86 El Camino with a Schwartz Performance Chassis.

[howehot]

After trimming and cutting, I'm sticky with the Elky tubs plus 4". This will minimize the intrusion into the rear storage in the cab.

[Rwolf15241]

how much room does the truck tub add??? lets see a pic next to the cut out area please!! how deep is the truck tub!!

[Tony_SS]

Rendering looks good Ben

Nice project going on here.

[howehot]

how much room does the truck tub add??? lets see a pic next to the cut out area please!! how deep is the truck tub!!

The truck tub is about 1" deeper and 2" longer. The LENTH is what turned me off. It required a lot more cutting of the bed floor. So instead I used the factory tub and added 4" to it. This turned out pretty good.

Be sure to check frame clearance. The Schwartz Performance chassis I'm using has the rear frame rails moved in to allow larger rubber.

[Rwolf15241]

Thanks for taking the time to take those pictures, You saved me a ton of work!!

I'm looking to run 305/30/19 on 19x10.5 TSW rims

[CruizinKev]

any updates?

[howehot]

Nothing to really speak of. Been stripping the bottom of undercoating a little. I've been swamped with work the past few weeks. Doesn't look like much will get done until November rolls around.

[howehot]

Thank goodness this job is done. Removing undercoat sucks. This weekend it will be sprayed with UPOL Raptor bed liner. Then over to Josh's new shop, remodeled chicken house, for the paint and body.

Honest Charley's has stepped up and will be a supplier of several pieces on this build including the SS nose. Thanks guys!





Josh's shop

[howehot]

Josh sprayed the Raptor today with great results, as expected. We wanted to do it yesterday but grinding welds on the tubs and then applying seam sealer delayed us. With that checked ff the list, let the body prep begin.

[howehot]

Pieces are starting to arrive.

[CruizinKev]

yeah NIIICE!!

[howehot]

Josh started stripping the shell this weekend and some previous hack work will need to be addressed. 3 patch panels are needed. There was up to 3 coats of paint in some areas.

[CRCRFT78]

Looking good.

[howehot]

Josh made great progress this weekend on the Right side. Pictures speak for themselves.

[liquidh8]

Looking good, I miss my Elky's! I'll be following this build.

Nice work too Ben.

[howehot]

XXR sent out a set of their 521 wheels. Same as the Monte, different color. The rears will once again go out to Weld Craft for another 2". The 14" Bear brakes fill them nicely. Now if BF Goodrich would ramp up production and get some Rivals on the market. Can't even get the KDW's I won in Des Moines last July.

[howehot]

Modified the shadow box to fit the Auto Meter Phantom series gauges. This was also part of the Des Moines prize package for a greatly reduced price. 3 more gauges will be mounted in the console.

[wfo guy]

Looking good, man.

[howehot]

Making progress. The patch panels are done, minus some blocking. Rolled the chassis under so we can reassemble the frontend to mockup the SS nose. The color has been picked but you will have to wait for the first panel to be sprayed. The rear wheels still need to be sent out for widening.

[SSLance]

Looking good Dan! Everything play nice between the chassis and the body so far?