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Old 06-23-2018, 02:52 PM
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It's looking good! Nice work.
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Looks great sitting on the ground like that. Congrats!
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Old 06-25-2018, 09:12 AM
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Those wheels are 19x10 HRE's? What size tires?
The polished wheels in that last round of pics are Billet Specialties "LeMans". 18x11 (315') & 18x12 (335's)

The black HRE wheels have 305's on them. I mistyped on the size earlier, they are 19x12's.

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I haven't made much progress lately on the truck because I broke my ankle back in June. Just been planning the layout of all the under bed items. In order to do that I needed the bed in place.




At the time of this pic I didn't have access to a wheel that would fit over the front hub.

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Yep, I like this very much.
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Old 09-14-2018, 04:56 PM
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I've been kinda stalled on the rear diffuser design. My brother (the artistic one in the family) was in the area the other day so I had him take a look at it. I think he's come up with an idea that will look good and function well at 150+mph.



Cut up the factory longbed sides.








A little teaser





Once again, curiosity got the better of me. Included: Radiator, turbos, battery, air tanks, air compressors, tailgate, rear roll pan & cardboard intercooler(LOL). Excluded: Engine, tranny, driveshaft, 3rd member, glass, interior, grill, wiring, hood, rear brakes, and tunnel/firewall.








Sitting on Ed's wheels/tires 18x11 & 18x12





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Old 10-18-2018, 06:04 PM
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Time for the monthly update.

The first few pieces of this was accomplished with Tig because the Mig machine was being used by Ed on Ray Currie's F100. Needless to say I am no sheet metal guru and the Tig added a level of complication due to awkward positioning.

Before, just a big gaping hole.



I skipped a couple pics during this 4 step process. one flat panel, and 3 strip pieces to cover the frame crossover tube.



Making room for the driveshaft. This part was a little more involved than the previous steps. Plasma cut the back of the floor out but there is a cross brace underneath. I had to put myself in the path of the plasma overspray to get to a couple areas.



I had considered adding an access panel here for Torque Arm adjustments. Changed my mind once I realized that once the interior and seats were in there it would be a pita anyway.



This piece had the same curvature as the previous panel. There's more than enough room for even a 4" driveshaft.



Again, skipped a couple pics here. These two pieces had a little bit of angle so it took a few trial and error fitments to get it right.









Skipped a couple pics again. Now that there is some strength back in the floor I removed the cross floor bracing. Now I'm on the lookout for a van engine cover. Likely going to be an Astro Van. Plan to cut the sheet metal around the whole thing and then graft it to the C10.


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Very cool project.

Hope your ankle is healing properly.
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Old 11-05-2018, 11:43 AM
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So project #Ctwin is gaining some junkyard parts. After a bunch of measuring and online dimension searching I headed to the Ontario Pick-A-Part with reciprocating saw in hand.

There are 3 variants of the Astro Van engine cover. Early, mid & late. I chose the mid year because of it's larger opening and thick construction.

There were a bunch of vans to choose from. Luckily I found a very clean example and began cutting it up.



The cover and the surround.









Doing a little prelim fitment check. It's pretty darn close as is. The under side of the dash will need to be raised slightly. That will allow the engine cover to move forward against what will eventually be a new firewall. There will be some serious consideration here for dash design. The cover must be able to be removed easily. Which will be no easy task once there are seats in place. Initial thoughts include designing a hinged center to the dash that lifts up and away. Another thought is to have two separate dashes (driver/passenger) and then have a removable center console that mates up against the dash/engine cover that is also easily removable.



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I finished up Episode 2 last night.

I cover getting the chassis out of the fixture, building the rear suspension, mounting the cab, taking it to the Brothers Truck Show and beginning the diffuser design.


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