Truck Rebuild

[Bodacious]

Originally Posted by SuperiorRam

No sponsorship and two wheel drive, bodacious?

Yep on the one, no pulling front end and....

How is he going to mount scoops on this thing of Beauty??????

[Dazed&Confused]

Have you done anything else with the truck?

[SuperiorRam]

I've been fighting health problems so progress is slow but here's some updates nonetheless

Rear "bumper" chute mount and battery cage


Tail gate mounting


Getting the front clip mounted



And some underneath pics all the wiring is done from cab to front and back now fuel lines are ran






All the break lines are done along with the two line locks

[CorneliusRox]

Holy cow. I can't imagine finding the time to take on a project like this. Awesome work! I love seeing the progress. It's so freaking clean!

[SuperiorRam]

Got the front clip finally nailed down with the dzus tabs


Fabbed up the radiator mount and heat exchanger for the water to air and shined them up

[DieselWrencher]

That is looking awesome! When do you plan to start making some passes? What's the gasser in the stall next to it?

[Golddigger]

Awesome!!!!

[SuperiorRam]

Originally Posted by DieselWrencher

That is looking awesome! When do you plan to start making some passes? What's the gasser in the stall next to it?

Thank you all for the compliments
Well I've wanted it done for a year now but hope to have int running in the next few weeks and to a body shop for paint. However I've had a pretty decent downturn in health and have slowed to a snails pace in general.

The gasser is a fiberglass 41 Willis pickup BBC Th400

[DieselWrencher]

Dayum! You have all the bad azz stuff! That's a sweet build. I hope your health gets better soon!

[jasonc]

Show quality build, I always check this one for updates. I wish the best for you sir.

[SuperiorRam]

Got the exhaust done

[FIRST GEN. JAKE]

Originally Posted by SuperiorRam

Got the exhaust done

They won't like that at the track when it smokes the timing lights out.


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[SuperiorRam]

Originally Posted by FIRST GEN. JAKE

They won't like that at the track when it smokes the timing lights out.


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It's a temporary exhaust so it can drive in and out of a paint booth as the stack would be in the way of a paint gun...

The real exhaust is 6" aluminum pipe from under the passenger feet area back.








Have yet to polish it all, that'll be fun... I did finally polish the gear case cover tho

[FIRST GEN. JAKE]

I gotcha that looks a lot nicer for sure 👍🏻


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[Bodacious]

OK Mr. Trickster. I was absolutely stunned with all the fine work you had done up to he exhaust. I was so happy to see the next post from you.

I love that gasser. Maybe a diesel for it someday????

Cool lineup clamps.

Hope your health turns back around. I'm going in for an inguinal hernia today. I have to basically act like I'm on welfare for the next 3 months, so I've been told.

[SuperiorRam]

Originally Posted by Bodacious

OK Mr. Trickster. I was absolutely stunned with all the fine work you had done up to he exhaust. I was so happy to see the next post from you.

I love that gasser. Maybe a diesel for it someday????

Cool lineup clamps.

Hope your health turns back around. I'm going in for an inguinal hernia today. I have to basically act like I'm on welfare for the next 3 months, so I've been told.

It's quite the joke around here this guy had a pretty awesome procharged small block and built his own pipingkit for twin s475's (yeah a p1 to two yes two 475's) and did all his pipes with 45* miter cuts so I did this as a joke along with the need to paint it thing....

No the Willys if anything will get a hilborn injection unit with a retrofit twin turbo setup


Yeah I've got some serious joint pain and muscle pain/ weakness been tested for everything and found Lyme disease then the Lyme doc says no I probably have ms or als or Parkinson's so that's real cool. Whata ya do.

[Bodacious]

Whata ya do.

I always try to look at this kind of news like this. Someone, somewhere, has got it way worse than me. So, I'll just play my hand and continue plugging along.

My injection pump builder's daughter loves horses. She was bitten by a deer tick while riding and now she has limes disease. I'm unsure of how long she has had it but she is doing really well. Some days she just can't get out of bed and others you would never know she had it.

Good luck to ya and I'll mention your 'screan name' name at prayer request.

[Bodacious]

Just re-read and missed that you do not have Lyms disease. Sorry.

I sure hoe it is none of the other.

I brushed the dust off the weight set a few months ago. I felt like I wasn't recovering well from my workouts. So, my wife brings a multi-vitamin home and I began taking it once a day. I developed so much joint pain, I quit lifting and also stopped the vitamins. I don't know if it was the vitamins or just pushing to hard but, a week or so later, I felt like new again.

I'm 46 and the doc says to let the 20 year olds handle the heavy lifting from now on.

Heck of it is, my dad is 73, been through open heart surgery, and can still outwork a 20 year old.

[DieselWrencher]

The exhaust joke is pretty funny. The real exhaust looks awesome. On to your gasser. I have a 40 Ford that I was considering putting a 7.3 psd in. But, I'm currently in the phases of rebuilding the front suspension and I have a 354 Hemi for it. I'd eventually like to put 2 turbos and direct injection on it. That'll have to be after the money tree loses all of it's leaves. I also hope you can get better soon and they can diagnose you sooner rather than later. I've been pretty disgusted with some of the treatment our family and friends have had lately. It is just ridiculous.

[SuperiorRam]

Laid some fiberglass down for the front bumper




Started building the velocity stack it's 10" in and 6" out