Syborg Twin Turbo - 4.3l v6 TT Mini-Truck

[syborg tt]

Okay for me these pics are better then Porn

First off I want to thank Laramie at Precison Brakes. He has been a great guy to work with and i can't tell you how happy i am with these pictures. I just can't wait to hold these monsters in my hands.

www.precisionbrakescompany.com (http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com/)

Here come's the teaser pics
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The backside
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Showing it all off
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[zbugger]

Holy crap that looks awesome.... What kinda car is it going on?

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

I would like to introduce myself my name is Marty. I have been working on this project for the last couple years. This truck was supposed to be a daily driver as my other Syclone is one of the Ten trucks that Marlboro Cigarettes gave away in a contest in 1991.

I purchased a Sonoma GT so I could build it to drive. However with all projects they sometime start with good intentions and then end up on a completely different path.

Currently the truck is at the chassis shop having the complete back half redone so we can fit the new tires. 295 45 20. The chassis is going to be set at 6 1/4 in the rear and 5 3/4 in the front at it's lowest point. Front Suspension is by Air Ride and the rear suspension was hand fabricated by Dave at Competition Fabrication ( www.compfab.com (http://www.compfab.com/) ) . The rendering was done by Bob Thrash at Rad Rides by Troy. All of the other idea's have come from me. I have searched the Internet over the last four or five years studying everyone else builds and idea's. I have learned so much from Forums like this and the bad part is it has cost me so much money because I want to emulate most of the idea's that i've seen.


The build of this truck is broken down into 24 stages and I hope to have it completed for the 2007 Power Tour.

Currently the truck mods include:
18 x 8 & 20 x 10 Billet Specialties Wheels
BF Goodrich KDW-2 Tires
Currie Aluminum 9"
Wilwood Disk Brakes
Vintage Air
Billet Specialties Serpentine System (wow is this a nice piece)
4.3l All Aluminum Twin Turbo V6
4L80E Transmission
Big Stuff 3 w/Trans Controller
8 Point Roll Cage
Recovered Factory Interior in Viper Leather and Suede

There are so many other mods that I can't even list them all.

here are a few pics.

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[syborg tt]

okay a couple new pics

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here it is with both wheels on the truck

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[syborg tt]

The rear chassis and suspension are finally taking shape. We are also looking to relocate the fuel cell to in front of the rear end and just below the bed lip.

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[syborg tt]

New Panhard Rod Mount - Man is this thing Beefy

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I almost want to leave the bed floor open

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[syborg tt]

well the chassis is almost complete. Should be finished early next week.

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here is the new/finished transition between the stock frame and the tube frame

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The very back of the frame - it should look very nice when you look under the truck all you will see is the rear end.

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[syborg tt]

Okay moving on to the Cab. We made the mock up side bar for the roll cage. It's the exact same curve as the rear part of the chassis. Were trying to keep the matching themes throught the entire trucks build.

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[syborg tt]

Wow - seats in the truck it's hard to believe. These aren't the actual seats that are going in the truck just and extra set that i have laying around. Which mean's there 4-sale with the door panels for $500.00

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Okay moving on to the bed. We actually put the cladding on and it fits. However we are going to remake it fiberglass so i can make it perfect.

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Oooh the tailgate. Yep it say's Cheverolet -- Not a big deal just as we were planning on smoothing the gate.

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[syborg tt]

Well the truck is finally back on the ground - Hard to believe. Did i mention that it even rolls and steers


This was the final piece that need to get added to the frame.

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Picture of the transition between the old frame and the new tube frame.

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yep it's low - 53" to the top of the roof

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hay stop looking at my rearend

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[syborg tt]

Here's my new Stainless Steel Exhaust from Stainless Work. Man is this stuff top quality and the prices are unbelievable

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My new Mufflers

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And even a flex Joint in stainless steel.

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[syborg tt]

Finished the welding of the roll bar. The rectangular brace in the center is bolted to the chassis.

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Soon to be new firewall mods, Going to make everything even and symetrical

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[syborg tt]

Here's my new shaft - Thanks John. We should now have ample clearence for the headers

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[syborg tt]

New Aluminum Trans pan from Bowler Transmission. WOW !!! is this thing huge

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[69Nova]

Wow, I love your truck. In a couple of years I want to something like this on my car.

Andrew Petty

[BuddyP]

Hey Marty! Welcome to the site!

Don't know if you remember me or not but I met you at Woodward a few years back with the Sy Ty guys and then talked with you in Indy at this years Power Tour. The GT is looking good! Can't wait to see this one finished. I'll have to forward this link over to Mike Kutchy so he can see the progress. What are you going to paint it? A marlboro replica paintjob would probably look pretty cool!

Keep us posted on the build!
Buddy P

[syborg tt]

Hey Marty! Welcome to the site!

Don't know if you remember me or not but I met you at Woodward a few years back with the Sy Ty guys and then talked with you in Indy at this years Power Tour. The GT is looking good! Can't wait to see this one finished. I'll have to forward this link over to Mike Kutchy so he can see the progress. What are you going to paint it? A marlboro replica paintjob would probably look pretty cool!

Keep us posted on the build!
Buddy P

Thanks for the welcome.

Yep i remember you how ya doing. Actually the truck is going to be painted like this. Please tell me what you think.

And for sure say hi to Mike for me.

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[BuddyP]

Marty! That is sharp!!! I'm really likeing the 2-tone with the red on top. Are you putting full Syclone cladding down the side or sticking with the GT skirt? I just sent the link off to Mike. I really like how the split leather reupolstered seat looks too. I'm going to be droolin each time you post a project up date!! LOL

But yes, the paint scheme looks awsome!

[syborg tt]

I am actually going to use the GT cladding on the truck. However we may be remaking it in steel or fiberglass

[Travis B]

That d*m Laramie will talk you into all kinds of stuff won't he! LOL
great guy...easy to deal with! as I have said before truck looks killer...fabrication looks excellent!

[syborg tt]

That d*m Laramie will talk you into all kinds of stuff won't he! LOL
great guy...easy to deal with! as I have said before truck looks killer...fabrication looks excellent!

I sent him an e-mail last night telling him that now my back brakes looked like dookie and he didn't have the Courage to call me back today. He had Billy call me back and talk to me about upgrading the rear brakes to either 13" or 14".

Man i just can't spend any more money on this truck. Even if i removing the old stuff and selling it off to pay for the upgrade.

But is sure would look nice to have matching 14" rotors in the rear.

[Travis B]

I sent him an e-mail last night telling him that now my back brakes looked like dookie and he didn't have the Courage to call me back today. He had Billy call me back and talk to me about upgrading the rear brakes to either 13" or 14".

Man i just can't spend any more money on this truck. Even if i removing the old stuff and selling it off to pay for the upgrade.

But is sure would look nice to have matching 14" rotors in the rear.

hahahahahaha that is funny! I think I am at the point all the time and then I talk my self into it...It's just another 1k....then the next time it's another $1500 etc. etc. etc.!

[boodlefoof]

Wow! That is awesome!

Question for you... is that panhard bar above the pumpkin? How is the high mount location going to impact handling if at all?

[Travis B]

I have always heard Long Low and Level....I think the low part is for roll steer maybe! I am new at this suspension goemetry stuff! So I may be wrong

[F70t/a]

Sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That truck is so sweet!!!! I really dig the Fab work. :bananna2:

[syborg tt]

Wow! That is awesome!

Question for you... is that panhard bar above the pumpkin? How is the high mount location going to impact handling if at all?



I have always heard Long Low and Level....I think the low part is for roll steer maybe! I am new at this suspension goemetry stuff! So I may be wrong

Travis - from what i've learned you are correct. This truck is more of a late model Street Rod instead of a corner carver. I am a big fan of Street Rods and i wanted to make something a little different. Plus the big 30" tall tire on the rear won't handle that good.

The other thing that was a big consideration was the fact i wanted you only to see my rear end when you looked under the tailgate.

So in the end lower and longer is better.

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[PairOf69's]

Good God that thing is killer....what are the specs on that 4.3?

[sinned]

Great looking fab work....BUT, I worry a little about the RRCH with the PHB being mounted so high above the rear axle. Any reason other than packaging you went that route?

[syborg tt]

Good God that thing is killer....what are the specs on that 4.3?

4.3l Chevy Aluminum Bowtie Block (Standard Bore)
3.5 Stroke Crower Crank (took 8 months to get from Crower)
Oliver Rods
JE Pistons
Pontiac Aluminum Heads
Hogan Intake
Pair GT32 Turbo's

Shooting for a very conservative 600hp at low boost. Making it more of a driver then a race engine

[syborg tt]

Great looking fab work....BUT, I worry a little about the RRCH with the PHB being mounted so high above the rear axle. Any reason other than packaging you went that route?

Packaging was the main reason. I relied completely on Dave my chassis guy to make it work. He has about 20 years of experience so i have to trust him. However please tell me what you think I would love to hear your comments that is the only way I can learn more.

[sinned]

Well, depending on the front design the roll center is probably somewhere in the 0-3" range (assuming your guy is as good as you claim), the rear has to be at least 18" based on the pics, probably more. Typical rear roll centers on a stock chassis average 10-16" or so and most guys that do any sort of chassis mods will lower it to the 8-10" range. Your S10 chassis stock RRCH was probably 10"; you have almost doubled it by moving the PHB so high. I guess for a fairgrounds cruiser the "wow" factor is cool but I think you are after more than that and just questioned the positioning now rather than when it is complete and much more difficult to move if you so decided.

