Low88's Project Thread.

[Low88]

here it is.. a sneak peek at what I have been up to..


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00240copy.jpg
Had to back the truck into the garage to get the cab off easier, in the process of pushing it in the driveway and turning it around, it got stuck here.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00243copy.jpg
Wiring was pretty easy to get out.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00250copy.jpg
Cab Seperation

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/stevetruck.jpg
Neighbors love me.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00253copy.jpg
out my door.

[Low88]

todays progress...

transmission pulled, wiring harness out, fuel and brake lines out of frame rail.

I also measured my life away, and was out measuring the body bolt patterns on the cab in the pouring rain. I was forced to do this because my body mounts were SHOT.. and i mean 4" in diameter shot.


I made new bodymounts out of 4x4x1/4" and got two of them tacked in their home today.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00262copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00261copy.jpg



Still have to cut the bottoms off of them and drill the holes in the right place, but i had to tack them in to get the proper location for the holes for the bushings though.


PS. the rear body/bed mount combination can eat my ****. That thing is such a pain to cut off... I have a collection of bent sawzall blades to kill an army with. not really, but i bent a few lol.

[Jimmy P]

PS. the rear body/bed mount combination can eat my ****. That thing is such a pain to cut off... I have a collection of bent sawzall blades to kill an army with. not really, but i bent a few lol.

lol i almost forgot about those....

doesnt look like you are wasting any time! Keep it up.

[Low88]

i went 1/4" more than you btw. I dont know if you are far enough along, but just wondering if you can forsee any complications due to me going the extra 1/4"? The lower radiator hose area looks like a PITA, but I think i can work around it if i Z far back enough.

[DjLunchbox]

good work so far bro! you going to carlisle?

[Low88]

if its rollin by then.. I am haulin ass on this thing, but that is because I am an unemployeed recent college graduate. I have a few interviews coming up sooon, so if the money starts rolling in, I will be there for sure.

[DjLunchbox]

if its rollin by then.. I am haulin ass on this thing, but that is because I am an unemployeed recent college graduate. I have a few interviews coming up sooon, so if the money starts rolling in, I will be there for sure.

well, hopefully you can make it:D

[Jimmy P]

i went 1/4" more than you btw. I dont know if you are far enough along, but just wondering if you can forsee any complications due to me going the extra 1/4"? The lower radiator hose area looks like a PITA, but I think i can work around it if i Z far back enough.

Oh man you are screwed now. In my bodydrop how-to I specifically said not to go 1/4" more because it screws everything up. Might as well give up and start over.:read:







na I cant really see any problems with it, other than the obvious stuff. If worse comes to worse you can cut some spacers out of 1/4 " plate and bolt them in with the bodymounts. No one will ever know.

[Low88]

oh ****... i guess i am commited now.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00264copy.jpg


and jimmy.. thanks for making it look tooo easy in your how to.. I learned that it isnt as easy (or quick) as it appears in your how-to. I know there are a few people on here who think they can bust it out in a weekend once the cab is off, but I would like to see how long it really takes once they get going.

I have had a few people tell me "oh it shouldnt take long, a day for the rails and bodymounts, a day for all the other crap.." eff that is what i say to them.

anyways, im getting there... slow but sure.

[kustomkoncepts]

Looks good so far....Also, congrats on finishing college! I'm still a long way from there, and sometimes it downright sucks!

BTW, how did the strap setup work for getting the cab off? Did you bend anything?

[Low88]

Looks good so far....Also, congrats on finishing college! I'm still a long way from there, and sometimes it downright sucks!

BTW, how did the strap setup work for getting the cab off? Did you bend anything?

Thanks on the congrats. And nothing bent at all when using the straps. I think it was combination of the cab being stipped, and we used two straps to spread the load. I also strapped through the doors because they are getting replaced.

I just got an optimistic call back on a job today, so with any luck this bad bitch will be at carlisle..

[kustomkoncepts]

And nothing bent at all when using the straps. I think it was combination of the cab being stipped, and we used two straps to spread the load. I also strapped through the doors because they are getting replaced.

I see you're putting that college education to good use...LOL:read:

[Sweet Tea Man]

:cool: i said the same thing once i cut the rails:D

[Low88]

yeah, i gave them a little moment of silence and then sank the sawzall into them.. lol

[DjLunchbox]

yeah, i gave them a little moment of silence and then sank the sawzall into them.. lol


:LOL: badass.. i ain't TOUCHING my frame.... it's weak enough as it is. i do envy those extra 3 inches though :D

[BeastZ71]

nice rig! :bowtie:

[Low88]

i do envy those extra 3 inches though :D

I know dude.. what can i say. :fsc1:


In all seriousness, If i didn't do this, the truck would have needed bodymounts soon anyway. While I was making new ones, why not drop them down and do the extra work to lay rocker? Exhaust is looking like it is going to be a PITA, especially if i modify the stock tranny x-member. Im thinking about making a tubular one like jimmyp's... I have to get a cat and a muffler on there somehow, and still manage to dump it out of the body somewhere to be "legal" in CT. Im sure they frown on frame modification, but what ya gonna do..

I don't really think my mom knew what she was signing up for when she said I can have her garage to bodydrop my truck. She was looking at trucks on FSC with me earlier tonight, and wanted me to let everyone know that she gave up her "damn garage for my truck". lol.

[bignick31985]

Looks good man. Will look sick when its bd'ed. Progress pics make me want to work on my truck....but my bank account says NO!

[Low88]

well, I got a job today! Looks like this thing might make carlisle, if not carlisle, definitly low rollers EOSB...

[kustomkoncepts]

I don't really think my mom knew what she was signing up for when she said I can have her garage to bodydrop my truck. She was looking at trucks on FSC with me earlier tonight, and wanted me to let everyone know that she gave up her "damn garage for my truck". lol.

Thanks, "Mom"! I hope you know we're all coming over for chocolate chip cookies. She's gonna have about 100 FSC's parked all over the place. I call dibs on using the kitchen for my BD.

[DjLunchbox]

whoot! bust ass and get over to PA with us. and congrats to you for the job! that kicks ass!

[Low88]

I partied a little too hard this weekend and didn't really do anything on the truck.

Only thing i managed to get done was to blend the back half of the stock frame in with the new rails. I still have a bunch more smoothing to do, but its on its way...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00265copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00266copy.jpg

I am going to box that inner section... Where it looks like the 2x4 box ends, it is really slid in the frame about 3" more, but it is just welded to the area that I already boxed.


Edit... looking at these pics makes me realize how sloppy of a worker I am... tools laying everywhere.. lol

[Bagged02]

keep it up.

[Hole-Shot]

how come you didn't drill the holes for the body mounts before you welded them on there?

you could have used your widowmaker drillpress

you ain't a chassis builder until you've built it from scratch!
http://bakyardhackz.com/images/Bodydrop/IMG_2220_small.JPG

[Low88]

haha.. I would have loved to drill the holes first, but it is easier once they are tacked on because the front and back dimensions are different than each other. The front dimension for the bodymounts is about an inch off compared to the rear, and I just assume tack everything in place and then build a little jig to transfer the locations for the holes off of my cab.

