Well, It's hard to believe.

I dropped the truck off at Comp Fab in March of 2005 and it's finally coming home.

This will be the last pictures of the truck at Dave's for some time.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_07_002.jpg

on the ground

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_07_004.jpg

Outside on the trailer - getting ready to go home.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_07_006.jpg

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_07_007.jpg

At home in my shop.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_07_008.jpg

Okay now I can say plenty more to come soon.

Hey Marty,

How about we change the title of the post.....2 years later its not a "new" project and not a new member anymore!!! ;)

Every time i see this i think someone is goint to do something like you.


Looks awesome!:thumbsup:

Keep us posted.

Lead

Scott,

Maybe Lead has a good idea :yes: :willy:

Sweet Euphoria! Great update, things are really looking good. Oh and a guess on where you mounted the AC Drier. It appears to be behind the intercooler mounted to the core support

You're hooked up, Marty.

Lookin´good!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Alex

Guy's!

I was only kidding!!! But hey, its cool.

:D

Lead.

(happy it was taken the way i intended it to be :cheers: )

Now that is awesome - I love it.

Its really coming together! It is amazing how long this project is taking to complete even though you are extremely active on it. Can't be to much longer.

Keep on Truckin:thumbsup:

i wish that was the case. If you saw the list you would be shocked at how much is left to do. I am hoping to have it complete by the Power Tour but i am not sure i can do it.

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!:willy:

Teddy you crack me up - I just wish i was as far a long as your bad ars ride.

Who cares if it is done by this power tour. You are taking your time and doing every little detail perfectly. I dont see power tours ending any time soon. When it is done, you can take it on power tour and know that everything is perfect and not rushed. I always wanted to build aV6 4.3 twin turbo for a corvair. I love that you are using this engine. Everything on your truck is custom formed so it takes time. When you are done you will most likely have the best and funnest S-10 the world has ever seen.

ya know i couldn't agree with you more.

I slightly burned out working to much and i am trying to finish my garage so i can have heat in my garage. Who would of thought framing in an attic for parts and insulating would cost 1,000 in materials alone.

Marty, nice to see the truck at home, give me a call I'd love to give you a hand, plus it would give me a excuse to return your tool.

pm me your number left it at work.

Still trying to finish the garage before i strip the truck down.

Happy Wednesday,

Okay I wanted to send this out yesterday but I just plumb ran out of time.

Carter Hickman is the man.
He did an incredible job on the 3-D rendering of my truck.

It has the actual wheels, Brakes, exhaust cut out & bed cover.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...T_Final640.jpg


If your looking for idea's as to what you ride may look like.
Send him a e-mail. ( [email protected] )

If you want to see some of the other renderings he did you can view them here.
http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/gallery/chd

Carter has got to be one of the best vendors I have every worked with.
End of Story!!!

Very nice. Looks great. I hope we meet at the power tour. If not, we got plenty of time. It's all about having fun.

Good Morning All,

Okay I haven't had time to work on the truck the last two weeks.
Seems working on the Garage has taken precedence. It's very hard to be in the garage when it's 20 degrees.

I needed to build an attic so I could have a place to put the parts once I disassembled the truck.
So plans are to build an attic over the front half of my garage.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_02_001.jpg

Sixteen twenty foot 2 x 8's, ten sheets of 1/2" plywood & twenty-one eight foot 2 x 6's later we have an attic.
Next time I plan to get some friends to help. Those 20 foot 2 x 8's are brutal to lift by your self.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_11_001.jpg

Eight more Ten foot 2 x 6's for the vaulted ceiling (need the height for the lift).
Did I mention I hate ladders let alone working at 12 feet in the air?

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_11_003.jpg

Now it's time for the itchy stuff.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_13_001.jpg

Okay the back half of the garage is Insulated.
Now I need to put up a temporary wall and insulate the new attic floor.
I almost forgot -- I really need to clean up this mess.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_14_005.jpg

Okay parts update.
The Mallory Crank Trigger for the project came in today.
Thanks to Mike Lee at Race Proven Motors for the support.
www.raceprovenmotors.com

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_17_001.jpg

Temporary Curtain to keep the heat in the back half of the garage.
Wait till you see the permanent curtain.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_20_001.jpg

It's all organized and ready to work.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_20_004.jpg

So in the end.
16 - 2 x 8 x 20 foot boards
21 - 2 x 6 x 8 foot boards
10 - 4 x 8 x 1/2" sheets of plywood
3 - 8.6' x 11.6' Tarps
1 - Attic Ladder
1 - Fluorescent Light
4800 Staples (arm really hurts)
One Hammer Stapler
6 Rolls of R-13 Insulation
5 Rolls of R-19 Insulation
146 Pro Vents for the Vaulted Ceiling (not foreseen in the budget)
2 - Craftsman Rolling tool chests (also not in the budget)

It's complete and I'm to tired to work on the truck.
Did I also mention my wife never complained once during this project and all the hours I spent working in my garage.

The most amazing statement in the update :D

Nice work on the carpentry there Marty!

Good Morning All,

Things are Finally falling into place.

The Guy's the Crew @ Rockford Racecraft have starting working on the motor.
It's ready to be assembled.

Quick Picture of the Pistons from JE ( 4.125 bore )


http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...wouncoated.jpg

After Coating and before Coating.

