It is welded. but not sanded smooth.

It took a lot more work that I thought it would.

IMG_7129 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

Still have to weld up the EGR hole and the purge solenoid hole
IMG_7130 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

It's the cat's a$$
IMG_7131 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

Yep, that is what I'm trying to do. Mine probably won't be that shiney though.

still wish this truck was getting any one of these

I know. I wish I could afford any of those plus a 4 speed automatic.

Hard to beat a 5.3/4L60E for bang for the buck really...

I have a great running 93 5.2(318)and (518)4speed OD out of a Dakota for sale right now for $1,000.00 and and not one call.
it has the computer and EFI and everything, PS pump,air unit,starter and exaust manifolds

and OZ,I know the chevy stuff is Cheap.
but so is the mopar stuff if you look around

yeah a 5.7-6.1 hemi is nice but cost more
but the older mopar V8s work well and are reasonable to.

hell a friend of mine is building a 33 PLy coupe I sold him and he just picked up a great running 440/727 from a motor home with less than 47,000 miles on it for $600.00

like I said, I just wish this truck could be mopar powered...
Oh well can't save them all,wish I could.
I'm sure this truck will be a fun truck when done,
and it would be fun with a mopar in it as well....

I really hope it turns out cool. I want to make it my daily driver.

It is supposed to be a nice cool weekend coming up. Hopefully I will get the body mounts fabbed and start bead rolling some floor pans

I'm fixing to piss some Toyota people off too. I'm gonna stick a chevy LS motor into my daughter's FJ40 :-)

It's ok, they are only toyota people..

here's a cool idea, use the LS engine from the 41 for the Toyota and get and put a MOPAR engine in the 41.



Just wish full thinking

Hey Ron, I got the SRT10 engine and trans here...soon as I find a donor Chevy C10 it will be going in.

Nope. It is a 2nd 5.3 that I have bought. I only paid $550 for this one.

edit: it cost me $40 to replace the cut harness and another $15 for the drive by wire gas pedal from pull-a-part. I'm up to $605 now.

its gonna be a nice looking truck, keep up the good work.