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Thanks, it feels good to have a solid direction..

Yeah, i had a hard time believing i was looking at the matching pair in the guys driveway the day i went and purchased them. As for my 71, it will be nice to have a short wide big block i wont' have to worry about a few road dings and some age lines..

As you know, i have followed allot of what you have been doing on the boards, always like the direction and outcome of your projects.. Now it's time to put those Clear Image headers in service again.. I can't wait!

Much appreciated,
For me the hardest part is the wait, be if on parts or time in the shop between honey do's... lol

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A short update, finished nearly all the tear down..
While waiting for the magical day when a boatload of Porterbuilt arrives, my son and I are doing an engine swap into his 75 k5..

the boy getting back in the work mode post Air Force basic and Tech School
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Almost there!!

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While looking at these two photos, i got to thinking these frames look like Swiss cheese.. one thing I will do once mock up is done, identify unused holes and fill them in..

I think that i have convinced myself to paint rather than powder coat the chassis.. Given the area i live in, if were to have any moisture get in under a scratch or chip and begin the rust adventure, i would be pretty unhappy

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Nice build you have started there. I'm in for the long haul. Keep up the good work.

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Minor update while awaiting a few more parts.. Some of the front Dropmember components arrived!!!!, I would like to echo what has been said many times, this stuff is SWEET!!!

Big Props to Travis at AZProperformance, and of course to Nate and crew at PBFab.com

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7472/...a5b4a932_z.jpg

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Since the PO had welded the notch in, I have a bit of grinding to do, then some general cleanup on the frame before I begin.. This week should be fun!

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Well, got things started, was interrupted several times as the family wanted to occupy my time..
In the midst of that, and doing final assembly on a replacement engine for the son's Blazer i did manage to get the install started..
I didn't take any pics really, but shot a real short video snippet.. So far so good,
More to follow this week.

http://youtu.be/CzDW6NeTVeQ

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Between work and the holiday, along with trying to finish the engine swap and minor suspension/steering renew on the sons K5, i have had no time on the truck..
A few more parts are arriving however..

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Needless to say I am more anxious to get this going than ever!

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Is that Travis's kit? ^^^

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Yeah that it is.

Nice looking goodies, I can't wait to try them on for size!

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Looking good. Great score on the wheels. Sometimes its better to be lucky than good!

Tuning in for the rest of the way...

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I agree, Might not be the perfect wheels but they will certainly do for now.


Stalled for a few weeks while I wait on parts, so I have been trying to finish the engine swap in the sons Blazer, typical of any quick project, once we opened the hood the scope jumped up a few.. We are on the final leg of getting things back together, new engine is in, next is the exhaust and a bit of snooping to see why we have no spark..

Anyway we went from this dirty mess (already a partly cleaned engine bay)
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to something that looks a ton better (still not finished in this shot)
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all in preparation for this; (mild full roller 350)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8682/...56ee1650_z.jpg

He wants to do an axle swap as well to put some 3.73's under there, but that can wait!!!

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Back on the truck (well at least for the moment)
While waiting on some parts to get done at the powder-coat shop, I was finishing the mockup on a couple things.

I have a question about the 2 piece trailing arm cross-member.
In the pic below, i am curious if I have the frame brackets flipped. Before I drill the new third hole, i figured i had better ask.
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Thanks in advance..
Drew

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Ok,

Stupid me on this one... lol

As usual Nate and the crew did the same thing for this as the other parts, there is a notch showing which direction idiots like me need to follow on install..

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Loving the build thread! I will be checking back in on a regular basis for updates!

Nate

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I like it! a like it a lot!

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Thanks Nate,
Been hammering away on GoldMember as of late, so no truck love.. although I have not been completely slacking…
Thanks to Rick at Chevy Metal, (BigBlock68) I pulled a shortcut move in the form of a cab and bed pretty much ready for final prep/paint. Did this by latching on to one of the project trucks he had tucked away..
Here’s a spy photo of the project when I drug it home and was taking it apart… This bed floor and my original cab will be going onto project Park Service.. but that's yet another whole story
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/520/1...0a19c485_z.jpg

So, in order to clear out and make some room, I also took the frame from that truck and put it together with a variety of parts I am not going to use.. Just no time to build them all :lol:
That project will go up for sale shortly..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hiking...57656058031276

The gathering of parts continues too, Slosh Tubz arrived - WooHoo, plus materials for the bed floor came in.
I decided to do a wood bed using Ash, and will be attempting to ebonize it..
should look like this when done.
http://www.woodworkerssource.com/blo...-2-400x300.jpg

Lots more to do... time to get to it

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Thanks!
I am chomping at the bit to get back on this, I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first... before the project ADD kicks in
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...
I have to stay focused and get the suburban on the road first...

lol...

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dang, just a wee bit of time since I posted on the forum, been living life and enjoying family.. that and working on everyone's projects but my own.

Well, finally retiring from working side jobs for the most part, which will free some time to progress my own projects. More to come soon enough..

Must say, feels good to be back lol....

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Yeah i know, its been what seems like forever.. Don' ask..

knocking the dust off and diving in

Dropping a few pics

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Narrowed rear axle, check..
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Drive train mock up once I finish the front..
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LoL…. I think most around here understand. Blue-collar builds take whatever time they require.

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So true.. I have had some fun on others projects, but it feels better to move forward on my own..

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Had a couple hours to poke around in the shop, most of that was helping my son tack on an outer rocker and hang a door on his Blazer, but then I finished the basic bracket for the Endo CVT tank. Leveraging the GSI raised bed floor brackets I had, it seems like this will work out well.

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Trial fit
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On the backside, my idea is this will be where the control components, relay's etc... will go. I also cycled the suspension up and down to ensure the driveshaft would have plenty of clearance below the tank..

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Busy with work, but a few minutes here and there.

Prepping drop spindles for the disc brake kit.

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One side done,
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and the other
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Finished things with Drilling and tapping for the caliper mounting brackets.

Shortly after, I realized I had misplaced the locking sleeves for the lower control arms. A call and chat with Nathan got them and a set of LS engine mounts on the way. Lots to do in the meantime, so making it a roller will have to wait.

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A few misc updates,
Finally got around to breaking down the frame to finish weld, prep and paint everything.

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Needed a few supplies before I could paint, so I began some mockup of other items, here you can see me goofing around with the 14in, Baer brake kit from Travis at Pro Performance, (Yes I know they are on opposite sides.. just wanted to see both options)

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When that was done, I turned some attention to the cab and thought about getting the initial American Autowire harness started

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Knowing how one thing leads to another, I took a side step shortly after getting started because I was looking at the lack of brake and clutch pedal hanging in the cab and didn't want to run into any interference trying to hang them after wiring was started.. So I went ahead and got them in place as well.

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thinking along the same lines, I also went ahead and did the Wilwood clutch master cylinder and bracket setup I got from Capt Fab
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652871

This is a pretty slick setup for sure..
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Hard to tell from this picture, but the alignment with the standoff is about a 1/6 of an inch off. A quick trip to the belt sander took care of that..
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I did get about 80% of the frame and various parts painted, but some materials did not arrive so it is back to wiring the cab, taking into consideration how the American Autowire kit, the Dakota Digital HDX, and my GM LS3 harness will all have to play nice.. Makes for some fun! :lol:

More to come,

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That clutch pivot/hydraulics set-up is nice. He sure makes nice quality adaption related stuff.

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indeed, went together nicely. I posted the pics on his thread as well, and he mentioned he has updated part of the kit since I got mine (another indicator I have been taking forever on this project). lol..