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« Reply #45 on: July 12, 2021, 06:06:49 PM »

Hell yeah. Build/Overbuild it.  Evil

Time to buy a tubing bender I guess Cheesy
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« Reply #46 on: July 13, 2021, 09:51:37 AM »

My most pressing challenge is that there are no bolt in/weld on kits for this vehicle.

I may just build my own.

IMO, you'd have an easier time just buying a whole aftermarket chassis and going from there.

We did a custom mustang 2 front end on a 48 chevy and it's not terrible. They make a welder series for builds like yours.
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« Reply #47 on: July 13, 2021, 09:58:15 AM »

IMO, you'd have an easier time just buying a whole aftermarket chassis and going from there.

We did a custom mustang 2 front end on a 48 chevy and it's not terrible. They make a welder series for builds like yours.

I've considered building a frame.
This issue with the Mustangg 2 front is that isn't built for 15" of travel.
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« Reply #48 on: July 20, 2021, 07:08:52 PM »

Remember that you know a guy when it comes time to do the wood bed floor...  drool
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« Reply #49 on: July 21, 2021, 01:55:16 AM »

Remember that you know a guy when it comes time to do the wood bed floor...  drool

This is true but, unfortunately for you (or fortunately?) it's an all steel bed.

The plan is slowly coming together. I'm not yet sure if I'll do single or twin turbo but I'll run a 6.0 LS and a 4L80E from a 3/4 ton truck.

That trans will stay alive at 450 ft/lbs but I've found the bits and pieces need to keep it together at 1000hp. That should do me since I'm shooting for around 800hp.

The LS stock bottom end (Pistons, rods, crank) will still be frosty at 1300+hp so I should have a decent safety margin.
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« Reply #50 on: July 22, 2021, 07:12:42 AM »

On a positive note, restomods are immune to inflation.

They cost just as much today as they did twenty years ago.

Every cent you've got  Wink
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« Reply #51 on: July 22, 2021, 12:53:36 PM »

Kevin, when  I read your posts, hear your voice..... But my mind has a picture of Tim the Tool Man Taylor,,,,

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« Reply #52 on: July 22, 2021, 05:02:26 PM »

Kevin, when  I read your posts, hear your voice..... But my mind has a picture of Tim the Tool Man Taylor,,,,

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You're not wrong Cheesy

Neither is Dave laughingdp
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« Reply #53 on: July 23, 2021, 07:22:34 AM »

On a positive note, restomods are immune to inflation.

They cost just as much today as they did twenty years ago.

Every cent you've got  Wink

Yes.  Undecided
I have one of those in the garage too.....
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« Reply #54 on: August 13, 2021, 03:03:08 PM »

Well, I have acquired a 6.0L LS and a 4L80E trans along with *all* the engine wiring and accessories.  Right now I think the plan is to have the heads and block hot tanked (it's disassembled already) and put it back together with a turbo cam and whatever valve springs the cam wants.

I'll rebuild the trans to hold some power and then get it hanging in the truck.  That will let me figure out where it will need to sit so I can build a cross member for the transmission and figure out where motor mounts need to go.
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« Reply #55 on: August 15, 2021, 07:31:18 AM »

Not to assume you won't, but I highly recommend mocking up everything possible.

The '48 I'm helping a buddy with has been a nightmare with the small cab. Brake pedal interferes with the column, steering column needed like three u-joints.

He finally has everything mocked up and got a seat in and discovered he doesn't fit in the cab.  laughingdp
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« Reply #56 on: August 15, 2021, 07:40:27 AM »

Not to assume you won't, but I highly recommend mocking up everything possible.

The '48 I'm helping a buddy with has been a nightmare with the small cab. Brake pedal interferes with the column, steering column needed like three u-joints.

He finally has everything mocked up and got a seat in and discovered he doesn't fit in the cab.  laughingdp


Yeah I 100% am mocking up the whole truck before anything becomes permanent. I only want to do things once-ish
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« Reply #57 on: August 15, 2021, 09:06:14 AM »

Supercharger and nitrous! Evil
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« Reply #58 on: August 15, 2021, 09:21:06 AM »

I'm not a nitrous fan because it's pretty hard on engines and superchargers just never did it for me with the parasitic loses. There's already enough of that in any drive train.

However, until I find a reason they are wrong for my application I'm planning on two of these:

https://www.garrettmotion.com/racing-and-performance/performance-catalog/turbo/gtx3582r-gen-ii/

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« Reply #59 on: August 17, 2021, 07:14:02 PM »

Twin Precision PT7675s Even come mirrored so you can do a super ballsy top mount setup with Holley Sniper Dual 102mm intake...

https://www.precisionturbo.net/Street-and-Race/ss/2-000--HP/details/Mirror-Image-GEN2-PT7675-Turbochargers/667


https://www.holley.com/products/ls_power/ls_intakes/fabricated/parts/820242


X-Pipe for the inlet tubing to help balance the pressure across the two...

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