"BUILD: 1970 C10 LWB--->SWB “Jumping Cholla”

[Chaparralman1974]

It looks even better in the sun Scott!

Clay

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Very Nice

If you have any Gearhead neighbors?

I know they were Impressed.

Thanks, most of my neighbors keep to themselves, I always have people giving thumbs up as they walk past the driveway. A couple have stopped as they drive by to chat.

Originally Posted by Shifty One

Dang, that's sharp!

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

It looks even better in the sun Scott!

Clay

Thanks guys!

[SRU1436]

Looks awesome!

[rodstored-72]

agree Scott. the truck is looking FANTASTIC!! nice color choice too

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by rodstored-72

agree Scott. the truck is looking FANTASTIC!! nice color choice too

Thanks!

[loudchevy]

Yesterday I cleaned up the cab floor and scuffed it up, and taped the crap out of the door jambs/dash to get it ready for a coat of Raptor liner. I will still probably put down a layer of insulation between the carpet/rubber mat but I wanted to get the epoxy sealed up. I'm happy to have this last part of the cab done. I have all the pieces for the exhaust and brake lines that I want to get installed before the cab makes it to it's final home sitting on frame rails.

[nicklear36]

Originally Posted by loudchevy

Yesterday I cleaned up the cab floor and scuffed it up, and taped the crap out of the door jambs/dash to get it ready for a coat of Raptor liner. I will still probably put down a layer of insulation between the carpet/rubber mat but I wanted to get the epoxy sealed up. I'm happy to have this last part of the cab done. I have all the pieces for the exhaust and brake lines that I want to get installed before the cab makes it to it's final home sitting on frame rails.

That looks so awesome!! Did you raptorline the kick panel area?

[Chaparralman1974]

I like the Raptor Liner in the cab Scott! I was going to do dynamat in mine, but I may do this instead.

Clay

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by nicklear36

That looks so awesome!! Did you raptorline the kick panel area?

Thanks, yes I sprayed the kick panel area as well. I figured I'd save some filler/sanding time by just raptoring those areas that will get beat up by shoes anyways.

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

I like the Raptor Liner in the cab Scott! I was going to do dynamat in mine, but I may do this instead.

Clay

Thanks, I might still do some kind of stick-on insulation over the raptor but that will be farther down the road. Until I get to that crossroad, I can enjoy the clean look of this.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Turned out really good.

[chewychevy67]

That is a real nice color you chose.

[loudchevy]

Small progress weekend. Friday evening the boy and I got the TC pushed in the 700R4 and then got the trans bolted and torqued down to the engine. Then we fit the 454/700 between the frame rails for I hope, the last time. I needed a new transmission xmember so the exhaust would clear and not hang down below the frame rails. Speedway Motors had a decent one with some adjustability so I went and picked it up last week. Bolted it in between the rails and set the 700 on it with a poly mount.

On Sat I got an early start and started work on the trailing arm xmember. I used AZ Pro Performance's Dead End Exhaust Cut Outs so I could continue the exhaust between the height of the frame rails. I could've made the (2) pieces but for 100 bucks, they were worth saving time and just buying them. In hindsight, I should've bought their Trailing Arm xmemeber when I first was cleaning the frame up months ago. It looks like a nice peice.

Once the Dead End brackets were installed, I started to visually layout the mufflers and 3" exhaust in the rear to fit around the shocks and 12b rear. I think I should be able to get the exhaust kit I bought to work. I was going to try and re-use an old Flowmaster 40 that I had on the blazer but the offset needs to be wider and I only had 1, so would've had to buy one anyways.

I need to get some new header gaskets this week anyways so I'll pick out some new mufflers along with a number of other little pieces to keep progress moving. The garage was pretty warm in Phx, Fri/Sat worm me out. I took off today (Sun) from the garage to stay cooler and hang with the fam. More work to be done in the evenings for the week.

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Turned out really good.

Originally Posted by chewychevy67

That is a real nice color you chose.

Thanks!

[clay68c10]

That color really pops in the sun, I love it with the white. Very classic.

Speedway has really stepped into the truck world lately. That x-member looks like a solid piece.

[loudchevy]

Before I went and started on the exhaust, I wanted to confirm a radiator/fan setup would have enough room in front of the 454. I ordered a new aluminum from Champion and it showed up a few days later. I was going back and forth between a 2 & 3 row unit. I ended up buying the upgraded 2 row with 1" tubes to keep the depth of the radiator to a min. The 2 row should be more efficient than the 3 from what I have read and watched others speak about. Simple google calculator for pipe surface area to help confirm, 2 row with 1.0" tubes was around 178 inches squared as opposed to a 3 row with 0.63" that came to 168 inches squared. I also got the dual 14" electric fans, wiring, and relays, and 185 thermostat switch. 20 something bucks in stainless steel hardware, everything was bolted together and temporality set inside the core support.

