Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
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05/10/14 04:54 PM
05/10/14 04:54 PM
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I got the 1 ton steering welded up. I'm still deciding whether to paint the bars or get them powder coated that speckled silver/black that you see on a race car chassis. As a side note, I'm going to place the order for both driveshafts on Monday. Carolina Driveline will get the call to build them.
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
[Re: DusterDave]
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05/18/14 02:32 PM
05/18/14 02:32 PM
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Houston....we have separation. In addition to the body work, paint, and Monstalining the interior, there is work to do on the chassis as well.
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
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06/01/14 01:58 PM
06/01/14 01:58 PM
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I admit, this isn't much to look at, but in the interest of chronicling all of the steps of my build, I'm currently in the process of doing the body work on the tub. In an effort to give the sheet metal a smoother, continuous look, I filled in all of the body seams with All Metal. I welded shut and smoothed over all un-needed holes in the firewall. I think it was about 25 holes in all.
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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Re: MY JEEP BUILD THREAD
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06/03/14 10:04 PM
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Wow, its a good thing I checked the blower motor to firewall fitment! Many months ago, I bought a new blower motor for the heater system. I recently read somewhere that the replacement motors are larger than the original motors. So tonight, I looked through my parts storage room, and found the new motor. I put it up to the hole in the firewall, and sure enough, its way too big. So, I grabbed the tin snips and increased the hole diameter by about a half inch. The adjacent smaller hole for the electrical connector had to be trimmed larger as well. I'm just glad I discovered this BEFORE the firewall was painted! I'll make a sealing gasket out of closed cell foam. BTW, the tub is scheduled to be painted on June 14th.
Gone to the dark side with an LS3 powered '57 Chevy 210
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