[syborg tt]

okay i think i understand what you are saying. So what would your suggestions be at this point. Move the panhard bar similar to the above pics.

The truck is mostly going to be a blvd cruiser not a race truck or a track truck. With the suspension in the current set up what kind of ride can i expect ??

ps still trying to learn more (thanks for the help i appreciate it)

[sinned]

Oh, I think it will ride fine, lowering the PHB will make cornering feel much more stable. If you could mount the PHB to run across the back of the diff cover (pretty much the standard PHB mounting configuration) which should lower it's height by a solid 10".

[syborg tt]

I have a couple more question if you don't mind.

Currently installed on the rear suspension is an anti-roll bar that allows very little deflection of the rear dif. How will this effect this current set up ?

The question is the fact that i have a 30.5" tall rear tire with a 26" tall tire in the front. Will changing to the suspension change much, or will it only be a slight improvement. Either way i am strongly considering moving the Panhard Bar.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Here are the latest pictures of the truck as of last night.

This is going to be the new location of the vintage Air heat and cool.

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The new Firewall - it's really going to look good.

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Side View

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Close up view. This should make getting those tranny bolts out easy.

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What it looks like from inside the cab

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You can see how much the firewall has been moved forward

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A couple of new holes for the Door Hinges

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[madmax]

Okay for me these pics are better then Porn

First off I want to thank Laramie at Precison Brakes. He has been a great guy to work with and i can't tell you how happy i am with these pictures. I just can't wait to hold these monsters in my hands.

www.precisionbrakescompany.com (http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com/)

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Awesome work. BUT.... lets hear about those brakes!

--Max

[syborg tt]

Awesome work. BUT.... lets hear about those brakes!

--Max

Originally I was going to go with a custom set of 12" rotors and then they talked me into a one off kit. They said don't worry we will take care of you. So I said "OKAY" and closed my eye's and patiently waited. I just received the pics on Wednesday and i am still waiting on all of the details. All I can tell you so far is they had to custom make a hub for the conversion and they are 14.1" Zinc Coated Rotors with the Dynalite Calipers.

[sinned]

Moving the PHB form above the axle to behind the diff cover will make a nticeable difference in handling. I wouldn't worry about the tall tires much, we have 3 KW's with 425/65R22.5's and those things corner better than most cars. It's all about making things work together.

[primate]

wow.....
absolutely awesome.

[syborg tt]

Well, depending on the front design the roll center is probably somewhere in the 0-3" range


please tell me how i determine the this range. The chassis is bone stock in the front with Air Ride Suspension.

[sinned]

please tell me how I determine the this range. The chassis is bone stock in the front with Air Ride Suspension.By plotting the x,y,z measurements of the front LCA forward and rear pivots, front UCA forward and rear pivots, upper and lower ball joints, vehicle C.L., wheelbase and track width (all measurements at desired ride height) will get you close. Once all that data is in you can determine your FRCH is and what you need to do to move to the height desired (anything above the ground is O.K.).







Yes, this will require a program or a mathematical genius.

[syborg tt]

Yes, this will require a program or a mathematical genius.


okay so how far are you from CHicago

[syborg tt]

okay since the topic started out about my brakes i have a question. What is your thoughts on manual brakes vs. power?

[MuscleRodz]

I think most Wilwood systems are designed around manual brakes. With the monster brakes you have and possibly a sub 3000 lb truck, I would stick to manual for under hood space.

Mike

[sinned]

I run manual brakes, I like the pedal feel. With 14" rotors you should no problem finding a m/c that provides a good feel/short throw balance.

[syborg tt]

Thanks for the quick response guy's sorry i didn't reply sooner. I spent the weekend hanging out with my Daughter.

I don't know how to thank you guy's for your time and your knowledge. Maybe with the help of this site my truck will be just that much better then if i did it on my own.

Thanks again

[LTorres]

Originally I was going to go with a custom set of 12" rotors and then they talked me into a one off kit. They said don't worry we will take care of you. So I said "OKAY" and closed my eye's and patiently waited. I just received the pics on Wednesday and i am still waiting on all of the details. All I can tell you so far is they had to custom make a hub for the conversion and they are 14.1" Zinc Coated Rotors with the Dynalite Calipers.

Dynalites?? Is that what I should send you..?? These are Superlite calipers the FSL's.. Marty get your pocket book out my friend I just seen the Currie rear end on this Bad Boy. I have 13" and 14" kits already complete for it. Time to match up the front.

[syborg tt]

Okay so i had a brain Fart. See what happens when you only sleep 3 1/2 a night.

Thanks again for everything. I'll talk with you in the AM about the brakes looks like we are going bigger and badder in the rear. I can't wait to see these brakes in person.

[Travis B]

Okay so i had a brain Fart. See what happens when you only sleep 3 1/2 a night.

Thanks again for everything. I'll talk with you in the AM about the brakes looks like we are going bigger and badder in the rear. I can't wait to see these brakes in person.


See I told ya.......he(laramie) puts these little ideas in your head!

[syborg tt]

Okay here is the proposed kit for the rear. Yep it looks nice. I just wish Laramie wasn't such a good salesman.


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[hechtrod]

Syborg, wow! So, what year truck is this? For my rookie rod eyes, it looks like late 60's, early 70's? Anyway, I'll be watching this project! Personally, not too sure about the two tone. I really like smooth colors, and on the lighter side, so you can see the body details and contours. I like browns, coppers, different colors than you normally see. I don't know, I just do. :)

[sinned]

Defineatly rookie eyes...it's an early 90's S10.

[syborg tt]

I like browns, coppers, different colors than you normally see. I don't know, I just do. :)

I agree i also love those colors - strangly enough they are also the new fashion colors according to my wife.

PS - i'll take a picture of a car that is getting built at a local shop and it's those colors.

[hechtrod]

Dude, early 90's S10, what?! :) Wicked. I did read S10 chassis, but I've heard of people using S10 chassis' on old rides.

Very interesting.

Yeah, very new to the "how" of Pro-Touring, but have loved it since I first started seeing Pro-Tour themed cars. They're my favorite. I've been into import cars for the past 5 years and recently traded my '95 Civic for a '94 Mustang GT 5 speed with some bolt-ons. Anyway, an S10 is probably a pretty affordable base car to start with.

How much do you think your ride will cost by the time is done and painted and driving? Is it possible to do for under $10k to $15k. I am a poor family man living in expenso so-cal. Anyway, I think I started high jacking this.

Can you post some pics of the exterior of your truck? You have more pics you could email me
[email protected]
Thanks
Chris

[hechtrod]

Ok, sorry, me again. :) I'm so lame. Duh, if I would have looked at the pics on page 1 longer, I would have seen that its an S10. I think I was staring at the way the tires looked on the rear and all the fab work. Ok, I'm done.

[MuscleRodz]

How much do you think your ride will cost by the time is done and painted and driving? Is it possible to do for under $10k to $15k. I am a poor family man living in expenso so-cal. Anyway, I think I started high jacking this.


That may just cover the suspension, drivetrain, and wheels, maybe....

Mike

[syborg tt]

10-01-05 Update -The cab is back on the frame.

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The dash is back in the truck and you can see the vintage air unit mounted behind the Radio/Ash Tray

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The new Cab mounted Door hinge. This should help us get the door gap a little better.

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Here's the new Master Cylinder

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Side Shot of the Firewall

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[syborg tt]

Well my truck was kinda feeling like Bob a little in adequate.

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But the Good News is we found
www.precisionbrakescompany.com

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Wow were they able to help.

I picked up the phone called them @ 1-866-992-7253

There first words to me were, we can help you with your little problem.

They said close your eye's and just trust us.

I said you promise it won't hurt.

They said nope we do this all the time.

I smiled.

This is what they sent me to help me with my little problem.
First was this Huge Rotor

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Then this nice little bracket to help support me.

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They even gave me this nice little bag of hardware just in case

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Plus a shinny new Hub

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Then the big change I put it all together.

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Wait i almost forgot you need to protect yourself with these.

I heard they help you stop.

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Now this is what it's suppose to look like.

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So in the end i'm not sure if Enzyte will work for me, But i can tell you first hand that it worked miracles on my brakes.

[BlazerSpeed]

HOLY S#!7 !!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
it looks like you pulled the blade out of a concrete saw and slapped it on your truck. awesome progress too by the way, hahaha youre moving a hell of a lot faster than I am, thats for damn sure. Cant wait to see more, and hopefully I'll run into ya cruisin around Chicago.
-Derek-

[syborg tt]

Okay i almost forgot the other updates

You can see that the bed now lines up with the cab.

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Here is what we had to do to make it look nice.

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The New, New and finally New Motor Mounts

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I just really like this picture

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My new Throttle Cable

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New Gas Pedal waiting to get attached

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I almost forgot the truck is all together less the hood.

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[canadian]

i'm just surprised you've got the stock dash in there... unless there's something planned for later on.

[syborg tt]

i'm just surprised you've got the stock dash in there... unless there's something planned for later on.

