Project: "just a little rust repair, turned LS2 swap"

[Bennett68C10]

Wow you did an amazing job on this build. I can't believe how much weight you shed off of it. Can't wait to see the finished product

[Zoomin]

I don't know ho wI missed this thread, but am glad I found it. Very, very nice work.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by npc1

I looked through here and I never saw anything so that why Im asking this question. I know you did 18x10 in the front and 18x12 in the back but what size tires did you go with front and back?

The 18x10 was a typo that I didn't catch until it was to late, but I've got 18x9 fronts with 275/45/18 and the rears are 18x12 with 335/30/18's the fronts ended up being about 3/8" taller or so but not to bad

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 72blueshark

how much work is it to shorten the bedsides?

It was a good bit of work but the guy helping me makes everything look to easy lol, we cut right at the bulk head and right in front of the rear marker lights. The front of the bed we cut straight but cut by marker in kind of a Z to help it go back together.

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

Awesome looks great good job.

Originally Posted by Bennett--G4L

Wow you did an amazing job on this build. I can't believe how much weight you shed off of it. Can't wait to see the finished product

Originally Posted by Zoomin

I don't know ho wI missed this thread, but am glad I found it. Very, very nice work.

Thanks guys! It's much appreciated

[widewhite70]

We've been doing some driving and had minor issues to adjust, we had to clearance the wheel wells on the bed side of the truck because the suspension squats so hard under acceleration that the tires were rubbing a little, and the past week we spent messing with and adjusting brakes. We ended up have to cut my master cylinders out and re-working my pedal ratio because the braking was pretty bad. But we've got all that fixed and she locks the tires up and lets the smoke roll now.

[widewhite70]

Here's the rear wheel wells that we had to re-work

[widewhite70]

couple more

[widewhite70]

The brake re-do

[widewhite70]

A few new shots of it

[72blueshark]

could you explain the tab you welded to the front of the hood? is it for show or just to hook the hood to the ceiling?

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 72blueshark

could you explain the tab you welded to the front of the hood? is it for show or just to hook the hood to the ceiling?

lol yeah it's just a tab tacked on, it's hard to see but there is one on the back of the hood to. We use a sling on a cherry picker to take it on and off when there is just one person, makes life much easier

[72blueshark]

oh that would make life eazy. good thing to remember when I want to start full tear down

[widewhite70]

We've started working on making our own bedside exhaust exit tips.

[jtp67-72]

Down here we call it "very mini" tubbing....lol.....luv the truck....jim

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by jtp67-72

Down here we call it "very mini" tubbing....lol.....luv the truck....jim

LOL "very mini" I like it and Thanks! I just realized I never posted a finished picture of mine

[widewhite70]

Here's how it finished out.

[67cheby]

Nice work on the tips !
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[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Nice work on the tips !
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Thanks! I wanted to get the exhaust out from under the truck and I was skeptical of the bedside exit but I like the way it turned out.

[widewhite70]

I had the truck out Sunday afternoon to put it through it's pace's a little bit and took it through some corners and it handles better then I could imagine!

[widewhite70]

And this is how I ended the day...... blew my fuel pump fuse driving down the road, we tried everything we could for roadside repair with what we had and couldn't get it so I had to call the rollback in.
Turned out that my fuel pump relay must have shorted out somehow, we put a new one in and it didn't pop my fuse then it fired right back up.

[widewhite70]

here she is

[cAlvis165]

Beautiful country down there in Coshocton. I live up near Wooster. But I've been down your way enough to know that there are some good roads to test your cornering abilities on!

Glad your fuel issue was an easy fix. Too bad you had to call in the roll-off, though...


Chad

[widewhite70]

Originally Posted by cAlvis165

Beautiful country down there in Coshocton. I live up near Wooster. But I've been down your way enough to know that there are some good roads to test your cornering abilities on!

Glad your fuel issue was an easy fix. Too bad you had to call in the roll-off, though...


Chad

Thanks Chad! and I have to agree with the roads there are some good ones!
Yeah I hated to have to call in for help but I wasn't broke down in the most ideal spot and didn't have the proper tools for the job so I just wanted to get it out of where it was sitting.

[cAlvis165]

Been there...sometimes ya just have to call the "Big Tow Truck."