The piston coating is a "cermet thermal barrier coating" designed for high temperature/pressure applications and is especially suited for piston domes in forced inducted and nitrous motor applications.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...dvuncoated.jpg

Close up of the Coated Pistons

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...oatedclose.jpg

Prepping the Bearings for Coating.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...eppedmains.jpg

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...odbearings.jpg

The bearing coating is a dry film lubricant coating applied at micron thickness and used to prevent scuffing, galling, and reducing reciprocating friction.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._allcoated.jpg

Close up of the Coated Bearings - Looks Pretty

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...comparison.jpg

This work is done in house and turn around is very quick.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...gs/RR_Logo.jpg

www.rockfordracecraft.com

Its coming together!

Good Morning All,

Guy and Crew at Rockford Racecraft are getting ready to inspect the block for external flaws.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_01_25_2.jpg

They found some flaws that would have to be taken care of before it could be painted.
See the Left Hand side of the block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...1_25_4_Fix.jpg

Just a close up view.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...1_25_5_Fix.jpg


Needed to get the temporary hardware organized. We plan to install all new hardware on the truck.
We will keep you posted as to whom we choose.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_28_001.jpg

Had to put the motor together so I can work on the Turbo support brackets.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_28_004.jpg

Added a couple more shelves to the rack for parts.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_28_005.jpg

More to come next week.

MAN! I cant wait till that truck is done, That thing is BAD!

slowly but surely!

Good Morning All,

Sorry work has really been kicking my butt the last two weeks.
Still working on the truck instead of sleeping.

Guy cleaned up the burs and casting flaws on the block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_01_29_0.jpg

The front of the block was pretty nasty. Looks very good now.
Can't wait to paint the block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_01_29_1.jpg

Put all the cladding back on the truck. Getting it ready for final Fit.
Only one piece of cladding left to make in Fiberglass.
So I headed off to VFN Fiberglass.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_30_004.jpg

Dennis over at Hi Speed Welding Remade the Grille insert in Steel.
www.highspeedwelding.com

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._01_30_007.jpg

Guy getting the rings Ready.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_01_0.jpg

Testing them in the Block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_01_1.jpg

Rods & Pistons ready to install in the block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_01_2.jpg

The Long Block should be Assembled in the next week or two.

Good Morning All,



The truck is in Limbo right now.
I need to buy an enclosed trailer so I've spent all of my spare time looking for one.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_05_006.jpg

In the meantime the Guy's at Rockford Racecraft have assembled the short block.
All the parts getting ready for there new home.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_07_0.jpg

The infamous v6 Billet Crank.
For you v8 guy's these only take 6 to 9 months to get and cost a small fortune.
$3000.00

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_07_2.jpg

The Bowtie Block came from GM with ARP Studs.
Saves a little money there but then again the block wasn't cheap either.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...7_02_07_11.jpg

The Crank Resting in it's new home.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...7_02_07_12.jpg

Wait, I don't have any pics of the pistons in the hole.

lookin' good marty

Hi Marty!

welcome aboard

Of course, glad to be here. Now you can introduce me to some guys that will steer in the right direction as far as some modifications and suggestions.

Good Morning All,

Meet with the Interior guy last week and we are going to start working on the interior while I am waiting to go to paint.
Plans are to Haul the cab over to them early next week now that I have an Enclosed Trailer.


As promised pictures of the pistons & rods in the short block.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_13_3.jpg

Dan at DLS set us up with the Cam Specs

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_14_2.jpg

Comp Cam built the Camshaft for us.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_14_3.jpg

Cloyes Hex-A-Just Timing Chain Set

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_14_5.jpg

Cam is in the hole (in my best Bill Murray from Caddy Shack voice)

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_14_9.jpg

More cool tools that I can't afford.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...7_02_14_11.jpg

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...7_02_14_13.jpg

Okay, I've finally bought a trailer from American Trailers 304.776.1680 (ask for Charlie)
20 Foot Haulmark Thrifty for $5230.00 and $167.00 for Delivery ($1.25 mile)
Couldn't be happier.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_16_027.jpg

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_16_030.jpg

Taking the truck back apart this weekend and bringing the chassis over to the Fab shop
so they can make me a chassis dolly

EVERYTHINGS LOOKING GOOD.:thumbsup:

02-27-07 Update - Dedicated to Dave "Myclone"
 

Good Evening All,

This has been a very long week and a very sad Week.
http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46822
We lost a great guy in the SyTy Community and he will be Dearly missed.

One of his last post over on syty.net was in my build thread. Dave asked if I would adopt him.
The answer is yes but I think you a little to old to be my son and no you can't drive my truck.
So you are going to have to sit in the passenger seat.

The seat is yours Dave - gonna miss you big guy.

Okay I will try to go to back to the updates.

The New Head Gaskets arrived

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album...07_02_20_0.jpg

Getting ready to rip the truck apart again.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_24_002.jpg

Don't try this at home alone -- not a good idea.
Really I am going to buy a lift for my garage.

Wait I have an idea anyone want to sponsor me.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_24_005.jpg

The Bed off and on it's body work stand.
Looks like I am going to need to contact Caleb and ask him if he set it up for 7 foot tall body men. :dunno:

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_24_006.jpg

Chassis sitting naked.
Actually I started doing a hardware inventory and it's time to get some new nut's and bolts.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/album..._02_24_008.jpg