The Stickman's BattleCruiser Build Thread

[hechtrod]

Nice bumper mods! Wagon lookin' sharp!

[ProTouring442]

Just an idea on your horn button....

If you find a way to mount a Corvette horn contact:



You can then utilize an Olds sport wheel horn button:



Just a thought!

Lookin' good!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[The Stickman]

Just an idea on your horn button....

If you find a way to mount a Corvette horn contact:



You can then utilize an Olds sport wheel horn button:



Just a thought!

Lookin' good!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

Wow thanx for the idea. Now I need to get to a junkyard to see what I can find and make work.

[The Stickman]

Ok I bought a new Edebrock High rise Performer intake part #7111. I bought it cause the old Performer is warped to hell and I need to fix the leak problem. ALthough I think it might be a problem with the head because the cast iron intake leaked at the EGR crossover too. But then again I didn't read the turkey try gasket directions either time i did it until after the last one that said to use gasket sealer around the ports. Never had to do this on any other car. So hopefully this will seal right and I can get all the performance outa my engine that I should. Here are so some pics comapring the 2 Performer intakes.



You can clearly see the new intake is about 2 inches taller than the old one.
Here is it mounted and with the carb on it.



Now it did represent a big problem. The base plate for the batwing aircleaner is flat so it sits up off the carb. Thankfully I had an old HUGE aircleaner that had a drop down base that is the same size. So I swapped one for the other(will need some trimming) and low and behold I can close my hood.

[The Stickman]

Well I got my transmission back from the rebuilder after the front seal went. I figured I might as well get the shiftkit put in and have the whole trans rebuilt. I also figured while the trans was out to replace the LT-1 radiator with an all aluminum one and to replace the Edelbrock Intake that was warped with another better one. The Intake was easy and I covered that in a previous post. The radiator was a bit more involved. I could not use the LT-1 radiators fans and since I had to shell out big dough for the trans rebuild I couldn't get new fans which can cost a good penny. So I bought 2 junkyard fans and made my own mounts. I think it came out very well.

[The Stickman]

Very short update. I got the trans cooler on. I will actually be running two The cylinder heatsink one plus this Perma Cool one with the fan on it. I think this one wll not only help keep the trans temp down. Not sure it was high to begin with but now that the trans is built up I don't want to take any chances. But it should also help with keeping the engine temps down due to the extra fan. I also got some work done to the fan shroud for on top of the radiator. But it's not quite finished.

[The Stickman]

Ok here is the top shroud I made for the new radiator. It needs to be polished but it looks pretty good I think. I may need to move the fans a bit closer to the rad but I'm not sure at this point.

[jackfrost]

cool progress. could you shave some of the holes on the bumpers?

[The Stickman]

cool progress. could you shave some of the holes on the bumpers?

At this point I am not sure if I just want to weld them up or fill that channel in completely. If I weld up the whole channel it's more weigth that I don't need. If I can find a lightweight solution then maybe.

[The Stickman]

Here is the rear suspension mods I have done. These are my Metco Billet Aluminum LCA's. I really like these arms. They are very nice quality pieces.



They allowed me to mount a sedan swaybar on may wagon until I can get a set of much bigger wagon bars.

Here are the arms mounted without the swaybar mounted.



Here it is with the swaybar mounted.





ANd here is a pic showing the twist in it.

[jackfrost]

At this point I am not sure if I just want to weld them up or fill that channel in completely. If I weld up the whole channel it's more weigth that I don't need. If I can find a lightweight solution then maybe.

you could make a fiberglass skin pretty easily. sort of the way some body kits just slip over the steel bumpers.

those control arms are real nice. what bushings are in them?

[hechtrod]

Diggin' the new 'mani Stick! I love those aircleaners too. My favorite!

[Ron L]

About that shifter, why does it not ratchet from first?

[The Stickman]

About that shifter, why does it not ratchet from first?

Not sure what you mean because it does, just like all the other gears.

[Ron L]

I'm looking at this picture:


It doesn't look like you can upshift out of first without lifting the lever. Am I seeing it wrong? I must be, since there are seven positions, (P R N IV III II I) but eight detents. I've never seen or used a ratchet shifter so pardon the ignorance.

[The Stickman]

I'm looking at this picture:


It doesn't look like you can upshift out of first without lifting the lever. Am I seeing it wrong? I must be, since there are seven positions, (P R N IV III II I) but eight detents. I've never seen or used a ratchet shifter so pardon the ignorance.

In order to opperate the ratchet part of the shifter you must "arm" the shifter by lifting up on the center section that looks like brass knuckles then letting go. then you can shift to the next gear when you are ready. This applies for every up or down shift. it sounds like more work but it works nice. Now if you want to use it as a normal shifter you simply hold the center section up until you get to the gear you want. If you go to my Youtube video's you can see how it works in part 3 of my installation video's. Brian Kilduff also has some YouTube video's of how it works.

[KlasSic68]

I like this project! Nice and unique but is looking sic! :

[hechtrod]

That shroud looks good. How about flat black?

[Ivan]

I like your satin paint. what did you end up using?

[The Stickman]

I like your satin paint. what did you end up using?

I didn't paint the car but Rustoleum Black Satin is a perfect match.