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Man your a parts ordering pro!! :lol:

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no doubt wished I had the cash to order all that stuff.

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gonna get some work done on the truck today, will post pics of progress soon

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well been working as much as possible on the truck, got alot done this week
got my wiring started, all 1/0 grounnds and power leads[IMG]

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-10

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-10

300 amp fuses, laying the ground work for the stereo system

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-21

fuses mounted, on some scrap aluminum , put some detailinng into these with a wire brush trying to achieve a scalloped look

also wired up the controller for the twin e-fans, and mounted the radiator and fans permmanently! no more mock up

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-21

all the stainless braid hoses are going in, magna clamps on the ends, looks real clean

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-19

drive shaft went in after being shortened by 2 inches, balanced and new carrier bearing, and all new heavy duty u joints

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-19

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-19

some more pics of the install, I know im all over the place on this but theres so much to show,

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-19

had to massage the header with a bfh to gain clearance for steering shafthttp://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9/pa100345.jpg
By grasshoper at 2010-10-10

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By grasshoper at 2010-10-19

so to sum it up the motor and tranny are in and all the plumbing is on , gonna work on the wiring harness, and then replace the stock gauge cluster with a set of autometer gauges , lots more work to do but lots of progress made stay tuned for more pics and maybe a little video.

give me some input, dont just look give me some feadback!! good , bad , or even ugly!!!

Re: which one would you build?
 

it looking good man i found this gauge set up on fsc but it looks pretty sweet i kno its not the same dash but it looks sweet and itll give u somewhat of an idea

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thats kick ass! Im gonna do something like that !!I was gonna put some of the seconadary gauges down in a custom cennter console but I think i like all of them togethor in one big cluster

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been sick last few days wicked fllu going thru my area maybe I will get the harness back in the next few days,

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Hope you feel better soon. The truck's coming together great. I like the fuse mounts. Any plans for new wheels?

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yeah been leaning towards the centerline smoothies [20x8], but havent decided for sure

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is that mashed in header going to affect anything? Do you got enough clearance now? Oh and im totally stealing that gauge cluster idea.

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have enough room for shaft to turn , shouldnt make any noticable loss in tq , at least I hope not these headers cost me a bundle

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Dayum, you hit the lotto or what??...Nice Stuff!!!

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Start looking for a 2WD 14-bolt semi-floater rearend, the stock POS won't make it past the first 1-2 shift. The 14-bolt can handle it, though. You can use 12-bolt backing plates and drums, but you'll have to have the axles redrilled if you want to stick with 5-lugs.
Most builders will tell you that your headers are too big, those are about right for a hot 496. I wouldn't worry, though, it'll only cost you a bit of hp and tq, but it'll sure sound good!

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yeah these headers give me room to upgrade the motor down the road with a stroker set up, should work fine for now, plus they were the only full leghth header that would fit a bb in this year 1996 without serious welding and re-routing, they look good will flow well and Im not trying to break into the 10's with this truck just a cruiser with a little something extra under foot when needed, should be fast enough for around town and strong enough for occasional abuse, building more for show and something a little different than your run of the mill small block pick-up,

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Yeah i think you struck your goal there :metal: ;)

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Almost ready , should start it in a few weeks, been working alot so havent had the time needed to finish the wiring harness,

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Cant wait to hear that beast run. Great job so far. :chevy:

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should finish wiring harness this week , then gonna blow the dash apart and install the new gauges, pics coming soon stay tuned

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well a little progress update, under the hood is just about done

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By null at 2010-10-27

now gonna work on the dash, try and get some gauges mounted this week

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By null at 2010-11-05

check engine light I dont need no stinkin check engine light


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By null at 2010-11-06

stay tuned , more progress updates in a few days!

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wow the replys are flying in on this build , maybe i will generate some interest when I redo the interior?

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dude, i love that motor! this is a bad ass build man, keep going!

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I think the jealousy is setting in... LOL.

I wish there was a way for this project to happen to my truck! Looks great man! Can't wait to see more pics!

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wow thats nice and clean!

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thanks for the support, should be firing up for the first time soon, gonna try and get a video, will post more pics and updates

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sweet build.Can't wait to see it all together.I was just up in your area last weekend.