well thought id start my build thread.. 4 seat exo complete...7/28/10

[pennsylvaniaboy]

funny you should ask. I just snapped two pics today of the cage. I should post the pic of my fenders I took last year sometime. it will show you how it doesn't matter that its above the body line.

haha

 

[smalltowncowboy]

im watching your thread cause im about to do close to the same thing.

im getting a crate 454 with a stand alone wiring harness, ecm, high torque starter, headers, new power steering pump, water pump, and pulleys. im working on gathering the fuel tank, sending unit, and fuel pump now.

is there a good vendor for custom orderd high pressure fuel lines? im going to mount a blazer tank in the bed dropped down theough the floor.

all this is going into my 78 stepside.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

im watching your thread cause im about to do close to the same thing.

im getting a crate 454 with a stand alone wiring harness, ecm, high torque starter, headers, new power steering pump, water pump, and pulleys. im working on gathering the fuel tank, sending unit, and fuel pump now.

is there a good vendor for custom orderd high pressure fuel lines? im going to mount a blazer tank in the bed dropped down theough the floor.

all this is going into my 78 stepside.

well you arent gonna need creazy high pressure cept fitting pump forward. but steel gas line is all thats need elsewhere.

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

new update

well i twin sticked my truck and it wurned out great used 2 stock shifters and knobs and it woked sweet. used black iront pipe fot eh rail covers and cut down a stock linkage and made a new on e. then reused the stock links form handle to bars. simple and maybe 3 hrs total...to give credit where its due pretty much copied thishttp://www.4x4mecca.com/forum/vbarticles.php?do=article&articleid=32

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

well another update

well guys i have the motor swap done i ll post some pics here but all the tech on the swap thread. i will also be posting some more

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

i also have built half doors and sliders recently and the most current pic

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

most current...and the vortech...wow

 

[Craig Artzner]

That's awesome.

 

[muddermilitia]

got any pics of the half doors mounted?

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

no not yet...i need to make disconects for the speakers and also align them...once school is out it will be done

 

[Dafey]

Any thing new?

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

Any thing new?

not as of yet...the truck was pinging under load in third..cranks sensor was off..oops. not alot is new. i have made a spare tire hold down and mounted fans from a caravan..though it doesnt need the help . the alum rad. really does a good job of cooling as it's prolly a 1/3 bigger than stock. ill get pics next weekend...when i bring it to school

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

Time for an update

Ok guys time for an update. since the motor swap alots happened. took the truck to the class got an awesome grade. then over the summer didnt mess too much with the truck. then labor day came along and went wheeling at Westmoreland County Highlands Offroad club in latrobe pa. Started the first ride with half doors, then they came off after that. bad idea. once the doors come off they never go back on....

trail rode for three days which resulted in taking a clean, straight, rust free truck and truning it into a trail only vehicle. ...after the ride got some new boggers for the rear

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

added the boggers and a doubler over christmas. doubler is a 205 cut in half with a divorced 205 behind. connected w/ a 1350 driveshaft cv. works well and was all for under $400.

 

[MojaveK5]

trail rode for three days which resulted in taking a clean, straight, rust free truck and truning it into a trail only vehicle.

That seems to happen to a lot of people. I got 2 K5s. one to restore, and one to wheel. that way I dont feal bad about recking my truck.

What is the advantage of the 205/205 doubler? Just less expensive, or is there a performance aspect to it that is diffrent frome say the 203/205.
It looks interesting. Do you have any mor info in it?

 

[79rustyk10]

DANG! that had to hurt the first time the body met the dirt.

 

[mudboggink5]

WOW It happens to the best of us. You have a clean straight rig, and say youll never kill it, and you just kill it.

 

[twoslo4five0]

pics of the shifters and linkages

 

[pennsylvaniaboy]

What is the advantage of the 205/205 doubler? Just less expensive, or is there a performance aspect to it that is diffrent frome say the 203/205.
It looks interesting. Do you have any mor info in it?

pics of the shifters and linkages

The advantage to the 205/205 is cheapnes and overall same gearing as a 203/205. the length does suck but i had the wheelbase to handle it. also does put 2 extra u-joints to fail.

as for shifters i had twin sticked the tcase i had previously and used two factory shifters similar to a write up by kitmatdude(sp?). used same shifters just used out side lever for rear case. note rear case is normal shift not twinned. i did it on the previous one and never used it. here are some pics to give you an idea

 

[chevyridinhigh79]

i like the K30, any other plans for it? we should hit the trails together sometime. im down in pittsburgh