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I have seen them in pictures but I don't know of anyone who has used them. I was looking at Summit this morning for a build you own kit. have not found one yet still looking.

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There really isn't any need to run a .083 wall. That's a lot of extra thickness. It will be easier to weld though. Learning to tig weld on thin stainless will be fun! In a masochistic way... Haha

Burns stainless and Reid Washbon both carry stainless, as does Columbia river mandrel bends. I'm sure you can get pipe from any of them as well as your bends.

I run dual 2.5" into a single three inch pipe and muffler on my jeep. It's a big block and shows no sign of restriction. I like the single pipe sound. It's healthy and mean but not so poppy.

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When it comes to mufflers, it depends on what your looking for. If its just the sound, then Flowmasters are fine. If its performance along with the sound, the Magnaflows, Hooker Aero Chambers, Borla, or even Cherry Bomb all flow almost twice as much as Flowmasters do.

Very nice project, keep up the great work.

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Thanks for comments. I will check them out.
What muffler are you running on the jeep? Have any video or a sound clip?

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Thanks for the comments. I will be checking them out via YouTube. See if I can hear a difference.
I asked my son what he wanted. He said nice and loud . Damn kids.

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it has a thrush muffler on it. very similar in sound to a flowmaster. same general construction method and size as well.

i will try to get a video of it running.

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Cool thank you!

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Got a chance to work on the truck a little last night. started working on measuring the custom E brake cables. Since I have the Cadillac rear calipers and need some custom cable I figured I would just reroute the cables to one side and not have the looped intermediate cable.

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Thought this was interesting. Does not look like it would completely seal off though. but for 100 bucks almost worth trying!!!

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OOh them cut outs are cool but watch 0ut for Jonny Law. In California they are a big ticket.

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wow so I talked to a shop about getting the sheet metal prepped and painted......OUCH!!!
I guess I have no idea what it takes to get a regular paint job......
When I was younger 4K was a great paint job, now ordinary is 10K?????

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Ahhhhh, yup! Honestly the biggest pain in my arse with the entire build was paint and all the drama attached to that process. I had a virtually rust free truck. California and Nevada it's whole life. A little spot rust on the rockers inside the cab and that was it. Quotes I received for minor body work, strip to metal and paint one color inside and out....

First shop - $6K (was in this shop for 3 years till I pulled it)
Second shop - 15K (Laughed at him and shipped truck east)
Third shop - 10K just for bodywork no paint (never spoke to him again)
Fourth Shop - 6K (was in this shop for a little over a year. I pulled it)
Fifth shop - 4K (I buy the materials, he does rest. I assembled)

There were many in between shops as well. Do yourself a favor and find a guy who is retired or a small shop that needs your work. It won't be show quality, but you'll get what you pay for. I have found more and more that guys are going out on their own and do great work. You might not get the benefit of a spray booth but I have seen some nice home shop setups.

Just my experience. Not trying to be a downer. I just feel your pain!
Chris

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I'm sure you have plenty of options down there. And my guess is you want it done right but I don't think you're after a "show" truck at least not at this point in time. I'm not saying run to maaco by any means but find a guy.

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You know Maaco might just surprise you if you disassemble, strip, do all the metal repair and then hire a body man (experienced) for final prep. Shoot it in there giving them just a few prep hours to try and catch any last minute what ever issues. Pass on the super cheap budget paint and try and get something better researching the suggested paint or supplying something the painter is comfortable with.

I believe they could spray it (in a booth) and color sand to an acceptable level in a timely manner. They paint a lot of cars everyday so if the painter is any good chances are it will turn out.

That is probably the road I'll go down with my K30 build. I did use them many years ago on another truck project prior to sell and it worked out great.

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HotRod did something similar to keep costs down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTZyhbHmcIs

Id do as much as the prep and repair as possible before sending it off for paint. Buying a decent compressor, HF DA sander, HF stud welder, and a small lincoln welder will cost less than having someone else do it and you will use the tools later.

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Thanks guys for all the comments! I agree with all of you. I am really thinking about buying the paint stuff and building a paint booth I do have two 56 Chevys to build after. So I am sure I will use what I buy.
Redroad, I have all of what you listed except for the studgun. I plan to move the cab in the shop this weekend. After I install the front drive line and custom e brake cables. I will post pictures of the cables and sheetmetal. I know why o did the chassis first.....because that is what I know. Paint and body not so much.
I am going to try and do what I can. And pay someone to make sure the panels are straight and then get it painted one way or the other. A friend of mine that told me about paint cost said I need another hood. The 68 hood o have has a crease. He said 40 hours just to get it repaired. He said just get another one or a new one. Cowl induction???

Everything else I am good with. This body and paint is going to kill me!!! I hate to paint. No matter what it is.

