Thread: New Shop Truck
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05-05-2017 06:12 AM #61
Luckily nothing near my house but I couldn't get to work Wednesday because all the highways were closed. Oh well, just had to spend the day in the garage assembling an engine. It's already gone down quite a bit around here. it seems to happen every few years; residents and businesses are used to it and usually are prepared.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-07-2017 01:17 PM #62
Got the motor sitting in place, i need to modify the crossmember, cut the hole for the shifter, and start getting everything hooked up this week. Unfortunately the headers I got won't fit so I'm just going to save a few bucks and put the exhaust manifolds on it. Hopefully it'll be ready for a test drive in a couple of weeks.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-09-2017 06:22 PM #63
Got my crossmember lined out and hole cut for the shifter. I need to build a different shifter handle angled more toward the driver but it looks like it's going to work out good. I think I'm going to be able to make the headers work after all; just need to cut off one tube on the drivers side and re-angle it.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-09-2017 06:59 PM #64
I like the shifter, gonna be cool once it's sorted out.
Will the headers be wrapped? I'll bet that dog house gets HOT!
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05-10-2017 05:45 AM #65
Roger
Enjoy the little things in life, and you may look back one day and realize that they were really the BIG things.
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05-10-2017 09:14 AM #66
Actually I meant the shaft rather than the handle; need to get rid of that forward slant and make it a little longer.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-10-2017 12:52 PM #67
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That will be one of the coolest driving vans in the US!!Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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05-11-2017 04:03 AM #68
Thanks! Hoping to make the Power Tour with it; 29 days to get it finished up.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-11-2017 12:50 PM #69
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I wish you luck! It is crunch time. HahaRyan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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05-14-2017 05:45 PM #70
Got the headers to work; not much clearance but there in there.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-14-2017 08:12 PM #71
You'd do well to put some heat wrap on those. It'll keep your feet cool..
Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
EG
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05-15-2017 06:02 AM #72
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05-15-2017 08:22 PM #73
I'll have you know that I was at our salvage yard last Sat and I seen the Astro van line up, I smiled and thought of yours. I like different builds like this.Seth
God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. C.S.Lewis
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05-17-2017 04:36 AM #74
They're not the most stylish looking things but they're cheap, plentiful, have an enclosed hauling space, AND you can easily put a V8 in them. All good shop truck qualities.1 Corinthians 1:27
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05-17-2017 02:24 PM #75
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My buddies laughed at me when I got my wife a mini van...... I guarantee I've hauled more stuff in that thing than they have in their pick ups in the last 6 months or since they've owned them. It will not get a V8 though.Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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