72 k20 project

[$20071k10]

Oh ya just in case you didn't know there is a Baldwin filter store in farmington just up from sunray

[ryanroo]

Thanks guys.

i so detest farmington. i try to avoid it if i can, but ill have to swing by next time fate sends me down that road again... haha

here is a very condensed version of my latest effort.

i when batpoop crazy on the body mount and leaf spring hanger. the frame rails got the ax also



then these



this happened











i am checking out tomorrow morning for a week in a sunny, sandy, and Caribbean-y place so i didn't show all the tedious pics. ill post a few more build details when i get back.

i bet you can guess what that big open space is for...

[Vintage Windmills]

this happened
Awesome work! looks like aluminium?

i bet you can guess what that big open space is for...[/QUOTE]

is it a extreme bend tow hook protector shroud ? I hear they are expensive and need to be well cared for

[mosesburb]

Damn, I didn't realize it was aluminum when I saw the pics the other day. Bravo, man!! Bravo!!

[jbclassix]

That's not aluminum. That's freakinsweetinum.

[notchbackgta]

Holy crap, I want one! I'll settle for "kit" form and I weld it together myself

[swamp rat]

Very nice! can you make me one that bolts to the stock frame rails and fender?

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

this happened
Awesome work! looks like aluminium?

i bet you can guess what that big open space is for...

no stock tow hooks here!

It is. the tube and half inch plate are 6061 T6 the center is 3/16 and 5052

Originally Posted by mosesburb

Damn, I didn't realize it was aluminum when I saw the pics the other day. Bravo, man!! Bravo!!

thank you sir!

Originally Posted by jbclassix

That's not aluminum. That's freakinsweetinum.

i am extra happy so far. it came out very good.

Originally Posted by notchbackgta

Holy crap, I want one! I'll settle for "kit" form and I weld it together myself

the likelyhood of repeats on this one is near 0. i kind of want it to be one of one. i am greedy, so depending in that i may change my mind. likely ill never make another though.

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Very nice! can you make me one that bolts to the stock frame rails and fender?

part of the reason is wanted to chop the rails was that it was really difficult to find a good way to use the front horns. plus they were already boxed in. there is more to come. hope to get some more going on that soon.

[ryanroo]

My lights came, so I tested them out with the rear bumper fairlead for effect. It'll end up with an aluminum hawse.

The bumper was dropped off at the anodize shop this morning in Albuquerque.

[$20071k10]

looks awesome! was wondering what are you doing to fill in on the sides out to the finders?

[ryanroo]

oh, but that would ruin the surprise. i have found that when i try to describe my plans in words people end up thinking i have gone full retard. hahaha. hopefully i will have some stuff ready for that and can whip it out when the bumper gets back. it should be cool. at least to me.

[$20071k10]

well that's all that maters. but I think it will probably look pretty good!

[ryanroo]

ive been picking away at the transmission. i need some shims to finalize the endplay and the rebuild will be done. hopefully soon!

in the meanwhile,

this is something that needed done and was a good way to keep busy. the sway bar will only come out with the bed lifted out of the way. since the bed will be gonzo for a while when it gets paint, i figured to get this done. i will wait for a sale to buy the bar, but ill hopefully be done when that happens and can jam it together and move on.

start with a vision. or maybe a delusion....

this was what, 4 months ago?



allow some time for vision to germinate.

...

proceed into crazytown with reckless abandon.










i'll tune up the millermatic this weekend and burn them in i hope. then i can start on the linkage and mounts

[Billhilly]

Hey Ryan,
Since you had started visiting over on my thread, I thought I should take a quick look over here in La Plata County.
Really not sure where to start, or what to say...... 53 pages! Do you know how many nights it took me to read 53 pages!! So yeah, really, just wow!
Very very cool build. I know you don't need my approval, but I like your choices/changes you have made along the way. I seriously considered airbags for my build, but figured I had enough changes to make anyway. After seeing your work, I think, Oh, I could do that. A rougher, not as cool version, but I could do it! (Maybe next time!). Love the twins, and the whole 6BT thing! Very nice execution, and is going to be a total blast with the 4500 behind it! That is going to be a fun truck to drive in your neck of the woods (or any neck actually!). There are some fun builds around this site, and this is certainly one of them! Your last entry (and photo's) is also the reason I won't be updating my thread anymore (HA!). I'm obviously going to have to lift my game, alot! Makes my bar(s) set up look decidedly....agricultural, just like me The bars look great, well thought out. Looking forward to see the attaching detail.
Going to stop going on right now. I'm going to take some more time to think over this whole thread, it's disturbed me!! That twitch you suffer from... lets just say it's not exclusive to the Northern hemisphere! Wiki has just told me, and I quote 'Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations'. Obviously neurosis is not the 'correct' word, I think delude would be appropriate some days, speaking for myself that is!
I have several questions....but will start with this one. Where did you buy the relay mounting blocks? Are they singular, or grouped? They would look good on my truck I reckon.

