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68 short step 06-01-2010 12:07 AM

project " Blue-Ray"
 
here is one of the latest projects in the shop....its a nice 84 chevy, getting a new gen4 engine/ trans both are outta a 07 truck...5.3l with 4l60e, this engine has the displacement on demand (DOD)...here are a few pics of what im working with......
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5230004.jpg
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68 short step 06-01-2010 12:14 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
starting to disassemble the eng/trans....removing the factory harness, accys., intake, etc.... and loaded them up on the engine stand in preporation for cleaning/painting....also removed the front clip for ease of working..
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5300037.jpg
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Driveway Dreams 06-01-2010 12:37 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
I think I see a very nice project in the works here! I am gonna watch this one for sure. :metal:

68 short step 06-02-2010 03:56 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
started cleaning the eng/trans, preping it for paint. and the front clip of the truck.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310046.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310048.jpg
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68 short step 06-02-2010 03:57 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310053.jpg
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RandyP 06-02-2010 05:14 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Where's your shop at there? Looks like Bixby somewheres?

menace121978 06-02-2010 06:05 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
love your work short step. glad to see you do a square for once!:lol: subscribed for sure:metal:

silvereagle07 06-02-2010 06:07 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Cool project!

68 short step 06-02-2010 07:05 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
thanks everyone....yelp shops in bixby

68 short step 06-03-2010 01:38 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
got the engine painted...and working on painting the trans and accys..
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310057.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310058.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P5310059.jpg

STOCKISH 06-03-2010 02:09 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Awesome, cant wait to see how this turns out.

68 short step 06-06-2010 09:02 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
got the trans cleaned/painted....there looked to be a spot at the front of the pan where something punchured it, and someone put a plastic cap in there...so, what i did was drilled that puncher hole to .5" and welded a nut on the inside of the pan, and installed a bolt there, thus making draining the trans fluid possible, without having to remoce the pan....thats the bolt you see in the trans pan near the front...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/3d1f06b3.jpg
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killer71 06-07-2010 02:20 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Nice color choice! So what up with those tail pipes? R they 4 sale?

signgod2 06-07-2010 03:21 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
twice bought pipes! where you gunno put them? Hello group finally got on here. I currently have a project being done by the one and only 68ss. I have put my truck and his amazing abilitys to yet another test along with killers. Mine is Blue-ray. I will try to keep up with you guys on here for my project. I really like the progression so far.

68 short step 06-13-2010 02:44 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
bit more progress...got the motor mount adaptor brackets moddifed, and the clam shells mounted to them...also joined the engine and trans together, for a trial fit....the trans x-member had to be moved back about 1" to get the motor to fit where i needed it to be....then pulled the moddifed plates/clam shells out blasted them and painted them....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/0c9f3a87.jpg
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http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6070005.jpg
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68 short step 06-13-2010 02:50 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
i know the crank pulley needs to be cleaned/painted, it'll get attention soon....
also test fitted the exhaust manifolds, they clear on the driver side. the pass. side needed a small notch on the frame, but nothing major...they fit neatly and should'nt be a problem to retro fit to existing exhaust....also here is some pics of how well the oil pan and trans pan fit this frame...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6080011.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6080010.jpg
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signgod2 06-13-2010 04:44 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Looking good don. the more i see get done, the more excited i get. Can't wait to see the next pics.

killer71 06-13-2010 09:14 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
needs headers!!

STOCKISH 06-13-2010 10:01 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Good work man. At this rate you'll have this one done before mine! :lol:

N2TRUX 06-13-2010 11:44 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
I'm in. Don might actually get more work done if he weren't running a certain Chevy CC up and down the OK tollroads...;)

68 short step 06-17-2010 12:10 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
here are a few pics of the final fitment of the eng/trans....got everything modified to fit as i want and painted too...after that, the eng/trans came out so i could give attention to the firewall. got the firewall stripped and starting removing the paint, and some black textured stuff, that was SUPER HARD to remove (almost like tar)...also there are a few misc holes that are getting filled, but we're going back with the factory a/c & heat unit...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6130001.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6130002.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6130006.jpg
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Hart_Rod 06-25-2010 06:28 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by N2TRUX (Post 4029661)
I'm in. Don might actually get more work done if he weren't running a certain Chevy CC up and down the OK tollroads...;)

+1, :lol: N2TRUX....

palposity 06-26-2010 07:45 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Great work!