Actually i am going to be going with the racepak dash that is intergrated into the big stuff 3. Just haven't bought it yet - running out of money

[syborg tt]

Okay i'm been a slacker posting pics lately.

here is the 10-21-05 Update


Bye Bye Fuel Door

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New Elbow's for the Turbo's - Trying to bring them in closer to the Engine




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With the new Brake Set Up - we've gained almost an 1 1/4" of extra back spacing




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Gotta Have a String - It makes it look like we know what we are doing

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Yep, That string really Works

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A Close Up of the new Hi Temp Silicone Connections

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There's a Bed Cover - Wait till you see the Custom Material

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New Home for the Battery

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See I told you the String would work

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[Travis B]

Great pics.......the string always works lol

[syborg tt]

Finally last weeks Update 10-27-05

Need to keep the wastegate quiet

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The engine bay is starting to fill up

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Side Shot of the Downpipe

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Drivers Side View

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Blow Off Valve & a plug for Hi Temp Silicone

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Wastage's - Yep there in perfect alignment with the other accessories

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The Throttle cable is going back into the firewall

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The full Monte - Well Almost

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And the most important Part "the Brakes" are on and look Awesome
Thanks Laramie

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[Travis B]

That is going to be one wicked truck....what is in the background on thart build table??????

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Looks Awesome. If You Need Any Help With The Bling In Your Engine Compartment, Call Me. When Do You Think It Will Be Done? Also, Who Is Going To Paint The Truck??

[syborg tt]

Looks Awesome. If You Need Any Help With The Bling In Your Engine Compartment, Call Me. When Do You Think It Will Be Done? Also, Who Is Going To Paint The Truck??

My Goal is Sema 2006, But i'm not sure if it's going to happen. However it has to be complete by the 2007 Power Tour because i am going to do the long haul with the truck,

Troy over at Rad Rides is going to paint the truck.

[Travis B]

Troy over at Rad Rides is going to paint the truck.

who is doing all the fab work for you.......paint and body will be second to none if Troy does it!

[syborg tt]

who is doing all the fab work for you.......paint and body will be second to none if Troy does it!

Competition Fabrication is doing all most if not all of the fab work

http://www.compfab.com/

He did my good friends syclone

http://www.sportmachines.com/gallery/91Sy2158

here is a 74 Cuda he did

http://www.sportmachines.com/gallery/74Cuda

[Travis B]

I haven't ever heard of him but it appears he does very nice fab work!

[syborg tt]

The engine bay is actually starting to fill up

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The Exhaust is almost complete

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I'm still waiting for one final piece for the exhaust to complete the system.

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The Throttle cable has been routed and mounted to the pedal.

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The new Beltech Swar - this solved some of my clearence problems

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Trans Cooler is mounted and resting in it's new Home

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I hope this is the final / final time we get to play with this really cool tool. It has been awesome to have while we are waiting for the wheels. With this tool we can turn the wheel thru it's range and see what are clearence issue's my be.

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That's it for this week

[BuddyP]

Lookin awsome Marty! Keep updated us!

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Hey Marty, if you need a loan, call me. The truck looks top notch. Do you have any estimated E.T's??

[syborg tt]

sure send me some money. We've already started the next project for the 06 power tour. I try to start a new thread later today. (AKA Project 663) The goal is to spend less the 10 grand on everything and have a cool driver

[dropit69]

marty when is truck going to troys?.i live a couple of towns away from troys..love to have reasones for going to his shop..been long time since i was there..he was building the rambler last time i got to be there was long ago..but hell maybe could catch lunch..

[syborg tt]

i'm shooting for march/april next year. It all depends on a bunch of things happening in the near future.

1. Finishing the truck at the current fab
2. Finishing all the plumbing at my shop/garage
3. Hauling it to Detroit and getting it acid dipped and e-coated
4. Getting it back together and hauling it home.
5. Not making anymore changes to the build

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Well I hope everything works out. When you come up to G.H.,I will give you some $$$$$ for your next project. How fast is the truck going to be?

[syborg tt]

Well I hope everything works out. When you come up to G.H.,I will give you some $$$$$ for your next project. How fast is the truck going to be?

not sure how fast - don't really have a goal

ps - next project is already in the works

[syborg tt]

11-19-05 Update

Well not much to talk about this week. I had to special order some parts so we were in a holding pattern.

Here's the new flanges for the mufflers. Just in case i want to pull the muffler off.

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And that special order part - the new exhaust tip that will exit out the side of the truck

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side view

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Here's a great picture of the stock frame to the tube frame transition. Rick "Opie" Waller had a lot to do with the look of this transition. I think his idea worked well.

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[syborg tt]

Well I've finally ordered my Wheels and I am shocked how Fast they turned this order into a reality. Kevin over at Billet Specialties really took care of me.

Here is the new wheel

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You can see that they haven't welded the back side yet. I want to make sure they are perfect

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here is the big wheel for the back 20 x 10

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You can see the massive wheel lip on the rear
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[Travis B]

very nice SLG-20 or am I mistaken......What is the bs on the rear?

[LTorres]

Marty,
Those wheels are sweet, should show off the brakes quite nicely. What tire sizes are you running front and rear?

[syborg tt]

very nice SLG-20 or am I mistaken......What is the bs on the rear?


5" and yep those are slg 20's



Those wheels are sweet, should show off the brakes quite nicely. What tire sizes are you running front and rear?


18 x 8 SLG20
225/45 18 BFG KDW-2 - 26" Tall

20 x 10 SLG20
295/45 20 BFG KDW-2 - 30.5" tall

[syborg tt]

12-03-05 Update

Dave mounted the air system while I was on Vacation and it looks exactly like I wanted to look.

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It's mounted on a tubular chassis so it will remain on the chassis when the cab and the bed are removed

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Here is the top view

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You can see my idea for the bed and I couldn't be happier with it.

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This is the frame work that will support the new bed floor.

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Brakes - What can i say. Precisions Brakes did and awesome job on them. This is the final front brake caliper and it is an exact match for the rear caliper something we need it we are going to show the truck.

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Rear Brakes going on.

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The exhaust is almost finished all we need to do is cut the end of the tailpipe.

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You can see the transition from the round to oval tailpipe. I think Dave did and incredible job joining the two pieces.

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If we need, we will now be able to remove the mufflers.

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Moving on to the front suspension. I installed the Bear Tracker Tie Rod ends and sleeve. What a nice piece.

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A quick picture of the trans pan installed and check for clearance issue's

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I saved the best for last "the Wheels". The tool that we used for mock up was perfect. It nailed the offset on the front wheels on the first try. I can't wait to do another truck.

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Here is what the truck is going to look like when the air suspension is deflated.

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There is a minor vlave stem clearence issue which can easily be resolved with a set of low profile valve stems from Weld Wheels.

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No clearence issues on the rear wheel.

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we decided to go with the sticky outy look on the wheels.

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No really once the tires are mounted we will narrow the rear diff.

That's it for this week. I've got a bunch of parts to order and I need to get the wheels back to Billet Specialties so they can weld them up for me.

[Travis B]

great pics.....I think you win the award for posting the most updated progress pics! :cheers:

[syborg tt]

great pics.....I think you win the award for posting the most updated progress pics! :cheers:

I know - something is really wrong with me.

[ReggD79406]

Awesome work!!!

[ProTeal55]

Awesome truck , love the pics ! :1st:
Where exactly are you in Chi-Town ?
I am about 10min from O'Hare .

[syborg tt]

Awesome truck , love the pics ! :1st:
Where exactly are you in Chi-Town ?
I am about 10min from O'Hare .

shoot me a pm - i'm about 10 minutes south of O'Hare.

The chassis shop that is doing all the work is in Maple Park Rt 64 & Rt 47

[MuscleRodz]

Looks like a lot of progress lately. Keep the updates coming!

Mike

[D Rock]

Awesome truck. I agree, keep the new updates coming.

Derek

[syborg tt]

12-11-05 Update.

Working on a new fuel cell.
Looks like we are going to use the external pumps that I have.
One on each side of the tank meeting in the middle at a "Y" block.

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The tank will sit between the new frame rails which is two inches narrower then the old tank ;-(

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In order to get a little more fuel capacity the tank is built around a frame support.

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Here is what the tank looks like removed from the truck

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I want to thank Scott Husner for the Box.
He shipped me the first prototype Sonoma GT cladding in it.

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New Access cover to the Battery

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The New Billet Specialties Battery Tray mounted in the bed.

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The Frame had to be modified for the Shock Wave Air Bag.

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Here is a side view of the bed side glove box.

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Here is the prototype GT Cladding the Scott Husner is now Offering - Nice Piece.

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The Rear End came apart waiting for the arrival of the new Rear Tires & Wheels.

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That's it for this week. I hope to have the wheels by the weekend. If not not a big deal there is still plent that needs to be done.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Looks like Dave finished the bed and it turned out exactly as i expexted.


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Just a quick shot of the underside view. Check out all the bracing

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Here is the new revised fuel system - it will look so much cleaner

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The pumps will be mounted on the chassis cross brace. It should be nice and safe in this location

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here is a little better view

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that's it for this week.

[F70t/a]

:icon996: Great Project

[NvrDun71]

Man Your the Progress Pic King my friend.... tha truck looks outstanding.....I can't wait to see the finished product. DEF keep the updates coming !!!

