I know, Right! Slow going having to make most things. Glad you checked it out. Spend some time on this site and you will see some cool stuff. Good people too! Have a great Easter, and say hello to Mom and Dad!

Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words. It helps keep us rolling. Sometimes you walk in the shop flip the lights on and say " Holy .... What did we get into? ". But, it's so cool seeing things come together. :cheers:

very nice

Still At It!
 

More progress has been made, although it has been difficult. Summer makes it tough to get in the shop and work. Several things have happened since I posted last. The transmission has been ordered. As usual we did not order what we had intended to. The truck was originally going to have a 4L80E in it. Well.......after doing some research and having discussions with Steve at Twist Machine, we decided to go with a 4L70E. Basically it comes down to control and speed at which the transmission shifts. The 60/65/70 based transmissions will execute the shift faster than the 80 according to Steve. Without getting into details here there are also differences in other parts of the control scheme. In the end it came down to what I mentioned about shift speed as well as less overall weight. In the end, we are getting a Stage 4 4L70E with Compu-Shift controller from Gearstar as well as a Shrifter Paddle Shifter and Muscle Drive Billet Converter from Steve at Twist Machine. Steve is going to handle the programming for the package as well. This thing should be a hoot! I can't say enough good so far for these 2 vendors. We have received the Shrifter and Converter and the tranny should be done in a few weeks. The tranny change allowed another addition. All along one of our primary design criteria was to not allow anything to hang below the chassis of the truck. Well, that has been a challenge since we also wanted to run 3" exhaust. The one compromise we had made was that an X or H pipe was not going to be possible in a reasonable manor. That has now changed, so we cut up a perfectly good setup to add the H pipe. Pics are below. I think it will definitely help some in performance as well as sound. We have contacted a friend of ours about doing some TIG welding for us. I have been spending too much time finish welding and not enough time designing and fabricating. Hopefully with our limited time in the shop this will help move things along. Well, this week is Columbus so we will be back at it after we bake on the asphalt a while. Thanks for Looking!

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Pretty dang kool Chad!!


I like your style.... it's okay to make changes! It's hot rodding!

Better to change it now then be unhappy with it later. As always nice work.

Love Crates!
 

Look what just showed up on the loading dock! :D :yes:

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Wow, that was fast !!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Now bust that mother open and post some pics already !

:rofl:

Jim

X2 give um up!!

Ok, here are all the goodies that were packed in the crate!

4L70E Stage 4 Trans! Keeping the bag on for now!

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Compu Shift Trans Controller!

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Hayden Trans Cooler!

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Lokar dipstick!

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I have to say Gearstar did an excellent job packaging the trans for shipment! So far, a first class experience!

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