67 c10 project
 

Well i have been busy. I put my other project on hold because i need quite a bit more money to finish it they way i want so i decided to build another truck because i had all the suspension parts from an earlier build and then after the truck is finished I plan on showing it a little then selling it to fund my c5 corvette truck project. Anyways here are some pics of what i have got done so far. I still have a few things to do but i think i will always have a few more things to do;) .

The frame has a porterbuilt front crossmember with modified upper control arm mounts and modified air ride tech strong arms, shockwaves, cantilever rear suspension, trianglated 4 link, 5" ride height, narrowed track width so i can drive it low and do a full turn.

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The last few pics for now. Tomorrow i am going to put the cab on and test fit some sheetmetal.

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Looks like a good start Any ideas on how the body and interior will be done?

Well there will be tons of things modified on the body, the exhaust is going to come out right before the rear tire out the side of the bed, the dash is going to be hand made as well as the center console. I still have alot of work left as you can see.

I got the cab on yesterday to make sure everything fits perfect and the wheels are centered in the fenders at dump.

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Looks great Josh. What is the ride height at full dump? Is that what is pictured?

My ride height is right about 5" and that is measured to the lowest point of the truck which is the pinch welds on the rockers. At dump it sits at about 1.5" from the ground to the pinch welds. I didn't want it to lay frame or rocker because if i ever pop an airbag now i can atleast drive it off the road unless there is a rock thats 1.5" tall sitting in the road. Then i am screwed:willy: I am getting about 7" of lift in the front and about 7.5 in the rear.

what wheels are those?

by the way looks farking awesome.

They wheels are Foose Nitrious. They stopped making them with grey centers so i bought a set of chrome ones and then had the centers powdercoated with a custom charcole grey we mixed together.

Thanks for the complements!

FINALLY PROGRESS!!!!!! I got my gas tank bent, welded and installed. Well almost I still have to weld on the top piece but i have to wait for parts to finish it completely. I went a little different on the install. Instead of just bending some alluminum and making an "L" bracket i decided to take 1 3/8 solid round steel, alluminum and make my mounting pieces from that. The steel piece is welded to the frame and then the alluminum piece on the end is welded to the tank. It has been tapped and helicoil's were installed to give a little extra strength but I didn't drill all the way through. So it is still sealed from the inside of the tank. I put nylon washers inbetween because after everything is powdercoated I didn't want to chip anything getting it installed and since i machined some spacers it makes it really easy to install. Let me know what you think. I wanted to be different but still have it clean looking.

Anyways heres the pics

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A few more pics

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Here is some pics of my tranny mount that i made.

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These last few pics for now are just other misc parts i got in. I am hoping to start building the headers today.

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Looks awesome Josh!

Beautiful work Josh !

Thanks for sharing your build.

:thumbsup:

Jim

Josh, that tank mount set-up is slick. One atta-boi for you!

looks good from a fab perspective! I would only raise concern that you will fatigue fail at minimum if not stress fail the thin aluminum wall around the two rear-most bolts. The front bolts essentially act as an axial pivot point, which means all the weight of the fuel and external loading (like hitting a bump in the road inducing G loads on the fuel and tank) will have to be reacted through the two rear bolts. That loading *might* cause the aluminum to want to crack/break in the heat affected zone around that bung (I say *might* because you might be fine - I didn't do any math but just visually that is not the best idea)

FWIW - you can always simply try it and periodically keep an eye on the bungs and make sure you don't see cracking or leaking around them. But you will be surprised what kind of loads you can induce into a full fuel tank and I (honestly) have seen more than a few failed mounting schemes, but I have also been around a lot of racing which induces G-loading on a regular basis v. a cruiser like you are building. Typically you will see people build and weld in a very solid frame to drop it onto and then metal strap it into place.

Hey Tim! Thanks for giving me your opinion. I really do appreciate it! I thought about what you just described but didn't think it would be an issue. I think i might take another look at it just to be sure cause i can always add another mounting point. Just trying to keep it simple and clean.

Thanks everyone else for the complements!

Nice build, this is my favorite body style Chevy truck. Nice X-15 in the background.

in my truck project we made the aluminum support go all the way across. Then we made to intersecting mounts from the rear. they go all the way across. to it only loads the tank aluminum in a vertical plane not a horizontal plane also. I believe there are some tank construction photos on my website.

Looking good, lets see some headers.

So you ran the solid peices of alluminum all the way across? I am a little confused on what you meant "made the intersecting mounts from the rear? If i remake the sides and run a solid piece all the way across for my two mounting points (basically connecting the right side with the left side) that should help with the metal fatigue from all the loads? I looked at your truck build a bunch of times but you don't show any of the supports. I believe all you show is the basic layout of it when you first got it built.

I already started on the headers and I am loving it. So much fun and I really enjoy the creative challenges. I almost have the driver side mocked up so after i get that done i post some pics.

