1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes

[woodwright]

You're not gonna put a stack on it are you?
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[6BT 56]

Ya got to love it when they start to look loke trucks again . once they make noise then you really get stoked . Truck looks awsome . You have come so far ! Running well ? I'm no fan of POR 15 my self. I hear of lots of people that swear by it but I ask my self if they really put some mi on it after . I used it on my hwy tractor after giving the frame a quick touch with the blaster . I actually drove it and put 100,000 mi on it and the paint was done in 6 ish months . No match for a Ontario winter I have spots on the truck that were done with trimclad yars before and they are still holding up better than that stuff .

[Dieselwrencher]

Thanks guys. Yep, for now it's getting a stack until I can come up with a good way to get at least 4" exhaust through the back. A stack is the least bit of work right now. Plus I like stacks. I didn't want one on this truck, but I really want to be able to dump my rear suspension for hooking up to trailers. That's a nice feature. My only other option was to dump the exhaust in front of the rear axle, and I felt that looked dumb and it will have my rear axle black...................

[Dewey72]

Holy smokes the four link bars look great. Looking good man!. Did I miss any pics of the clutch master cylinder. Trying to figure out how to do mine.
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[woodwright]

I forgot about all the stuff you've got to get around in the back. I'm gonna run 4" back to the front of the rear axle, and then split to duel 3" out the back. I don't care for the huge coffee can tips that some guys have. And I want people to be really confused when they see my truck roll by.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Dewey72

Holy smokes the four link bars look great. Looking good man!. Did I miss any pics of the clutch master cylinder. Trying to figure out how to do mine.
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Thanks! You can see it in the RH corner of this pic below. There was one hole in the fire wall from the factory, and I still need to add one and finish mounting it.

Originally Posted by woodwright

I forgot about all the stuff you've got to get around in the back. I'm gonna run 4" back to the front of the rear axle, and then split to duel 3" out the back. I don't care for the huge coffee can tips that some guys have. And I want people to be really confused when they see my truck roll by.

Yeah, I think a 5" tip on a 4" system, and a 6" tip on a 5" system looks good. Anything bigger and it looks dumb. On stacks, it definitely has to fit the truck.

Here is a pic of the suspension aired up.



Aired out



I wanted to put the tail pipe over the pan hard bar on the RH side. This was a good idea until I aired it out. Not going to work. So then I thought about putting it over the LH side of the pan hard bar and t it to duals. My issue with that is that I think all the 90's and 45's will restrict flow. It'll have to wait for now.

[gerfunken]

Any chance of running it down the outside of the frame, and over the top of the air bag on the right hand side?

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by gerfunken

Any chance of running it down the outside of the frame, and over the top of the air bag on the right hand side?

if you give me time, i will find out. i am going to try to avoid a stack, so i am going to try that route. i think i can get it weaseled through the wheel well in a way that wont hurt my feelings. if not, 4" stack.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by gerfunken

Any chance of running it down the outside of the frame, and over the top of the air bag on the right hand side?

I was thinking the same thing. Or run it on the outside of the frame and dump it in front of the right, rear tire if you don't want to go over the bag bracket.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by gerfunken

Any chance of running it down the outside of the frame, and over the top of the air bag on the right hand side?

My problem in doing this is my primary turbo is so low that getting over the frame is nearly impossible due to the cab floor board. When I put the turbos on, I had no intentions of going with this air ride set up. Whoops, another change in plans.

Originally Posted by doubleb's69

Looking good fellas.
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Thanks! See ya soon.

Originally Posted by ryanroo

if you give me time, i will find out. i am going to try to avoid a stack, so i am going to try that route. i think i can get it weaseled through the wheel well in a way that wont hurt my feelings. if not, 4" stack.

I'm sure you can get it through there with where you put your primary.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

maibe double the pipe up and make it 2 x 2,5 "

Rectangle tubing doesn't flow nearly the same as round.

Originally Posted by Str8-6-68

Right on Ryan, This build is really looking good now and its come a long way. Sweetest cummins conversion on this site!

Thanks, how's yours coming?

Originally Posted by Ackattack

I was thinking the same thing. Or run it on the outside of the frame and dump it in front of the right, rear tire if you don't want to go over the bag bracket.

I don't want it dumping in front of the rear anything. Everything will be black if I drive it like I stole it. Which may make me feel better for it being such a PITA going back together.

[doubleb's69]

Looking good fellas.
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[watahyahknow]

maibe double the pipe up and make it 2 x 2,5 "

[Str8-6-68]

Right on Ryan, This build is really looking good now and its come a long way. Sweetest cummins conversion on this site!

[watahyahknow]

sorry meant two round pipes of 2.5 "
i seen y pipes for sale that go from 4 to 2 x 2.5 inch , you could run those down both sides of the frame with a lot more clearance

[mknittle]

Ryan, remember that indecision is the key to flexibility! At least that's my story.

Truck is lookin good!

[Mattman2010]

Here are some pictures of the longhorn that I took when I was up there hanging out with Ryan. I have more but I will have to resize them.

[watahyahknow]

it has the look of one of those sledpullers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZjT3w2AZ40

all it needs are some tractorweights in front

[Dieselwrencher]

Well, it's been a long few weeks. We did manage to get the truck down to Good Guys for 2 days so people could perform double takes. I had a few people join me in the thrash fest to get it ready. Thanks to my Dad, brothers nick and Scott, and to Mattman2010. They all helped do something so the truck would get put back together fast. It is really nice to jump in this thing after all this time and drive it under it's own power. There is still a lot left to be done to drive it, and IDK when it all will get done. We shall see. Here are some pics and I will add more as I resize them.

[gerfunken]

Ryan, the truck is absolutely beautiful. I hope that mine will turn out near what yours is. (Probably not, but here's to big dreaming...)

[ryanroo]

Looks GREAT!

where on earth did you get that BA suspension? hahaha

[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

Looks GREAT!

where on earth did you get that BA suspension? hahaha

Only took a few MONTHS after it was ordered... Just waiting on the front now....

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

Only took a few MONTHS after it was ordered... Just waiting on the front now....

fabricators are a notoriously unreliable lot...


but i am guessing you meant a few months after you got it to install it? RIGHT??

[Mattman2010]

That rear suspension rides pretty good. Will ride a lot better when the front is bagged. It looked sweet in person!
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[Mustard72]

Now that's a truck!!!

[6lcummins]

Sorry for the blurriness on the left side, my galaxy died so I had to use my old G2.