Bostonian 71 demon
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B.R.E.Demon
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The past few days brought a lot of progress, even with a few setbacks. I finished all the door hinges—what a pain that was! I got started on the front crossmember but ran out of welding gas before I could finish. On the brighter side, I made and mounted the proportioning valve bracket and figured out where to place the line lock. The Z-bar is now 100% complete, and I began working on the clutch fork, combining a GM and Mopar Hemi one to get the length I need.
I'm hoping to get the truck out of storage this week so I can put the car on the rotisserie and get more welding gas. With the shop re-organized and the snow finally letting up, I’m looking forward to full steam ahead on the car. Plus I've been buys nursing one of our dogs since her cancer surgery with my wife.
I'm hoping to get the truck out of storage this week so I can put the car on the rotisserie and get more welding gas. With the shop re-organized and the snow finally letting up, I’m looking forward to full steam ahead on the car. Plus I've been buys nursing one of our dogs since her cancer surgery with my wife.
Newbomb Turk
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I hope your pup is doing better. I lost my German Shepard to cancer in 2015. I miss that dog every day.
Dang poor doggy. I have a 3 legger also. Hit by a car though
B.R.E.Demon
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Thanks for all the thoughts on the girl she's doing better (supposed to take it easy but is like hell to that)
So last night I've knocked out everything I planned to and more. The clutch fork is now fully welded and set aside. With it installed, I could remove the mock-up for the last time and then fit the finish-welded K-member, which let me tack the front support bar into place. After that, I focused on all the small brackets on the firewall and cleared out the shop of all the suspension totes. Now I can shift my focus to mounting the body onto the rack. Thankfully, I’m getting back on track and aiming to wrap up this list by year-end so I can dive into the quarter panels, rear frame rails, tubbing, and trunk floor—the parts I’m really eager to start.
So last night I've knocked out everything I planned to and more. The clutch fork is now fully welded and set aside. With it installed, I could remove the mock-up for the last time and then fit the finish-welded K-member, which let me tack the front support bar into place. After that, I focused on all the small brackets on the firewall and cleared out the shop of all the suspension totes. Now I can shift my focus to mounting the body onto the rack. Thankfully, I’m getting back on track and aiming to wrap up this list by year-end so I can dive into the quarter panels, rear frame rails, tubbing, and trunk floor—the parts I’m really eager to start.
Did you make the transmission tunnel lip on the firewall with the dzus fastener holes ?
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