Build rocks and rolls

[D'Animal]

Looking good!


It is amazing how much shop time can be spent making the little Gibblets you need to weld up, etc.

 

[mrqtipp]

for sure. you need to get down here and help out

Looking good!


It is amazing how much shop time can be spent making the little Gibblets you need to weld up, etc.

 

[mrqtipp]

started to cap off the rear wheel wells.

Was working late and the bead roller was unavailable so I decided to use the original wheel well that I cut out



clamped in passenger side

 

[mrqtipp]

pulled off the linning and tacked in



templete for the sides

 

[mrqtipp]

beginnings of the cross brace



cross brace and sides



burned in

 

[mrqtipp]

all burned in

 

[mrqtipp]

They will look better when I spray some linner on them



skipped the inner wheel wells

 

[mrqtipp]

cut some more of the body out for tcase cover



potential tcase cover.. Somehow

 

[mrqtipp]

the beginning of the tunnel cover

it's pretty ugly right now

I am going to put the gas tank under the passenger seat so I am trying to keep the tcase cover low





that's it for know

 

[mrqtipp]

started working on the stupid tunnel cover



begginings of the shifter bracket



removable top cover

 

[mrqtipp]

3 removable plates



seat bracket fits over



seat bracket attachment point

and the only speed hole on the entire truck

 

[mrqtipp]

The tunnel cover is ugly but I could not figure any other way to do it.

Took a full day to finish




Moved on to the gas tank



had to cut a little more off the tank to fit the tunnel cover

 

[mrqtipp]

Shifter and tank

Need to enclose the tank



started enclosing the tank

 

[mrqtipp]

the first pass looked better but I decided to make another pass



various angles



made the pick up line and started to put a flare on it

 

[mrqtipp]

after the use of the flare tool



tached in

 

[mrqtipp]

tank partially finished

I am going to pressure test for leaks then I am going to have a local shop line the inside and outside of the tank

I am anxious to see what the tank capacity is. I am hoping it holds at least 10 or 12 gallons...



snug fit

 

[Dusty]

nice work. the tranny hump is great-kept it nice and tight.

way to be patient with the gas tank-was a lot of work but turned out nice.

 

[D'Animal]

I can see about 2 days of fabrication work you have done there.


You are going to have one heck of a time adjusting the linkage with the welded on tranny hump. Did you already add fluid to the T-case?

 

[mrqtipp]

Diesel Dan,

The tranny hump comes off the floor in 3 pieces for access to the shifters, the tcase and the tranny if and when I need to ever take them out.

I havent timed the shifters yet but hopefully soon..

I can see about 2 days of fabrication work you have done there.


You are going to have one heck of a time adjusting the linkage with the welded on tranny hump. Did you already add fluid to the T-case?

 

[D'Animal]

LOL!

I should have known you would not have welded it to the floor pan.

Diesel Dan,

The tranny hump comes off the floor in 3 pieces for access to the shifters, the tcase and the tranny if and when I need to ever take them out.

I havent timed the shifters yet but hoefully soon..