The bodymounts are only tacked, and I plan on marking the proper spots for the holes and taking them off and drilling the holes on my "widowmaker drill press" ;) .


Yeah, I wish i could have stopped over and worked on your beater... but you need to learn how to pick up your phone. Did you get the control arms built?

[Hole-Shot]

Yeah, I wish i could have stopped over and worked on your beater... but you need to learn how to pick up your phone. Did you get the control arms built?

i got them bent up and then had a stroke while using your manual hydraulic bender..

1.5 x 0.25" never again.

[Low88]

Well, Live has thrown me some crazy curveballs in the past few weeks... For one, a good friend of mine passed away, which sucked and made me not want to touch my truck.



Either way, I got the engine pulled and started to strip it down, and I finally boxed the drivers side frame rail... Kind of sad for a week or two's worth of progress, but some things are more important at this point in my life. Once I get my life into a groove, It's on, and I can't wait to get back to my truck again.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00279copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00280copy.jpg

Oh yeah, I also steam cleaned my tranny, as you can kinda see in the first pic. It was black with about 1/2" coat of road gunk before.

[99silveradoguy]

I know dude.. what can i say. :fsc1:

I have to get a cat and a muffler on there somehow, and still manage to dump it out of the body somewhere to be "legal" in CT. Im sure they frown on frame modification, but what ya gonna do..


just make sure the mufler ends 18" past the cab :read: perfectly legal in CT that way

[Low88]

update update.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/Untitled-1copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00599copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00607copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00602copy.jpg

the GF holding the fender so i can see how sexy its gonna look when i get the body back on.

I had to notch alot for the big ballin 17's... :rolleyes:

**** it though, I think they look awesome, so no plans of getting bigger wheels anytime soon.

[Low88]

next weeks project...


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00608copy.jpg

whoever can guess what im doing wins. lol

not really a hard question, so ill answer it for everyone..

1985 caddy calipers so I can retain the Ebrake, and the Rear is getting discs :D

[Larry B]

Lookin Good.

[shakey]

suweet!! :rocking: i cant wait to tear into my truck, maybe not quite to the point you did, but close.

[Mike]

looks :cool: I wish I still had a desire to work on my truck. But at the stage it at there is no point in going back to the start and BD'ing it or anything else. I need to start something from scratch like you are.

[Low88]

looks :cool: I wish I still had a desire to work on my truck. But at the stage it at there is no point in going back to the start and BD'ing it or anything else. I need to start something from scratch like you are.


I wish I started from scratch the first time around... Unfortunatly, the body isnt in the best shape. The cab I have is saveable, But every panel on the truck will be new. You can see the bed in the background...Its purpose nowadays is to be the sponge that eats up any excess paint in my gun.. lol

[DjLunchbox]

looks sexy! you doing the motor yet? paint is bodycolor before you install it :read: give me a call if you want a hand sausage, i'll come over. btw, that tranny looks like a t5 or a t56 from there :D dooooooo it whoot!

bw, those talk trusts look badass on there!~ lexi bum looks good!:LOL:

[Chuggernaut]

Lookin' good! :rocking:

[tahoen]

Looking good!:thumbup:

[KuzIKan]

You wouldn't happen to have any pics of your truck put together before you tore into it would you? Just wondering as I am looking for the TT2's in either 17's or 18's and was just wondering what they looked like on your truck....thanks alot

[Low88]

You wouldn't happen to have any pics of your truck put together before you tore into it would you? Just wondering as I am looking for the TT2's in either 17's or 18's and was just wondering what they looked like on your truck....thanks alot


I have never seen these wheels on my truck before yesterday. I do have a pic of a bagged OBS on 17" TT2's though.

[Low88]

I busted ass on this thing for the past 2 days, but still have alot of crap to do. Figured I would test fit some panels and get myself giddy at a glance of how low the truck will be.

Panels are still way off in these pics, but I was excited so I grabbed the camera and snapped them anyway.

Anyways, I got the floor cutout in the cab, and its starting to take shape again. Once the floor is done, the cab is coming off for hopefully the last time, and I am going to paint the firewall and backwall, and put new cab corners in...again, because the first set I did was my first stab at bodywork,and the results show that. lol.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00620copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00619copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00616copy.jpg
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http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00614copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00609copy.jpg

[Low88]

and oh yes... I know my panels are beat up. They are OEM and for the most part straight, hence why I am test fitting with them.

No worries, They will all be getting replaced. New fenders, New doors, new hood, new bumper, and I am going to do the 94-98 conversion. The funds are together, its just a matter of borrowing a truck to pick everything up from the body shop. Also, there is a guy locally selling a mint bed for under $500. If that is around next weekend, It will be mine.

[Hole-Shot]

i see you got a little bit of a lip there

DSL

keep the oem front clip on it. it looks better

[Low88]

its a little DSL but yeah.. i keep it lippin.

[8.1 HD]

its a little SSL but yeah.. i keep it lippin.

SSL??:think: Sausage Suckin Lips??:idiot:














:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

J/K looks great...looks like it'll be done for Carlisle '07.:thumbup:

[Low88]

sausage jokes will never die.

[Otto]

looks good, but that engine is smaller than ****

[Low88]

i bet you your motor would look tiny without the front mounted accessories... I <3 the 4.3... 22MPG, and only 90K on the clock.

[Sweet Tea Man]

rob(project_honda) loved his in his 92 gmc. he had the 4.3 with the 5 speed. loved the gas mileage and performance it had.

[shakey]

i wish my 4.3 got that good of gas mileage, i only managed 19 on the way to carlisle with the air off and the cruise on. maybe its the 3.73's

[Chuggernaut]

i wish my 4.3 got that good of gas mileage, i only managed 19 on the way to carlisle with the air off and the cruise on. maybe its the 3.73's
You've also got a bit more weight due to the extended cab. :read:

[Ashes]

sausage jokes will never die.
ha ha no they wont man cant wait to see it at carlise you better be bringing it. put a trailer hitch on it so you can bring a porta potty with you.

THIS IS IH8FORD. not ashes

[Stigo69]

looks good man....keep us posted

[HHH]

Looks good, BRADA!!!

[Low88]

Looks good, BRADA!!!

thanks bro, wish it was on 20's and had super clean paint like yours though :head:

[HHH]

thanks bro, wish it was on 20's and had super clean paint like yours though :head:

Thanks, Man... It all comes with time. Wish I could have done it myself, I just don't have the time or talent..

Let me know if you need a hand with anything. I would be more than happy to help.

[DjLunchbox]

that thing makes me hard like a rock :read: :LOL: i can;t wait till we can dust these things off next spring and hit the pike or something like that.

[DjLunchbox]

its a little DSL but yeah.. i keep it lippin.

