Amsleys 68 C10-V

[ScotI]

Originally Posted by bill amsley

....im getting the bed fit up now but i didnt like how the wheel was centered in the wheel well so i cut the whole arch out & moved it forward 2in. thanks for checking in bill

I moved the bed forward as much as possible & will stretch the wheel base to cover the remainder. I'm digging the dash.

[bill amsley]

just a few progress pics , im paying one of my employees (willie) to help me out at night, while im up to my neck in little league , so hopefully i can get rolling again. were working on the bed mods ,moved up the bed floor 1 1/2 inches and dropped the sides 4 in ,moved the arches forward 2in & have to widen the wheel wells 2in and raise them 3in. i pie cut behind the rear wheel and lowered it 2in so it would look lower and make the roll pan bigger . im hoping to do something crazy with the exhaust thru the roll pan. the wheels im mocking up with are 20 x 10 but i think i may need something wider. thanks for checking in bill

[bill amsley]

heres a few pics of my small duck tail spoiler & my dad larry is giving the hood a new look.

[syborg tt]

Nice Build - keep posting pics

[bill amsley]

few more progress pics ,roll pan

[bill amsley]

few pics of the new firewall and resivor pocket. this way i can check the fluids with out removing the cowl. can any one sugest what rear end gear to use with my 6 spd 373?? thanks bill

[ScotI]

Diggin' the firewall. I guess you're making a smaller removable cover for that side of the cowl panel to access the resivoirs?

[1969x11]

Originally Posted by bill amsley

few pics of the new firewall and resivor pocket. this way i can check the fluids with out removing the cowl. can any one sugest what rear end gear to use with my 6 spd 373?? thanks bill

I'm runnin a t-56 in my daily driver 99 chevy truck and a 4.56 gear in the rear. This will allow you to use 6th gear effectively. I rev to about 1650 rpm's running 65 in 6th, given this with a 30'' tall tire so you wanna factor that in. I was skeptical about a gear this low but it was perfect.

[bill amsley]

other people told me a 456 also. can you still use first or is it too low. thanks bill
ps ill post a pic showing the resivors w the cowl on it looks pretty cool the you can only see the bottle levels.

[GMracer]

I'm curious also, I'm running a t56 in my 2001 and was told to even runn 4.88s and they would be fine. But this is for a Turbo setup, and 29" tire.