'55 Chevy 3800 Cummins

[nblehm]

The floor looks really nice painted! Nice work on all the sheet metal

[Hoofmann]

Can’t wait to see this thing run! Paint looks real good.

[6DoF]

getting closer! slowly working thru the lines/hoses, routing has been a lot of staring at it to get it just right

brakes, clutch, and power steering are all run and pretty much a known, just need to finish the execution. still need to start fuel, but hopefully have everything. air switches are ready in the truck, just need the home runs to the bags now.

i also need to nut-n-bolt the whole thing

[6DoF]

I drove it!!

[6DoF]

vids!

https://imgur.com/YyUudp8

https://imgur.com/o8EM0Vz

[Cobound]

I see you were cautions not to put dents in the roof from smiling too large

[xj_man_646]

Hell yeah!

Sounds so weird without a turbo

[6DoF]

it sounds kinda bad ass, i kinda want to drive it around NA and freak ppl out trying to figure out what it is. even thought about a pre-turbo cutout

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

vids!

https://imgur.com/YyUudp8

https://imgur.com/o8EM0Vz

https://i.imgur.com/mTS5bXR.mp4

[nblehm]

Without scrolling all the way through again, you are putting this on air bags right? What are you using to control that system?

[6DoF]

Originally Posted by nblehm

Without scrolling all the way through again, you are putting this on air bags right? What are you using to control that system?

Yup, air. Its all manual at the moment, but the valves are really slow. 2 bags per corner in the back, ride and load, so 6 switches. The holes are for the bulkhead fittings.

These valves:
https://thorbros.com/products/1-4-ma...y-paddle-valve

[nblehm]

I ran across the manual valves after asking on here. Kind of went down a rabbit hole while I was sick and want to run bags in the back of the j10 (to start). All the automated controls are expensive the manual valves are more my style. Too bad you can’t get them in 3/8 line

[6DoF]

if you want really high volume manual air control, this seams to be the only real option. I'm very very tempted to get a 4-way and use the current paddle switches just for the load bags.

http://www.airejax.com/touch%C3%A9/

[6DoF]

the '55 is out and back to priority. i WILL be driving this in the spring.

just organizing the shop, pulling it back out, and cleaning was a bit. going thru parts to remember what i had vs what i needed, black friday sales are going to be expensive this year.

started working on the doors to get them squared away. seals on both, but need to drill holes for the clips in the new metal. drives i think is good, but the pass needs aligned better. started cleaning up all the factory latch bits i'll be using, and started painting the handles. ran em thru the sand blaster and a random orbital to smooth out the pitting first. trying to order new hardware to ditch the double-d bits, etc.

the big issue is getting the core support re-worked. everything fit with the factory balancer, but this larger fluidamper and the belt drive fuel pump stick out more. i'll actually be flipping the core support mounts up on top of the frame vs under, under was a stupid plan. it also gives me easy bumper mounting points too. then i just need to figure out how i want to rework the rad mounts to get it to lay flatter against the core support.







this will NOT be me!

[Cobound]

Stay on task, dude, stay on task!!!

I got the third stall all cleared out last night so I could pull my trailer or SXS into it...not sure which I'll keep there yet, but it felt good to have some shiit tossed and space cleared out again!!

[xj_man_646]

Explain the belt driven fuel pump. Lift pump I assume, due to your fuel cell design?

[6DoF]

Originally Posted by xj_man_646

Explain the belt driven fuel pump. Lift pump I assume, due to your fuel cell design?

mechanical lift pump that'll support way more fueling than the factory lift pump. plus higher PSI for better fuel control at higher RPM in the p7100.

https://powerdrivendiesel.com/produc...tor-lift-pump/

[wrath]

Originally Posted by 6DoF

just organizing the shop, pulling it back out, and cleaning was a bit. going thru parts to remember what i had vs what i needed, black friday sales are going to be expensive this year.

I've been trying to do the same. Been trying to do triage and let some things go forever when I had to go back to work. That commute and lunch time lost is bigly. We normally only have 1 kitchen bag of trash each week... been filling two 55 gallon trash cans every week for a year. Some of the stuff has been hard to let go (like first gen S10 stuff and 73-91 stuff).

I still have a garage full of windows for the house I bought two years ago. I only put the 3 worst ones in.

There is something gratifying about sorting the work area and starting fresh.

Where do you look to find useful sales?

[6DoF]

once in a while i have to stop buying parts of things and just make myself complete the crap i already bought. i have a PILE of stuff for Hank, but that's waiting til the '55 is on the street now.

i missed a sale last month on all the glass and door components i need, that junk gets expensive. i've never looked, but i guess classic industries and similar have good (or best) sales for black friday.

i also need to hit up some diesel supplier for a pair of turbo's and some injectors at least. i need to call around again and get opinions on best setup for what i wanna do first, compare everyone's choices.

[6DoF]

satisfying

https://i.imgur.com/81GKwYc.mp4