72 Jimmy "Colonel Mustard"

[ochre 72]

Got the harness out today. Going to send to Speartech.
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Redhead steering gear came in the mail today
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Replacing the flywheel and some seals. (torque converter was loose on the donor and damaged the old flywheel.
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[DeadheadNM]

Great build - I'm on board!

[ochre 72]

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[flashed]

Dang ,he works fast ,is he in the old Day's building ?

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by flashed

Dang ,he works fast ,is he in the old Day's building ?

He's definitely rolling along. I caught him at the right time. It's back apart again, but he says maybe finished in two weeks.

He's in downtown Commerce, Ga. It is an old Chevy Dealership.

[ochre 72]

They finished blasting the firewall. While they were welding up the holes in the firewall, I had Jim incorporate the brake pedal assembly from the donor into the firewall and prep the firewall to accept the hydro boost assembly as a direct bolt on.
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[ochre 72]

Had a chance to install the accessory bracket kit that I got from Dirty Dingo. Really nice kit by the way, would highly recommend it. Very well thought out.
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Picked up a load from the powder coater
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[ochre 72]

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2012-up Camaro ZL1 manifolds from Ebay. They look new. Dropped them off to have ceramic coated.
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[ochre 72]

Finished up the front & rear differentials. I replaced all of the bearings, seals, brake parts, u-joints, studs and a lot of the hardware. I coated everything I could with Por 15.
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[ochre 72]

To mate the NP205 to the 4L80E, I bought a kit from advance adapters.
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One of the steps is to cut down the tailshaft
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Then I prepped the trans for paint. I used an aerosol from POR. It really laid down well.
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[Lieferson]

Great progress, everything is looking very sharp. You are doing almost the exact same build as me just 100x faster! Curious, was it just easier to find a 2wd donor than a 4x and thats why you went with the c2500? Is all thats involved with converting it cutting the tail shaft just like the older transmissions? Also where did you order the gas pedal adapter plate?

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by Lieferson

Great progress, everything is looking very sharp. You are doing almost the exact same build as me just 100x faster! Curious, was it just easier to find a 2wd donor than a 4x and thats why you went with the c2500? Is all thats involved with converting it cutting the tail shaft just like the older transmissions? Also where did you order the gas pedal adapter plate?

Thanks. I ended up with the 2wd by accident. A friend gave me the donor truck, but when reading about the advance adapter kit, a lot of the 4wd transmissions do not have the reluctor ring inside the case as would be needed for the controller to operate the transmission properly. Here's a pic of the explanation AA gives. It's in the last paragraph.
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I will also be enlarging a hole in the transfer case to accept the adapter. I'm taking it to my brother's machine shop today to have that done.
The gas pedal adapter came from a member on this forum (Hart rod). He sells them in the vendor section or the LSx parts forum.

[Lieferson]

Awesome thank you, i guess it is a little more in-depth process than i thought. Well right on, excited to see the rest of this build!

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by Lieferson

Awesome thank you, i guess it is a little more in-depth process than i thought. Well right on, excited to see the rest of this build!

Thanks! I will try to post the rest of the process and hopefully it will help. Good luck with your build.

[ochre 72]

Some progress on the rust repair being done.
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Epoxy on the firewall
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Test fit
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test fit the top
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First mock up with old fenders
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Firewall had to be "adjusted" slightly.
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Final weld in of the front floor. Tunnel will be cut last.
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Mock up with new fenders
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Beefed up the rocker area to stiffen a little.
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[flashed]

Wow,looking good .

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by flashed

Wow,looking good .

Thank you. Will possibly be coming back to my shop Saturday.

[preciador6]

Looking good..Hope i win the Power Ball tonight so i can start a frame off resto

[flashed]

When I get recovered enough from back surgery I will come check you out .

[Chad22873]

I have read a lot of different builds but it's amazing that no matter how many you read you always see something different in each one. Great job and I look forward to watching the progress.

[ochre 72]

Originally Posted by preciador6

Looking good..Hope i win the Power Ball tonight so i can start a frame off resto

Thanks! The power ball is my retirement plan

Originally Posted by flashed

When I get recovered enough from back surgery I will come check you out .

Hope you get better soon. I'm here Monday-Saturday, swing by whenever you can.

Originally Posted by Chad22873

I have read a lot of different builds but it's amazing that no matter how many you read you always see something different in each one. Great job and I look forward to watching the progress.

Thanks. I enjoy reading all of the builds, learning and picking out things that I want to incorporate into my build.

[ochre 72]

Floor is cut for the hump and blasted. Getting closer to getting it back.
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Picked up the camaro manifolds from the ceramic coater
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Got them torqued down with new bolts
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Few more powder coated pieces
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[flashed]

Do you have someone close do your powder coating ? There is a good guy out near me in my community that does great work ? You dont know anyone in need of Blazer side windows and hatch window ,all with gaskets do you ?I have some that need a new home cheap as long as I dont have to ship them. Im going to come down and meet you soon ,Im back to driving now.

[IronCanine]

Top work. Enjoying the follow.