temp support bar going to put some 2x3 on the end of the frame put in some gussets and ad some metal on the inside to make it look like one piece


motor that may not get used just found me a motor i realllllllly want.what ya think about a 468bigblockchevy?


also going to look at a toyota dually tommorrow

 

20ft of 2x3 tubing will be here tomorrow!

 

welds aint pretty but dang wire keeps binding up

 

good lookin work man, hopefully Ill be able to get a ton of little things done this weekend. I havent been able to mess with my truck much this week.

 

thanks,im still debating if i wanna keep my tank there should be starting on the 4 link next weekend
3rd shift doesnt let me have much time working on it hell i went to work last night on 3 hrs of sleep and haven't been to bed yet thankfully im off tonight

 

tank looks good there. nice and out of the way... just my $0.02...

 

still working on compressor mounts,plan on getting crossmember built for rear of the cab and take the stock one out then hopefully get around to mocking up motor and trans

 

been sick last 2 days even had to miss a night at work hated to tho.got the motor and trans bolted up and its some what in the truck got to pull dash tomorrow and start cutting firewall and trans tunnel

 

trying to work out a deal on a 4 runner hopefully ill have the truck next weekend

 

nice

 

no word on the 4 runner so im gonna start cutting up the firewall and trans tunnel for the v8 swap

 

dash out

new minitruckin!

383 stroker t350 trans takes some cuttin



also i will be keeping heat and ac on this truck

 

your heater would work so fast, LOL

 

i love the design of the heat and air on this truck 3 piece design makes it easy for install/uninstall and mods. i plan on putting a sound deadner of some kind all over the inside not sure what brand ill go with id figure id let everyone name the best bang for your buck.

 

My bro is a little better at sound deadener than i. But if your just going to cut out road noise, go with the dynamat or fatmat or whatever is popular and cheap these days. If you want literature, for a more audio oriented build, i've got that. Sound Deadener Showdown - Your Source for Sound Deadening Products and Information

 

Project looks good so far! I'm a little intimidated by the v8 swap....have an ls motor to go in mine. But I suppose it's only time and sheet metal lol. As per your sound deadening ....I wouldn't recommend either of the previous mentioned product. Having worked with both you do not get what you pay for. Particularly fat mat. The only way a sound damping material works is if it stays stuck and soft. That's the only way it can stop metal from resonating adequately. The best bang for the buck I've found is Hushmat. Cascade audio is really good as well but quite a bit more.

 

@nevrdun a ls swap would be so much easier i had a 5.3ls based motor lined up but it fell threw so i said screw it and started on this one

 

not much of any update but will have one in the next few days been busy working so havnt had much time to play with the truck but should have some major updates in the next few weeks

 

should be rolling the yota in the shop next couple of weeks decided to push it out and insulate my shop been super busy between work gym and training hope to have updates soooon

 

Not at all bad at such price. Willing to purchase it