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please keep pics of the crossover coming, considering that myself.

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Oops...I meant 25. The 25 and 31 gallon tanks have the same footprint, but the 31 is taller. The 40 gallon is longer and I think is the same height as the 31.

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Will do, Im using 7075 links and should have them done next week.

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I thought thats what you meant lol

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So I got so busy building my truck, I forgot to post ! I found a second 2wd truck in southern California that was one owner, 42k miles and zero rust. I decided to use it on my frame. With regular cab mounts, it clears drivetrain with 2wd tunnel fine.

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Here's cab sitting on frame

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Steering pics with 2wd box, 7075 links, Bilstein stabilizer

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Cab mounts and AC lines I made. It was easier to buy my own crimper and line.

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Here's trans lines to 4l80e, I used AN fittings then put heat shield over them. Also got headers lined out and jet coated. I cut flanges and welded v band flanges on them.

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You said you wanted a very clean driver. This is VERY CLEAN. Cool to watch your progress.

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Wow your truck is looking killer!

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That looks sweet! So clean and shiny. I love it. :lol: Is you RH spring plate a stock cast piece? I can't remember if mine has that threaded hole where you have the steering stabilizer shock mounted. I hope mine has that. I like how yours is.

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It's a stock plate, I drilled and tapped it for 1/2" bolt. I couldn't figure out where else to put it lol.

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I did the green EBC brakes to try and add some extra braking. It's rear disc with a small residual valve in rear and 82 Corvette master with modified hydraboost. I reworked prop valve and just bent all new stainless lines everywhere.

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Engine bay, still gotta clean it up and paint a few things. I've had three different exhaust on truck and I still don't like sound. Thinking about going back to manifolds

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Truck is looking great! What exhausts have you tried? Just a thought but adding a crossover pipe might be easier than swapping to manifolds.

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magnaflows, flowmasters, stock with resonators, all with 2.5" pipe. I don't like all the noise up front from the headers.

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Clean build Rusty. Do you think more sound proofing on the firewall would solve the noise problem?

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Marcus nailed it. A cross over can really change the tone of the exhaust for sure.

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Ill try the crossover pipe for sure. I have the truck down right now redoing the interior with second row honda odyssey seats in grey leather. Im also dynamiting the floor and roof.

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Might make the wind noise overpower the exhaust noise... :lol::lol::lol:

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I didn't believe an H pipe made a difference in tone until I put one on a ls swapped nova we did. I had to eat crow on that. Haha