Josh

ps. those bent pieces line up great. I am not having to do much work to get it all to line up nice. Thanks for the help!

Thanks! I agree with the body style. I can't wait to have it all put together so i can just stare at it.:lol: Are you a Mastercraft fan? The boat is the reason my truck isn't done. Too much time at the lake!!:D

Josh

Looks sick but if I were you I would bring it down another inch they just look so sick on the ground. You only need 1/2 inch to clear everything.

Very Impressive.
Nice Job ! :thumbsup:

I agree that they look bad a$$ when there on the ground. A 1/2" would have been nice but i was too woried about anything scratching the truck that i went with a modest 1.5" off the ground. Maybe the next truck i will have the balls to 0-1/2" off the ground.

Josh

Well i got the driver side header tacked together. The collector is going to go right about where the alignment plate is holding the tubes. That way I have just enough room to make the turn and stay inside my frame for the rest of the exhaust. It was a little hard because i had to clear the steering shaft which is right in the way of most headers.

This was my first header build so please give me your HONEST opinions!! Thanks

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Josh

I will take some more pics tomorrow. All of my pics i just took were so dark. This was the only one you could see anything.

It looks like a good start. If you wanted to clean them up a little you could go back and change some of the sections where you have multiple parts tacked togther. Get rid of 2 sections with one. When you get experienced you should be able to use a section of the bend with a straight section and have the least amount of weld seems possible.

That SPD tubing work good for tube fit up, huh?

Since i am going to grind down the welds to make them look like they were bent that specific way I think they will be fine. I can definately see the more you do the easier it would be to cut the right cuts and so on.

Yeah that SPD tubing was SWEET!!! They lined up very well and i used a tubing clamp that was tighten so i can barely move it around to keep my cuts square if that makes sence. So everything lined up really nice on the inside and outside. I would definately use there product again!

Josh

In regards to being a Mastercraft fan, I would say that I am a wakeboarder and a fan of most towboats. I really liked the X-15 that I have seen at the local dealership and at the boat show. Looks nice and roomy and I hear the wake is nice. I have a VLX, which explains why I don't have a project car at this point. The water is cooling off and I tend to spend the cooler months looking around on the car forums, planning out future projects (one of which will be a C10 at some point).

Nice boat! My buddy has a vlx and the wake is huge and the boat handles like a sports car. I know what you mean by future projects. There is so many bad a$$ cars and trucks on this forum that i want them all:D Good luck with what ever project you get!

Josh

That's gonna be a slick truck. I dig all the fab work

Well i got a little more done. I was able to get the driverside header done but it was a long week. I originally built a "shorty" header but after i got it built i decided that i wanted long tubes and i wanted them equal length primaries. So i started over and built a new header. I did some reasearch and found out that 32" primaries are the ideal length for the LS1's. The final out come was well worth my frustrations because it looks sweet, equal length primaries (which was a pain in the a$$ to design and build), long tube header, all tucked in the frame (nothing is hangin below the frame) and the best part of it all the collector is the exact height as the rest of the exhaust so from the collector through my frame is all the same height so it will be nice and level. I still have to do a little more welding and build the other side but that should be easier or hopefully less frustrating . Anyways here are some pics and in some of the pics the 3rd tube looks like it is close to the frame but it is actually has plenty of clearance.

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Here is a few more of the header installed

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nice job, looks good. :thumbsup:

very nice job, did you mig or tig them? just mild steel? love the build man!

They are all tig welded. 1 3/4 mild steel primaries to 2 1/2" collector. Thanks for the complements

Thanks for pointing me towards those collectors. They were a piece of cake!! Appreciate the help!

Josh

I can't believe those are your first set of headers! Your work looks like a seaoned pro. Great job!! :thumbsup: Rich

Sweet work Josh. I know another guy that is going to need a set of headers to tuck in a trucks frame! Hmmmm. :unibrow: Keep on truck'n! Oh that's bad sorry! lol:lol:

Later

Nice fab work. Are you going to have them ceramic coated?

Did I miss the contact for the collectors earlier in the thread?

Thanks

Yeah they are going to be ceramic coated. I am hoping for something more exotic than the traditional "chrome" color. I haven't done my homework yet but it would be cool if i could match my wheel color.

The collectors came from Cone Engeering. They were so easy to use and would defiantly use them again. Not to mention they are reasonably priced and the come with great customer service. I am starting to souled like a sales rep:lol: . Here is there website if your interested. http://www.coneengineering.com/


LOL!! Hey when your ready and if I have the time i wouldn't mind building another set. Then on the other hand the price of steel and labor might just go up by 300%. Got to pay for my truck one or the other:lol: :lol: Any new updates on your project? I think you owe us some more pics!!!!

Thanks Rich! I am not out of the woods yet i still have to build one more header and i think i might have used all my beginners luck :willy: :lol: . Thanks for the great customer service and product!!!!!

Josh