[groovyjay]

Awesome work on that truck. Keep us posted the rest of the way! :kewlpics:

[john dickerson]

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Dude that truck is sick!!!:seizure: Seriously man that thing is a work of art. Good job :git:

Edit: please don't try to work around the profanity filters.

[syborg tt]

Today Christmas came early.

I want to thank Kevin at Billet Specialties for getting my wheels built and delivered on the exact day he promised.
They have been yet another awesome company to work with.
I also need to thank Jack at Rad Rides for ordering these wheels for me. He is also another stand up guy.

Well, here they are from start to finish.

Centers getting ready for there new home

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Heating up the hoop

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Fitting the center

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Checking the run out

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Center getting welded

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Here are the Guy's at Just Tires doing there best to get the tire mounted

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The tire is mounted

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I'll get some more detailed pics tommorow of the wheels.

[Travis B]

alright now get the rear diff narrowed so we can see them on the truck!

those are nice wheels I almost bought those for my currnet project

[syborg tt]

alright now get the rear diff narrowed so we can see them on the truck!

those are nice wheels I almost bought those for my currnet project

tommorow, i took the day off work so i can go to the shop all day and work on the truck. I plan to make some card board inner fenders to match the fuel cell.

[andrewb70]

tommorow, i took the day off work so i can go to the shop all day and work on the truck. I plan to make some card board inner fenders to match the fuel cell.

Is that Competition Fabrication? Say hello to Dave for me. He did a little work on my GTO.

Your truck looks killer!

Andrew

[syborg tt]

Is that Competition Fabrication? Say hello to Dave for me. He did a little work on my GTO.
Andrew

Yep that's him. I will tell him you said hello.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

It looks like i am going to break up yesterday's update into two e-mails

The Fuel Cell is almost Complete.


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You can see the baffles inside the tank. You can also see the pick up and the drain for the tank.

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The return line

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The rest of the Baffle's

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Action Shot

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You can see the tank fit's snug. Also the "X" is going to be for the vent to the Charcoal Canister

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Rear View - Lines up perfect with the bottom of the cladding - should make the belly pan look stock

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just the last parting shot

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[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

It looks like i am going to break up yesterday's update into two e-mails

The Fuel Cell is almost Complete.


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You can see the baffles inside the tank. You can also see the pick up and the drain for the tank.

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The return line

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The rest of the Baffle's

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Action Shot

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You can see the tank fit's snug. Also the "X" is going to be for the vent to the Charcoal Canister

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Rear View - Lines up perfect with the bottom of the cladding - should make the belly pan look stock

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just the last parting shot

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[syborg tt]

The fronts are mounted and look awesome.
The rear are stuffed under the truck so we can so how it will look.
I plan to go back to the shop on Monday so we can cut the rear diff 1 3/8 of an inch.

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Kinda Looks like a Cartoon

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Still waiting for the rear diff to get cut

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Plenty of room may go bigger

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This pic is for the guy's at Precision Brakes

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New Valve Stem from Weld

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and in closing

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[syborg tt]

12-26-05 Update

Okay I'm a little late getting my updates out.

My wife and family was very gracious and understanding and let me spend my day's off
from my real job working on the truck. I told everyone I had a great wife.

Did a little work on the inner fender Idea's - 1st example

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2nd example

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3rd example for the day - Still have more up my sleeve

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Finally found a suitable location for the fuel cell. It well hidden and yet we are still able to adjust it.

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[syborg tt]

12-31-05 Update - Bunch of Little Stuff

The New Wire Harness for the truck. This looks like fun

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New Cross Brace on the rear Diff - this will also double as a tie down location

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You can see the fixture that is used when welding the end back on.
This will make sure everything stay in perfect alignment

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Quick Shot of the fuel cell before Dave closes it up.

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here is the baffled area for the vent

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Fuel level Float

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Fuel Pump a with the new Fittings - man is plumbing expensive

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FPR Looks better with Black Fittings doesn't it.

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Dash Mock Up - I have a brain storm here

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[syborg tt]

01-02-06 Update - Can you believe it 2006

Happy New Year Everyone - My goal it to complete the truck this year.

I took out the Shockwave and installed the Adjustable rod so I could
set the ride height and see what it would look like on the ground.

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Did I mention that I installed the rear end? We still have to get new axles so I can put both tires on.

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Need to make a hole for the fuel fill - Dave at work

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The fuel cell is finally mounted and it looks great.

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New Filler neck

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The trucks didn't come with trim panels from the factory but this one will

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Radiator Hose - Man I have no clue which type to use -- just playing here.
If anyone has idea's I would love to see them.

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[sinned]

SS tubing with short rubber ends.

[Travis B]

SS tubing with short rubber ends.


I SS tubing looks nice as does a regular style hose with the new shrink wrap stlye hose clamps

[ixfn]

Plain hose with Python clamps is tab, SS is garbage, a solid polished piece with bits of rubber at either end is nifty...

[syborg tt]

I am thinking you are correct. I've talked with them ( www.pi-thon.com ) and it looks like a nice product. I may order up a set and see how it looks.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

The final pieces of the bed floor have been cut and ready for welding. It's starting to look complete.

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Filler Neck for Fuel - It actually is just above the bed floor

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Okay your not going to belive it but it's coming apart again.

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just a cool picture

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why is it coming apart - well were redoing the firewall for the 3rd time. Maybe this time i'll be happy.

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Yep that dam string is back.

While we are there we are going to open up the wheel tub area and make them look exactly the same and offer more clearence.

More to come next week - New Firewall and New Crazy Idea's

[ProTeal55]

Outta control :evil: , But gonna be sick when complete !

[ertoys]

Man, I am impressed by the work that sgoing into your truck. Its gonna be sweet!

[syborg tt]

Okay here is a quick midweek update.

As you all know something is wrong with me.
We've moved the motor back to the center and i am finally happy again.

And Yep we've even added one more string.

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You can see exactly how much it moved over if you look at the intercooler elbow.

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more to come tommorow

We still plan to raise the motor up to gain more tire clearence however looks like the trans tunnel is going to get cut.

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Yep it's center

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Quick Shot of the Mounting of the Fuel Cell

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Okay still playing with the inner fenders

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[F70t/a]

:worship: That looks sick!!!! Love it :smoke:

[D Rock]

I've been following the thread, absoulute awesome truck. I can't wait to see this thing when it is done, my hat if off to you.

Derek

[syborg tt]

01-14-06 Update - Making room for the new Firewall and Wheel Wells

Well, worked on the truck a little this weekend with a good Friend Paul.
Paul came along to help with the future firewall modifications. Should be very interesting couple weeks.


You really can't tell from this picture but we raised the motor up at least an 1.5"

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Which meant the floor got it the way - more will cut out later

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This is how far back the firewall is going to be once we cut it and make it flat

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check out these custom motor mounts

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Yet another inner fender idea

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[syborg tt]

Noting has really happened in the last two weeks. I went to Barrett-Jackson Auction. So i lost a week there and I also realized you can be bald, fat and as ugly a possom and still have at least one beatiful women at your side if you have money and a Cowboy hat.

Right now we've been collecting the new parts for the upcoming firewall modification. So far i have the brakes and we are still waiting to order the new steering column.

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I looking forward to this as i will be able to make in cab adjustments of the brakes.

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here's a close up of the pedal

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more to come next week.

[syborg tt]

Okay it's been a long time since i've done an update. Dave cut up the P-Side of the Firewall so we could see if it was possible to make it perfectly flat. Well in the end it looks like we are going to cut it off and completly and start over. I'll keep ya posted as i plan to run out to the shop on Wednesday to take a quick look.

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More to come next week

[syborg tt]

Okay so i left work early today to beat the traffic and Head to the Chassis shop to work on the Firewall. Dave removed the entire firewall and had it almost perfectly flat and moved back an 1". It was my turn to build a mock up firewall. Dave had his doubts on my idea but i think he loved it when he saw it mocked up.

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Bracing to keep the cowl from moving

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flat firewall

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with the recess for the looks

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A close up of the radius bends
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This give's you an idea how much we moved it back

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Inner Fender mocked up
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[ProTouring442]

That thing is awsome... or, you are some sort of sicko-freak! :eek:


Keep the pics coming, it helps to make my patheticly long project seem like it is finishable!

[Travis B]

looking good......So when are those cardboard peices gonna turn into Billet :smoke:

[syborg tt]

soon enough grass hopper - soon enough

however depending on how it looks i may or may not go with a chunk of billet

[syborg tt]

Christmas in February is alway's a good thing.

I've had the Big Stuff 3 for some time now but i pulled it out to look at it finally.
I had to take pics for John so i thought that i would share them for you.

BS3 with Trans Controller

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Now this is something really cool.
In advance I want to thank Ken Debol who went out of his way to pick this block up for from the dealer and drop it off at Fed Ex so i would have to drive to Detroit to Pick it up.
Thanks again Ken.

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Why the change from the Aluminum Block - maybe were going for just a little more HP.