There is a lot of play front to back with the mounts/bolts in the core holding it to the frame. I didn't mark where I bolted it down months ago when I had all the front pieces bolted to the cab on the frame, so I just verified that with the core/radiator/fan pushed as close to the front serpentine accessories on the BBC that everything cleared (overhead picture), it's tight but everything clears. Then for fun I pushed the core as far forward that I could just to see the max distance I might have (side picture). I was pretty relieved that everything cleared. I'm guessing the true location is somewhere in the middle of both tests spots.

Next up is exhaust. I have (2) Flowmaster 50 series mufflers, (2) MagnaFlow cats , and a pile of 3" builder exhaust pieces sitting in the garage ready for some progress to be made.

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by clay68c10

That color really pops in the sun, I love it with the white. Very classic.

Speedway has really stepped into the truck world lately. That x-member looks like a solid piece.

Thanks! Ya the Speedway x-member is pretty nice. It has a lot of adjustability built into it so the install was super easy.

[Chaparralman1974]

Nice work Scott! Are we going to hear that motor rumble before Halloween? :-)


Clay

[loudchevy]

Drivers side exhaust is mocked up. It took about 4 hours to get to this point yesterday afternoon.

I have a set of v-band clamps that I want to use between the cat and the exhaust cut outs in the x-member. They don't fit through the AZ performance dead-end cut outs, but I could unbolt the deadend's and the clamp will fit through the cut out section of x-member. These and the Flowmaster ball/socket flange at the header will make the exhaust totally removable from the truck, which is what I was shooting for.

Getting the header exit to line up with the deadend openings was a fun challenge going up and over in a short distance (the ball flange helped). The deadend to muffler was much easier since it was a straight shot with a little vertical rise. I think I will need to adjust where the bend is and move it closer to the muffler so the rear of the cab clears it. I wish I could've found some steel 3" pie cuts from a vendor to save some time, but I just cut my own with a porta band saw. All I was seeing online was stainless steel versions, which I didn't want to mix with the steel exhaust pipe I am using.

I think I have the rear layout figured out getting between the axle, shocks, trackbar, and rear mounted gas tank. I'm not sure where I want the exhaust to exit (either out the back or out the side) but it's going to have to wait until the bed gets cut down and set on the frame. I also have a O2 bung to throw in the line near the header. Might as well put them in now for future EFI projects

I hope to get to work on the passenger side mockup this afternoon.

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

Nice work Scott! Are we going to hear that motor rumble before Halloween? :-)

Clay

Maybe by Labor day..... We'll see what happens. The motivation is there to work on the truck even with heat of the garage these days. I'm enjoying this part of the build as I really like to fabricate and problem solve. I've been looking forward to building this exhaust for a while now.

[rodstored-72]

scott, progress is looking good!! I understand about the heat and being in the garage.... man!! I should have called you when I was needing help with my fabrication & problem solving!!

[loudchevy]

The passenger side is now mocked up. I moved the radius elbows feeding the mufflers back so they would clear the back panel of the cab. I still need to add my v-band clamps between the dead-ends and cats.

The Boyd Welding fuel cell is scheduled to be delivered on Friday afternoon so I should be able to get that installed this weekend. I'm probably going to exit the dual exhaust out the back. I can mockup that portion of the exhaust after the tank gets mounted. Still have brake and fuel lines to run before the cab gets set on the frame.

I had some emblems get delivered, I had to see how'd they look on the fenders

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by rodstored-72

scott, progress is looking good!! I understand about the heat and being in the garage.... man!! I should have called you when I was needing help with my fabrication & problem solving!!

Thanks! The heat has been brutal especially with the mig torch in hand and welding mask over my face

[Chaparralman1974]

Ok Scott.....the time has come to halt work on yours and come over here and help me for a bit....LOL!

I am in body work hell at the moment!!



Clay

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

Ok Scott.....the time has come to halt work on yours and come over here and help me for a bit....LOL!
Clay

LOL. If you need help next week, I might have an afternoon available. My forearms and shoulders are cursing at me as I type this.

[KevinK7]

Just stumbled upon this build.
Amazing work!, ...and absolutely love the colors. Kudos on the great work, looking forward to following along