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Old 09-30-2016, 03:56 PM   #101
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Borgenson all the way. Drive mine every day and I'm glad I didn't cut costs with the steering when going 90 on the freeway.
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Old 09-30-2016, 09:38 PM   #102
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Old 10-11-2016, 11:12 PM   #103
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No limit tank mocked up
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Old 10-12-2016, 10:14 PM   #104
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Great build! I like every decision. I had a couple of questions

In post 66 you decided to switch from frame-mounted master cyl & booster to firewall-mount--any particular reason?

In post 94 you referred to "weldable nuts"--are you just talking about regular nuts welded on, or something special-purpose?
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Old 10-13-2016, 12:47 AM   #105
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I just didn't like the idea of my master cylinder being under the cab. My access panel will be covered with carpet and I don't want the hassle. In fact, I'm welding over the tranny access, battery cover basically everything in the cab.

As far as weldable nuts, there is such thing. I've used them extensively on this build. You can weld common nuts but you might breathe toxic fumes and they melt and are difficult to weld, I don't like to.
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Old 10-15-2016, 12:41 AM   #106
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Got the engine and tranny tacked in today. Hooker block huggers were going to make steering shaft problematic so I switched to cast hooker headers. Adequate room for steering shaft I think but did require a cutout on the passenger side frame.


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Old 10-15-2016, 01:04 AM   #107
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Feels good to have engine and tranny where they belong. Engine position is good. Don't need to recess my firewall but I will need to run corvette accessories since it's tight. My GMPP "muscle car" oil pan will not work. I've got 6" from the bottom of engine block to bottom of crossmember so I will need to run an f body oil pan. They are 5.7" deep so it will be just slightly higher than crossmember and will be protected.



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Old 10-15-2016, 01:10 AM   #108
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Transmission crossmember is another Scotts hotrods piece. I really like the center drop out feature.

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Old 10-15-2016, 08:43 AM   #109
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Looking good...Jim
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Old 10-15-2016, 10:52 PM   #110
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Looks very good! I had to do the same cut out on the right side frame.
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Old 10-17-2016, 09:09 PM   #111
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I really like your attention to details. Very nice.
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Old 10-17-2016, 10:29 PM   #112
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Nice progress! There are many times that I wish that I had stuck with the original frame. Keep up the good work!
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Old 11-07-2016, 10:03 PM   #113
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I tried my best to avoid a tranny hump but couldn't. With the engine exactly where I want it, a tranny hump was necessary. All I needed was 1" forward or down. If I brought the engine forward 1" (accessory fitment too tight to radiator even with corvette accessories) or down 1" even an f-body oil pan would be below my crossmember. Oh well no biggie I just liked the idea of a flat floor.


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Old 11-07-2016, 10:10 PM   #114
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Still not to shabby. Nice job.
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Old 11-08-2016, 10:42 AM   #115
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Old 11-11-2016, 03:35 PM   #116
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Somebody needs to do a sticky on how to best fit an ls motor in these trucks. So far I've learned anything will fit with enough messaging but best to use f-body oil pan, corvette accessories and hooker cast headers. These allow for the most clearance and it's still tight!

Anyway, I installed the fbody oil pan and it fits much better. Working on my steering linkage now. Here are pics of my first attempt. It works but I'm not happy with it. Had to notch motor mount for shaft clearance. The angles on the double u joint are more extreme than it would be if I used 2 joints so I've got a couple more joints on order with summit. I'm getting mixed reviews on vibration isolators but for an extra $40 what the hell.


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Old 11-11-2016, 03:43 PM   #117
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The shaft support doesn't touch the headers maybe 1/4 or 1/2" clearance but like I said it's tight as hell.
And for the record it's much easier to graft a hoop onto an old wheel than to reduce the original. Here is a 54 wheel with 70s camaro hoop. The hub diameter matches the Ididit column nicely.


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Old 11-11-2016, 06:27 PM   #118
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Nice work! Do you have any details on the mod's to the steering wheel?
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Old 11-12-2016, 02:22 PM   #119
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Nice work! Do you have any details on the mod's to the steering wheel?
You will see on page 2 or 3 I modified a 54 wheel by cuttings the spokes out of the hoop. Then reducing the hoop by hand before welding the spokes back in. This method is very time consuming because you need a lot of epoxy to fill the gapping holes. Then you have to sculpt the knurles and shape with files and sandpaper. The hoop will tear drop and will drive you mad trying to get everything perfect like a factory wheel. I was happy with my first attempt but knew I could do better.

On my second attempt I used a 1970 camaro solid plastic wheel (they also had soft plastic don't use it). Swapped the spokes with a 54 truck wheel. A little epoxy and much less sculpting. Much easier and better results. Lesson learned: don't attempt to reduce a wheel rather find a hoop with the correct diameter from a swap meet or ebay and graft the spokes!!
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Old 11-13-2016, 10:47 AM   #120
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Really like where this project is headed.
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Old 11-13-2016, 02:04 PM   #121
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Really like where this project is headed.
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Having followed his Chopper builds on another forum, this truck build will surely deliver endless attention to detail and no expenses spared.

The 'Living Room' CFL is amazing!

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Old 11-13-2016, 05:26 PM   #122
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You will see on page 2 or 3 I modified a 54 wheel by cuttings the spokes out of the hoop. Then reducing the hoop by hand before welding the spokes back in. This method is very time consuming because you need a lot of epoxy to fill the gapping holes. Then you have to sculpt the knurles and shape with files and sandpaper. The hoop will tear drop and will drive you mad trying to get everything perfect like a factory wheel. I was happy with my first attempt but knew I could do better.

On my second attempt I used a 1970 camaro solid plastic wheel (they also had soft plastic don't use it). Swapped the spokes with a 54 truck wheel. A little epoxy and much less sculpting. Much easier and better results. Lesson learned: don't attempt to reduce a wheel rather find a hoop with the correct diameter from a swap meet or ebay and graft the spokes!!
Thanks Flysocal...your wheel came out well.
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Old 11-13-2016, 08:36 PM   #123
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Thanks SKT. I finished my CFL sportster and tried to update the forum but it's down. It rides really nice and came out better than expected. Now that's it's done and I put a few miles on it and worked out a couple bugs, I can focus on the truck.

Today I welded in a weatherstrip Channel around the door, tacked up some boxing plates and welded over the battery access. I'm not sure where the battery is going yet but I know it's not going there! Getting ready to mock up my rear end.

Question for the guys that have done it before: is 116 wheel base correct? I remember guys saying 115 (bringing the rear forward 1") looks better in the rear fender. I'm not gonna order my bed from mar-k for another month or so. I would like to get started on the rear suspension without the bed.

Also here is a pic of my water pump. The outlet is very close to the radiator fan. I wonder if a radiator shop can change out the pipe? I suppose it's pressed in?



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Old 11-13-2016, 09:54 PM   #124
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so what's that radiator/fan combo? It looks good.
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Old 11-14-2016, 09:23 AM   #125
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For the rear wheels when using a large tire I have always moved my axle to the rear 1 1/2",
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