[jeffandre]

Interested in selling the aluminum block? How much HP and torque should it support? Thanks,

[syborg tt]

i have a back up block that is 4-sale, shoot me an e-mail and i'll get you the info

[email protected]

[syborg tt]

Dave made a couple mock up pieces for the center section of the firewall last week.
He wanted to make sure it was exactly what i wanted before he went any further on the Firewall. Seems he was afraid of a fourth Firerwall.

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Here you can see the two mock up pieces so we could decide which we liked better. We choose to go with the 1 1/8" deep version.

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Here is what it took to make the part from beginning to end. (30 minutes total)

Bend #1
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Bend #2
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Bend #3
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Bend #4
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the finished part
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The cut out for the trans tunnel
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Okay now it's almost finished
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Here is how it looks in the truck
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Okay last picture, I decided to put one more bend in the inner fender - what do you guy's think??

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here is last weeks picture of the same inner fender
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[RyanJ]

I say you just run w/o inner fenders so you can finish the truck :)

Just kidding


Looks good!

[syborg tt]

I say you just run w/o inner fenders so you can finish the truck :) Just kidding Looks good!

trust me the thought has crossed my mind many times

[syborg tt]

03-05-06 Update (Firewall is complete)

Well it's finally done and i think this is the final one. The good news is Dave said i could have a discount on the next firewall if i wanted to make a 4th attempt. But i think this is the last one. We may do some final tweaking with a billet panel.

Dave made a releaf for the downpipe

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Since the wiper cowl drains water out of the rockers, We had to make sure that now water would get into the cab. So there are actually two firewalls.

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The first piece going in

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The finished product

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Wow has Caleb Davis of Permanetly Stained Auto Restoration come thru for me once again. If you are in the Illinois area and you need a good paint and body guy give him a call 815 243 1483

Here is what my P-Side Corner looks like after his handy work. You may not remember but this piece of plastic used to have a exhaust cut out in it.

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just in case you forgot

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Thanks again Caleb - Your the best

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Yep it's early, couldn't sleep so I decided to post the pics.

The firewall is finished and i am very happy with the end results.

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Dave started installing SPW remote mount Wiper Set up.

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Dave also made the Side bars Temporarily as i sold my Syclone Seats

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The joint speaks for itself.

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Here you can see how close we kept it to the Seat.

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Remounted the Vintage Air and Gas Pedal.
We also located the brake pedal but I forgot to take a picture.

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Okay Last picture -- located the BS3 to under the Dash. It will still be on the same removable mount.

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That's it for now - Next weeks should be interesting.

[syborg tt]

Okay it's been a very long week. My little one got sick and my wife and i spent the entire week taking care of her. Seems that a stomach bug can turn into phenomena. Crazy huh.

Well back to our regular build updates. My oldest Daughter and i went to the chassis shop to install the engine and headers to make sure everything was centered up again. We have some minor adjusting to do on the heades to square everything up.

Last week Dave finished up the Remote Wiper Install.and mounted the Big Stuff.

This is the tube that the cable runs in

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Dave also created a steel mock up of the factory Dash.
We are going to remove 1" out of the bottom to make it just a little smaller then factory.

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It's Amazing how much room is under the dash is you remove all the plastic junk behind the pad.

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Finally the motor is Centered in the Engine Bay

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[syborg tt]

Happy Friday man has this been a tough week. Long Story !!

Dave made the dash panel it's amazing how close to factory it looks.
We made a couple Cluster Housing Surrounds I should have some more pics on Saturday.

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The dash is actually 1" Shorter then the factory dash.
Hard to tell from the pics but the P-Side is one inch lower the D-Side from the Factory.
We decided to make the dash the same height from left to right.

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Hard to tell from the pics but the all of the radius bends in the truck match.
I plan to have my Buddy Opie come out and help plan the Radio/Navagation in the dash.

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My goal is to make sure the Dash looks like something the factory could have built.
When you look in the truck I want people to think it's the stock Dash modified.

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The motor is finally mounted (tacked) back in place. Dave also evened up everything again.

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Yep the string is back.

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You can see the new Motor mounts. I think this is the third Set.

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Once we are certain that this is the final location of the motor Dave is going to box the mounts.

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That's it for tonight more to come on Saturday

[syborg tt]

It's Saturday and it's time to get some work done on the truck
Scott over at www.syclone-typhoon.com hooked me up with the prototype of the gt Cladding.
The Fit was great with only a little bit of trimming on the Mounting Elbow.
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I brought the Factory Dash Surround it to see how it looks on the Steel Dash.
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This gives you an idea of how much free space we gained behind the dash.
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Motor is back to Center
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Fit the intercooler back in and decided to open up some space around it.
Dave will make a new horizontal brace for the core support
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[syborg tt]

The Truck is done









April Fools - Just Kidding

Dave started the Dash Bezel and was waiting for my opinions on it.

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Were going to remove 3/8" off the front an move it a little closer to the dash pad.

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We extended the front a little to make look a little more finished

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We will even be able to use the factory lower dash trim.

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Here is the concept of the Gauges - however they are not to scale.

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Top View

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The intercooler is plumbed yet again.

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Okay Tom - The pipe is now centered in the truck.

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New Drivers Side Downpipe.
Looks a little better and we've gained needed inner fender clearence.

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Were still waiting for the Steering Column so Dave can do the Drivers Side. I hope to have it by next weekend.

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Wnat Kind Of Wiper System Are You Running?

[syborg tt]

Hey Teddy,

I bought the kit from Specialty Power Window. It's pretty Staight forward install. The only thing is that we put the wiper motor in the car so when it's on we are gonna here it in the truck.

[Camaro_Dan]

how are you doing on the pedal messurments? or are you going with your own design?

/Dan

[syborg tt]

how are you doing on the pedal messurments? or are you going with your own design?
/Dan

Hi Dan,

Should be working on the pedal in the next couple weeks. The new firewall kinda slowed down the pedal.

[Camaro_Dan]

ok so you don't want me to draw one up for you in SolidWorks then?

[syborg tt]

ok so you don't want me to draw one up for you in SolidWorks then?

yep i would love for you to draw one. I just haven't taken any measurements yet

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

It was kinda a slow week. We were waiting for parts from Billet Specialties (man are these nice pieces).
We ordered there Column, 2 1/2" Drop, Steering wheel and all the other little pieces to that we needed.

Here is the New Steering Wheel.

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New Billet Column - To bad you can't see how nice it is.

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You can see the dash bezel is starting to take shape.

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Slid the column in place

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I figure I am going to say it before someone else does.
Yep my shaft is just a little bit to long.
I dropped it off at Billet Specialties and they said they are going to remove the needed 6".

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Here is a close up of the dash bezel

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That's all for this week.

[syborg tt]

Good Day All,

Sorry it took so long to send this out it was a long weekend.

Well the shaft has been shortened and it fits really nice.
Shinny isn't it.

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Yep looks just like last week how ever the shaft doesn't hang out of the firewall by 6"

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Okay looking for some photoshop help here - any one interested in mocking up the dash for me.

I would sure love the help and visual of what the dash may look like.

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This is going to be the location of the Billet Specialties Vents.

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Dave hung the Brake Pedal - We are going to remake this in Billet to match the pedal.

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You can see the balance bar under the dash for the Dual Master Cylnder Set Up.

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The new Master Cylnders - we may change these to something a little cleaner looking.

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Wait there is my steering shaft hanging out of the firewall.
Please don't make a comment about my u-joint.

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We did a lot of talking for next weeks mods.

[syborg tt]

here are some of the dash idea's that the guy's on syty.net have come up with. Some are still works in progress.

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[restomodbird69]

I think you like your truck as much as i like my bird.

[syborg tt]

Yep i think i like building it more then i like the truck sometimes

here is the latest dash version

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[Steve Chryssos]

The dash looks awesome. I've never been fond of that era dash, but when you fab one up, it looks clean and mean! Nice.

[syborg tt]

Thank you i think i like this version the best

[DusterRT]

Why two tachs?

[syborg tt]

Why two tachs?

one of those tachs are going to be a 4 in 1

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

I liked to welcome and thank Jeff at AVS Systems for building and helping me with my shaved door handle kit for my project. The kit is a complete bolt in and I look forward to installing it on the truck.

If you need any air bag parts or shaved kits check out there web site.

http://www.airbagparts.com/

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Here are a few pics of the kit they provided for Project Syborg.

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Everything is prewire - pretty hard to screw up this install

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You can see how the selonoid pull is mounted directly to the latch

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The door Poppers

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man that's a detail that you hate to cover up

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Finally installed the wheels on the Body Dolly that Caleb at Permanently Stained Customs. Caleb has been the
behind the scenes body guy that has made most of my mock up panels look to good for mock up.

If you need a good painter and did i mention welder you can reach him
via e-mail (( [email protected] ))

Here is the bed dolly he whipped up for me.

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[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Looking Good. I Bet You Can't Wait To Get It Done. Need More Pics.!!!

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

I want to thank Guy at Rockford Racecraft for getting my Rods & Pistons for my Motor. I dropped off the Block, Camshaft, Timing Chain & Cover and the Balancer (thank John Waller). So we could get started building the motor.

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Dave was only able to spend a couple hours on the truck last week. So not much was done. He was able to get the bracing started behind the dash for the steering column, brake pedal and the vintage air. We are going to put tabs on the rod so we can anchor the wire harness to it to keep the underside of the dash clean.

