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[sgaylord]

Great job so far padawan. No, in all seriousness I learn as much from you. Keep up the good work.

Steve

[mcbassin]

I really like what your doing with the wiring harness! great idea! BTW, the firewall looks smooth! I am liking what you are doing....hope you don't mind copy cats

[bgood70]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I really like what your doing with the wiring harness! great idea! BTW, the firewall looks smooth! I am liking what you are doing....hope you don't mind copy cats

Thanks for the comments. And copy away!!

[bgood70]

I wanted to be able to route my exhaust up through the rear cross member so it did not hang down below the frame. I read this could be done in a FAQ and it mentioned cutting the crossmember may weaken it and you should reinforce it. So.


I had some 4 in pipe laying around and had my neighbour cut a couple sleeves from it on his band saw.


I ground down the area that I plan to cut out.


I located where I wanted the sleeves to go this is pretty much center top to bottom and frame rail to trailing arm mount.


Used plasma cutter to cut it out

[bgood70]

I test fit the sleeve and flushed it to the edge of the crossmember.


Ok got the sleeves welded in and ground down. Here is a close up.


Here is a picture of both sides


Here it is after some etch primer and paint applied. Come out pretty nice.

[VA72C10]

Looks nice and smooth....did mine oval and matched the standout of the center oval hoop, but I like that look also!!!!

[franky69c10]

Lookn good
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[sgaylord]

Looks good. Now come over and do mine!

[tantrumpipeline]

looking nice, wish I woulda seen this crossmember mod before I coated my frame, way stronger and looks nice, great work on the firewall as well

[c10layinlow]

when capping the firewall did u have to cut spices in it in order to get it to bend around?
thanks

[bgood70]

Originally Posted by c10layinlow

when capping the firewall did u have to cut spices in it in order to get it to bend around?
thanks

I used three sections on this. I cut 2 pieces to go up each end and curve around the top. These were long enough that after the curve they went horizontal for 4 - 6 inches. I had to use a shrinker/stretcher to create the curve needed. Then I used a third piece to complete the middle section.

Here is another build that has information on this also. Project Jezebel

[bgood70]

Originally Posted by tantrumpipeline

looking nice, wish I woulda seen this crossmember mod before I coated my frame, way stronger and looks nice, great work on the firewall as well

Thanks for the comments. Your build is looking good also... I like the Blue you have selected.

[bgood70]

Originally Posted by sgaylord

Looks good. Now come over and do mine!

I only work for beer

[sgaylord]

You drink my beer anyway. Now it's time to get to the work part! :-)

[RCbowtie69]

looking good

[yukon ratrod]

this is coming along quite nicely. making great progress. would never guess this was your first build!

[RCbowtie69]

just checking,any progress or pictures,nice build

[Stepside]

Very sweeeet project! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

[Hart_Rod]

Missed this one somehow...nice work. I'm sure Steve can give you some good advice on rust repair, I think he's done it a time or two....

[bgood70]

Wow talking about taking a Sabbatical... Looking at my build thread I had not posted anything since Jan 2011. Well I have been working some on my build but have to say I have not made much progress in that time. I have done some additional Firewall smoothing by filling in some extra holes etc. Pictures to follow. I also have aligned and gaped doors, fenders, hood, I picked up new bedside and tailgate. Currently everything is pulled apart for blocking and paint prep. I hope to begin painting panels in by end of month.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by bgood70

Wow talking about taking a Sabbatical... Looking at my build thread I had not posted anything since Jan 2011. Well I have been working some on my build but have to say I have not made much progress in that time. I have done some additional Firewall smoothing by filling in some extra holes etc. Pictures to follow. I also have aligned and gaped doors, fenders, hood, I picked up new bedside and tailgate. Currently everything is pulled apart for blocking and paint prep. I hope to begin painting panels in by end of month.

Long dry spell.
I completely understand, I'm nearing my 4th fall working on my project. Life happens. It is what it is. Now about those pictures.

[CC69Rat]

Looks great man. Subscribed!

[bgood70]

So I decided I would not need all the holes for Throttle linkage and wiring. I will look to route wiring through fender and frame instead. Also the area where the EBrake mounted was bothering my. I did not like the way it stuck out so I cut it out and filled it in so it was flat. Here it the end result.

[bgood70]

Also I recently picked up some Bucket seats from an 80's Silverado. Will be looking to have these redone.

[bgood70]

So currently here is where am I at. Getting all panels ready for some color.