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Old 08-30-2015, 11:01 PM   #1451
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Re: 72 k20 project

Looking sharp Ryan! Very cool!
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Old 08-30-2015, 11:36 PM   #1452
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Wow, you got one hell of a build. Bad Azz work you do there.
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Old 08-31-2015, 06:31 PM   #1453
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Looking good. The fact that you left the glove box door untouched is impressive. Very Classy.

The funny thing is that there isn't a thing that you didn't touch and add your personal touch to. Your an inspiration to us all.
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Old 09-04-2015, 12:42 PM   #1454
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Looking good!
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Old 09-04-2015, 11:07 PM   #1455
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this is OEM paint. i wanted to leave one part of the truck just like it was. kind of cool for me since grandpas hands touched this who knows how many times.







That's awesome. I like it. I did the same thing with my painted gas cap. OEM 505. Conversation piece, but of coarse your truck will be one hell of a conversation piece top to bottom!
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Old 09-09-2015, 12:03 AM   #1456
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Looking good. Chevy Dana 60 front? Late model calipers?
Thanks! its a kingpin Ford 60 and late model dodge rotor and caliper.

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Looking sharp Ryan! Very cool!
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Wow, you got one hell of a build. Bad Azz work you do there.
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Looking good!
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Looking good. The fact that you left the glove box door untouched is impressive. Very Classy.

The funny thing is that there isn't a thing that you didn't touch and add your personal touch to. Your an inspiration to us all.
Thank you. id like to say it was my plan from the start, but i never really thought about it till i was loading the last of the stuff for paint. i picked it up and it was obvious. that other side of it is also fun for me. i can honestly say, there is one part i didnt do a thing to. haha

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That's awesome. I like it. I did the same thing with my painted gas cap. OEM 505. Conversation piece, but of coarse your truck will be one hell of a conversation piece top to bottom!
Thanks!

i liked the idea that people would look at it funny and think i just forgot or something. the passenger will have to look at it and then i have a fun story to tell. in between burnouts.

anyhow. a thing or two has happened.

more things are in here. i have more to go but the front harness is getting closer.



i scored this DHD on CL this weekend. the slightly better one that i nabbed from Ryan is on its way shortly, so this is more of a teaser. but for the price it was to hard to pass up. spares are OK right?



i ordered this, then cut it apart and made it suitable to my needs. the paint is still sticky, so mounted pics to come.

its an additional 5 gallons of air storage so i can make a wet/dry system for the air dryer.



these boxes showed up just today.





bilstien 12" 7100s

they are for the rear, but i will likely run the exact same on the front so i can mock with these two and order the others when the debit card cools down.
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Old 09-09-2015, 12:15 AM   #1457
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Excellent progress Ryan!
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Old 09-10-2015, 03:45 PM   #1458
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Nice work! Those are some sweet shocks!!!
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Old 09-11-2015, 07:40 PM   #1459
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Very nice Ryan.

The body looks great.I'am jealous !

Keep up the good work.
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Old 09-16-2015, 12:15 AM   #1460
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I know I saw it somewhere, but what did you do for an AC compressor?

Mine wants to sit halfway into the passenger side frame rail.
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Old 09-17-2015, 12:20 AM   #1461
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Excellent progress Ryan!
Thanks Pete! how are things going?

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Nice work! Those are some sweet shocks!!!
i'm happy with them for sure. thanks!

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Very nice Ryan.

The body looks great.I'am jealous !

Keep up the good work.
Thanks Tom! sadly its only pretty from the drivers side. i'm still waiting on the passenger side...

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I know I saw it somewhere, but what did you do for an AC compressor?

Mine wants to sit halfway into the passenger side frame rail.
i built a bracket to locate the compressor over the IP on the intake shelf. i also moved the tensioner and used industrial application alternator stuff and ended up with a belt from a ford pickup. the compressor is the dodge one, but i will use a different application of the sanden 4474(?) that has a different port arrangement. there are pics way back in the thread some where and i can try to dig one out of PB too

some more additions

this thing is back





i will be getting the case to the powder coaters soon.

i whittled this out the other day. its an air manifold to direct compressed air around the front of the truck.





i didnt get pics of it mounted i guess, so more on that later

i got these suckers bolted on





they work out just right to not bottom out ever and they run out of stroke in such a way that the bags don't over extend.

i also got this wedged in, the pics are lame, but its hard to get good pics under it..



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Old 09-17-2015, 09:55 AM   #1462
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sorry if I missed it but what air compressor did you go with? I would like to have onboard air someday.
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Old 09-17-2015, 01:12 PM   #1463
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It's a bendix/haldex qe296. Driven by the geartrain on the front of the 6bt.
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Old 09-18-2015, 10:20 AM   #1464
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That's ok.Just keep knocking sense into the body guy !

That suspension screams "Top Dog".
Very nice.

Oh,and I seen the bike on the last page.Yours ?
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Old 09-19-2015, 10:38 PM   #1465
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I didn't want to run out of pages looks great man can't wait to see what else you do!
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Old 09-27-2015, 08:54 AM   #1466
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Thanks for the info. I found a Cummins mid mount bracket so going with that.
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Old 10-05-2015, 08:57 PM   #1467
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Nice work Ryan! That front suspension definitely is sexy!
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Old 10-27-2015, 11:54 PM   #1468
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That's ok.Just keep knocking sense into the body guy !

That suspension screams "Top Dog".
Very nice.

Oh,and I seen the bike on the last page.Yours ?
Thanks! i talked to the paint dood. hes a pain, but hopefully has some progress by now.

the bike belongs to a buddy. i never did get into the two wheel game. seems to easy to end up with a limp... haha

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yessir. i started with one of those brackets, but with the twins decided to go this way for clearance on the air inlet.

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Nice work Ryan! That front suspension definitely is sexy!
Thanks mister!

i have a few more things to post but haven't gotten around to uploading the pics. but i had to get these.

so it was my anniversary of birth a while back and my lady ordered my wheels for me.

i immediately went out and bought two more tires...



then i assembled the brakes with the crumball rotors.



so i could make double sure.



after i was positive they fit, i hauled them to the powder coaters...

then, after many more days than expected...







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Old 10-28-2015, 02:07 AM   #1469
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Looks good man.
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Old 10-28-2015, 07:48 AM   #1470
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what size are the tires?
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Old 10-28-2015, 08:26 AM   #1471
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Truck looks good!! Was a little skeptical of the wheels but they look killer white! Truck has a good stance! You have to be getting anxious! Happy late b-day and anniversary!
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Old 10-28-2015, 08:35 AM   #1472
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What wheels are they and size?
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Old 10-28-2015, 10:49 AM   #1473
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Ryan that looks too cool! Will it clear the garage door ?
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Old 10-28-2015, 04:15 PM   #1474
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Just went through the hole post you have put in a lot of work into this build deftly a show stopper
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Old 10-28-2015, 04:39 PM   #1475
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It looks killer with that stance and off set!
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