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Here is a close up of the pedal brace

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You can see how nice the column comes through the firewall. Trying to keep it as clean as possible. We also lowered it about an inch to gain the needed header clearence.

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Here is the start of the new dash surround.

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Here is the first template - three 3 3/8 guages with two 2 1/16 guages

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Here is the 2nd attempt - three 3 3/8 guages with four 2 1/16 guages

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Here is the third template - three 3 3/8 guages with two 2 1/16 guages & 2 5/8 guages. Guy at Rockford Racecraft was kind enough to lend me some guages to play with. I plan to make some more mock up dashes tommorow night.

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okay the new tires came in for the next project

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Thats all for this week. More to come soon

[DusterRT]

Now those are some beefy meats!!

I like the last gauge layout, the different sizes add a bit of a twist to the usual aftermarket gauges on a flat panel theme..

Looking good! :twothumbs

[syborg tt]

Quick Update - The new gallery is up

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/gallery/Build

it has all of the pics of the build so far in a chronological order

[ProStreet R/T]

Any idea what those tires are speed rated for? I just had an idea :ssst:

[syborg tt]

Any idea what those tires are speed rated for? I just had an idea :ssst:

Nope - but i will be back at the shop tommorow and i'll see what's on the tire.

ps - wait till you guy's see the car this is going on.

[syborg tt]

Okay Played with the Gauges again last night. Man am i having fun.


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I like this one the most

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[syborg tt]

Well, looks like Dave got a bunch of work done this week.

There is a lot more room in the new dash housing then we thought.
I've got a bunch of playing with the dash to get it to look just like I want it but I like this one the most so far.

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Side view doesn't look to busy does it.
I can't wait to send the dash to Tom at Hydro Illusions
(( www.hydroillusions.com )) to have him make it look like carbon fiber.
Did you notice the notch in the floor for the exhaust.

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Now that we have the steering column back in.
Dave was able to complete the D-Side downpipe.
It has the same feel / flow as the P-Side.

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Just a quick shot of the downpipe and Mike Lee's Headers (( www.raceprovenmotors.com ))
Mike does some really nice work if your looking for a really good guy.

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It looks like the Master's are far away from the heat but we may make a heat shield just in case.
Did I mention that these are going to be swapped out for Billet one's?

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The exhaust is joined again for the last time on both sides.
Dave still has to run the wastegate dumps back into the downpipes.

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In order to gain the needed clearance around the intercooler
Dave reworked the lower portion of the core support.

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Trying to keep the same theme in the build. We did dual Rails similar to the back half.

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Here is my one of my favorite shots. Looking down into the engine bay.
I think it looks so much cleaner then before. We also gained the needed inner fender clearance.

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Before picture -- just in case you forgot.

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Okay I just thought it was a cool picture.
Cough - Cough MSD & Autometer sure would be nice sponsors on this project.

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Just playing around again with camera angle's.

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Wait -- Look up you can see the trans pan from Bowler Transmissions (( www.bowlertransmissions.com )).

[syborg tt]

Wow look at that MSD and Autometer again.......

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That's it for this week more to come next week.

[primate]

man, your a madman.

i never thought i would ever see a million dollar pickup truck. ;)

i want to see this beast in person....

[syborg tt]

i never thought i would ever see a million dollar pickup truck. ;)

funny i never thought i would spend a million dollars on a pickup eaither.

if you are in Illinois then anytime you want you are welcome to stop over

[syborg tt]

Okay did a little more playing yesterday. I decided to recess the qauges a full 2" to get that OE look. I am thinking that the 3 larger quages are will be 1/2" off the panel and the smaller one's will be 1/4" off the panel.

What ya think ??

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[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Meet with Bob Thrash today and talked about finishing the Rendering of the Interior.
I hope to have some new drawings in two weeks. He's busy painting graphics on the Cuda

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Okay back to the regularly scheduled update

Here is the Final layout for the Dash.
I am flying down to Florida to meet with Doc at www.docskustom.com they are going to make me a billet panel to mount the gauges in. Those guy's down there have been a great help and i really look forward to working with them.

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Here's the start of new Mount for the Front Support. We want to make the front cover easy to remove.

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It will be slip shaft mounted so i can remove it when i need to get it on a trailer.

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Okay don't freek out here - Yep it's a prototype front support (no Brackets)

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Wastegates are plumbed back into the downpipes.

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Just a quick shot to show how well thought out the Billet Specialties Serp Set up is. Note the A/C lines go down and away vs. straight out.

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Dave removed 1" of this pipe to make everything even up front.

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Okay here is the last picture of the wiper kit - this is where the shaft needs to come out. You can also see that we are going to fix the A pillar bodyline to match the fenders.

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That's it for this week. Our goals this week is to get the entire exhaust welded. I should have at least one more update this week.

[dropit69]

hey man looking good..so where abouts you located in chicago?..i live in a small town about 25 mins south of rad rides..love to come check out your ride..looks increadible..later..

[syborg tt]

hey man looking good..so where abouts you located in chicago?..i live in a small town about 25 mins south of rad rides..love to come check out your ride..looks increadible..later..

Hi Darrin,

The truck is currently at Comp Fab about 90 minutes from Rad Rides. The plan is to have it at Rad Rides in Oct for paint and body. Or should i say that is the current goal. It may go there for some misc work first.

[zbugger]

Marty, I love the final layout of the dash. Are the guages going to be really close together like that? The entire thing is looking incredible right now. Thanks a bunch for the updates. Your truck is going to be amazing when finished.

[syborg tt]

Marty, I love the final layout of the dash. Are the guages going to be really close together like that? The entire thing is looking incredible right now. Thanks a bunch for the updates. Your truck is going to be amazing when finished.

We are going to space them out as much as possible (not really much). A couple of the gauges will be on different levels to make them stand out a little more.

:wrc: - No reason i just like this thing

[syborg tt]

Flew down to Florida to have my Billet Dash Panel made, this is the final layout.

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Doc and Ron took care of me an they are hoping to have the panel complete so i can take it home with me.

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PS - The Power Tour was a blast and Bob's Cuda is really incredible.

[syborg tt]

The Dash Surround is complete and i couldn't be happier.

I want to thank Doc one last time for taking such good care of me. As promised he stayed late and cranked out the dash overnight. I would of had pictures sooner but i was in the Magic Kingdom spending more money then should be allowed.

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99 SOUTHLAND RD. ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174
386-676-9179 Phone ~ 386-677-6149 Fax

[email protected]

Here is the panel. When i get home and meet with Autometer will stuff some gauges in it so you can see how it looks.

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here is the back side view. You can see how the guages will be flush mounted from behind.

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here it is in the surround

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wait i almost forgot - Here is Doc taping the mounting bolts on the back.

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Once again - Doc Thanks for all of the help.

[syborg tt]

Good Evening all,

Dave took a week off the truck to work on his Front Engine Dragster.
He finally broke into the 5's yes the 5's. He went 5.87 @ 25? mph at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet.
He is now one of the top 4 front engine guy's.

This weeks updates are all about the parts.
Ordered Axle's from Strange and as promised they shipped in 3 day's Great Company.

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Wait a new shaft -- Yep another steering shaft. The one from Syborg went into Project 663.

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Yet another throttle Cable - Lokar has sure made money off of me.

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New Gas Pedal - The picture doesn't do it justice, it's black!

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Hood Release Cable and pull

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This give's you an idea as to how the gauges are going to look in the new dash.

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Here it is in the truck -- it's amazing we were able to stick 9 Guages in there.

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That all for this week.
I didn't have time to get out there today to get pics of the work Dave did this week.
Next week I hope to have some really cool update as I plan to get it on the ground for the first time in over a year.

[syborg tt]

Good Afternoon,

Just a Quick Update.
Dave finished the dash surround just in time.

I meet Kris from Autometer at the shop to talk about the gauges that we want to put in the dash.
It looks like it's going to be the Sport Comp II line. Should look really nice once mounted.

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This is the backside of the surround and how the billet panel mounts.

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Need to make room for the gauges and wiring

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This is how it looks in the truck with a spare set of Autometer Gauges

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It's hard to tell from the picture but this is one of there new Gauges in the panel.

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More to come on Saturday as i plan to work on it all day and have some help from Bob Thrash

[dropit69]

isnt this ride for sale now?..or did mind get changed? gonna be killer whoever finishes it..

[syborg tt]

isnt this ride for sale now?..or did mind get changed? gonna be killer whoever finishes it..

Nope this one isn't 4-sale. I have a pro-street one that is 4-sale that i've been building with a buddy.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

It's on the Ground and i am pumped.
The ride height is dead on and it's low.

This is what the truck looked like when i arrived at 7:30am.
I have a bunch of work to do by 10am when Bob get's here.

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Fist thing to do was install the New 14" Rear Brakes from Precision Brakes.
They did a great job on the kit.
What's scarry is they no longer look big to me.

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Back View of the mounting brackets.

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The Brakes look better now that they are 14" vs. 13" that were originally on the truck.
www.precisionbrakescompany.com

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Installed the new Grille - looks much better then the White Mock Up Grille.

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This kinda of Gives you an Idea what Bob Thrash came up with for the Exhaust Exit.
More to come later i promise.

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Yep it was on the Ground by 10am and it's low. This is ride height so it can go 4" lower when aired out.

