very nice.
Taking today off after 3 straight 14hr days working on this thing. Yesterday got entire front suspension and driveline off the old frame and bolted up to the new one. The old frame has absolutely no more parts, bolts, etc. It will be gone to the scrap yard this week. The rear end is painted up and ready to bolt in. Fuel tank, Trans and xfer case cleaned up and ready to go. Got the engine assembled with new cam, springs, push rods, timing chain, oil pump, and m122 all cleaned up, painted, and ready to go. Couple set backs is that Richard at WCCH sent me the wrong cam so have to take it back apart to swap cams once the new one gets here. Quik does not know this yet, so i’m sure he’ll read this and get a game plan together on switching cams HOPEFULLY first thing saturday morning. I broke the timing chain cover taking the old front seal out so i had to drive 1.5hrs to pick up a new one courtesy of “pewterss” from JJ’s Automotive in Bridgeport, PA. Thanks Brian! Also, the moutning for the evap box was different on the new frame so we had to cut the bracket off and weld a new one on courtesy of wkdivr. Other than that, no major problems were encoutered.
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Looking great so far bud!!!
Nice,looks like you’ve made alot of progress in a short time.
aking SOME progress. Motor, trans, xfer case and rear end in.
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wow! thats a shitload of work! good job, looks like you will be done in no time!
wow… so much work.
lookin good!
Well guys, finally, about 95% of the truck is done. All thats left is the body work/paint, and then just the minor details like fluids, tune, etc. For the most part, everything went pretty smoothly with only a couple very minor set backs throughout the entire rebuild process. Here is the latest pics where you can see the new blower, shocks, sway bars, etc are added. The cam, springs, push rods, timing chain, and oil pump have also already been installed. 99% of the electrical is also connected up ready to go. After the body/paint work, just will have to mount and run lines for the heat exchanger and tranny cooler. Then all that will need done is re-attaching the front driveshaft, alignment, and give it a “once over” before it takes its first journey since the wreck. Enjoy the pics and feedback is always welcome.
I have to say that i’m going to miss working on this project once its all done but i sure am excited about getting my truck back. This frame took a hell of a hit and held up great. My body/frame guy had to use his frame machine to pull the frame just a little bit a few weeks ago so we had enough clearance between the engine and the cab to pull the cab off. This frame took 13tons of pulling force and he said it barely moved at all. Thats a strong ass frame…
Weighed 500lbs and got $30 at the scrap yard for it.
congrats
$30, thats hardly worth the gas $
congrats
congrats
congrats! sounds like the truck will be a very strong runner
Sweet.
Nice. Glad to see the good progress.
