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65Pickup · 02-28-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

They're Dynatech MuscleMaxx headers with 1 7/8 primaries and 3" collecters. I meant to post that pic in another thread so I can get a measurement and see if they will hang down past the frame rails. I've seen them on different trucks and they seem to hang about 2-3 inches below the frame. I'm not sure if they'll work but there aren't many long tube alternatives for a 66 C-10 with an LS swap.

Yeah I hear ya, I've been looking for 1 3/4" primaries for a 1st gen SBC, suppose to use headers for 68 and newer trucks, frames are the same, is the advise I was given. With an LS swap good luck, I'll check out Dynatech.

shrunken66stroker · 03-05-2011, 01:12 PM

I decided to go with a CPP tank since they were on sale on ebay with free shipping. I need the feed and return bungs anyway, so no time like the present. The welds on this thing are unbelievably perfect. Great quality. The tank is just sitting on top of the rails in the pic but it will have to go lower. To get it to fit as high as possible I'm going to put a piece of 1" square tube on top of the bottom rail and the tank will sit on top of that. I'll have pics of it mounted next week.

protrash64 · 03-05-2011, 03:51 PM

What are you going to do with the bed supports? Maybe this was in a previous installment

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Welcome to the projects and builds section!!

Mechanic77 · 03-05-2011, 04:38 PM

I'm sure glad to see you back to work on your truck

Your truck is the closest one on the forum to what I'm building

Still waiting on your 5 speed?

shrunken66stroker · 03-05-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by protrash64

What are you going to do with the bed supports? Maybe this was in a previous installment

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Welcome to the projects and builds section!!

Bed supports are going to clear just fine. It's the filler thats the problem. I would just leave the tank where it is in the pics if the filler had enough room to connect with the outlet on the tank. The rubber hose between them will be short and the pipe inside will almost be butted up against eachother. I'll move it down a few inches and still have plenty of ground clearance.

shrunken66stroker · 03-05-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechanic77

I'm sure glad to see you back to work on your truck

Your truck is the closest one on the forum to what I'm building

Still waiting on your 5 speed?

Thanks. The 5 speed should be on the way shortly. I'll have pics when it gets here.

Strodder · 03-05-2011, 09:39 PM

Looken good Greg. So many are way ahead of me with the builds.

shrunken66stroker · 03-06-2011, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Strodder

Looken good Greg. So many are way ahead of me with the builds.

It doesn't feel like I'm ahead of anyone. I just passed my 4th year of not driving the 66. I'm determined not to let the 5th pass me by. More soon

Alan's Classic · 03-06-2011, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

It doesn't feel like I'm ahead of anyone. I just passed my 4th year of not driving the 66. I'm determined not to let the 5th pass me by. More soon

You've come a long way. Looking good! I realized a few weeks ago that I'm coming up on my 4th. Maybe this will be the year for the both of us.

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shrunken66stroker · 03-06-2011, 01:53 AM

Thanks Alan. It's really the $ that's been holding me back. I just spent a ton and when I look down the road I still need a wiring harness, engine harness, PCM, fuel system minus the tank, clutch, hydraulic throwout/slave.......it goes on and on. There's another couple grand and it won't even be painted yet. I'm glad I never set a budget on this build.

protrash64 · 03-06-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

I'm glad I never set a budget on this build.

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Dinos63 · 03-06-2011, 02:46 PM

HANG IN THERE KAT YOUR ARE BUILDING ONE FINE TRUCK..... LETS JUST HOPE GAS DOENT HIT 10 BUCKS GALLON

shrunken66stroker · 03-06-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinos63

HANG IN THERE KAT YOUR ARE BUILDING ONE FINE TRUCK..... LETS JUST HOPE GAS DOENT HIT 10 BUCKS GALLON

I'll be getting at least 20 miles to the gallon if I keep my foot out of it, so hopefully the fuel injection will pay for itself over the next few years. We'll see about that "foot out of it" part.

Alan's Classic · 03-06-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Thanks Alan. It's really the $ that's been holding me back. I just spent a ton and when I look down the road I still need a wiring harness, engine harness, PCM, fuel system minus the tank, clutch, hydraulic throwout/slave.......it goes on and on. There's another couple grand and it won't even be painted yet. I'm glad I never set a budget on this build.

Will the spending ever end?

I keep thinking the major items are paid for, but I'm wrong.

Hang in there.

Strodder · 03-06-2011, 10:52 PM

My wife has a budget for the truck. Not me. But when it comes to buying a new washer & dryer that we didn't need, there is no budget.

65Pickup · 03-06-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Thanks Alan. It's really the $ that's been holding me back. I just spent a ton and when I look down the road I still need a wiring harness, engine harness, PCM, fuel system minus the tank, clutch, hydraulic throwout/slave.......it goes on and on. There's another couple grand and it won't even be painted yet. I'm glad I never set a budget on this build.