:LOL: :LOL:

[Low88]

that thing makes me hard like a rock :read: :LOL: i can;t wait till we can dust these things off next spring and hit the pike or something like that.

its gonna be good times for sure. I cant wait to cruise 84 all the way out to carlisle.

[Low88]

new pics. got some CAF sharpie pinstriping, and worked on the floor some more.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00626copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00624copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00623copy.jpg

probably should have grinded more than just what i needed to weld, because burning automotive paint isnt fun to breathe in.

[HHH]

Man, I just went to get quotes on getting my hood and tailgate striped similar to what you did...

:teddy: :slap:

[Low88]

haha.. i did it with sharpies though man, you can still have it!

I plan on doing mine myself.... if somebody wants to teach me how to use a paintbrush.

[HHH]

I like how you did the trans tunnel with a gradual slope.

Mine has a step and I had the trim some of my center console to make it look right..

[roadfool]

you still ride that 6 foot quarter in the background? looks like it would be fun.

[Low88]

yes i do lol. its a little steep, but its fun as hell. I made that when i was like 16.

[Low88]

ill take this bump

to post new pics for those that havent seen.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/5.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/10.jpg

bench is at the upholsterer doing something like this
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/seat2.jpg
I did that quickly in solidworks for communicatory purposes.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/11.jpg
started putting a corner in.

[Low88]

new pics this weekend. the motor is all back together and in, exhaust is made, bed is purcahsed, suicide door hinges are coming in, and the cab floor is almost done.

Still have to plumb the chassis for air/fuel/brakes, paint the floor and undercab. But I have alot of time to do it. I have to wait until its around 65 outside so i can paint it in a makeshift booth.

[Jokeman]

Whats the thing on the roof? Looking good:cool:

[Bagged 04]

Looks sweet.

[likaroc13]

looking good man...can you post up the "pen-striping" again, cuz i can't see the pic for some reason...thanks

[Low88]

thing on roof is a converted well pump check valve... I ran out of straight union fittings, so I dismantled a well check valve and used it as one lol. Its part of the ghetto setup to lift and lower my truck under its under construction phase, there is a schrader vavle on one side of it, and I just fill it with shop air.


sharpie striping
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00626copy.jpg

[depreciated]

looks good, makes me want to go work on mine. and here is a 20" tt2

http://myspace-032.vo.llnwd.net/01542/23/08/1542768032_l.jpg

[Low88]

you.mutha.****er! those wheels look sick..... love your truck man! I dont know if the 17's are going to be permanent or not. I think ill roll them for a while and step up to a 18/20 combo. Im gonna tub everything for a 35 series 20 though.

Im glad i didnt have to worry about nice shiney paint during my bodydrop though. I dont know what im going to do when I can't put random **** on my hood anymore when working on my truck.

[depreciated]

wait till you see the rears. 20x10 with a 3 inch backspace. lots of dish. i also put 305 50 20's on them. 32 inches tall that the reason i gotta go with a fleetside.

[Low88]

sneak peak at what i started tonight. still have to buy new door shells before i get too much further, but im excited to get going on them.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/suicide.jpg


look for new pics of the truck tomorrow or sunday.

[cajundragger]

suicide doors are fun.....good luck

[Jimmy P]

fyi if you are following my how to for the doors. Beef up the doors with 1/8" or soemthing heaveier than the 18 gauge i used. I think im going to go back and redo it.
What kind of hinges are you running?

Looking good!

[96thebossgrnchv]

lookin good man

[Low88]

fyi if you are following my how to for the doors. Beef up the doors with 1/8" or soemthing heaveier than the 18 gauge i used. I think im going to go back and redo it.
What kind of hinges are you running?

Looking good!

Thanks jimmy.

im using the autoloc deluxe kit. self lubricating bushings like jasons, 3 adjustable holes, and its plenty beefy IMO. I got it for $70 shipped, so i can't complain. I was planning on running 1/8", but im worried about getting the window in the new door shell. I took a look at the hinges today, looks like chevy decided to weld them on the door and the cab end of the hinges, talk about a major PITA. im a little nervous about the doors hitting by the bodyline, but ill make it work somehow.

i got them welded and i clamped a strip of steel to them to see how they opened and shut... so far so good. zero binding whatsoever, so im on the right track so far.

little intoxicated. hope this message makes sense.

[shakey]

little intoxicated. hope this message makes sense.

*patiantly waits for sausage joke* :digger:

[Low88]

new pics coming tomorrow for sure. here is an older pic (august) i found but never posted. pretty much sums up my life in one picture


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/life.jpg

[Jimmy P]

yeah the stock hinges are the worst thing ever to remove. Id keep them there for as long as possible just in case the back ones dont work out or you change your mind. I wish now I wouldnt have done them but oh well

[lowryder99]

yeah the stock hinges are the worst thing ever to remove. Id keep them there for as long as possible just in case the back ones dont work out or you change your mind. I wish now I wouldnt have done them but oh well

You wish you hadn't done what? The suicide doors? I got jasons kit sitting here in my garage but im having second thoughts, I mean I really want them on it's just going to be an insane amount of work.

[Izzy]

Good luck with the Autoloc kit, I've seen them first hand and they're nowhere near the quality of SD's.

[Jimmy P]

You wish you hadn't done what? The suicide doors? I got jasons kit sitting here in my garage but im having second thoughts, I mean I really want them on it's just going to be an insane amount of work.

I just want to drive my truck now. There is alot of extra work that you have to do.

Including:
bracing the entire door
allowing room for the window channels
new interior door handles and/or linkages
blocking off the fender area
front latch mount
and most importantly, getting it to open/close and line up
some sort of latch that locks the door when you shift out of park

[lowryder99]

Yea ive been reading tons and tons about doing it for a year or so, lots on s10forum, your posts, my buddy did his blazer etc..etc...so I know there is a whole butt load more than just welding up some hinges, cutting some pockets and calling er good.

I mean I have the resources, my trucks been at my one of my best friends house for a couple months now(body man of 20+ years) and he feels we can tackle it without a major issue, but ive just been to hell and back with the truck and I know what kind of issues it has taken to get it to this point. In the four years ive owned it I think I might have put 20k on it? That's an oil change a year haha (we are talking 20xxx kilometers, not miles either haha)

As for the autoloc kit, my buddy's shop had one in stock and he figured it was pretty stout (and it's not bad) but when I got jason's kit I realized why I paid the extra couple hundred bucks, my time isn't really worth the hassle of dealing with a cheap kit either...when I saw the autoloc lambo doorkit it kinda wrecked any future dealings I might have with them.

[Low88]

my kit is just as thick as my roommates suicide doors kit. Both have brass self lubricating bushings, my hinge pins are 3/8",and the arm is just as thick. My kit wasn't in an autoloc box, but it came with autoloc's instructions...I got it from gauge.

i always thought the autoloc kit was pre-spaced, but mine wasnt. maybe i got some off hinges and an autoloc instruction sheet.