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Here is something I am going to use on a VW project Im working on that I think is closest to factory single stage paint.

http://www.tcpglobal.com/Automotive-...toration-Shop/

They will ship to CA not like the Summit Race paint which Ive seen in person that looks good (limited color selection) but not available in CA!

http://www.summitracing.com/search/b...g&autoview=SKU

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Yeah I was prolly a little loose with the maaco comment. My mother in law just had them shoot her Tahoe. I was skeptical because they didn't take anything off like the rear bumper or even the body mouldings but I can't find much wrong with it for $1200 and a 4 year warranty and that price included some dent and ding removal.

I actually agree that if you had your metal work done and we're confident in your body work I wouldn't hesitate to have a driver rig shot there especially in pieces. Plus they're turn around time is going to blow anyone away.

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I forgot about all the paints they won't ship to CA. I may need a transfer forum member. Lol.

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Hey Nitis. No worries. I know what you meant. I am sure most do.
Just like anything it's all in the prep. I am gong to work on the sheetmetal and keep my eye peeled.

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That is actually what I'm trying to convince my dad to do is just get the cancer cut out and while its in pieces we will run it down and have it sprayed. Then we can put it together in a weekend

Old guys can be tough to crack though. Haha

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That's because they are smarter than us or wisdom!!! My dad looks at me as says "your crazy building a truck from scratch". For me it's the build with my sons that drives me. But he still says I am crazy....maybe I am lol. Broke and crazy!!!!

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10-4

I am too broke to even start my project so I am still..... Planning thats it

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Ditto on the no worries, just thinking low cost quick turn around time. They could actually be your best budget bet. And I don't have any affiliation with Maaco other than my retired neighbor worked there at one point in his career. Still paints a little out of his garage so hoping he will be the experienced mud slinger guy when our time comes.

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Hey guys so I assembled my E brake cables. I ordered the front E brake cable from Inline tube(factory K20). I had to adjust the stock frame rail e brake mount. After I mocked up the front E brake cable I measure and ordered custom brake cables from www.controlcables.com Ed miller was the guy I talked to, he was very helpful. We email back and forth with pictures until we came up with a plan. Since I have 75-81 Cadillac rear discs custom was the best way. I did not want to have the long looped intermediate cable with the little curved metal frame supports, so I decided to run the passenger rear to the driver side. I got the rear frame brace (and the idea) from the 91 burb frame I bought. All I had to do was make the cable crossbar that connects the 2 rear brake cables to the short intermediate cable 3/8""x 1" x 3". the pictures are of it mocked up and loose.
The tape was a measurement for the intermediate cable. I posted it so you could see the factory E brake frame mount.
I ordered and paid for them on Monday about noon and they were at my house yesterday when I got off work, oh and 107$ with tax and shipping. Looks to be great quality, or course we will find out when I stand on the peddle....

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Pretty slick setup! if you can post some part mumbers i'd like to document them for future reference should i decide to switch from Chevy calipers to Cadilac.

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=637489
The link is to captainfabs setup. I went to update the rear brakes and to go backing plate out was like 500$ so I decided if I am going to spend the cash why not 4 wheel disc

Hope the link works. If not may need to search captainfabs "6 lug rear disc"

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Hey guys I need some help.... The attached picture is a profile picture of the trans and transfer case height in relation to the frame rails. Does it look high? Can some one check there compared to mine if they are at the same stage???

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I put the radiator support on and snapped a quick picture.

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I have been trying to do that for 3 or 4 weeks can't find my body bushings.

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Well I found my mounts but can't find the bolts and square washers. Do you know the sizes for the radiator core support bolts? 3"x3/8" carriage bolts?

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This might help http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=512974

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Thanks for the link. Does anyone know the thickness of the square washer?

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Here's one from the LockDoc http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...82&postcount=8

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Thanks guys I will get the bolts and put them in the box where my bushings are in and hope I don't misplace them like dwilbur;)
I went ahead and made a 1" shim to drop the TC here is a picture of the profile after the shim. I feel a little more comfortable with the room on the tunnel and the angles on the drivelines.

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When ahead and started wire wheeling the rusty spots on the doors. Wow they are in pretty good shape. No rust repair other than sanding and sealing. I will need to weld up where the window frame and door meet.
Does anyone know what else I need to weld up or brace up on these doors?
Attached is a picture of the door hinge area. I guess I didn't take a picture of the bottom of the door but it looks the same.
Also does anyone know what this little 1/4" hole is for? The one in the center of the picture above the door hinge in the door jamb?

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I'm not positive but the hole might be for attaching some of the inner door parts.

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The doors I have were fully assembled and I gutted them. Nothing was in the hole. Could it be a rubber bumper of some kind?
Also David can you look at the tail shaft picture above and compact to yours? I am just wondering the height of it.

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I will check it out when I get home. my T-case is different than yours and my tunnel is longer with the crew cab.

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The center of the tail shaft should be about the same location in the frame (height anyways) thanks for checking for me...