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A few of my latest mods w/pics

FRIZZLEFRY

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Wud up yall :D I broke my tranny in half way back in September and didnt get the truck back together til a few weeks ago.I put a 465 with an ORD 32 spline output and GM hydro clutch in in place of the 350.
This is one of two covers I built to cover the hole in the floor.The one I have had on there for the past few years was cardboard :p This one be .090 alluminum and its two pieces so I didnt have to do alot of welding.And my Doubler adaptor almost touches the seat.
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This is my trans mount.The crossmember is 1.5 x.25 wall square tube and nothing hangs below the frame.
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This is the front mount for my anti wrap bar.Its all .5" cold rolled.The bushing eye is 2x.375 wall DOM that I bored to 1.5 for the bushing.Its bolted to the frame with four bolts through existing holes.
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This is the axle mount.Its .25" hot rolled,bushing eyes are DOM,and the holes are 6" apart.The bushings are front spring front eye bushings with no sleeve so I could run a .75" bolt.
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This is the bar all installed.The bar is 1.5x.25" wall square tube and thats a 2.5" Jonny Joint on the end.The front mount aint as close to the exhaust as it looks in the pics.
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This is my little skid plate.Its 36x36x.5" 6061 Gonna skin it with some UHMW and tig some reinforcement to the top side when I get time.Gonna use button head allens instead of bolts also.
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I think I might have a fuel leak somewhere.I can smell fuel sometimes but I cant seem to track it down :p:
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Being flat is cool :D .I have been flat for a few years but never made time for the skid.
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I took it to Moonlight Madness last weekend for its maiden voyage.Other than making the 9year old girl that was my copilot cry when I rolled backwards off a 6 foot ledge and stood it up on the back bumper,it worked great :D

I am ready for Blazerfest :thumb:
 
Nice work!!

How do you like the SM 465 over the TH350 for wheelin?

Rene
 
FRIZZLEFRY said:
This is my little skid plate.Its 36x36x.5" 6061 Gonna skin it with some UHMW and tig some reinforcement to the top side when I get time.Gonna use button head allens instead of bolts also.

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Being flat is cool :D .

Nice work Chris.....
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Flat belly is the way to go...

Marv
 
Good work. That anti wrap bar is a great idea, really simple and effective.
 
looks great. watch out on that aluminum, the prices are going crazy and you might find it missing one day. ;)

oh, check under your gas tank straps. they collect moisture and i have seen fuel leaks from there.
 
looks sweet...


I love doing stuff like that from the steel yard....
someday I may flatbelly mine... and do some other work.... :bow:


we have a steel shop around here where it is by the pound...

I was going to buy a ramsey between the frame winch mount...
but they wanted $80 plus shipping and it was 1/8" thick...

so I went and got a piece of C channel that was 35" long x 12" wide and is 3/8" thick.... boy is it sturdy..... oh and only cost me $40 :haha:
 
tRustyK5 said:
Nice work!!

How do you like the SM 465 over the TH350 for wheelin?

Rene

For this being the first trip I would say its ok.I just sorta have to relearn how to drive.The one thing I did learn early in the trip is that when it dies,my head says push in the clutch and the brake and start it.Thats how I rolled backwards off the 6"ledge :doah: I didnt kill it alot of times but from then on I would just crank it in gear.The starter has no problem when your in 4:1 and low in the tranny :D
 
85mudblazin said:
Nice work!!

How much did that .5" aluminum set you back??:eek1:

How much is alluminum per pound right now?I dont remember exactly but it weighs between 60 and 70lbs.It was sort of a freebee.I traded out some labor for it :D
 
thatK30guy said:
What vehicle is that rear D70 out of?

The best I can tell it out of a 73 Dodge W300.It has no BOM so I had to get numbers off of the bearings and gears to get new bearings and to figure out what pinion offset.I thought no BOM was the end of the world but it was no big deal :D
 
scrappyk5 said:
...oh, check under your gas tank straps. they collect moisture and i have seen fuel leaks from there.

I dont think I have any moisture there,I can put my hand between the straps and the tank :whistle: Its pretty hammered.Thats why I carry a bar of soap in the glove compartment:D

Thanks for all the comments guys :waytogo:

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