Pro Touring/Autocross 68 F100

[Frank ZX]

I've always liked your Naca duct idea there. Can't believe I haven't seem more of them used similarly on truck builds with rear radiators.



Also funny that you are closing up those stake pockets. I was just thinking about that myself.

You do know it's not a radiator in the bed?

[Sbeck09]

You do know it's not a radiator in the bed?

Haha yes. Usually it is, but in your case I'm aware that it's the supercharger heat exchanger.

Btw I like the bed mod to smooth the side. Looks better already.

[Frank ZX]

She's loaded up in route to Rob's No Limit Engineering Friday!!!

[Sbeck09]

Woohoo! That's freaking exciting! I don't know how I would get any sleep if I was you.

[Frank ZX]

Woohoo! That's freaking exciting! I don't know how I would get any sleep if I was you.

I didn't sleep very well. Lol
I still have to button the motor up (sold the cams and waiting on new cams) and bolt the transmission up, and strap it all down. I've very excited.
I got some other exciting news yesterday too. I don't want to jinx myself so I can only say shocks at the moment

[Frank ZX]

Here's a couple teasers;)
I'll post more details later. It was worth the wait!!!!!

[Sbeck09]

My god that stance is incredible!! I bet you can't wait to get it home. Looks insanely rigid too. Congrats man. This should make for a fun season for ya.

Are you going to have to remove the floor of your bed now?

[Frank ZX]

My god that stance is incredible!! I bet you can't wait to get it home. Looks insanely rigid too. Congrats man. This should make for a fun season for ya.

Are you going to have to remove the floor of your bed now?

The bed floor will have to be raised. I have a couple ideas..
I may put Lexan in the floor. I have thought of a nice aluminum flatbed too. Lol

[RobNoLimit]

What an awesome day. Friday Jan 11. SOme people were asking, "Why are going to take the cab/motor/trans to be 'fitted'" Well, we've done some Bump-side fords, and we bought a few to measure and test. But, we've never had a 3 valve mod motor in one. SO, flanklin was going to bring a trailer to pick up the chassis anyway, so wee figured why not bring the big pieces and we'll fit them to make sure it's all good.

The rear axle showed up from Winters on Thursday. So we started putting the mounts on it. It takes a few hours to weld, to be sure not to overheat and warp a tube. So, we didn't get the axle under the chassis until Friday morning. Flanklin showed up around 9:30 and we we're already movin at full speed. Quick Change axles are a fair amount bigger than a 9" or 12 bolt, so, our normal top truss doesn't clear. We knew this, so we did not install one in the fixture. Once the rear axle was under the rails, we started building a tube top truss. While doing so, I was pondering a solution for the panhard rod. While Johnny was working on the truss, Seth was swapping from the OE motor mount pods to our No LImit MOD adapter plates. *** the block mounting holes on the pass side are different than Coyote or 4 valve. So, Seth measured out and drilled a new hole in the mount plate, and then added the hole to our FlowJet program. (now we know it is good for the older MOD motors) The MOD adapter plates use standard SBC side mounts. We chose to install urethane due to the boosted torque. The oil pan was a little deeper than a 5.0 pan so took the rib out of our modular engine truss plate, made sure the clearance was good, and welded it in. By this time I had a solution cooked up for the Panhard rod and went to work. Truly a 'one-off' part, I have never done a "Hoopy-Bar" before. Works perfect and clears through 6"+ travel. To use the OE TR-6060 trans mount required a custom trans mount plate. Measure, Program, Cut, Done. And, we have a finished roller. It was about 3:45pm.

[RobNoLimit]

We had to 'Bend it'. So we set it up on our test rig to see how rigid it is. We test the twist at three load levels. 1. Bare chassis under it's own weight. 2. Torque bar added, = appx 180 lbs force through the CL. and 3. Add weight to make 1000 lbs load through the CL. Our results were .2 degrees, .5 degrees, and 1.2 degrees respectively. An OE chassis will net appx 1.4, 3.1, and 9.3 degrees (average of 3 tested) It was a "Cheers" moment. This is the second most rigid chassis we have built/tested. ** a 1948 Studebaker chassis we built tested .00, .20, .70. It had a 9" sorter wheebase, one addition crossmember and our standard top truss over the axle) So this is pretty freekin awesome. We put the wheels on, some difficulty with 5/8" rear studs and the front lug nuts, but we got it good to go home. The we set in the motor trans combo and then the cab. The cab needed a trim out for the shifter, and to have a small floor brace (not stock) removed. All mounts and bolt holes were perfect. Then, we stared at it for a while and drank some beers. It was a great day for sure.

[Sbeck09]

Did you guys happen to measure how much ground clearance there was at ride height between the frame and ground?

[SonomaZ]

Oh my lordy yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, you have now entered, the truck porn zone.
The hoopy bar panhard is bizarro artwork. I love it all.

[Frank ZX]

Rob and his guys are amazing. I would stroll around outback of Rob's shop or look around at all the cool cars and parts in his shop. I'd then glance back at my chassis and dayam!, More fast progress!!!
Keep in mind now, I've been turning wrenches for 30years.
I'm not easily impressed and when I am impressed its sure enough first class work!
When I chose No Limit to do my chassis I knew it was going to be first class!
I had the chassis stripped completely in maybe 2 hours. I spent most of the day preparing the raw metal. This gave me a chance to look over every joint, every weld and just gaze in amazement. I decided to paint the chassis in Clear Diamond direct to metal paint. Yea, it's pretty enough to just clear the chassis plus I really like to be unique.
I painted all the rear bars Viper red so it will really stand out. If the chassis was just okay it would have been painted black

[Frank ZX]

Oh my lordy yes.
Ladies and gentlemen, you have now entered, the truck porn zone.
The hoopy bar panhard is bizarro artwork. I love it all.

Thank You! It wouldn't have been possible without Rob and his guys.

[Frank ZX]

Did you guys happen to measure how much ground clearance there was at ride height between the frame and ground?

I haven't measured it but I will.
I'm certain there is more ground clearance than before.
With my old chassis I couldn't load it on my trailer without driving the rear wheel of my tow truck onto blocks.
Rob's chassis rolled right onto my trailer.
Ground clearance is very good.

[Frank ZX]

Chassis is cleared. I like the Clear Diamonds paint.
I painted the Fat Bars and panhard bar viper red and the rearend metallic silver. I think it will look good when it's back together.

[Slick68]

Interesting choice to just clear coat the chassis.

[Frank ZX]

Interesting choice to just clear coat the chassis.

Matt, I'm a interesting dude!!! Lol

[Frank ZX]

Here's my rig to center the caliper bracket. 1/8 fitting and blow nozzle. I filled the caliper with air to apply the brakes and then tightened the bracket.
I placed the rear calipers forward and down as low as possible.
I signed up for USCA in April. I think I can make it.

[Sbeck09]

I've done that to weld on new caliper brackets for an IRS car. Works super well. Good thinking! And I'd be amazed if you weren't able to make it to USCA at the pace you're going.