06-18-2012, 08:13 PM | #26 |
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following along!
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Managed to finish up the turbo mounts, next up will be the hot side piping. Here's the pics Stay tuned! |
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06-19-2012, 12:26 AM | #28 |
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Oh yeah, looks awesome! Did you do anything to the old engine to hold boost? And where can a guy get the aluminum inlet that bolts to the carb? You have me thinking.
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06-19-2012, 10:26 AM | #29 |
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06-19-2012, 11:13 AM | #30 |
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wow, thats gonna be awesome
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06-19-2012, 02:37 PM | #31 |
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Awesome fab work! I like it! Don't get me wrong... I don't think the motor is going to last without a forged bottom end... BUT all the hard work will be done fabing everything if and when that happens you will just have to swap engines. KEEP IT UP.
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Anyways, the hotside piping is done, here's the pics |
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07-09-2012, 12:23 AM | #33 |
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Well, here's where I'm at as of tonight. After I finished mocking up the turbos I decided to turn my attention to the rest of the truck and this what happened:
Hoping to have the frame painted and back on all fours in the next few days. After that I will be repairing the minor rust on the cab and box. Quite happy that the truck turned out to be as solid as it is, not very common around here |
08-03-2012, 03:10 AM | #34 |
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Hey gang, progress has been a bit slow, but managed to get a coat of black on the frame. Now with the cab back on, the decision has been made to get that firewall smooth. I've done it on another car I own, but held back a little bit. Think I'm going to challenge myself with this endeavor and shoot for a completely flat 'wall. Just trying to finalize a plan and then its time to juice up the plasma and have at it. Here's some pics of getting the cab prepared as I ponder which cut to make first...
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08-12-2012, 04:38 AM | #35 |
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The monotony of my day to day garbage job has been having a direct effect on my life. Depressed, unmotivated and generally lost, I've not only turned to my tried and true mix of Jim Beam and off brand ginger ale, I've been trying to draw inspiration from my first try at a turbo small block. Pictures will follow, but let me set the scene. Young, broke, clueless, yet motivated(!) I hit up craigslist in search of the largest cheapest turbo money could buy. Well i couldn't have been more tickled to have stumbled upon not only an exceptionally large turbo, it was a cheap turbo! $60 was a small price to pay to join to forced induction club i thought, and the process to fit this behemoth to my vortec headed sbc was set to begin! I'll add to this story in time but for now i'll describe the following pics. First 2 are of the relic itself; likely a long forgotten milestone of the pinnacle of turbochargers in the early 60's. The following trio show how to drain a turbo and reference a mechanical pump on the cheap. The last pic, however, is a warning to those who have spent the time to build a turbo setup. Don't waste your time doing this, then invite all of your buddies over with the intent to show off how sweet it sounds spooling up. A turbo most likely won't spool up like you'd wish with zero load on the engine. An embarrassing lesson learned for sure.
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08-12-2012, 01:34 PM | #36 |
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DUDE, YOU"VE GOT SOME MAD SKILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your brain has some awesome ideas in it. Keep it up. If your broke (like I am), just sell some stuff your not using (like I do).
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Progress!
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08-13-2012, 03:51 PM | #38 |
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I would argue that garbage collection is one of the most important jobs in existence. If there were no doctors people would survive, many would die from disease, but the fact is most would live. If there were no lawyers … well I’m not going to go into that. I can think of many people this world could possibly do without. Life would be worse and more difficult without many professions, but most people would survive. But if there was no one to take the refuse of the world and put in a safe place, there could not be enough people in the health care profession to deal with the disease that would occur. If you are gainfully employed doing an honest day’s job, you are in fact making the world a better place for us all doing the LORD’s work and have no reason at all to be lost. Plus, you also have the opportunity many of us do not, to run across some pretty cool stuff some idiot does not value, and has thrown away.
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08-16-2012, 03:04 AM | #40 |
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Tonight concluded with the passenger side of the firewall almost completely welded and ground down. Turned out better than expected with minimal warping, which is rare for me. Next up is the driver side
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08-27-2012, 01:18 AM | #41 |
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Almost done
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09-02-2012, 02:09 AM | #42 |
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Well, the firewall is flat now. Mission accomplished. Unfortunately I no longer have a heater, wipers or a way to stop this product of the general. So, next on the agenda will be the task of re-implementing those features. Once again, I was sidetracked by future interior ideas when I acquired a center console from a first gen camaro. Looks like a potential fit to me, just hoping the matching shifter will be found. Pics:
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09-02-2012, 02:29 AM | #43 |
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Looking good!
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09-02-2012, 06:47 AM | #44 |
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Very nice. Subscribed.
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09-02-2012, 10:26 AM | #45 |
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I like your style Mr.
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09-05-2012, 01:32 AM | #46 |
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We have brakes again!
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09-05-2012, 05:58 AM | #47 |
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Hey man, I know how it is to not be motivated. I'm broke too! I wish I even had a job. Hang in there, let the truck be your motivation. The light at the end of the tunnel, this truck will be totally badass and built with YOUR hands. Great progress man, can't wait to see a video of it when you're finished.
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dang i like this build and that center console could turn out real nice
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09-05-2012, 11:52 AM | #49 |
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Good Job,
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09-05-2012, 08:45 PM | #50 |
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This is one of the coolest builds on here right now to me. Much more interesting than the million dollar builds with a bunch of bolt on parts. I cant wait to see more progress on this.
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