Louisiana Classic Truck Club

Well i got the mounts iun and come to find out once i put the motor in something just didn't look right and the the pass side ended up being bent down...that must have been the side that the rubber was gone on the motor mount....

Well after some time studying the mounts and how i could get it back into place...and some 2x4 and sledge hammer work i got it back straight and got it painted and installed....i figured that was the reason thats why the headers would not fit wrong they still do not work.......ill post them next.....


Eric

Headers that do not fit without setting on frame or hitting cab.......i love how they stay in the frame rails just no room for any movement.....

Eric, I think you test fit engine looks better than my real one.

Thanks Bill, i had got the 454 and two turbo 400's on a sweet deal...... i plan to run the 454 and the tranny in my project ..but just got to find the right headers......


Eric

Eric, do you know the application for those headers?

Yeah they came out of a 90 1ton dulley......

There is not much to tell...just yet ....I have been sick this week and its driving me crazy to get in the shop....I did manage to order some parts from northern auto parts and some Vintageair parts needed to complete the fire wall...The day before i went back to work i got the long bed floor cut and half way tested fitted....Once i am back up to 100% ill be back in the shop and making sure i get pics of the shorting of the bed and some measurements.....but that is about it.....

Eric

Well the big brown truck came last Thursday and left me a tranny rebuilt kit......I am just wanting on the dawg to get rested up and call to get that project started.....The Big Brwon truck also came last Friday and left this..............

Well got the bulk head placed where it needs to go....and got the holes drilled.....here is a few pics on that

GOt all the top side tacked with a bunch of welds.....then test fitted...to make sure i was still good before removing and flipping over to completly weld out the bottom side......here is a few pics

OOHHH AHHHH SHINEY NEW PARTS!!!! Was the bed hard to do?

Well i was happy with the fit so i removed the floor once i got some help and got it rolled over and started welding out the bottom alittle at a time and letting cool so it would not warp on me...and was almost finished when i run out of mig wire........ There is only one bad area on the whole bed and its in the middle where one of the braces runs across...should be a easy fix.....i have left over panel from the floor that i cut to make this short bed floor....

He better not invite me over or that a/c control might find a new home! that thing is slick. I am digging the firewall keep up the good work!

This a a few pics of my front pass fender which is a repop that want line up with my NOS grill......this fender is only the bottom that want line up....so i am going to try and work with it...cut the tacks and see if i can move it.....the drivers fender is a repop and just out of the question about getting it too line up.....