55.2-59 57 Fleetside C4 build

[57FleetsideC4]

Originally Posted by OKGMC4

Do you know the cam specs? My 6.0 running flat tops and a 224r TSP cam on 112 lsa got 360 rwhp but I could only get 11mpg. I think the 112 lsa and the 3200 stall converter killed the mileage. My 5.3 got 18mpg in town with stock stall and stock LS1 cam. Small part of the reason I’m going back to the 5.3, adding a turbo, and switching to a 4l80. Hoping to get the power AND the mileage. Also, loved the cam lope but didn’t like the truck shaking at every stoplight.

I do have the cam specs out in the shop and will post them later. This is a cam they use a lot on these engines. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Originally Posted by dsraven

kinda too bad you have that rotisserie, you are missing out on the true experience. you know, eye flushing the sand out of your eyes, laying on your back working overhead till your hands fall alseep from no blood flow, dropping stuff in your face.........jealous......
nice job, keep the pics and progress reports coming.

I have done cars on my back before scraping undercoat with a torch and burning myself then the sandblast in every crevice of my body. I feel like I am cheating now. Will keep posting progress. Thanks Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Cam specs for the cam they used are.

Duration at .050 Intake 217 Exhaust 225
Lobe Lift Intake .370 Exhaust .270
Valve Lift @ 1.7 Intake .629 Exhaust .629
Lobe Separation 113
Intake Center Line 110

Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Hi All, I am behind on posting about the progress on my project and will update to present. This will start from March till now. The first pictures are of the hood and bedsides being in the first coats of primer. Nor real exciting but all part of the process. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Some More primed parts. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

With all the body panels in the first coats of high build primer I moved on to the chassis. These are pics of the disassembly. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

After the disassembly of the chassis I began to recondition individual components as needed and paint. Steve

[Jason 56]

You’ve made great progress this summer. Keep up the good work! I really like your garage.

[57FleetsideC4]

Originally Posted by Jason 56

You’ve made great progress this summer. Keep up the good work! I really like your garage.

Thank You. I am making decent progress now. Right now getting the cab ready to paint the firewall and put truck bedliner on the bottom the cab then will put the cab on the chassis for the last time!! Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Some pics from late May early June. I sent the frame out to be sand blasted and some more pieces of the chassis that I cleaned up and painted. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

These are pics are from late June early July. Frame came back from sand blast and got it prepped for epoxy primer and gloss black single stage urethane. I only filled some of the pits in the frame and smoothed out some of the welds. I am going for a nice driver that I could show if I wanted not a Kindig build. Steve

[OKGMC4]

Well I think I kin dig it! Sorry, just had to say it.

[57FleetsideC4]

More pics and hope to be caught up soon. These are from late July as I was assembling the chassis. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Still in late July. More chassis assembly pics. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Some more progress pics from July. I have a rolling frame at this time and then turned to getting the 6.0 LS and 4L80E trans cleaned up and painted. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

More Engine and trans pics with final paint on them. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Pics from early August. Reinstalled all the accessories back on the engine along with the core support I test fitted the radiator so could figure out the fan situation. Everything fit well put only have .140" of space between the fan and the water pump. Won't know if I will be all right till I hang the sheet metal but am pretty confident. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Pics from late August. Frame and drivetrain pretty well squared away. Back to the body now. Almost caught up with the updates. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Blocked out the cab for the first time. There is a lot of mud from all the panel replacements and 65 years of dents. Here are the pics. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

This should get me caught up on my project. I put three coats of 2K primer surfacer on the cab. I will block all this out with 180 put a couple more coats of 2K the block with 400 and paint. Getting closer all the time. I have painted the middle of the firewall with color. The next step is to spray the bottom of the cab with tintable raptor bed liner then put the cab on the chassis for the last time. Steve

[57FleetsideC4]

Sprayed the raptor bed liner on the lower part of the firewall, Lower plenums and the bottom of the truck. I tinted it per instructions and it came out a little lighter but acceptable. You really don't see much of this once all together. The cab should go back on the chassis this weekend. Steve

[dsraven]

nice job. looks great. curious, are the lower rear cab corners inner and outer or just the outers? hard to tell in the pics and they are so smooth.

[Jason 56]

Looks great! I’m anticipating seeing color. We are both at the same point in our builds. If all goes well for me I hope to paint my cab today. Keep up with the progress pictures.

[57FleetsideC4]

Originally Posted by dsraven

nice job. looks great. curious, are the lower rear cab corners inner and outer or just the outers? hard to tell in the pics and they are so smooth.

Thanks for the comment. I did inner and outer cab corners. Steve

[youngrodder]

Great job is all looks very sanitary....

Marc