A couple more pics of the gas tank. The top is just taped on because it moving when i was installing it. The alluminum piece attached to the tank was welded on both sides of the tank.

Josh

looks like you going to turbo it ......... awesome .

wow man, incredible job on the tank. The tank itself, the mounts everything.
The baffles in the tank are great, I'm guessing the pick-up will be in the middle chamber? I know some people put a special foam in the tank to help reduce the sloshing, but the baffles are awesome, and maintenance free for all intensive purposes.
I also really dig that mount for the tranny you made.
Def going to be a top notch truck once it's done. Keep up the great work.

What did you weld the tank with. It looks great.

looks like you going to turbo it ......... awesome .

Turbo's are still up in the air but i got the v-band clamps because it fits through my exhaust holes in the frame to remove section if needed.

wow man, incredible job on the tank. The tank itself, the mounts everything.The baffles in the tank are great, I'm guessing the pick-up will be in the middle chamber? I know some people put a special foam in the tank to help reduce the sloshing, but the baffles are awesome, and maintenance free for all intensive purposes.I also really dig that mount for the tranny you made.Def going to be a top notch truck once it's done. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the complements. Yeah the fuel pump and sender is going to go in the middle and a large alluminum blank will be bolted down so you have access to the parts.

What did you weld the tank with. It looks great.

Do you mean what process of welding I used or what machine do i have? The gas tank was tig welded and i have a Miller Dynasty 200dx with a coolmate 3 water cooled torch setup. Thanks for the complements

Josh

Very nice Josh. I still would like to see it in person someday. My '54 is in my garage for a while, until my finances get better. Call me when you're in Paso.

Wow! Nice work.

josh,

So the bed structure you built is welded directly to the bedsides?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/attachment.php?attachmentid=375494&stc=1&d=1216157645

Very nice Josh. I still would like to see it in person someday. My '54 is in my garage for a while, until my finances get better. Call me when you're in Paso.

I agree we will have to meet soon!

Josh

josh,

So the bed structure you built is welded directly to the bedsides?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/attachment.php?attachmentid=375494&stc=1&d=1216157645

Yeah it is welded directly to the bedsides. The front panel and rear panel are welded where the metal turns 90*. I am also going to weld the front panel to the besides to have a cleaner look. The steel around the tires was built to match the inner fenders so they have something to bolt to.

Josh

Josh,

Your truck is looking so sick dude. Keep up the good work!

Well i got a little more done. I was able to get the driverside header done but it was a long week. I originally built a "shorty" header but after i got it built i decided that i wanted long tubes and i wanted them equal length primaries. So i started over and built a new header:crazy:. I did some reasearch and found out that 32" primaries are the ideal length for the LS1's. The final out come was well worth my frustrations because it looks sweet, equal length primaries (which was a pain in the a$$ to design and build), long tube header, all tucked in the frame (nothing is hangin below the frame) and the best part of it all the collector is the exact height as the rest of the exhaust so from the collector through my frame is all the same height so it will be nice and level. I still have to do a little more welding and build the other side but that should be easier or hopefully less frustrating:confused: . Anyways here are some pics and in some of the pics the 3rd tube looks like it is close to the frame but it is actually has plenty of clearance.

Josh

A few more of the headers installed. It is kind of hard to see but you get the idea.

Josh

Josh-

That header is a work of art! You should be extremely proud of it!:metal:

Now be nice to the rest of us, and give up your sources for all the parts. ;)

Nate

Lookin' good! :cool: I wish I had your kind of free time...

those headers look awesome , you prolly could make a living making those for others

Josh-

That header is a work of art! You should be extremely proud of it!:metal:

Now be nice to the rest of us, and give up your sources for all the parts. ;)

Nate

Thanks Nate! It was a fun and fustrating to build. All the bends are from SPD which from my research is one best suppliers for manderal bent tubing. They have some of the newest and highest quality machines to bend the tubing so you get almost perfect bends that aren't deformed.. The collectors and the bullets are from Cone Engeering. Very easy to install and they flow slightly better than a welded high dollar collector and a fairly inexpensive. At least what there test say. Here are the links incase you or anyone else is interested.

http://www.coneengineering.com
http://www.spdexhaust.com/

Lookin' good! I wish I had your kind of free time...

