1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Str8-6-68

Sweet progress man, looks good. now just finish the welds and bags and get it on the road? this build is friggin awesome.

Thanks! It's getting there little by little.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

a vehicle is usually identified here bij de chassis number in the frame and the wheelbase , not having the propper wheelbase like on the registrationpapers make brows go up and suspicions heightened that the registration doesnt belong to that vehicle , i hope there not as strickt in the states

First they'd have to find a K30 truck with 133" wheel base in their data base. The VIN matches the frame, this was just a repaint. I swear.

Originally Posted by v-man

Nice welding Ryan, that fab work looks really nice. The Excursion is looking good too. Thanks again for all the work on V-rig. It's working out really well. Doing just just what I wanted it to do. I finally saved up enough cash and she's getting new shoes today. Cooper at3's. I wanted something more aggressive but just to much highway driving. Hope all is well and tell Nick hi.

Thanks Tony! That's a good deal on your tires. I'm kind of surprised they've lasted this long towing and all. Are you and the Mrs. settled in to your farm house? I hope the move is going well. Stay safe.

[Dieselwrencher]

Not much more noticable progress, but some is better than none. Today I went and got a piece of metal for my last cross member. I also had Nick cut a piece of my DOM so I can build the new trans mount. I started getting the air bag lower mounts fitted in place. I need to go to harbor freight and get some more magnets so I can have these pieces held square while I'm welding them. More to come tomorrow.

[ryanroo]

dude! you got weldsmoke on your cab....


lookin good mister

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

dude! you got weldsmoke on your cab....


lookin good mister

Thanks. Yeah, that was from the card board I had on the back of the cab. It kept trying to light on fire. I guess this welder has some heat to it. Don't worry, when the box is back on the frame, It'll be hard as all get out to see those flame trails.

And I have to say, I'm glad you talked me into this rear suspension. It definitely looks beef cake for sure!

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Thanks. Yeah, that was from the card board I had on the back of the cab. It kept trying to light on fire. I guess this welder has some heat to it. Don't worry, when the box is back on the frame, It'll be hard as all get out to see those flame trails.

And I have to say, I'm glad you talked me into this rear suspension. It definitely looks beef cake for sure!

No problem! i would have to say you were not a hard sell.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

No problem! i would have to say you were not a hard sell.

Today I got the upper and lower air bag mounts installed. I have to make some filler plates for them to weld inside the frame, and I'm going to cap the uppers to make it look beefier too. I am now working on installing the pan hard bar. I'm kind of limited for room because of the cross members for the gooseneck. So I have to play with that to get the panhard bar where it works right and might allow for some exhaust to pass through.

Tonight a board member is coming over to letter the doors. Pics later on............

[gerfunken]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Today I got the upper and lower air bag mounts installed. I have to make some filler plates for them to weld inside the frame, and I'm going to cap the uppers to make it look beefier too. I am now working on installing the pan hard bar. I'm kind of limited for room because of the cross members for the gooseneck. So I have to play with that to get the panhard bar where it works right and might allow for some exhaust to pass through.

Tonight a board member is coming over to letter the doors. Pics later on............

So, I'm guessing that it's either the shop logo, or your wife is having a big, red A painted on the side of the vehicle because you spend more time with the truck than you do her?

[mcbassin]

Chassis look super strong Ryan! Too bad about the welder tip. I have an ancient welder that parts are hard to find. Works great though.
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[Mattman2010]

Should have removed the cab buddy! It's easy! haha
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[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

Should have removed the cab buddy! It's easy! haha
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Zip it.

[doubleb's69]

Thanks for the kind words and business plug Ryan! Glad you like it.

[6BT 56]

Originally Posted by doubleb's69

Thanks for the kind words and business plug Ryan! Glad you like it.

Yep that is just awsome . I want sumone to do sumtin simmilar on my 56 .

I dont suppose you will find your way into canada any time soon eh ??????

Thats all free hand ? Again , excellent work

[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by 6BT 56

Yep that is just awsome . I want sumone to do sumtin simmilar on my 56 .

I dont suppose you will find your way into canada any time soon eh ??????

Thats all free hand ? Again , excellent work

Yes sir. All free hand. Thanks. Don't think I will be going that far north for a while.
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[Dieselwrencher]

Yes sir, Bud did a great job! I think my brother wants him to do some on the Vette now..............

This weekend we got some more done. Friday night my brother Scott welded up the rest of the holes in the LH frame rail and ground them down. I've been trying real hard to figure out a way to get exhaust out the back. I think for now it'll get a stack. There just is 0 room when the suspension is dropped. I can't see doing all this work and not utilizing the drop option. I can always revisit my rear exhaust later. I got my shocks mounted and welded some odds and ends on Saturday. Nick started putting the head studs in Saturday afternoon and finished them Sunday evening. Sunday I started redoing my trans cross member. Yep, more Pittsburg steel. I'll get pics up tomorrow of the cross member and mount. I still have to finish them. Sunday evening Nick also put a block heater on it and plugged it in. While he was waiting for it to warm up, he polished the top of my VC and then repainted it. He also installed my injector lines. Late last night he unplugged the engine so it could cool until the morning. This morning he retorqued the head, and set the overhead. Little by little!






We also started coming up with a plan to lower the intercooler more so the hood latch will fit. more on that tomorrow too...........

[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Yes sir, Bud did a great job! I think my brother wants him to do some on the Vette now..............

You got my number!

[gerfunken]

The logo looks great. I've frequently contemplated putting a Construction logo on the side of mine, and the orange rotating lights on the roof... there's always so much construction going on around here I figured that I'd be able to drive through the construction with the lights on, bypassing traffic back-ups.

[DeadheadNM]

Late to the party but along for the ride...looks great!! Humbles my build for sure. Pete

[jbclassix]

Pittsburgh Steel has posted higher gains this quarter... something about shipping to IA and CO.....

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

Pittsburgh Steel has posted higher gains this quarter... something about shipping to IA and CO.....

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

Pittsburgh Steel has posted higher gains this quarter... something about shipping to IA and CO.....

fed ex ups and usps too, as much crap as we send back and forth...

seems that there is some more iron in the back of my truck labeled for iowa


That door looks awesome. excellent work Bud

[jbclassix]

You guys have no clue how many times I look at IA Ryan's and CO Ryan's builds and scheme about building a custom frame for my burb. You also are making it very hard for me to keep my cummins mild.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by jbclassix

You guys have no clue how many times I look at IA Ryan's and CO Ryan's builds and scheme about building a custom frame for my burb. You also are making it very hard for me to keep my cummins mild.

I'm seriously considering building a complete new frame if I ever build another boxed frame truck. Start with 2'x6" 1/4" wall and be done with it.

[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

fed ex ups and usps too, as much crap as we send back and forth...

seems that there is some more iron in the back of my truck labeled for iowa


That door looks awesome. excellent work Bud

I heard someone is going to have to free up some vacation time to get said iron.

[Dieselwrencher]

Last night I finished up my new trans cross member, and this morning I mounted it on the truck. I had Nick help me hold up my last cross member and we got it tacked up. I welded it in place and started welding my spacers for the trans cross member on the frame. Nick cut the pieces we needed to modify the radiator support some more. He ground the surfaces and marked them, and I welded them in. We still have to build some reinforcing plates to help stiffen the support up. Tonight I'm going to build the trans mount, and in the morning I'll weld the tabs to the cross member. The heat and humidity is here too by the way!

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

I heard someone is going to have to free up some vacation time to get said iron.

well just have to see who it is. ill be motoring through there sometime in the fall with my big white **** missile, so ill be available to drop it then provided plans dont change...

Ryan