Anywho,I took them to my uncle who is an old time hot rodder's house for him to check out. He has done a few installs, and has made his own hinges... He said that they are plenty beefy, and will work fine. They'll be alright, im 100% confident in that.

What did you see thats not so quality?

[Low88]

new pics.

still have to clean the intake manifold and TBI, but it will do for now.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00663copy.jpg


the floor
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00664copy.jpg

after 6 hours of driving today, finally the new bed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00665copy.jpg

****ty pic, camera died. theres a little damage on the drivers side, but nothing major.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00666copy.jpg

[Jimmy P]

beds not lined up right

[Low88]

i thought 13" of difference was sick, im leaving it.

[Jimmy P]

i thought 13" of difference was sick, im leaving it.

I forgot you need room for the 30" wheels that will be all the rage when our trucks are done

[Sweet Tea Man]

just just a little bit more tubbing to do to clear em:LOL:

[shakey]

I forgot you need room for the 30" wheels that will be all the rage when our trucks are done

:LOL:

[badbowtie88]

your trucks comin along sickk :head: , i have an 88 2500 , where in nh are you from in from ma right on the nh border

[lowryder99]

Maybe you did get another kit? I dunno, when I looked at the autoloc kit it did look pretty beefy, but side to side with Jason's kit I thought it was night and day...im definately not an expert on this stuff though.

I know the autoloc lambo kit is pure poo so I just figured screw it ill buy the kit that I know lots of guys had good luck with.

[Larry B]

after 6 hours of driving today, finally the new bed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00665copy.jpg

Only 6 hours of driving, not bad. I know 2 people that drove alot longer.:wink:

[Sweet Tea Man]

after 6 hours of driving today, finally the new bed
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00665copy.jpg

Only 6 hours of driving, not bad. I know 2 people that drove alot longer.:wink:
not naming names here, but did it start with DJ? oops:LOL:

[Low88]

yeah, driving 2000 miles for a bed is crazy. and my parents thought 3 hours away was crazy lol.

just noticed my stupid "drag and destroy" sticker. gotta peel that one off lmao.

[BigGixx]

truck is coming along nice keep up the good work

[Low88]

your trucks comin along sickk :head: , i have an 88 2500 , where in nh are you from in from ma right on the nh border


im in derry nh, and i work across the boarder by lawrence mass.


side note:
power supply in my computer died, hopefully it didnt kill my hard drives. if so, there goes 12,000 mp3's and all the pictures of my truck and life... no internet until newegg.com sends me my new computer stuff.

[Otto]

by then you should be finished right?

[Low88]

the truck might make carlisle. i hope i dont look back at this post and laugh like im laughing at myself on the first page saying... "Looks like this thing might make carlisle, if not carlisle, definitly low rollers EOSB..."

[Low88]

new pic i stole from my cell phone camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/Image030.jpg


new pics this weekend if i get to work on it. the gf says she is down to help me bodydrop the bed.... we will see. Anyways, merry xmas everyone

[Toolman]

:rocking: That looks good right there. :drool:

[Low88]

im really really tempted to wire it up and drive it around, but i have to paint the firewall first... I gotta wait till its arond 70 out for the paint to "kick". thats the huge holdup right now. Its all details until about april or may when its warm enough to paint.

[Mental Health]

new pic i stole from my cell phone camera.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/Image030.jpg


new pics this weekend if i get to work on it. the gf says she is down to help me bodydrop the bed.... we will see. Anyways, merry xmas everyone

Your truck is looking really good lots of progress there. I am curious about the cables you have running over the cab of the truck what are those for?

Edit: Sorry I see now that it is just one cable (or something), the reflection in the windshield made it look like two at first.

[Toolman]

I think that they are the temp air lines.

[Low88]

toolman's right. it is airline running to my front bags from the valves in the rear. only temporary.

[Mental Health]

I see that now man your truck is gonna be sweet when you get it all back together :worship: .

[Low88]

no real updates but..

I pushed it outside last night because i needed some room to bodydrop my bed, my mom had some ghetto xmas setup going on, so i took advantage of her lighting.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00682copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00672copy.jpg

[Stigo69]

that first pic is tight

[Larry B]

I hope your not going to drive that as fast as the VW

[Low88]

lol.. i dont think this truck will ever see 75. let alone 120. Its gonna be a slow ride in the right hand lane out to carlisle this year.

[depreciated]

why do people associate vw's with speed? i happen to drive my vw very respectfully.

and btw trucks looking good.

[Low88]

cause i passed larryb doing 120 on the way out to carlisle. I was tryin to catch up with DJlunchbox.


btw, bed is bodydropped and placed on, seat is back from reupholster's and it looks sick!. Also, my VDO gauges are here. pics of it all tomorrow.

[Chuggernaut]

that first pic is tight:word:

Hopefully your mom uses the same decorations next year so that you can duplicate that pic for a before and after sort of thing :cool:

[ynot]

cause i passed larryb doing 120 on the way out to carlisle. I was tryin to catch up with DJlunchbox.


btw, bed is bodydropped and placed on, seat is back from reupholster's and it looks sick!. Also, my VDO gauges are here. pics of it all tomorrow.
Damn . The trucks coming along nicely . It looks sick so far . Feel free to come get mine and start whenever you want lol

[datapurge]

I don't see many of those bodystyle/headlight style trucks decked out. Looks awesome!

[Low88]

finally got the bed bodydropped. only a few tacks holding it together, but i still have to tub, and make a notch cover outta the stock bed floor material.

My intention was to just raise the floor to cover everything, but thanks to my oversize notch, my floor would only be like 7" deep, and I think thats ugly. So now im going to make a cover outta the stock bedfloor from my old bed and this one.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00692copy.jpg

Before anyone says anything... the bed is just tossed on, there are no bolts or anything holding it on... So of course it doesnt line up right.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00684copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00686copy.jpg
very happy with the lift I get at 90psi.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00688copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00687copy.jpg
Raked out a la jimmy p style.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00691copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00690copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00689copy.jpg

laid out.


enjoy. merry xmas all.

[Otto]

nice! see how far your truck can make it up that ramp

[ynot]

Wow ! The stepside bed looks sweet on there .

[HHH]

Looks nice.. Let me know when you want to spray that firewall.. I might be able to help you out..

[Low88]

appreciate it. ill need all the paint and body help i can get, lol!

[Low88]

seat and gauges... yay!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00697copy.jpg
viva la bench seat. I had it done old schoolish with the rolls and pleats. I want a really simple, clean, and dark interior. Really hard to tell, but every stitch is in the future exterior color of the truck. muahaha.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00694copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00696copy.jpg
VDO c.ockpit royale gauges. jenn is the best.

[Chuggernaut]

Nice!!

[Sweet Tea Man]

appreciate it. ill need all the paint and body help i can get, lol!

i'm just a phone call/plane ticket away....

[96extcab]

Those gaues are awesome looking! Good call on the dark interior too.

