Thread: Stude M5 build
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11-30-2016 01:57 PM #61
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Your shifter turned out great!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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11-30-2016 04:49 PM #62
I agree. That shifter looks like a slick setup. Nice Job!
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12-05-2016 08:42 AM #63
Thought I would show how I planned the frame change. I found a photo of a bare explorer frame and a photo of a clean stude. I used a free photo shop type software called gimp to superimpose the images to give me an idea of how the frame would fit with the truck. I planned to raise the bed up some to clear the frame humps so I stretched the bed sides a bit to check the look. I always thought the stude bed looked a little too low anyway.
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12-05-2016 09:52 AM #64
Wow, that software is pretty neat. Thanks for sharing!
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12-05-2016 12:22 PM #65
I went to picknpull and measured and measured but doing this helped make up my mind that it would work.
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12-05-2016 01:14 PM #66
Now what is that saying " Let your fingers doing the walking to save the soles of your shoes " or something like that. That is an impressive software package.I maybe a little crazy but it stops me going insane.
Isaiah 48: 17,18.
Mark.
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12-05-2016 04:23 PM #67
You can download it free, I know photoshop is pricey. Took a little while to figure out how to use it, had to have a little help from someone younger than me.
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12-05-2016 05:49 PM #68
Yea, that software looks very useful. I've got a very old version of photoshop that I use mostly to crop and resize pics. Even the old version is complicated to use.
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12-05-2016 08:40 PM #69
WOW..awesome build,that gives me inspiration for my M5.,...wanna make me some headers for my Stude 259?...I just put my truck on an s10 shortened frame,my stock frame was a twisted mess....keep the posts coming,I love the footwell idea..can I "borrow"it?...ps, followed your build over from Truck Farmers.
regards from the PNW
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12-06-2016 09:33 AM #70
Hey, very cool, glad to see another m. Feel free to steal any ideas you want. You should do a build log here. I thought about the s10 as well as dakota and ranger frames. If you were doing a chevy engine there a probably headers out there for v8 s10 swaps. Is the cab and bed all mounted?
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12-06-2016 10:52 AM #71
v8nutz,
I really enjoyed going through your build page. Really nice work man.My Chevy Truck Project
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12-06-2016 03:35 PM #72
thanks very much.
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12-07-2016 07:25 PM #73
I have just dropped the cab on so so far,I want to set up the ride height(drop) so I can make sure I have clearance to run the running boards etc without:"too much" rubbing on mother earth.....the cab corners you used are they the Classic Enterprises ones?so they are crap?...if so, I'll make some jigs and make my own.I have a Stude 259 cu. I'm going to put in it...kinda funny the 4.3l that the S10 comes with is a 100cc bigger than the 259 from 50 years ago...livin life,one rusty bolt at a time.
'Got Studebaker parts?
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12-08-2016 09:58 AM #74
The corners are pretty crude, I made them work but I was sure disappointed for the price. They looked like they they they had been quickly hand hammered on a buck. they would be hard to make because of the way they curve into the bottom.
It's cool your using a stude motor.
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05-11-2017 11:07 AM #75
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Haven't done much on the truck in a while but I got a new radiator for it so thought I should make some permanent mounts for the front clip. Originally it mounted by one bolt to the center of the radiator hoop but I wanted two mounts to make it a little more stable. I used some of the explorer body mounts I had. The brackets slide up and down for body adjustments.
I do not see any attachments to approve. What is the size of your each file you are attempting to attach? Bill S.
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