Very nice Russel. Should look awesome when complete!:thumbsup:

:cheers: this really is an awesome build.

Update Sept 20, 2009 Part 1
 

Thanks guys

To the work at hand

Turbos are here. I’ve only started into the kit but after I read the instruction book I had only one question. Not bad considering this is our first turbo car. We’ll be rigging the waste gate to the side pipes and the fact that these are quality turbos with remote gates. Braded lines and a plethora of fittings to make sure you have what you need for your build. Two large Oil pumps and their wiring system with integrated pressure sensors and alarms so if you have any issues with the pumps failing you’ll be alerted before you destroy something.


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Front end went back on the truck and we started fabing the inner fenders and new firewall. We did have one minor miss hap with the steering column location but we’ve fixed it getting the column into the proper location to the driver. Even though it’s not adjustable the seat is on a slide and the pedals will be adjustable so as to get them all dialed into the driver. Headers are tight but thanks to the guys at American Racing Headers we got a set of the corvette headers and modified them to fit. I, like an idiot, had them coated first due to our time restriction, bad idea. I had to draw up my own master cylinder for the brake pedal model but not too much trouble. We’ve got the miss alignment of the pushrod down to less than 1 degree in both directions and after a quick mockup with a foam board model. Check out the exhaust going it and the rear diff adapter plate going together, this is the prototype, I know it ugly but we’ll dress is up on the mill later.


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Update Sept 20, 2009 Part 2
 

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-Russell

Russell,

Very nice progress. :thumbsup:

Will you be incorporating aspects of this frame and suspension design into your new frames going forward?

I hate to bring this up again but, ... you won't be getting much sleep in the next five weeks!

Incredible job!

Jeff-

Yes too a degree. This frame can be a little to no body modification frame for the 55-59 Chevy and GMC Trucks but we're taking it to the next level to show guys what they can do with some imagination and a sawzaw :rofl:

We will be doing other frames with this same style of internal structure later on for other cars.

And yes Skip, We'll probably put a C5 / C6 suspension under the Meteor.

-Russell

No offense Russell, but I had forgotten about Meteor...

I've trained myself to only store info about '55's. :P

What an awesome project you have here!
LOving it :thumbsup:

Update Sept 23, 2009
 

I forgot a few photos from the last update and I have a few more for this one.

Brake pedal rendering and the gas tank I forgot to post last time. You might also notice I got the LQ4 model for the truck instead of the LS7 better info for the firewall bits.

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I’m working on the gas tank and brake pedal and found out the new bottle of gas was bad. That’s the main reason the welds on the brake pedal look so chunky. I might re-cut it but only time will tell.

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Jim’s working on the front grill inserts to make the cross hair mouth.

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And the inter coolers are here.

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Later
-Russell