[Low88]

i'm just a phone call/plane ticket away....

if you ever want a nice paid trip to CT. I live right next to the casinos, and im pretty close to boston... lol. We'll talk when the time comes close. Hell, my parents are down for a drive to georgia too. We have relatives in FL.

[Sweet Tea Man]

if you ever want a nice paid trip to CT. I live right next to the casinos, and im pretty close to boston... lol. We'll talk when the time comes close. Hell, my parents are down for a drive to georgia too. We have relatives in FL.
:LOL: you'll see the haul i go throughh to get to carlisle:LOL:

[Low88]

the plan would be to trailer it to your place, and drive it home :) We'll talk to sure. You are one of few I would trust my truck too... and thats just seeing your blue and black truck.

[Sweet Tea Man]

thanks man:cool:

[HHH]

appreciate it. ill need all the paint and body help i can get, lol!

You had said earlier that you needed heated garage to spary your firewall. I have 2 that I can offer if you trailer it up here and spary it one weekend.

I have a compressor, spary guns and seperater.

[Low88]

damn dude. appreciate it! however, i dont konw if it will be ready to spray this winter like I once thought :(.

[smurfcivic]

its coming along pretty good cant wait to see it finished. What color are you going with or is it a surprise?

[HHH]

BTW. Seat looks great!!

[DjLunchbox]

wow steve, you're cranking on that thing!!! i'd better get on the ball here and get my lambo doors installed :LOL: :looking:
looks badass man!!

[smashingchuck]

seat looks nice... actually the whole thing is coming along nice. What'd you give to have the seat redone? I'll be doing mine in a similar fashion sometime.

[Low88]

worked on the notch cover today. Turned out bigger than I wanted, but its the price I pay for jason's oversize notch that I have, and wanting no holes. Also, my shock mounts required me to go the whole width with the cover. Im pretty pumped with the space behind the notch cover however. Should make traveling to shows pretty easy. Easily fit a suitcase and a cooler in there. I have some ideas up my sleeve for tool storage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00700copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00699copy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00698copy.jpg

If anyone has ever removed the stupid crossmembers underneath the bedfloor, I can now sympathize with how bad it sucks. I have done 6 of them today between the new bed and the pieces I stole from the old bed. and DJlunchbox.. I saved you a decent size chunk of bedfloor like you wanted.





Now my turn to ask advice...

The passenger side of my bed is ****ed up from where the previous guy dropped a ladder on it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00703copy.jpg
major damage... 6" or so crack
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00707copy.jpg
and you can see the two holes in this picture.


any advice on how to sucessfully patch this up? I know its possible, people cut the steps off and mold in new ones, so these holes have to be pretty easy by comparison. Id appreciate any guidance. thanks guys.

[Low88]

haha oh yeah. I love having a **** load of panels on my truck that are going to get replaced. My mom bought me a pinstriping brush, and im trying to learn how to paint. It is really hard to keep consistant lines thoughtout turns, but Im playing on all my old panels for now. I dont ever plan on doing anything on the truck myself, but its definitly fun to mess with.

first attempt...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00702copy.jpg

[Larry B]

It's looking good Steve.

[Jimmy P]

looking good!

[LOWGREEN1]

any advice on how to sucessfully patch this up? I know its possible, people cut the steps off and mold in new ones, so these holes have to be pretty easy by comparison. Id appreciate any guidance. thanks guys. I would use some 3M automix part # 5885. Use it with some fiberglass mat and it will be as good as new. The glue is around $35 but you need a special gun to apply it. If you decide to go that route let me know and I can ship you my gun I have if you PROMISE to get it back to me. It will save ya about $100 for the gun.

[Sweet Tea Man]

I would use some 3M automix part # 5885. Use it with some fiberglass mat and it will be as good as new. The glue is around $35 but you need a special gun to apply it. If you decide to go that route let me know and I can ship you my gun I have if you PROMISE to get it back to me. It will save ya about $100 for the gun.

:word:

taper the edges on the inside and out, lay a little bit of the adhesive in the crack, then you can actually use reinforcement tape and lay over. push it into the adhesive(2-3 pieces) and put another layer of adhesive over it. spread lightly with a spreader. leave for 24 hours and sand.

personally i'd borrow lowgreens gun if thats all you're going to be using it for on the truck and get it back to him. it'll save you some $$$.

[DjLunchbox]

stay the f*** away from my truck with that pinstriping brush...lmao.. j/k that came out better than my attempt at it ..lol. thanks bout the bed floor too. decided today to sell my other project, so i'll have more time to work on the nice truck. hopefully have the interior done by carlisle :)

[Low88]

Thanks for the help lowgreen and project88. My buddy has one of those automix guns, so no need to let me borrow yours. I do appreciate the offer though!

So just use adhesive in the crack and lay mat over it? No need for resin at all?




And DJ, im gonna maul your truck one night wiht pinstriping practice... jk. The piece I saved you is from my old bed, It is the size of the notch. You might need a little more, but its a start. I think I have a few little pieces kicking around as well.

[low95]

if you ever want a nice paid trip to CT. I live right next to the casinos, and im pretty close to boston... lol. We'll talk when the time comes close. Hell, my parents are down for a drive to georgia too. We have relatives in FL.

dude that Foxwood casino is awsome, went there about three years ago when i was working in mass.

[Sweet Tea Man]

Thanks for the help lowgreen and project88. My buddy has one of those automix guns, so no need to let me borrow yours. I do appreciate the offer though!

So just use adhesive in the crack and lay mat over it? No need for resin at all?

no need for resin. you can use the fiberglass matt, or re-enforcement tape. thats what i used when i patched the caddy tails from the first molding job done by the shop.

[LOWGREEN1]

So just use adhesive in the crack and lay mat over it? No need for resin at all? The best thing to do is use the re-enforcment tape like project88 said. You can layer it better. What you will want to do is grind the cracks and beyond the cracks with some aggresive paper to rough up the area pretty good then out lay some adhesive down and then a small strip of tape. Lay some more adhesive over that and work the adhesive in with a spread. You will do this a few times, each time using a bigger piece of tape. And no you won't use any resin because this stuff sands and feathers out very nice.

[Sweet Tea Man]

The best thing to do is use the re-enforcment tape like project88 said. You can layer it better. What you will want to do is grind the cracks and beyond the cracks with some aggresive paper to rough up the area pretty good then out lay some adhesive down and then a small strip of tape. Lay some more adhesive over that and work the adhesive in with a spread. You will do this a few times, each time using a bigger piece of tape. And no you won't use any resin because this stuff sands and feathers out very nice.

:word: i got mine close and then glazed it and shot it with some primer:D

[Low88]

thanks guys... you all think one tube of automix is enough for this repair?

[Low88]

damnit. my roommates gun is a "duramix" not an "automix". I think duramix has a similar product though...

[LOWGREEN1]

damnit. my roommates gun is a "duramix" not an "automix". I think duramix has a similar product though... I believe you can use the automix in that gun. But if not yea Duramix is made by 3M too and will work to.