Its crazy how the money snowballs and how quickly things change. Finances are going good one day, bought a cool motor, then bang big shift, and suddenly the truck hits the back burner again. Keep plugging along, that motor and trans are major steps forward.

shrunken66stroker · 03-09-2011, 11:49 PM

Brown truck Santa Claus came.

jchav62 · 03-10-2011, 10:18 AM

Cool!

shrunken66stroker · 03-10-2011, 11:44 AM

Everything has been checked off the parts list and all I need now is the time. It will probably be a few weeks but I've started cleaning stuff and pre-lubing and bagging the valve train.

shrunken66stroker · 03-14-2011, 11:12 PM

Got all of the fittings on the tank and installed the sending unit. Not much but at least it's something.

chevyrestoguy · 03-15-2011, 11:21 AM

I like this build. Nice welds in that last pic.

shrunken66stroker · 03-15-2011, 12:10 PM

Thanks. I wish the welds were mine. Those belong to the guys down at CPP. All I did was install the sender which was the easy part.

shrunken66stroker · 03-17-2011, 12:00 PM

I got the tank mounted yesterday on some 1" square tube. I recessed the filler cap in some scrap 3/4" mdf to check the level of the tank and where the filler sits. They're butted up against each other so I may have to trim the bottom of the filler a little. When I was airing up the the front bags I heard a pop and the truck moved a little. When I looked under the driver's side I saw a broken sway bar end link. Apparently I forgot to grease the urethane mounts on the sway bar before tightening them up and the pressure busted the end link in half. Lesson learned.

daverod · 03-17-2011, 01:20 PM

Least your weld held.

shrunken66stroker · 03-17-2011, 11:40 PM

I trimmed the mounting plates today. All I need to do now is paint em'.

03-05-2011, 01:12 PM	#552
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. I decided to go with a CPP tank since they were on sale on ebay with free shipping. I need the feed and return bungs anyway, so no time like the present. The welds on this thing are unbelievably perfect. Great quality. The tank is just sitting on top of the rails in the pic but it will have to go lower. To get it to fit as high as possible I'm going to put a piece of 1" square tube on top of the bottom rail and the tank will sit on top of that. I'll have pics of it mounted next week. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-05-2011, 03:51 PM	#553
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,520	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. What are you going to do with the bed supports? Maybe this was in a previous installment. Welcome to the projects and builds section!! __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device

03-05-2011, 04:38 PM	#554
Mechanic77 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Burrton, KS Posts: 215	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. I'm sure glad to see you back to work on your truck Your truck is the closest one on the forum to what I'm building Still waiting on your 5 speed? __________________ Pro Touring 1964 C10-Under Construction http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=441627 Project '65 Short Step Daily Driver http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=661948

03-05-2011, 09:39 PM	#557
Strodder Daring to be Different Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hesperia, Ca Posts: 4,499	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Looken good Greg. So many are way ahead of me with the builds. __________________ *Dennis* Check out my 65/73 Cheap Build Thread. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=327644 *KUSTOM RIDES* FACE BOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291198124258863/ 1965 C-10 Short Bed 350/700r4 2012 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 2016 Honda Accord w/ 18" rims 2007 Honda Goldwing Trike w/ NAVI 2001 Yamaha Roadstar Indian look alike "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...WOW!...what an amazing ride!" Live Life Passionately!!! [/COLOR] *I AM WE TODD IT, I AM SOFA KING WE TODD IT*

03-06-2011, 01:53 AM	#560
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Thanks Alan. It's really the $ that's been holding me back. I just spent a ton and when I look down the road I still need a wiring harness, engine harness, PCM, fuel system minus the tank, clutch, hydraulic throwout/slave.......it goes on and on. There's another couple grand and it won't even be painted yet. I'm glad I never set a budget on this build. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-06-2011, 02:46 PM	#562
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. HANG IN THERE KAT YOUR ARE BUILDING ONE FINE TRUCK..... LETS JUST HOPE GAS DOENT HIT 10 BUCKS GALLON __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !

03-06-2011, 10:52 PM	#565
Strodder Daring to be Different Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hesperia, Ca Posts: 4,499	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. My wife has a budget for the truck. Not me. But when it comes to buying a new washer & dryer that we didn't need, there is no budget. __________________ *Dennis* Check out my 65/73 Cheap Build Thread. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=327644 *KUSTOM RIDES* FACE BOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/291198124258863/ 1965 C-10 Short Bed 350/700r4 2012 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 2016 Honda Accord w/ 18" rims 2007 Honda Goldwing Trike w/ NAVI 2001 Yamaha Roadstar Indian look alike "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...WOW!...what an amazing ride!" Live Life Passionately!!! [/COLOR] *I AM WE TODD IT, I AM SOFA KING WE TODD IT*

03-09-2011, 11:49 PM	#567
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Brown truck Santa Claus came. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-10-2011, 10:18 AM	#568
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Cool! __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

03-10-2011, 11:44 AM	#569
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Everything has been checked off the parts list and all I need now is the time. It will probably be a few weeks but I've started cleaning stuff and pre-lubing and bagging the valve train. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-14-2011, 11:12 PM	#570
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Got all of the fittings on the tank and installed the sending unit. Not much but at least it's something. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-15-2011, 11:21 AM	#571
chevyrestoguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 2,670	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. I like this build. Nice welds in that last pic. __________________ Check out my latest endeavor: https://roundsixpod.com My build threads: '55 Chevy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247512 '64 C-20: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446527

03-15-2011, 12:10 PM	#572
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. Thanks. I wish the welds were mine. Those belong to the guys down at CPP. All I did was install the sender which was the easy part. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-17-2011, 12:00 PM	#573
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. I got the tank mounted yesterday on some 1" square tube. I recessed the filler cap in some scrap 3/4" mdf to check the level of the tank and where the filler sits. They're butted up against each other so I may have to trim the bottom of the filler a little. When I was airing up the the front bags I heard a pop and the truck moved a little. When I looked under the driver's side I saw a broken sway bar end link. Apparently I forgot to grease the urethane mounts on the sway bar before tightening them up and the pressure busted the end link in half. Lesson learned. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

03-17-2011, 01:20 PM	#574
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03-17-2011, 11:40 PM	#575
shrunken66stroker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Posts: 954	Re: Shrunken66Stroker's build thread. I trimmed the mounting plates today. All I need to do now is paint em'. Attached Images __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...54#post3194654

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