Yeah i have been lucky lately. We have a few huge jobs coming up and we finished all of our work so i am in a transition period which means FREE TIME!!! I don't ever want to work again. I could get my truck done in a month or two:lol:

those headers look awesome , you prolly could make a living making those for others

Thanks for the complements! It would be nice to sell some but i don't think many people would pay for the amount of time it took or does take. So i am satisfied just building them for my projects.

Josh

Looking good josh! That truck should be one hella driver when your finished. Just replied to your thread over at pro-touring.com Great build bro!!

nice headers, you did a great job

Awesome! Ive always wanted to try to build a set of headers.

Looking good josh! That truck should be one hella driver when your finished. Just replied to your thread over at pro-touring.com Great build bro!!

Hey man!!! Thanks for the complements!! I hope it will be bad a$$. I am trying to build it as best as i can. I wish i had an unlimited amount of money (don't we all) so i can buy every part i wish. Talk to you later

nice headers, you did a great job

Thanks

Awesome! Ive always wanted to try to build a set of headers.

You should give it a try. There not cheaper but you can build them to your specific needs and clearances. It helps if you have a few specific tools. Normal headers (non equal length) would have been much easier. Let me know if you give it a try and need a few tips.

Josh

wow, that header looks awesome.
Nothing like a custom built part!

looking good :metal:

NICE TRUCK!!:metal:
i havent seen this build yet

always been a big fan of the slammed ones

Great build Josh. I especially love those headers, you really did an awesome job!

Great build Josh. I especially love those headers, you really did an awesome job!

Welcome to this forum!! Thanks for the complement especially since headers and there parts to build them is your business!! I was curious if you got all of your manderal bends in? When i ordered my parts I spoke to a gentleman and they told me that you were just getting them in. I am going to need some more 2 1/2 bends 16g bends and I would like to try your guys manderal bends. I also need 2 or so more v-band clamps. Thanks and talk to you soon!!

Josh

Welcome to this forum!! Thanks for the complement especially since headers and there parts to build them is your business!! I was curious if you got all of your manderal bends in? When i ordered my parts I spoke to a gentleman and they told me that you were just getting them in. I am going to need some more 2 1/2 bends 16g bends and I would like to try your guys manderal bends. I also need 2 or so more v-band clamps. Thanks and talk to you soon!!

Josh

That was no gentleman, that was me! :) We're going to have two different quality levels of individual bends, standard and show quality. Unfortunately the show quality will be much more expensive. The standard quality are perfect for 90% of the builds out there. We also have packaged builder kits with a variety of bends that save money from buying individual bends. The first offerings should be up on the website in about 2 weeks, maybe sooner. The new v-band clamps are really popular. They are also available in two different versions, standard and a lightweight race version.

Josh,
Yet another nice addition to the build. Are you going to have them ceramic coated?

Josh,
Yet another nice addition to the build. Are you going to have them ceramic coated?

Hey Daniel! Yeah they are going to be ceramic coated but i am hoping for something different besides that shiny chrome color. I haven't done my homework and seen what else they offer. Thanks for the complements.

Josh

I did a flat black on my IROC headers, but I wasn't happy with the look afterwords as the held oil and dirt more than a shiny finish would have.

Well since i am waiting for the passenger side header flange so i can start building the header I took the cab off and started roughing in the rest of the exhaust. I love the way it is looking and i decided to keep the exhaust off to one side so it allows room for access to all the hard lines that are going to be on the inside of the frame. Anyways here are a few pics.

Josh

* I almost forgot. We have a new addition to our family. He is a black lab/border collie mix and 11 weeks old. He has big droopy ears and a curley tail. Here is a pic.

Josh,

Did you decide on how you will exit the exhaust?

Josh,

Did you decide on how you will exit the exhaust?

Well I have been thinking about it and I think (key word is think) I might run it all the way to the rear roll pan. As you know i was originally going to do a side exhaust but I thought i might still be able to do something kind of cool by running it all the way back. I thought maybe some cool rectangle w/ rounded corners exhaust tip flush with the rear roll pan cut into the roll pan might look good. Does that make sence? I will see if i can find a pic of something similiar.