[Sweet Tea Man]

check to see if it will fit. some adhesives are different sizes on each side of the tube. just check it out.

[Chop Top]

I just read the whole thread and this is coming along nicely ! I love the stance on the 17's. Let me know if you decide to go 18's and 20's for the combo. I want to see how that turns out.

p.s.- all your pics look so cold ! brrrrrrrrrrrr



CT

[Low88]

haha welcome to new england in the winter. Actually, its been a kick ass winter, yesterday was 60* out.

[Jokeman]

haha welcome to new england in the winter. Actually, its been a kick ass winter, yesterday was 60* out.

Never seen 75 in January.....its crazy:D

[Sweet Tea Man]

Never seen 75 in January.....its crazy:D

thats freezing here in GA :LOL:

[Chop Top]

....and "chili weather" here in Texas. :D

[Norway]

haha oh yeah. I love having a **** load of panels on my truck that are going to get replaced. My mom bought me a pinstriping brush, and im trying to learn how to paint. It is really hard to keep consistant lines thoughtout turns, but Im playing on all my old panels for now. I dont ever plan on doing anything on the truck myself, but its definitly fun to mess with.

first attempt...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/toreadorxlt/DSC00702copy.jpg


Where can i buy pinstriping brushes? Do you have any links? Keep up the good work! love your truck!!!

[Low88]

www.eastwoodco.com

I have a mack 00 brush. can't wait to start practicing more. It keeps me sane.

[Low88]

havent touched this thing in a few weeks... Put in a full day today and got this done.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/suicidedoors.jpg


Everything is tacked right now, pulling it off tomorrow to fully weld it. I have about 1/2" of sag which is causing a minor rub by the lower body line. From everybody elses experiences, this is completly normal when its just tacked and unsupported. Could'nt be happier right now.

Thanks jimmyp and project88 for all the help through PM's and other threads. Once again, jimmyp's how-to threads make it look 10x easier than it really is. My hands are all sorts of cut up from jamming the assembled hinges in the back of the cab lol.

You guys think the stock support structure will help me out in making this thing sag-free?

[HHH]

Doors look good... When do you want to do mine??? :boobies:

[Low88]

I still have to do my passengers side. I can probably cut an hour of it this time, but its really not the most fun process in the world. None of it is really hard, its just time consuming, and alot of measuring.

[Sweet Tea Man]

Thanks jimmyp and project88 for all the help through PM's and other threads.

not a problem. glad it came out good for ya.

[Low88]

fully welded today. No sag, no rubbing on bodyline, aligns perfect. Im in love. Still going to do a little more bracing to prevent any sag from when I put everything else back in, but im on the right track.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/suicide1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/suicide2.jpg

[Sweet Tea Man]

:cool:

[smashingchuck]

nice. thats the one mod my truck still needs...

[likaroc13]

very cool...nice work...hope to do that to mine in the future too

[Low88]

thanks guys. It's alot of work.. wish I was halfway done. the hard part is done, but now I gotta make it latch.

[lowryder99]

thanks guys. It's alot of work.. wish I was halfway done. the hard part is done, but now I gotta make it latch.

Haha...that's when the real fun begins. Better set aside a day for that too :)...Well that and knocking out the stock hinges....:mad:

[Low88]

aircraft remover on the stock hinges shows you where the burn marks are... Drill out those welds and they should pop off easy. The new door shells have the hinges bolted on, so they won't be so bad. I plan on leaving them on for a while until I get everything stiffened up and installed. They are a nice reference point for alignment.

Got any pics of the inside of your doors? Or how you latched them?

[lowryder99]

aircraft remover on the stock hinges shows you where the burn marks are... Drill out those welds and they should pop off easy. The new door shells have the hinges bolted on, so they won't be so bad. I plan on leaving them on for a while until I get everything stiffened up and installed. They are a nice reference point for alignment.

Got any pics of the inside of your doors? Or how you latched them?

We tried that and of course it was clean bare metal underneath haha, what we did (my painters idea) and a pretty good one at that was take a 3 inch cut off wheel and basically cut a checker board into the hinge, so three horizontal slits and then three vertical slits, then we took an air hammer to the hinges and whammo, they popped right off like no one's business, took maybe 10 minutes a hinge.

Also check your PM's~!

[Low88]

newest pics. Started on the dash, im doing it in halfs for a few reasons.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0225071139acopy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0225071139bcopy.jpg
started tubbing, No gas in the welder, so everything I did this weekend is just hanging out. Also got new doors, fenders, hood, and soon bumper. I figure it will help get this truck as straight as possible before paint. Maybe ill make carlisle, starting to doubt it though.

Also scored me a flex-a-lite black magic e-fan, supposedly one of best, you can kinda see it in the first pic. Theres a million other things im forgetting, but my trucks slowly getting there.

[Sweet Tea Man]

cant wait to see it on the road and finished and painted:D

gonna look good man

[Low88]

thanks man, im trying not to get burnt out on this project. there is a little light at the end of the tunnel, and im slowly getting there. If i make carlisle, it will probably be in primer without an interior. Dont know if its even worth taking it in that shape. I'd really love to wire it and fire it up, but theres about 90 other things to do first.

If it wasnt so snowy, id push it outside and take a few pics of it in all its e-coat glory.

[Mathew7000]

truck looks good man. Are you still doing the 94 front end conversion?

[KevinF56]

truck is coming along well. where in NH are you?

[Low88]

Im living in Derry, NH right now, but looking to buy a place in the merrimack valley somewhere.

And the 94 Conversion is all up in the air.

[HHH]

Progress looks good.. Nice job.

[badbowtie88]

looking great .. cant wait to see that in person seeing as you live up the road im sure ill see it someday

[likaroc13]

looking good man; glad to see it coming together...just curious where you're getting the doors, hood, and such? genuine GM or aftermarket?

[DjLunchbox]

looks good bro, and you will make carlisle because you have a room waiting, 157.00 :LOL:

[Low88]

thanks DJ. I already pre-reg'd in the fun field too, so ill hope to make it. Another year riding shotgun would suck, but ill push to get there. Nobody wants this thing done more than my mom, as She hasnt been able to park in her garage for almost 3 years now. lol.


As far as the panels, Everything is Keystone. I dont have the money for OEM, and it wouldnt really matter all that much, because getting OEM panels to line up would almost be as big of a pain in the ass as these aftermarket ones. Actually, the drivers side door and the two fenders fit almost perfect. They were all CAPA certified if that makes a difference. The Passenger side door was not, and It is fitting like **** for now, Ill work it out though.

[stepsidebowtie]

Lookin good bro. Looks like you will be the lowest stepside in the FSC crew at Carlisle. I have already registered but now am not sure if I am going to make it. It appreas my brother in law may be graduating from Basic Training that weekend, but no one knows for sure (which is a crock of ****, someone should know).