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by Billhilly

Hey Ryan,
Since you had started visiting over on my thread, I thought I should take a quick look over here in La Plata County.
Really not sure where to start, or what to say...... 53 pages! Do you know how many nights it took me to read 53 pages!! So yeah, really, just wow!
Very very cool build. I know you don't need my approval, but I like your choices/changes you have made along the way. I seriously considered airbags for my build, but figured I had enough changes to make anyway. After seeing your work, I think, Oh, I could do that. A rougher, not as cool version, but I could do it! (Maybe next time!). Love the twins, and the whole 6BT thing! Very nice execution, and is going to be a total blast with the 4500 behind it! That is going to be a fun truck to drive in your neck of the woods (or any neck actually!). There are some fun builds around this site, and this is certainly one of them! Your last entry (and photo's) is also the reason I won't be updating my thread anymore (HA!). I'm obviously going to have to lift my game, alot! Makes my bar(s) set up look decidedly....agricultural, just like me The bars look great, well thought out. Looking forward to see the attaching detail.
Going to stop going on right now. I'm going to take some more time to think over this whole thread, it's disturbed me!! That twitch you suffer from... lets just say it's not exclusive to the Northern hemisphere! Wiki has just told me, and I quote 'Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations'. Obviously neurosis is not the 'correct' word, I think delude would be appropriate some days, speaking for myself that is!
I have several questions....but will start with this one. Where did you buy the relay mounting blocks? Are they singular, or grouped? They would look good on my truck I reckon.

Thanks for coming over!

53 pages and only a few of them worth a dang! these things seem to wander off sometimes... ha. all part of the fun

i can only imagine how long it takes to go through, there are a lot of rabbit trails.

i sure hope it is fun to drive and all the extra stuff i've added makes it functional as well as visually appealing. it looks pretty sweet but it has to work.

i am impressed with the sway bar additions on your rig. most dont go that far and you were able to get them in front and rear. mine is big and nasty so it can control both axles.

the twitch... its Global. i think there are several of us on this forum that suffer. you can always tell when a person is building a truck and the invisible details become the focus!

i posted a link to the tyco relay sockets in your thread.

[boonedogs72]

you are the man! love the fab work

[ryanroo]

Originally Posted by $20071k10

I would think it would be more like ADHD! makes you tweek on every detale no mater how small!! Speeking of witch Ryan are you going to insert some pipe or somthing in to the dimples on the sway bar end links pertty sweet by the way but all the mag dirt of the county and winter roads will rott them quick!

i am a fan of leaving them open for drainage. i'll paint them as well as i can and i don't think i will have an issue. i have bare steel on my jeep that has been that way since 2009 and it hasnt barely surface rusted. i dont plan to baby this truck to much, but if it is really crappy, i always have something else around that i can drive!

Originally Posted by mx289

Very nice work as always.

I have the Itis too,
but the end result never looks as nice as that sway bar or bumper !

Keep up the good work.

Ha! thanks! i am pretty happy with the bumper i had that idea rolling around in my head for months after i killed a couple deer in ol yella

Originally Posted by boonedogs72

you are the man! love the fab work

Thanks!

[ryanroo]

got this hunk-o-beer cans back from anodizing.



decided to get these turbos taken care of.

hx35 cartridge



guts of an hx55



55 back together.



few more things need to show up and i can bolt the whole shebang back on the motor.

the exhaust brake is ordered, should be here next week. waiting on some endplay shims for the trans that are apparently playing hide and go seek, then i can finally finish that hog.

[COS399]

Coming along nice Ryan. Hopefully you will have it done by the time I make my trip to Texas. Also, if you don't like the compound set up I can pick it up on my way through.

[ryanroo]

Thanks!

something tells me i'll be content with it. but just in case. haha

i wouldnt gamble on the finished product if you are headed to texas very soon. who knows how long this could take.

got this business all bolted up

[brimc]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

got this business all bolted up

That's super purdy!!
Nice work.

[$20071k10]

looking good Ryan !!

[Dieselwrencher]

It all looks awesome! The contrast is working sweet with the green!

[ryanroo]

Thanks guys! i am pretty happy with it. trying to collect stuff to get the rest of the pipe built. i am having trouble pulling the trigger on more pro werks donuts. they are less than gold, but not much. who's idea was this anyway?

[burnin oil]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

Thanks guys! i am pretty happy with it. trying to collect stuff to get the rest of the pipe built. i am having trouble pulling the trigger on more pro werks donuts. they are less than gold, but not much. who's idea was this anyway?

When you say donuts are you talking the flanges or the fiber gaskets? I found that copper rtv replaces all the metal or fiber gaskets very well. A lot cheaper and does not blow. It also cleans up really quick with a razor blade when you take it apart. My computer crashed so I lost all my book marks but the metal flanges can be gotten for around $10 each. The trick is to figure out the actual application and not for a "S300" etc. Buying the second way just makes a middle man rich. For my aftermarket exhaust brake I ended up making a flange out of 1/2" plate. I also used some straight stock welded to a chunk of exhaust pipe to make a flange on anther pipe I had to fabricate. It wasn't pretty but was cheap and functional.