Finally got the passenger side header done. It has a slightly different design than the drivers side header. The reason for that is because there is less room on the passenger side because of the starter. It made it more difficult to design but a little easier to build. I still have to finish welding the primaries to the flanges but needed a little brake first. Anyways here is some pics and hopefully tonight or tomorrow i can get the rest of the exhaust built underneath the cab.

Josh

Those things are going to flow nice!

those things have better curves than pamela anderson :D

Outstanding job!

those things have better curves than pamela anderson :D

:lol: I guess we will have to get here over here to double check!:haha:

Those things are going to flow nice!

Yeah i agree. After i do a few more mods to the motor i would like to get it on the dyno and see what i get.

Outstanding job!

Thanks

Josh

outstanding job

Nice!!

I need a bib!...........beautiful fab work.

Thanks for the complements guys! It helps keep me going and motivated!!!

I was able to get some more exhast done. I still have to weld it up but the exhaust that is underneath the cab is all ran. Now I have to order a few more bends to make it over the rear axle. I should have a few more parts showing up the next few days so hopefully some more things done this week and weekend. Here some pics

Josh

Looks great Josh. You've almost got the hard part done.......:D.

Lookin' good as always.
Here's a picture of the exhaust on my truck through the rollpan. I know yours isn't a stepside but you get the idea.

Could you post up or pm me some pics of the from rack and pinion set-up? I'm having problems with my tie rod ends attached to the steering arm on the spindle, the ball joints don't seem to have enough movement

Could you post up or pm me some pics of the from rack and pinion set-up? I'm having problems with my tie rod ends attached to the steering arm on the spindle, the ball joints don't seem to have enough movement

So you want pics of the way the ball joints look at full dump and lift? Next week i can get some pics. I have been working out of town the last 3 weeks and I get next week off so i will be working on my truck alot.

Josh

beautiful this is insane makes me want to jump head first into my 69 short wide - if i had the talent or the tools

So you want pics of the way the ball joints look at full dump and lift? Next week i can get some pics. I have been working out of town the last 3 weeks and I get next week off so i will be working on my truck alot.

Josh

Sounds good, the front end hasn't been the most fun lol

Well i decided to change my gas tank. The more i kept looking at it I liked the design but it just didn't fit the style of my frame. Plus i finally decided where i am going to put all of my compressors, tanks, and ride pro solenoids which wasn't on the frame so there was no reason to have the gas tank with that notch. So i built a new one which i love. If flows nice with the frame, stronger since i put in a full piece of solid aluminum tubing spanning from one side to the other side on where it mounts to the frame. I still have to weld the top on but i need to figure out how i am going to get the electrical in the tank for the fuel pump. Trying to come up with something clean and can't think of anything. So until i decide on something the top will stay unwelded. The tank will be powdercoated when all done.

Also i got my new rear end (pre 69) so now my wheels will fit in the rear fenders :metal:. The axles are getting re-drilled to the correct bolt pattern as we type so this weekend i am going to roll the truck outside and fully assemble all the sheet metal parts except the hood. I am dying to see what it looks like fully assembled. Then in about 2 weeks or so i am starting on the engine. I have decided to build a custom sheet metal (aluminum) intake manifold, and valve covers. I love the look of the sheet metal intakes and my father used to work for Hogans Manifolds so between the two of us we are hoping to bang something out that looks sick and performs well. I know i could buy one but where is all the fun in that:lol:. Anyways here are some pics of the gas tank. My battery for my camera died so this weekend i will take some more.

ps. YZF450 this weekend i can get you those pics.

Josh

Looks great. Nice work.

Can't wait to see it with all the metal on it!

josh, this thing is so SICK. Makes mine look like a joke LOL.

Where did you get those blue bushings that you used on your exhaust hangers? Also, do you know how those magnaflow mufflers sound? I like the fact that they are small.

One more question, I noticed in one of your pics you have a metal plate on the cab mount rubber bushing on the forward drivers side. Are you leaving it there when you install the cab? I have taken two cabs off their frame and both had a shim on that cab mount.

josh, this thing is so SICK. Makes mine look like a joke LOL.

Where did you get those blue bushings that you used on your exhaust hangers? Also, do you know how those magnaflow mufflers sound? I like the fact that they are small.

One more question, I noticed in one of your pics you have a metal plate on the cab mount rubber bushing on the forward drivers side. Are you leaving it there when you install the cab? I have taken two cabs off their frame and both had a shim on that cab mount.

