Now we're talking...all present and accounted for! http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/8.jpg Nothing quite like a B'ville sunset... http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/11.jpg ...but this is really wh...

Well, I'll be acting as the middle man for the pictures and (hopefully) status reports on how the truck runs. I got to sit down for some quick eats and some bench racing with Tim & Charlie before they headed on down the road to B'ville. I hadn't seen the truck in persone since I finished the ch...

Mctim64 wrote:Todd, if you have time maybe you could put the engine pix up, I still haven't been able to post pix on here for some reason.

I'll see what I can do...

So would a tonneau be fabricated from aluminum sheet maybe? A vinyl one won't handle the speeds will it? I was going to fabricate a 3 section hard tonneau from light gauge steel. However, the last 3-4 months have been an unexpected rampage of changes with work, some more changes with work, family i...

Sweet!! What is the purpose of the outriggers?? is it structural for the cage?? Nice job on the filler hole.... It is looking great!!! Thanks Anthony...the outriggers are structural for the cage down tubes. Since the frame is so narrow, there are needed to create a workable driver compartment.

Are you filling the stake pockets also? Do the rules allow a tonneau cover? or do you run without a tailgate or is it "vented" somehow? If time allows, I'll fill the stake pockets. We can run with or without a ful or partial tonneau, but a tailgate is required. I believe louvers are allow...

Also decided that now was as good as any time to fill the gas filler opening...not nearly as exciting and reminded me why I like chassis work. You never know when you going to uncover an old repair... Pretty straightforward, just cut a patch from a piece of sheet metal & formed it to the shape ...

Here's a picture/summary of how I modified the original u-bolt girdles to sit under the springs, and add protection by adding return legs to shield the u-bolts. Original u-bolt/bump stop ass'y. Already cut to be reconfigured. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/L...

Next Sunday (3/27) is the day the truck heads back to Tim's for the cage, and next stage of assembly, so it's time for all of my loose ends to get cleaned up, and finish everything I can before then...my wife & I are also 2 weeks away from the due date of our first child on 4/3, so it's gonna b...

Quick little update from the weekend... The notched factory shock mounts painted & installed with stainless hardware... http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/103_3051.jpg Building blocks for the cage outriggers, and assembly. http://i438.photobuck...

Well, it's getting there. not too much of an update functionally, but it will be great for you guys who only look at the pictures in magazines While I didn't get to this today, here's the makings of the roll cage "outriggers". The 4" x 4" tubing will be welded perpendicular to t...

OK...time for a little update baby steps...PUN intended, because at this point I've been asked to leave, so Corinne's baby shower can go on unfettered Definitely looks like it's starting to mean business. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/103_3033...

As I mentioned before, I built in 10º negative caster to the axle flip for stability at speed... Why would you put in 10Deg of NEG caster? Do you plan on going in reverse for the record? You caught our secret. We are going to drive in reverse. Incredible aerodynamic advantage...or I'm just sleep de...

First of all, thanks to all of you who are following this build...makes it all the more satisfying to have an audience that I can share with. Please forgive the fact that there are fewer pictures during the reassembly. Most questions can be answered by reviewing the fab/mock-up pictures. But, feel ...

unibody madness wrote:Looking great! can't wait to see it running!

Trust me...your sentiments are shared!

Tim is coming up again tomorrow, so I figured I'd better get this this ready for a nice-looking engine to be stabbed in, as well as the new axle assemblies shown above. It will be really nice to get this back to a roller. Here's the engine that's arriving tomorow for the truck's first trip to the l...

Got a little bit more done today... Everything that needs to be filled on the firewall is filled, and has been wire wheeled & wiped down...ready for paint. http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/101_2984.jpg Painted the firewall with bed liner pain...

Nice work Todd! I've got the axles all back together and ready to install, I think I'll do a little engine work now. Too bad I haven't figured out how to post pix yet. lol Let me see if I can help with that...here's what Tim took back home, and process pic's, and the goods all shiny http://i438.pho...

A lot of you may be waiting for me to address the firewall issue. That is, I "butchered" the firewall to move the column & box up/forward. Well, here you go. This is where we left off, and here is the piece that was removed: http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automoti...

As I pondered what was to come next, I was thinking it was about time for an update... http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq110/bigredtodd/Automotive%20folder/LSR%20Unibody/toddunitm.jpg Knowing that I needed more access, and also knowing that I didn't want to separate a stuck Y-block while the tru...