BGRAFX 06-26-2010 08:35 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Nice Build, SignGod2 you're going to have a sweet truck when he gets done with it.
What color is it going to be???

signgod2 06-27-2010 01:16 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BGRAFX (Post 4059737)
Nice Build, SignGod2 you're going to have a sweet truck when he gets done with it.
What color is it going to be???

Thanks for checking it out! I am going with the origional blue two tone. I like the color and the stock look too. only changes are the motor/trans and drop kit, new guages, and other small things here and there. Don gets all the credit for style and looks that go into this build. he is good . Please keep checking it out as it goes together. Its just a daily driver for now when done , but in future could make it a show when i get rich. ha ha yea right.

68 short step 06-29-2010 02:27 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
a bit more progress, got the harness broke down, de-pinned, and sorted...and started to re-work it...here are a few pics...also still chipping away at the firewall..
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6200025.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6200026.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P6250029.jpg
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STOCKISH 06-29-2010 02:57 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Damn thats alot of wires. I'm glad I paid someone to make me a standalone harness. That would have me scatterbrained for weeks! Nice work.

Coda O'Dell 07-01-2010 11:10 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
don you have some big cajones to cut that wiring harness up:metal:

RandyP 07-01-2010 11:43 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1972SuperCheyenne (Post 4065028)
Damn thats alot of wires.

x2, wow.

mcbassin 07-11-2010 10:33 AM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Looks like another project to follow for sure! I'm subscribed.
+1 on the square body!

lnwlfbsktbll 07-11-2010 03:35 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Wow great progress, it's taken you a month to do what took me 6.

GmtGmt 07-11-2010 05:11 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
i would not mind make that a stand alone harness that great work i love working on wiring but i hate rust wish someone could do the rust one mine lol

68 short step 07-11-2010 08:18 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
little bit more progress to report....got the guages in, they are autometer sport comp....im working on making a backing plate to attach to the factory bezel, more on this later...drilled and tapped some bosses on the block, so i could add adels, to keep the wiring neat, and tucked in... also made a mounting plate for the ECM/TCM, so i could get started terminating the wires..the TCM mounting holes were to big for 10-32 screw, so i reamed the holes, and added proper bushing..the ECM already had proper hole size to tap to a 10-32, so i taped them, so i could mount everything...the wires that are off to the side (not terminated) will be integrated into the factory harness with OE weatherpack connectors, so it will be a simple 'plug in' deal.. and also make eng/trans removal easy (should you need to)...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P7050048.jpg
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mcbassin 07-11-2010 09:05 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Are you running the pcm behind the engine like you have on other builds? I like the mounting plate too!

68 short step 07-11-2010 09:32 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
yes, that plate will mount to the firewall.. it still needs to be trimed, preped, and painted tho

Hart_Rod 07-11-2010 09:40 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 68 short step (Post 4084291)
yes, that plate will mount to the firewall.. it still needs to be trimed, preped, and painted tho

You need make some of those plates to sell........:D.

68 short step 07-26-2010 02:04 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
got a bit more progress....got the autometer guages in, and started modding the existing cluster so they'll fit...basically i cut out the backside of the cluster and formed a peice of sheetmetal for the guages to mount to...i re-used the raised factory clear plastic peice, so the guages that needed to be raised, would be...then once everything was fitted in place i dissaembled everything and painted the sheetmetal, and started wiring them up...i used a weatherpack connector so everything is modular and can be removed/installed easily... the non-terminated wires that go up, are for the MIL light,and high beams, and those will be installed in the bezal (with weatherpack connectors as well.)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P7010045.jpg
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68 short step 07-26-2010 02:17 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
also got the firewall finished, filled all the un-used holes, cleaned all the old seam sealer outta the seam, then applied a 'nice' (unlike factory glob job) bead of seam sealer on the seam...got the paint matched to the glovebox, and painted/cleared the firewall....the firewall is a basecoat/clearcoat, while the factory was a single stage...needless to say the firewall looks nice and shiney compaired to the rest of the truck, but you get an idea of what the final color will look like...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P7250077.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P7250078.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...y/P7250079.jpg

STOCKISH 07-26-2010 03:07 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
WOW! Thats beautiful. I would love to just pay someone to do my cluster like that. Great work.

mcbassin 07-26-2010 03:22 PM

Re: project " Blue-Ray"
 
Awesome cluster! and firewall! looks like a great match with the paint!


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