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Damn that stance is badass!
Now, for the front fenders (wheres that 'duck' emoji?)
Now, for the front fenders (wheres that 'duck' emoji?)
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Here's the fenders that's going on da truck ...
What I'm doing is going from a R-100 (Bottom of the IH light truck line in 54) to a R-140 which was a factory 4X4 ...
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I may be a tad nuts, but I'm not bat-sh*t crazy !!
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Left side flywheel got a few pounds took off and the timing marks put back on ...
This mod will make the motor run like this ....
Last edited by Dragstews; 02-01-2023, 1:07 PM.Take my 45 and outrun em all ..Comment
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More auto crap !!
Since this page is mostly talking about trucks, here's one "Bad-Ass" truck ....
Yes Sir .... Bad-Ass may be a understatement !!
502 crake Big Block motor with a 4L60E trans ..
Soon to have a Vintage Air unit installed ..
Owned and driven by a 94 year old Gent ...
I'm trying to hook him up with a California gal ...
... /// https://youtu.be/j7J2ZUswA2k \\\ ...Take my 45 and outrun em all ..Comment
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4L60 behind a BBC? I hope THAT gearbox got a gut rehab! Good transmission design but herptastic execution by the bean counters.
Just added one of these to the LS frame rail slicing tool kit. A two-cripple crew can skin drivetrain donors so fast it's worth the time dual saws save. (If the damn yard would get ahead of forklift maintenance instead of being reactive that would be awesome but some dreams never come true....) The short stroke remarked on in reviews is a bonus when cutting steel near obstacles. Torque and stroke rate are what matters as useful reach is determined by blade length in vehicle slaying. Saw brand isn't critical but I've got plenty of batteries from other tools so the DeWalt won the day, adding more 28V batteries to my old but superb pre-buyout Milwaukee being uneconomic.
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I have corded Sawzalls too of course and they're cheap used. (Blade chuck parts etc are quite reasonable if ya wear out any of that stuff. I love old Milwaukee tools and going used gets me tools I'd rather not pay retail for like the glorious 5196 die grinder.)
I've not blasted my hubs yet to send down for wheel building but since this is also a GM truck drivetrain thread here's some info other 33ers might use:
Reprogramming GM LS and other computers to tune, downloading .bin files (especially custom files so if your ECU dies one day you can just flash another on the spot instead of waiting and paying). Don't be afraid to tackle it but do practice on a spare ECU first. Self and bro are harvesting complete drivetrains from salvage and deleting VATS so we can run the engines on a stand to demonstrate and make them much more desirable than the usual pulls buyers cannot see run.
It's easy and cheap to make a bench programming harness,
feed it about 14 or 15 volts (12 volts is too little so just running off a battery = no joy, though in a pinch you could clip some very long leads to a running truck which would be awkward but work) from a cheap bench power supply like this one I bought for my "kit"
then connect a proven adapter from these guys (I bought the VT since they're so popular, I avoid being a beta tester)
and use your choice of PC or Android device. I picked up a Fire 10 tablet (2021 version, ya want to check and make sure your Android device if ya use one has the right Android version and never update it! If it auto-updates by accident since you were smart and backed up all your APK files, bin files etc off the device you can just reset it) to learn the Android side of the house. I already have old Windows notebooks (old Thinkpads are cheap) to download and reprogram that way. Windows 7 or 10 will do and the computer can be almost any old shitbox.
All the software ya need for the basics is free like LSDroid to download and reprogram and Universal Patcher, PCM Hammer, TunerPro to edit bin files. Lots of useful stuff is hosted on Github and videos cover how to download it which is (because of Github's original purpose) not what more users are used to. When starting out with any such software I take lots of screenshots for reference.
You can skip the hardware if you want to just download software and .bin files to practice with. The GM tuning community is huge and videos abound from folks like Lowbuck LS for beginners like me.
People wanting a 4L80E standalone controller can roll their own easily too:
Others here will be much more advanced than I but there aren't a lot of basic overview posts like this out there so maybe it will be useful. There are many old GM trucks out there cheap and they get a lot cheaper when they won't start because the keys were lost and the owner doesn't want to tow the truck to a dealer then pay out the ass, and pay even more if it has BCM or wiring or sensor issues.
Any 33ers familiar with how to do the same stuff on Fords for free (I'm fine with running cracked OEM software)? I've not gotten into that yet and Ford truck forum posts tend to be useless. The OBDX GM people figured out free software sells their adapters and everyone wins. The Ford aftermarket side of the house want their money from vendor lock and license revenue which sells far fewer devices and doesn't build a community even close to as supportive.Last edited by farmall; 02-04-2023, 6:49 AM.Comment
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Here's a look of the Mud Flaps ...
Think the trim pieces will enhance the look back there some ??
And I do like the idea of not having sailing mud flaps ..
Bout done with all the mods on that end of the truck .. Lot of body work still to do ..
Going to start in on the front fenders very soon !!
Oh Boy !!
Ba-Ba-Ba Bad to the Bone ...
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I clicked on this thread expecting to see a 52 Pan, I did NOT think I was going to be looking at my dream truckComment
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That red jewel thing looks gaudy as fuck vs. the classic clean dash you have so far. The rectangular shape fails to be round like the other dash bits.
DON'T DO IT!
There should be something quality, perhaps vintage and round with a thin bezel which will work and look kool and clean. Maybe these gents have something or trigger an idea of a good vehicle to pillage:
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Don't have a lot of room at the ends of the dash, from what I'm seeing there is little choice on what fits in that area ..
So far all the A/C components I have acquired came from "Old Air Products" ....
Kinda need the vents in hand to make the call on what will be used ...
Been keeping a eye open for some that may fit the contour of the dash that came off of old cars ...
* Kaiser-Frazer
* DeSoto
* Studebaker
* Hudson
* Packard
* Nash
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My game plan is to use the area at the ends of the dash which has a slight contour ...
Not alot of room to play with (Especially on the driver's side) so the louvers will need to be somewhat small ...
Pretty much has to be rectangular ...
Found a few (A/M) that fits these perimeters ...
This one is Billet and can be had in a polished finish ...
And is small ... (4” x 1.75” Face size)
Be some work to make up base plates to mount to the contour of the dash cause of they were meant to be mounted to a flat surface ...
Which means I'm going to need to put on Tom Terrific's hat ...
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What OD would let you place vents where you want them? It makes sense to get the old car vents because they're either steel or cast alloy.
There might be some interesting castings used for other purposes you could mill slots etc in to have something unique.Comment
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Be a hunt for the old stuff ...
I found these that are 4.00 in. x 1.6 in. .... Super nice look ..
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Kinda limited on function .. No side to side, only directs air up or down ...
... But Holy Moly they think highly of em ... !!Last edited by Dragstews; 03-03-2023, 1:03 AM.Take my 45 and outrun em all ..Comment
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