In the beginning there was a 69 party (eyebrows up)

[STPrider]

love this truck!! you've done some sweet mods and im lovin the general look and stance of it! stoked to see it finished! cheers,
-Derek

[VA72C10]

Very nice build! Love the time you're taking to smooth things like the frame, c-notch, calipers, and master! That was the plan for a build that never finished for me. Have the smoothed 350 engine to prove it

[RatRod68]

Yea, i love the calipers too. That is bad ass

[jcaugmented]

Re-installed the gas tank, hopefully for the last time. Waiting on my air ride brackets to be plated and need to pick up new hardware for the shocks and pan-hard rod, so the chassis will be done here very soon. Picked up some stainless fuel line the other day but still need to grab connectors. Man the tank looks sooo much better with the frame all clean.

[jcaugmented]

Started in on the next stage. Interior and engine bay. Let evaluate the destruction:

[jcaugmented]

Not as bad as I have seen on this thread but still gunna be some work.

[jcaugmented]

The rockers don't seem to be that bad but, theres a ton of cleaning to do before I really start evaluating how deep this goes.

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by STPrider

love this truck!! you've done some sweet mods and im lovin the general look and stance of it! stoked to see it finished! cheers,
-Derek

Thanks man! Waiting to see some new pics on that pretty blue 71'!

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by VA72C10

Very nice build! Love the time you're taking to smooth things like the frame, c-notch, calipers, and master! That was the plan for a build that never finished for me. Have the smoothed 350 engine to prove it

Thanks man I appreciate it! My favorite thing about looking at cars at shows is noticing all the little things that take forever to do and unique ideas that people put into their rides. Basically now that I have my chance, I'm building something I want to look at! Hahaha! Looking forward to seeing that NOS restro done.

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by RatRod68

Yea, i love the calipers too. That is bad ass

Thanks bro! It was a crap ton of work and I had black boogies for weeks! I wonder if Autozone would still warranty them? Hahaha!

[RatRod68]

What did you do to get them smooth?

[RatRod68]

I love how you can see the jackstand THROUGH the floor. lmao.

I think you should sell me those black arm rests

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by RatRod68

What did you do to get them smooth?

Just go to town on them with some high speeds. Slow and easy to keep the heat down and stay out of the rubber! That sounded better in my head...

[RatRod68]

what bits did you use? I was thinking a 4" grinding wheel. lol

[67cheby]

Man everything is looking great !! well except for the floor ...LOL

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

Man everything is looking great !! well except for the floor ...LOL

Yeah, I'll be making those holes a lot bigger before its all over with!

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by RatRod68

what bits did you use? I was thinking a 4" grinding wheel. lol

Just some of those small sanding discs for the high speed and a small 60grit flapper wheel for inner part of the big hole on the top of the calipers. I originally polished the first one all the way out. Didn't like the way it looked. It was very same ol' same ol'. So I went back with the sanding discs and left the grind lines on them. I liked it better.

[thor]

Originally Posted by jcaugmented

Just some of those small sanding discs for the high speed and a small 60grit flapper wheel for inner part of the big hole on the top of the calipers. I originally polished the first one all the way out. Didn't like the way it looked. It was very same ol' same ol'. So I went back with the sanding discs and left the grind lines on them. I liked it better.

Love that smoove, brushed look!

[bobbo]

I also would like to know the wheel combo, that is the width i want on the rear. Any mods to the rearend? Very sweet looking truck! Subscribed.

[ChuckDriver]

Some high temp clear on the calipers would be cool.

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by ChuckDriver

Some high temp clear on the calipers would be cool.

The calipers were finished and cleared in Jan. There are some pics on the first page I think of them after clear. The lines stood out more after clear.

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by bobbo

I also would like to know the wheel combo, that is the width i want on the rear. Any mods to the rearend? Very sweet looking truck! Subscribed.

Combo:

Originally Posted by jcaugmented

Ha! Sounds like a good time man.
The front: 17x7 245/45/17
The Rear: 17x11 315/35/17

Thanks man!
No mods to the rear. Just an axle swap from 6 lug to 5. The mod part I guess was I special ordered these wheels from American Racing to get the BS/offset I wanted for that "tucked" look. The tires I "really wanted" were 345/45/17... (stock tire size for the Viper a few years ago) retarded huge and would still fit a 11" rim, but they had been on back order for well over a year now. Not a big demand for them I guess.

[mcbassin]

Looks like another great project to follow.......subscribed.

[RatRod68]

Originally Posted by jcaugmented

Combo:


Thanks man!
No mods to the rear. Just an axle swap from 6 lug to 5. The mod part I guess was I special ordered these wheels from American Racing to get the BS/offset I wanted for that "tucked" look. The tires I "really wanted" were 345/45/17... (stock tire size for the Viper a few years ago) retarded huge and would still fit a 11" rim, but they had been on back order for well over a year now. Not a big demand for them I guess.

Those fat meats would look killer on there.

[jcaugmented]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Looks like another great project to follow.......subscribed.

Thanks man. Glad to have you on-board!