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You can see there is plenty of clearence to drive it on the road.

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Just your token rear end shot.

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Side View but that's pretty obvious

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I want to Thank Paul from Paul's Select for getting me my fiberglass front Cover for this Project.
The fit was perfect.
www.sportmachines.com/parts/cladding.php

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[USAZR1]

Just (http://www.Just) your token rear end shot.

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Is your fuel tank just laying in the bed or is that its location?

[syborg tt]

Is your fuel tank just laying in the bed or is that its location?

Nope just resting there - it mounts under the bed

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[USAZR1]

That's kinda what I thought. My car needs a new fuel tank and I'm trying to decide whether to mount it underneath or in the bed.

[syborg tt]

go under the bed. it's a much cleaner look. I have another fully baffled cell that we didn't use if you are interested in a cell.

[syborg tt]

Worked on the front bumper cover this weekend.

Had to modify the mounting tabs to work with a stock steel support.

Step one - Make sure you are wearing the proper safety glasses

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Step two - Carefully remove all of the mounting tabs

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Step Three - Take them to the grinder and reduce there size.
A long sleeve shirt may have prevented my forearms from itching so darn bad.

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Step Four - Glass all the tabs back on.

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Step Five - Drill the new holes

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Step Six - Run to local Sears and buy Stainless Steel bolts (did i mention i lost the original bolts)

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In the end it's mounted and it only took about 4 hours if you include the trip to Sears Hardware and the trips to the slop sink to wash my arms because they itched so badly.

[USAZR1]

go under the bed. it's a much cleaner look. I have another fully baffled cell that we didn't use if you are interested in a cell.

Can you post the dimensions and capacity? My Elky has been backhalved so that has to be taken into consideration.
I'm interested.

[syborg tt]

Can you post the dimensions and capacity?

Size is 32 x 16.5 with 8.5 depth

[USAZR1]

Size is 32 x 16.5 with 8.5 depth

I "think" the dimensions I need are 28Wx24Lx10H,Marty. My frame rails are only 30" apart.

[syborg tt]

Not a problem - if you are looking to have a custom aluminum tank made you may want to call Doc at Doc's Kustoms. He is a great guy and his workmanship is awesome. His turn around time is as promised.

shoot him an e-mail [email protected]

[trackrat79]

Hope you don't mind, I think I am going to steal your back half design and modify it for my truck, and probly your interior cage design as well.
Anyway. very cool stuff good luck on hitting you completion date goal.

[syborg tt]

Hope you don't mind, I think I am going to steal your back half design and modify it for my truck, and probly your interior cage design as well.
Anyway. very cool stuff good luck on hitting you completion date goal.

not a problem - that is why i post the pics. Just promise me you'll post pics so i can see your progress

[hiwayman]

hi marty been following your project one word cant describe it the fabrication detail is stunning love the rear brakes id kill for them on the front let alone on the rear so what size could go on the front i have a funny feeling your gona say 15in cool hiwayman

[syborg tt]

hi marty been following your project one word cant describe it the fabrication detail is stunning love the rear brakes id kill for them on the front let alone on the rear so what size could go on the front i have a funny feeling your gona say 15in cool hiwayman

thanks for the compliments.

As far as front brakes - i wanted to go with 15's but they won't fit in a 18" wheel so Precision Brakes built me a custom set of 14" brakes with much larger bore pistons then on the rear. Should stop on a dime.

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Sorry I didn't get this out over the weekend.
It was hot here in Chicago so we decided to go to the water park and we even taught my daughter how to ride without training wheels. Looks like I am going to have to teach her how to ride on the Single Track Trails and get some air under her tires.

Okay back to the truck
The fuel cell is welded and finished.

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Quick shoot of the mounting bracket

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Close up of the welding on the Header Supplied by Mike Lee at www.RaceProvenMotors.com
Thank for the headers Mike.

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Full Shot of the header

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Below is a picture of the downpipe with all of the flanges mounted
All of the Stainless Steel tubing came from www.stainlessworks.net in there rod builder kit.
The flanges were obtained from Burns & Race Proven Motors.

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More to come next week as vaction is over and it's time to get building.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

some serious fabbing going down in chinatown..

great work!

[Bow Tie 67]

Beautiful workmanship! I can see this website will be a good catalyst into my next project. Hmmm..... G-Machine for under 20K...... is it possible? What do they say multiply by 1.5 minimum.

[syborg tt]

Beautiful workmanship! I can see this website will be a good catalyst into my next project. Hmmm..... G-Machine for under 20K...... is it possible? What do they say multiply by 1.5 minimum.

Anything is possible - i am building another truck and my goal is to keep it well under 15 grand.

ps - thanks for the compliments

[syborg tt]

Happy Sunday,

Dave was able to squeeze in a bunch of work this week.
He was able to get both front and rear bumpers mounted.
He came up with a pretty cool way to mount the bumpers and make adjust much easier.

Here is the mount for the front cover

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Plenty of adjustment up down so we should be able to nail the alignment perfectly.

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Finished Product

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Since were on the front end - Dave Finished the steering shaft.

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Moving back to the rear end.
This is the beginning of the rear bumper mounting.

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Plenty of adjustments with this mount

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Just a quick side view

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Dave mounted the engine oil cooler on the Drivers Side.

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Okay rear cover view.

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Here are the plans for the end of the truck.
Remake the rear cover out of steel and incorporate the rear belly pan

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underside view.

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[syborg tt]

Had some extra time today so i decided to roll the inner fender lip.

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Action Shot

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Really bad picture - but you get the idea.

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That's it for this week.

[syborg tt]

Happy Monday all,

Okay skipped last week here Dad bought a new project
and it's eating up what's left of my spare time and it's not even here yet.

more pictures here
http://www.sportmachines.com/gallery/57-Chevy

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Should be a fun little Project

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Okay back to my project which doesn't seem as cool anymore
Dave was able to bend up a test panel of the rear bumper

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Started working on the Fuel System.
Located the FPR in the Intake Valley to keep it clean looking

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Fuel Line coming out of the Tank

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Into the Aeromotive 100 Micron Filer & A1000 Pump

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The second filter is the 10 Micron Filter just to get out the really small stuff

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Mounted a Bulkhead at the back of the Cab so we can remove the cab
and not have to worry about the lines that are mounted to the frame.

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Just a quick look up at the underside

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That's all for this week.
I may have to take a week off so we can figure out where the 57 Chevy is going.
Just need to figure out who,where and when. My Choice are Kenny Davis Hot Rods, Pinkee's or Rad Rides.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

damn!... talk about building up..

[RyanJ]

Just an A1000 for that twin turbo motor? I would think you'd need something bigger (even with 2 less cylinders than usual).

[syborg tt]

Just an A1000 for that twin turbo motor? I would think you'd need something bigger (even with 2 less cylinders than usual).

nope more then enough

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

There is going to be two updates this week as i plan to work all day Saturday on the truck

Wanted to do something different for a steering Stop.
Dave came up with a pretty cool idea don't ya think.

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Just some Quick Picks of the Intercooler Piping

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All the Hose, V-Bands and Connections were supplied by Jim at:

www.hightempsilicone.com

He makes some really nice stuff and it's not the cheap stuff you find on Ebay.

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You can also see the Intercooler which was custom built by Gerhard at:
www.bellintercoolers.com

Turn around time was less then a week and the Quality is top notch

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Just another Quick Shot of all the Stainless Piping from:
www.stainlessworks.net

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Need to Create the Inner Fenders & Air Boxes this weekend

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Your not going to believe it i found an Upper Radiator Hose that Works
Now if i could just find a lower hose

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Just a quick shot of the Rear Suspension Stop.
I still need to pay Troy for this.

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That's all for today more to come over the weekend

[syborg tt]

Happy Saturday Night,

What started out as a very productive day didn't end so well.
Just remember Listen to the Voices in your Head they are there for a Reason!

Yep, found a Lower Radiator Hose that actual works.
It's hard to believe it actual follows the curves of the Frame.

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Installed the new Fiberglass Cladding.

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If you are thinking about adding really cool ground effects to your s10.
You need to contact Scott @ www.syclone-typhoon.com

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Yep missing the last piece of cladding this is where my day ended.
Seems I felt the necessary urge to run a 1/4" drill bit 1" deep into the pad of my left Hand.

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So my day ended early with a trip to the emergency room to make sure I
didn't have any metal in my hand and a tetanus shot just in case.

More to come later in the week once I can use my hand again.
And remember when the little voice tells you that you should move your hand - Listen!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

yikes!

[SatisTraction]

sorry to hear that, but where are the pics!!!!

[restomodbird69]

i have had similar probs with a wild drill except i drove a screw into a finger.it was so deep the head was under the skin so i too had to visit an e.r for removal.

[EFI69Cam]

i have had similar probs with a wild drill except i drove a screw into a finger.it was so deep the head was under the skin so i too had to visit an e.r for removal.


and I thought my day was bad yesterday, I got a 3/8" blob of hot weld in the inside of my elbow. Now I know what a 3rd degree burn looks like.

[USAZR1]

Sounds like it hasn't been a good week for quite a few of us.
I experienced a bad fall in my home and broke four ribs. Looks like I'm going to be off work for some time.

[syborg tt]

man i feel better after hearing what everyone else did this week.