[DjLunchbox]

if you don't go, i'll just borrow your wheels , it'll be cool. i'll give them back :wink: :LOL:

[Sweet Tea Man]

you should see yourself on the video i got Jeremy:LOL: polishing the wheels then you flick me off:LOL:

[Low88]

haha if my truck dont make it jeremy, I know where theres a set of torq thrusts you can borrow. But im trying not to think that way. The engine would fire if i ran fuel lines and wired it.

Besides that, its brake lines, fuel tank/pump, paint, line-x the bed, put a halfass interior in it until this winter, finish the dash and wire up the new gauges, and do the other suicide door. I have until August, so its going to be close.

[HHH]

haha if my truck dont make it jeremy, I know where theres a set of torq thrusts you can borrow. But im trying not to think that way. The engine would fire if i ran fuel lines and wired it.

Besides that, its brake lines, fuel tank/pump, paint, line-x the bed, put a halfass interior in it until this winter, finish the dash and wire up the new gauges, and do the other suicide door. I have until August, so its going to be close.

Looks like the list I had last June, Then we threw the birth of my son in there.. It helped to have a few guys working on it..

Other that smoothing my bed out and Line-xing it. A few other minor things, my truck is done.. So if you need some help, just holla! Cracka!

[Low88]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/big_joey/DSC00027.jpg

teaser.....new panels. nothing is fitted at all and the core support isnt even bolted on or lifted to where it should be, so thats why my gaps are ****.

[shakey]

that picture is missing something....


oh right, a sausage!

[Izzy]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/big_joey/DSC00027.jpg

teaser.....new panels. nothing is fitted at all and the core support isnt even bolted on or lifted to where it should be, so thats why my gaps are ****.
:LOL:

[tahoen]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y281/big_joey/DSC00027.jpg

teaser.....new panels. nothing is fitted at all and the core support isnt even bolted on or lifted to where it should be, so thats why my gaps are ****.


:looking:


That's hot!:idiot:



:LOL::LOL:

[Sweet Tea Man]

i think FSC just found a new picture to start editing:LOL: and doogie thought he had it rough a few years back:LOL:


on the flipside, glad you got some progress goin steve:cool:

[Low88]

more pictures. off my cell phone, so excuse the poor quality.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0324071017.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0324071244a.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0324071244.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0324071426.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0324071434.jpg


Oh yeah, windshield guy came to put a new sheild' in the GTI. I conned him into pulling the windshield and back glass out of my cab. Best part of all, he didnt charge me. Worst part, middle aged glass guys arent phased by custom trucks and suicide doors.

[IH8FORD]

that picture is missing something....


oh right, a sausage!

:lol: :lol: haha thats great.

truck is looking awsome man.

[DjLunchbox]

you easy lovein' homo :read::LOL:

looks kickass. hopefully starting on mine in a few weeks once it warms up :)

[CKTA]

:thumbup: Lookin' good!

[Low88]

thanks guys! anyone that knows me, pretty much knows that I love ***in around.. hence the black and white pic. Im struggling to make this thing get there for carlisle, between trying to buy a house and living 2 hours away from my truck until I do... Its gonna be rough. I'll make it though.

[Kruznlow69]

nice progress man.. but that pic... someones gonna chop it bad.. btw not all glass guys arent phazed, my glass (45-50)guy loves the truck scene and building up customs..

[cxpcman]

newest pics. Started on the dash, im doing it in halfs for a few reasons.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0225071139bcopy.jpg
there.
where do you get those inner fenders ?
i have seen those in 18 wheel trucks but not sure ..and how much?

[Low88]

e-bay. 40 shipped to my door for the pair.

[LOWGREEN1]

where do you get those inner fenders ?
i have seen those in 18 wheel trucks but not sure ..and how much? They are just trailer fenders. Do let him fool ya into thinking they are all high tech or sh*t..:biggrin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-STEEL-TRAILER-AXLE-FENDERS-2-for-15-Wheel-2108_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50071QQitemZ160099218566QQrdZ1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-STEEL-TRAILER-AXLE-FENDERS-2-for-15-Wheel_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50071QQitemZ160099417021QQrdZ1

[Low88]

been a while.


http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0415071526copy.jpg

passenger door almost done

Then, I went home and pulled the cab for what I hope is that last time. Starting to run the fuel/brake/air lines. I also wired the engine.

The motor's ugly, but Im going to wait till later to clean it up. I only get to work on this thing a little at a time for now, so I want it to run and drive before I worry about how shiny the engine is.

Also, started cleaning the 18 year old road gunk off of the firewall, and getting it ready for paint. Once the firewall is painted, I can finally set this cab on for real.

I POR15'd the cab floor, and seam sealed the welds where I raised the trans tunnel. Then I flipped the cab onto its back and painted the underside in POR15 as well.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0506071142copy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0506071135acopy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0506071026acopy.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/0506071135copy.jpg

[CKTA]

:thumbup:

[31barYukon]

lookin really good man

[Toolman]

:rocking: The POR15 looks good.

[IH8FORD]

its looking good man.

[Bagged 04]

Looks good.

[Low88]

thanks guys.. slow and steady for now. With a little luck, ill get the firewall sprayed soon, the cab on, and ill be ready for carlisle. If the weathers nice, I might spray the firewall next weekend (jeremy, prepare for a phone call!). Once the cabs on, the plan is to get it running, and start the final assembly. Its going to be a bitch squeezing air/fuel/brake lines, and a wiring harness through the backhalf, not looking forward to it.

Still alot of money left to drop before it runs though. Gotta buy a fuel pump, fuel lines, brake lines.. Then a windshield, back glass, shave my rear steps and rough out the bodywork and get it in primer for paint.



Questions to the TBI guys/FSC lords...

I put the wires back in the throttle body for the injectors, and the drivers side one had a rubber 'seat' that is sat in, while the other didn't have it. Is this normal, or am I missing that one?

Anybody ditch their emissions pump and crap and still have the piece that threads into the passenger side manifold? Im in need of one, and not so sure of how much the dealership would charge me for that one.

And, Do I need a special grade bolt for the exhaust manifolds? I seem to have lost a few of them in the teardown. Will grade 5 or 8 work just fine?

[Low88]

BTW, I can't take all the credit for the POR15... Jenn helped me with the floor.... I am still wearing it on my hands from 3 weeks ago too.

[LOWGREEN1]

You need that rubber seal for the injector. Both of them should have one. And Grade 8 bolt will work for the manifold.

[Low88]

Thanks and thanks.

hopefully I can get that seal from chevy.

[Sweet Tea Man]

awaiting phone call:D just call me in the evening if its a weekday. otherwise i dont care. call whenever

[shakey]

awaiting phone call:D just call me in the evening if its a weekday. otherwise i dont care. call whenever


you say that now but wait until he calls you at 4 in the morning and see how fine you are with it. :LOL:

[Sweet Tea Man]

haha. i'll bitch and then hangup, go back to sleep, then wake up later and remember nothing about it:LOL: ask mary.....she'll be the first to tell you:LOL:

[Marcos]

That is sick as hell...

