!

We thought the same thing and we have to be different and these burbs look
to cool just to watch.Since there is truck autocross we have to join in.
Justin

[jkb]

Thanks for taking us through the build and the extra detailed pictures are really great to see! Been a huge fan of your work since the first time I seen your roadster chevy at Detroit Autorama, just proved innovative thinking leads to evolution in style. Great job on this build and can't wait to see it completed!

[jephs422]

Here's a few before and afters.

The floor is part way back in. There was a lot of damage on the kick panels to address so it took a little longer than expected. It'll be 100% finished by Monday, but the rear is still going to have to be redone.

[scotts62]

Hey lookin good!

[daverod]

I'm lovin all the detailed pictures. Keep it coming. You do great work.

[Scottshotrods]

Guys thanks for all the interest in our shop truck we have a ton of metal work
we will be doing on the burb.We will show all the work on this forum so you all
can see what is going on.
Justin

[duallyjams]

Hey thanks for letting us tag along,this build is what alot of us dream of doing.

[Scottshotrods]

Today we be setting a mock up motor and tranny in to lay out the tranny tunnel and
drive shaft tunnel.We will have pics up later today to show progress.
Justin

[dallas71]

what is the part # for the wilwood setup for our trucks?? 5 lug or where did you find it????

[Alan's Classic]

You are living about everyone's dream on this board. Beautiful work!!