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No issues with chassis clearance.
No issues with chassis clearance.
0 2019/03/05 01:02:10
With upper control arm and torsion bar out of the way its a nearly unobstructed fit..nearly.
With upper control arm and torsion bar out of the way its a nearly unobstructed fit..nearly.
0 2019/03/05 00:59:58
0 2019/03/05 00:58:54
Mounting the left header fully to see what will need to be altered to make it clear. Upper control arm and torsion bar will have to come off first. Thanks forlooking! Justin
Mounting the left header fully to see what will need to be altered to make it clear. Upper control arm and torsion bar will have to come off first. Thanks forlooking! Justin
0 2019/03/04 11:47:24
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0 2019/03/04 11:45:52
0 2019/03/04 11:45:11
0 2019/03/04 11:44:34
Completed. The final shape just turns a little softer to clear the new bell housing but it pretty much stayed stock so the factory molded carpet should still fit up against it alright.
Completed. The final shape just turns a little softer to clear the new bell housing but it pretty much stayed stock so the factory molded carpet should still fit up against it alright.
0 2019/03/04 11:40:35
0 2019/03/04 11:38:27
All but closed up now. The approach angle and shape was weird around the lower hole that I needed a second crack at it.
All but closed up now. The approach angle and shape was weird around the lower hole that I needed a second crack at it.
0 2019/03/04 11:35:18
Started with some access holes for a socket to get at the top two bellhousing bolts. I can still get at them with the engine as a short block but once the heads and intake are on these will be too deep to get from any other angle. May never use these but just keep the option open.
Started with some access holes for a socket to get at the top two bellhousing bolts. I can still get at them with the engine as a short block but once the heads and intake are on these will be too deep to get from any other angle. May never use these but just keep the option open.
0 2019/03/04 11:30:50
Didn't want the overspray mess so the epoxy was just brushed on. Onto the last hole to fill on the left side. Thanks for looking! Justin
Didn't want the overspray mess so the epoxy was just brushed on. Onto the last hole to fill on the left side. Thanks for looking! Justin
0 2019/03/03 21:27:56
Ready for coat of sealer.
Ready for coat of sealer.
0 2019/03/03 21:26:20
Not as pretty as I'd like it to have been but I was just spent mentally by this point; its just had to be closed.
Not as pretty as I'd like it to have been but I was just spent mentally by this point; its just had to be closed.
0 2019/03/03 21:24:23
By this time I had finally gotten it all seam welded up and was down to just dressing the welds.
By this time I had finally gotten it all seam welded up and was down to just dressing the welds.
0 2019/03/03 21:22:14
Firewall in basic form. Jigsaw with airgaps yet to fill but by this time I had so much time in it I didn't care. I just wanted to move on.
Firewall in basic form. Jigsaw with airgaps yet to fill but by this time I had so much time in it I didn't care. I just wanted to move on.
0 2019/03/03 21:19:42
0 2019/03/03 21:18:49
More firewall work next. Thanks for looking! Justin
More firewall work next. Thanks for looking! Justin
0 2019/03/03 12:41:24
Welding finally completed.
Welding finally completed.
0 2019/03/03 12:39:52
Inside sealed and pretty much stock if you didn't know better. Once its all said and done with the motor dialed in I'll probably seam seal the entire run. Any future removal of this front end will always be an involved task but the whole point of all this trouble was for it to be an option if needed.
Inside sealed and pretty much stock if you didn't know better. Once its all said and done with the motor dialed in I'll probably seam seal the entire run. Any future removal of this front end will always be an involved task but the whole point of all this trouble was for it to be an option if needed.
0 2019/03/03 12:35:31
0 2019/03/03 12:34:32
0 2019/03/03 12:33:53
Once the other side was complete it was a full mock up just be sure it all still fit and lined up before I commited to fully welding it all up. May just use some self-tapers on that rear vertical run of spot welds but otherwise its on.
Once the other side was complete it was a full mock up just be sure it all still fit and lined up before I commited to fully welding it all up. May just use some self-tapers on that rear vertical run of spot welds but otherwise its on.
0 2019/03/03 12:31:31
Wanted any bridging feature to come away with the front end group. Just stuck with the factory layout so it was a no brainer.
Wanted any bridging feature to come away with the front end group. Just stuck with the factory layout so it was a no brainer.
0 2019/03/03 12:27:31
0 2019/03/03 12:26:15
In the end I just wanted a flush surface at the firewall with no overhanges to get hooked on or bent during any future drivetrain removal.
In the end I just wanted a flush surface at the firewall with no overhanges to get hooked on or bent during any future drivetrain removal.
0 2019/03/03 12:21:13
Capture nuts in place of spot welds and couple extra added in the process.
Capture nuts in place of spot welds and couple extra added in the process.
0 2019/03/03 12:19:55
0 2019/03/03 12:18:18
Just finished the edge with lap jointed cap.
Just finished the edge with lap jointed cap.
0 2019/03/03 12:16:27
Repeat the process on the right side. Thanks for looking! Justin
Repeat the process on the right side. Thanks for looking! Justin
0 2019/03/02 12:25:35
Underside shot of how it bridges and closes the break. Sort of still stock but not quite.
Underside shot of how it bridges and closes the break. Sort of still stock but not quite.
0 2019/03/02 12:23:19
0 2019/03/02 12:22:11
0 2019/03/02 12:21:44
The backfill was easy enough. The trickiest part of it was replicating the stepped profile around the opening. I got it close, not perfect as I didn't want to spend too much time on it.
The backfill was easy enough. The trickiest part of it was replicating the stepped profile around the opening. I got it close, not perfect as I didn't want to spend too much time on it.
0 2019/03/02 12:18:41
So I started straightening the remains back out and remounted them.
So I started straightening the remains back out and remounted them.
0 2019/03/02 12:16:05
My original plan was to throw this section away and buy some new ones and spare myself the trouble however once I started looking on line I just couldn't find them new. It hit me that this truck is now damn near 30 years old!! The last time I rebuilt it was under 10 years old so new parts where still easy to find. My mind seems to have become the land that time forgot as this truck still seemed modern to me but no its nearly an antique
My original plan was to throw this section away and buy some new ones and spare myself the trouble however once I started looking on line I just couldn't find them new. It hit me that this truck is now damn near 30 years old!! The last time I rebuilt it was under 10 years old so new parts where still easy to find. My mind seems to have become the land that time forgot as this truck still seemed modern to me but no its nearly an antique
0 2019/03/02 11:58:34
Repairing and adding the outer box section to complete the "bridge". That next, Thanks for looking! Justin
Repairing and adding the outer box section to complete the "bridge". That next, Thanks for looking! Justin
0 2019/03/02 00:29:43
In metal and ready for the outer box section. Like the flange below the screws will eventually be bolts.
In metal and ready for the outer box section. Like the flange below the screws will eventually be bolts.
0 2019/03/02 00:26:25
Back to paper templates to build a small floor section that will lap the remaining flange on the cab side.
Back to paper templates to build a small floor section that will lap the remaining flange on the cab side.
0 2019/03/02 00:23:21