[syborg tt]

Happy Wednesday Night.

Stop by the shop to play with some inner fender design and look at the air box.

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Hard to tell from the picture but we are going to draw air in from the the indicators.

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This gives you an idea of the arc were trying to fit acheive in the inner fenders

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Side View

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Looking for Opinions

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more to come this weekend
- and yes i am going to stay away from power tools this weekend

[syborg tt]

Well, it was another Good Day - No blood or trips to the Hospital.

I was able to get the last piece of Cladding on the truck without hurting myself and I used the drill.

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Finished all of the fittings for the Fuel System

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Jared was Kind enough to send me some Kick Panel Speaker Pods.
I'm going to have to build something similar with a smaller speaker to clear the roll bar.

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You can kind of get an idea of what i am going for

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Hard to tell from the side but this will have rounded or rolled sides

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Quick shot of the drivers side leaving the turbo

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The drivers side has more of a Curve in it & i think it looks better - Opinions

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That's all for this week

[96Z28SS]

I think you should stay away from cutting around the turbos.
Keep the inner fenders under the turbos awith some clearance.
That way the inner fenders won't get so hot and it will give you clearence to work on the engine if you need to and it lets you see more of the engine.
Just my .02 cents

[syborg tt]

I think you should stay away from cutting around the turbos.
Keep the inner fenders under the turbos awith some clearance.
That way the inner fenders won't get so hot and it will give you clearence to work on the engine if you need to and it lets you see more of the engine.
Just my .02 cents


I keep going back and forth on this - i have to remember this is going to be a show car first then Touring car (power tour). When the hood is open i need to have some more shock value.

[SatisTraction]

then ditch the fender wells and go bling bling on it.

[syborg tt]

then ditch the fender wells and go bling bling on it.

na then i would have to chrome everything under the hood and add neon.

Not my thing

[Chevelle LT1]

Are there any concerns with paint durability that close to the turbos (espeically if you do the cutouts in the inner fenders?). Just wondering how that will look over time....

[syborg tt]

yep there is a concern. Need to get the tires mounted and see how much clearence we have. My goal is to have at least 2.5 to 3 inches of clearence. I also have a couple other inner fender designs i am going to play with.

would like to acheive something like this however i don't have the width

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[SatisTraction]

that looks good but i judt do not like the way the fender wells meet the firewall. the round and smooth does not blend well with the flat. maybe a bit of a curve into it would look better.

i also think yours would flow better if you rounded the corners on the engine recess.

[syborg tt]

I think you should stay away from cutting around the turbos.
Keep the inner fenders under the turbos awith some clearance.
That way the inner fenders won't get so hot and it will give you clearence to work on the engine if you need to and it lets you see more of the engine.
Just my .02 cents

Long week and even a Longer Weekend.
Hung out at the waterpark with the kids and swallowed more chlorine then I want to admit.

Last week Robert from the Pro-Touring Forum made a suggestion.
So I took his advice and built yet another set of inner fenders.
He was right it cleaned up the engine bay and will make life much easier if I ever have to work on this thing.

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I was able to get the rear bumper mounted.
We are going to have to pie cut the rear corner cladding to make it fit better.

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Mounted the Tailgate with the second set of hinges (Genuine GM) and the tailgate doesn't fit any better then it did with the LMC Truck Hinges that were a 4th the price.

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Dusted some paint on the radiator cover.

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That's all for this week.

[formula98]

Looking good! I like the latest inner fender approach, but I also like the approach pictured up above, but you don’t have the same amount of room. Your latest approach gives you more room to work in the engine compartment. Have you decided on colors yet? Again it looks great I can’t wait to see it in person!

Ron

[syborg tt]

Going back to the original concept of the truck being a Factory Prototype - these make more sense.

here is where i got the idea from.

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[stealth71]

What kind of fuel hoses and fittings are those? They look sweet and easy to keep clean.

[syborg tt]

What kind of fuel hoses and fittings are those? They look sweet and easy to keep clean.

which one's - the ford or the buick

[formula98]

Hey they both look good, but I like the Buick!

[stealth71]

which one's - the ford or the buick

The ones on the Sy. Sorry for the confusion.

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[syborg tt]

That is the Earls Pro-Lite line. If you need some i have plenty left over that i was just about to pack up and send back to summit less the restocking charge. I would rather help someone out on this board then give the money back to summit.

ps - the stuff is very easy to work with.

[SatisTraction]

i like the new inner fenders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[96Z28SS]

The new inner fenders do look much better. Gives it a less crowded look.

[syborg tt]

The new inner fenders do look much better. Gives it a less crowded look.

thank you - i thought you would like it much better

[Tiger]

the new inner fenders look good

[syborg tt]

I would like to Thank Flaming Rivers for looking at my Project and offer to Sponsor us.

You can visit them at http://www.flamingriver.com/

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Steve was kind enough to recommend the right steering box for my project.

The ratio is 14 to 1 which is more then I'll ever use on the Power Tour

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That's all for this week as I didn't have time to work on the truck this week.
The good news is Dave worked on it for me.

[syborg tt]

Good Day to All,

Stopped by the Shop with my Dad last night he wanted to see the truck in person instead of pictures.
He said looks good just don't tell your wife how much you've spent.

I installed the new Flaming Rivers Steering Box and let me say it was on in 10 minutes.
It's nice having compatible parts. Everything fit perfect.

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The Bed Floor is almost complete should be ready to go to the body guy in 2 weeks

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We closed up the back panels - just to clean it up a little

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We needed to add a little metal to the back corners so we mount the cladding.

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This is the last Panel needed to be completed. Then the bed is done

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[syborg tt]

Good Day All,

I headed over to VFN Fiberglass on Saturday to look at the Mold that they made for the Rockers.

www.vfnfiberglass.com

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We added a 1/4" to each side of the Rocker so they would actually be long enough.
From the Factory they were about a 1/2" shy and since we are making everything else so nice we might as well fix this.

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[syborg tt]

Okay a post before the actual update -- what do you guy's think?

These are courtesy of my wife camera skills.

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[NvrDun71]

:drool:

[boodlefoof]

One of the best looking modern pickup trucks I've seen!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

so nice..

[formula98]

Looks great! I cant wait to see the finished product! One question, How are you going to keep the paint on that thing? I expect the first time you hit the brakes you will be pealing your face off the windshield and the paint will move to the front end.

Looks great!

Ron

[TEDDYS CAMARO]

Looks Good. Can't wait to see it In person. Keep up the Good Work.

[syborg tt]

lol - yep those brakes are huge.

[syborg tt]

Okay i almost forgot that I have an Update been a busy week.

Picked up the Doors from Rad Rides.
Levi worked his magic and shaved the handles & locks

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Picked up the finished rocker cladding from VFN Fiberglass

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okay last pic - just a cool pic

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[BuddyP]

Lookin Awsome Marty! I was just talking with Mike Kutchey about your project the other day.

[syborg tt]

Lookin Awsome Marty! I was just talking with Mike Kutchey about your project the other day.

thank you - tell Kutchey i said i'm only an e-mail away

[syborg tt]

Good Morning All,

Dave and I came up with an idea of a Removable Tie Down.
We wanted something that could be removed during a show or while driving on the street.
Once the frame is painted you won't even notice it.

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Dave began working on the air inlet ducts.
We plan to draw air in from the factory driving lights.

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We going to extend the wheel well to complete the inner fender

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Dave started working on the belly pan for the rear.
The strings gives you an idea of what the center will look at.

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Just a rear view
It actually looks like the center is lower then the end panels it's not - just an illusion

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More to come next week.

[69 Red 540]

Unbelievable....really.

Bryan

[syborg tt]

Unbelievable....really.
Bryan

thank you

[BLUE'03]

I always look forward to your updates.....Looks great.

[syborg tt]

Happy Monday Morning.

Big Updates this week looks like I am going to split this update into multiple e-mails.

Starting with the bed.
The rear belly pan is almost complete.

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2nd shot - show's off the air ride tank and hardware

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Side View

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This is what the back side of the wheel well looks like.

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Looking back from the inside of the wheel well

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This is what we are planning to do the front of the wheel well.

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This is what it would look like if we didn't modify it.

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Dave finally trimmed the inner fender to expose the frame.

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More to come in another e-mail.

[syborg tt]

Okay like I said Dave accomplished a bunch of work this week.

Air goes in the driving light.

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Curves up to the Airbox.

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Here is where it meets the Airbox.

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Yet another little detail that needs to addressed

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Where going to extend the inner fender to cover the mounting hardware for the GT's Cladding.

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While were at the front of the truck.
We finally found a suitable location for the overflow bottle behind the core support.
Yep it's a scary home but it works.

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Yep it's tight in there but we can still view the tank from above.

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one more post and i'm going to bed

[syborg tt]

Okay like I said Dave did a bunch this week.

However i actually did this update.

First I want to Thank Caleb Davis for locating a Supplier on a Saturday
that would have a smooth tailgate in stock and willing to wait for me to pick it up.

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Okay time to cut it up and install the handle relocate kit from LMC Truck.
PS - man is this a nice kit.

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Back View

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First Cut the Opening.

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Next Drill 14 holes without drilling into your hand.
Mount relocated handle.

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Really that's it for this week.