Project Screamer - '72 GMC K2500 + DD 4-53T

[ryanroo]

i really like watching your progress! its obvious that you plan out your mods well and execute the plan very well!

i always feel so untidy when i see your pics too! i envy your work space almost as much as the snow plow!

[burnitg]

Originally Posted by ryanroo

i really like watching your progress! its obvious that you plan out your mods well and execute the plan very well!

i always feel so untidy when i see your pics too! i envy your work space almost as much as the snow plow!

Thanks for the complement Ryan. I aspire to weld as well as you some day!

When my wife and I retired to her family ranch here in CO, I decided to build a dedicated workshop. With the climate here, I could not see trying to work in the garage/driveway like I had for 25 years in CA. I love working in my shop. I finally have the room and (some of) the tools required to do every job right.

[burnitg]

Brackets are a bother!

One of the great things about a project like this one is that there is always something different for me to do. I got tired of working on the sheet metal so I switched to the cross member for the transfer case, when I got tired of working on that, I decided to make the brackets to mount the A/C compressor and power steering pump to the engine.

I didn't realize how much time it would take to make these brackets! I had hoped to use at least part of the brackets from the truck that I pulled the engine from; but, that was not to be. There was a lot more room in the engine bay of the old C-70 and the brackets came out too far. So I had to start from scratch.

Here's the bracket for the A/C compressor:





Here's the compressor mounted:





The power steering pump is just temped in, I will need to move it down so that the A/C compressor belt clears the pulley.