Thanks for the complements jlaird! Your truck is pretty bad a$$ too! I got those blue exhaust bushings from IRONWORKS speed and kustom. I ordered my SPD exhaust tubing from them and I went over to there shop to pick it up and while i was there i saw those blue bushings. I asked if i could buy some and he hooked me up. Do you need a few? I could probably get you some. PM me if you do. Regarding that shim on the front cab bushing, yes i am using them for the front and rear of the cab mounts. When i ordered the cab mounts they came with these shims so i decided to use them. I heard the magnaflow mufflers sound great but i don't have any personal experience with them until now. They are pretty sweet since they tuck up into the frame and are flush with the bottom of the frame.

Josh

Can't wait to see this finished.

another one to keep your eyes peeled on..

Well i finally got enough time to get the truck outside and off the frame. It looks so different off the frame jig that i almost don't want to put it back on.:sexy: I was able to snap a few pics of the frame with the motor and 1/2 of the exhaust installed before it got too dark to take some more pics. I was able to get most of the sheetmetal on tonight so tomorrow i will take some more pics of the truck with the bed on, 1 door and 1 fender. I almost forgot. The new rear end fits perfect with my wheels. I have around 3/4" per side of clearance which is exactly what i wanted. Anyways here is some pics

Josh

Tease! :lol:

Well i finally got enough time to get the truck outside and off the frame. It looks so different off the frame jig that i almost don't want to put it back on.:sexy: I was able to snap a few pics of the frame with the motor and 1/2 of the exhaust installed before it got too dark to take some more pics. I was able to get most of the sheetmetal on tonight so tomorrow i will take some more pics of the truck with the bed on, 1 door and 1 fender. I almost forgot. The new rear end fits perfect with my wheels. I have around 3/4" per side of clearance which is exactly what i wanted. Anyways here is some pics

Josh

Tease! :lol:

whoops. :D Forgot the pics

Lookin good.

all i can say is thats some nice goingto be a nice ride when done

Well i tried to get some decent pics of the truck with some sheetmetal but out of all the pics i only got 2 that came out. Since the sun is still rising it is reflecting off my truck. It look kind of angelic;). So later today when the sun isn't as bright i will snap a few more. I can't wait to see it painted, wood in the bed and so on. Being patient sucks:lol:

Josh

2nd picture looks like a model. But everything in aspect ratio. haha

WOW isall i caan say, nice job and well done!!!

Well i was had a few minutes and snapped a few more pics. I know they are almost the same pics as i already posted but i just love the how it is starting to look. I know i am :crazy:

Josh

Last 2 pics. One of the pics is just showing the front bed mount i made.

Josh

ps. Just for everyones knowledge. If you get a pre 69 rear end the max recommended wheel backspacing is 4.5" on a 10" wide wheel. It won't fit on a 70 and up rear end. I learned that out the hard way. It leaves you just under 3/4" per side of clearance which should be plenty. Just sharing that info

Looks badass! What are you doing with the bedfloor?

Looks badass! What are you doing with the bedfloor?

What bedfoor!:lol:

I am going to build my own wood floor for the truck. I have a fair amount of wood working tools so i was thinking about either curley maple, maybe walnut. Either way it is going to be a high gloss finish. If we get a shop soon i was hoping to start building the wood floor cause i really want to see it installed.

Josh

Man I wish I had your skills. Looking good!!!

What's the best place to get Foose wheels and how much?

Man I wish I had your skills. Looking good!!!

What's the best place to get Foose wheels and how much?

Thanks Raguemoe! I will look for my receipt to see what i paid and where i got them. I don't remember off the top of my head but they were great to do business with. I think with rims, tires and the cost to get them powdercoated came out to just $3500-3750 but that is just off the top of my head. I think i might have got too much backspacing for the front wheels. I haven't takin the time to adjust the steering so i can't be sure but i am a little worried.

You looking for a set of wheels? If mine don't work maybe we can work something out? You going to drop the white c10 or leave it as is?

Josh

Well i couldn't resist, i grabbed some nitrogen and aired up my truck to about ride height. It looks sick! I had to take some pics.

Josh

looking good bro!

Oh, I so hate you !!! JK

I love it :metal:

I think you need a little more sidewall....just my opinion though!

Looking good Josh