1968 c30 "Papa Smurf" prerunner build. links, beams, and turbo

[K85 Octane]

I'll take a couple pics of the ugly if you don't mind.
Mine was in an accident at some point. The driver side looks like it was beat back "straight" with a carpenters hammer.

you know, for shiggles I'll look

 

[Mr.Clean]

Pulled an all nighter last night to try and get some work done. Got as far as I could until I ran out of tube. Hoping my new order shows up tomorrow. So I can finish the back half.



Cut out all the old crooked gas tank section and getting that straight plus finished up the bumper storage area.

 

[Mr.Clean]

 

[GWeakland620]

Lookin good dude!

 

[76zimmer]

I can tell your likin the heat!

 

[Mr.Clean]

I can tell your likin the heat!

Oh Im lovin it. Got home from work fired up the heat, and went inside and went to bed. Wake up and go spend a few hours in heated shop before work while watching tv...yah its gonna be a good winter.

 

[Mr.Clean]

Got a good chunk done today on the truck while i watched the Star Wars marathon on TBS today

Mocked up the front end and got new cor support built and holding the grille in place. Got the hood half mounted, got radiator mocked up and hald the mount finished, and built a nice simple tube bumper that is hidden underneath the stock truck bumper.

 

[Mr.Clean]

Got the grille mounted amd so started working on getting rad and intercooler mounted

 

[Mr.Clean]

Hopefully 1 more week and ill have my radiator and intercooler mounts all done.

 

[76zimmer]

nice fab stuff between you two brothers!

why is the radiator in backwards?

 

[Mr.Clean]

nice fab stuff between you two brothers!

why is the radiator in backwards?

So that it fits for the time being. Inlet and outlet are getting cut off and an fitting is getting welded on the sides of the tanks instead of front or back. No room for them to be in front or back and use big rubber hose.

 

[85k5witha6.2]

that core support is badass! the whole thing is looking great! wish i had a friend with a bead roller and dimple dies...

 

[Mr.Clean]

Totally tubular

 

[westn11]

Nice work!!

 

[Mr.Clean]

Radiator/intercooler setup finally finished up. had @Deuling help whip up this fan shroud and then put in 2 10" perm cool 2450 cfm fans.













Also got motor pulled so i can get it to the machine shop to get rebuilt.

 

[GWeakland620]

You both do some wicked work. Nice works of works fellas.

 

[sreidmx]

That shroud is sick!

 

[max 02]

Nice team work!

 

[magik235]

Outstanding workmanship and progress.

 

[Deuling]

Make all the things