in with the new. (build thread)

[wasted wages]

Sweet build,,


From a fellow Houstonian with a big block K5...


go figure ,,

 

[travisc454]

thanks. maybe ill see you wheeling somtime. but i probably wont get this thing rolling until next spring (i only get to work on it saturdays).

that trailer is nice..... i'll pay for gas.....

 

[xanthias]

i the quick cable magna lugs (45s 90s strait) that i got from www.solarseller.com. and terminal boots heat shrink and 2/0 marine tined cable from www.genuinedealz.com

Read the whole thread - build looks great. These two links are awesome. Believe it or not, Academy has some good marine wiring stuff, too. Where did you get your bulkhead connectors for the battery?

 

[travisc454]

i would never even thought to look in academy. good to know in a pinch.
the bulkhead is a BLUE SEA 2205

i bought mine on amazon but if you shop around you can probably find a deal. i like them alot. they're better than that one(the only other one i could find) on summit ect..

 

[travisc454]

first i made these

then i cut the stock brackets

after that drill a couple holes at the bottom of the core support

then some on the top.
i also trimmed the lip off the top.

then some underneath to get to the nuts

some lock-tite and DONE! very snug.

 

[travisc454]

i know i just posted this last week but i need to add it and some other stuff to my build thread. bare with me. theres more comming.

 

[travisc454]

its rubber i molded around metal. then i tapped out for a 1/4 bolt. like this.

 

[travisc454]

heres the finished product with mark VIII fan.

 

[NEK5]

Very nice....if our rads weren`t different, I`d have ya pour me a set of those mounts

 

[travisc454]

Very nice....if our rads weren`t different, I`d have ya pour me a set of those mounts

thanks. you could always trade it in . offer still stands.

 

[dfl701]

i love the propane conversion. how do you like it? im really interested in doing it to my truck.

 

[ThaMule]

Have you done anything else to this yet. Its pretty much what I am running except I have hydro assist and dont have the propane yet. Very clean blazer though.

 

[Chevy305]

cool build, subscribed

 

[travisc454]

i'm ashammed to say that i haven't touched it in a couple months. i've been blowing my wad on guns and ammo. not in a barakalypse way like most people. but ive been shooting ALOT, mostly pistols. getting GOOD (not to brag)!
i did manage to scrape together the money for a set of these.

havent got them yet. mine are going to be powder coated black with half rock rings.
plus i NEED some of those 43 sx's i've been waiting on for years.

 

[thatK30guy]

Nice build!

 

[stumpjump]

anyone know what ever happened to this build?

 

[82355]

He hasn't logged on since 09-07-2009 01:50 PM

Martin

 

[stumpjump]

Yeah, I saw that I just wondered if anyone else had any ideas what happened....

 

[travisc454]

I'm back. I'm ashamed to say that i haven't even touched the truck since 2009. I started to really focus on my welding/fabrication a lot. i now own a JD2 Model 4 bender with 6 dies, a roll bender with 6 dies, belt grinder, BEAST notcher, Dynasty 200dx, band saws. I have stepped up my game. When(if) i get time to start agin i will start over from scratch. But as i have grown now its becoming a business. Just got some cards and a website within the last month. Here is a link www.performancealuminumfabrication.com not much to it yet just one project.
I try to do mostly aluminum jobs but lately steel has been paying the bills.

I'm gonna try and check in more often as this site helped me in so many ways. maybe my 2 cents will help someone in the future. And if anyone lives in houston hit me up. None of my friends wrench/weld/fab(They should have a non gay men seeking men who like to drink beer and melt and bend **** site).