[stepsidebowtie]

Dude, I envy you. That thing is going to be SICK AS HELL I hope you have it together for Carlisle. I am seriously considering undertaking a body drop on mine someday.

[CKTA]

Use stainless bolts for the exhaust if you ever wanna get it off again......and grade 8 is way over kill.

[Jokeman]

Use stainless bolts for the exhaust if you ever wanna get it off again......and grade 8 is way over kill.

No way, Grade 8 is fine. Unfortunately I learned the hard way and have a grade 5 bolt broken off in the drivers side head.:mad:

[CKTA]

Ohhh....I thought he was talking about the manifold to Y-pipe bolts.

Also, on the manifold bolts use never-sieze on them. :read:

[Larry B]

I'm jealous. the only thing different on mine this year will be a few more scratches. Still can't afford a paint job.

[Low88]

Thanks larry. Im trying to buy a house right now... (have been for a while now), but If i get in one.. it will put an immediate hault on all expensive parts for the truck for a little bit. Im 90% sure It would be able to make carlise... Its a matter of if I want to drive it in primer or not.


And thanks for the tips jokeman and CKTA.

[Jokeman]

Also, on the manifold bolts use never-sieze on them. :read:

Personally, if they are going into an Aluminum head I would and I would just use the Stage8 locking bolts. If they are going into an iron head, put them in dry.

[Toolman]

Im trying to buy a house right now...

:thumbup: Tell me about it. We have been in our home for a year now and I am still not able to find any nickels for a truck fund. :bawl:

[CKTA]

If they are going into an iron head, put them in dry.


Yeah, but if he uses stainless it's a dis-similar metal which causes corrosion.....never sieze is always a good ideaR IMHO.

[Low88]

The firewall is sitting pretty in guide coat ready to be final sanded before I lay the base and clear. Will post pics later. This is my first real painting adventure.

I ended up shaving the radiator overflow tabs, the inner fender tabs, and I did one other 'custom as funk' thing to the firewall. I hope 2 days in the row of sanding is worth it. Ill be able to tell in about an hour when I put the base in the gun.


edit: base coat coat #1 is on... im nervous as funk.

[Low88]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH finally done.


first of all... THANK YOU JEREMY (southern concepts). I couldn't have done it without all of the help from you.

Secondly, the color is called "envy green". It was only on 2200 Scion XB's in 2006. It was $80 a pint, because It has three pearls and a whole bunch of other fun stuff in it. It still has to grow on me, but the more I see it in light, the more I love it.

I am pretty pleased with how everything layed out, especially since I did it outside with no booth, and this was my first time painting anything ever. The clear layed down pretty nice with a little orange peel, but not as bad as I expected. Next step is to plop the cab on, and get this damn thing started.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00751copy.jpg
sitting in epoxy primer

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00761copy.jpg
4 coats of 2K later, I shot it with guide coat.


After sanding the guide coat, I shot the color and clear.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00763copy.jpg
after first coat...


finished pics
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00764copy.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00771copy.jpg

[bignick31985]

THat color looks pretty good man. Good job!!!

[shakey]

rock on!! get er done!

[Stigo69]

you paintin the whole truck that color? I think it looks sick...Good job man!

[Low88]

thanks guys!

Im still torn on this color, or a two tone with something darker on top. The green will be atleast 50-60% of the truck. It has so much flop, it is a million tones of green depending on the light. Unfortunatly, when I rolled it in, it was looking john deere green. Then I hit it with some light and holllly crap does that pearl jump out.

[Sweet Tea Man]

first of all... THANK YOU JEREMY (southern concepts). I couldn't have done it without all of the help from you.
:looking: I thought i told you to sand blast it down to baremetal and stick it in a river for a week before painting it?:LOL:


i'm glad everything went well for ya man. i hadnt heard from ya since this morning. i was going to call you to be sure everything was going smoothly, but then ya called me:D glad everything turned out ok for ya. as always man, call me if ya need help. i always return messages if i dont pick up.

[96thebossgrnchv]

thats a nice color, i've seen similar greens and man it pops in sunlight

[CKTA]

Nice work! Keep it coming. :cool:

[Low88]

thanks guys. Next weekend, fuel/air/brake lines are getting run under the cab and this bad bitch is going on. If im ambitious, Ill wire it all back up and turn the key.

[stepsidebowtie]

First off, I hate green but that is a kick as color bro. I like it

Question; are you keeping heat and AC? Judgeing by the firewall I'd say no. That's the look I think I am going to go for. But the wife won't ride with me to shows if I don't have AC so I may end up keeping both.

[Izzy]

:cool: That color looks great.

[IH8FORD]

that looks awsome man. cant wait to see more progess

[Low88]

First off, I hate green but that is a kick as color bro. I like it

Question; are you keeping heat and AC? Judgeing by the firewall I'd say no. That's the look I think I am going to go for. But the wife won't ride with me to shows if I don't have AC so I may end up keeping both.

Heat is staying, and actually unmodified. The truck never had AC (never even had vents on the dash LOL). The only things custom I did to the firewall were shave the overflow jug tabs, recess the "convenience center" an inch for more tire clearance (square box on the right), and I shaved off those stupid tabs that the inner fenders bolt to. Other than that.. its 100% stock.

[drpdshrty]

looks great man

[likaroc13]

nice work, & it looks great...i like that color as well...not sure what color i'd put on top if you 2-tone it though

[Low88]

you guys think It would look alright single toned?

http://www.clubxb.com/gallery/data/557/2314202_3.jpg
http://www.clubxb.com/gallery/data/557/new_green_box.jpg
http://www.clubxb.com/gallery/data/557/medium/IMG_0154.JPG

[Stigo69]

i think it would look fat two toned

[Izzy]

Single with some pinstripe on the hood/gate in white and .....

[smashingchuck]

all the same color for sure - remember what makes trucks look good - simplicity! I think it would look sweet with white pin stripes and an all white tuck and roll interior.

[Low88]

Single with some pinstripe on the hood/gate in white and .....


I think this might be it.





And the seat is already done smashingchuck. No white interior for me. Its black with green stitches. This was my way of locking me into green.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00697copy.jpg

[Stigo69]

the more i think about it....that single tone with some white pin stripe would look killer

[DjLunchbox]

looks badarse~! i'm finally getting to work on mine tomorrow :) btw, i suggest a darker green on the top :read: cooler then black IMO . and seeing that makes me cringe, now i know i'll have to pull the cab to make it look that nice :( no paint this year ..lol. too much work still :(

[96thebossgrnchv]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/zo6vtt/gatordrag07/IMG_2335.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e63/zo6vtt/conge%20carshow%2007/IMG_2071.jpg

[Izzy]

I think this might be it.





And the seat is already done smashingchuck. No white interior for me. Its black with green stitches. This was my way of locking me into green.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j10/low88/DSC00697copy.jpg
Tuck & Roll. :rocking:

[HHH]

Single colors rocks...