Anthony's 53 Chevrolet pickup

[Monster]

This is going to be a cool project when you quit talking about it and actually do some sh!t.

[SuperBuickGuy]

true... fun fact is I also have a diesel on its way for my wife's JK

[fatguyzinc]

pictures of Anthony's truck.... don't show FGZ those hood color pictures, I'm sure he'd find it awesome
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no no no, my deal is neon PINK, not kafurfle....
truck looks great.

[SuperBuickGuy]

no no no, my deal is neon PINK, not kafurfle....
truck looks great.

FGZ, Phd.... look at you with those $10 words

[silver_bullet]

pictures of Anthony's truck.... don't show FGZ those hood color pictures, I'm sure he'd find it awesome

it's remarkable solid and straight~ish



and typical rust hole

irony is that the floors need to mostly be removed for the new motor/trans combo

. The color Burple???

[DanStokes]

It looks pretty solid. Wish the MGB had been in similar shape to start with!

[SuperBuickGuy]

a big bit arrived today... 2 months early... argh!

there will be an unboxing, just not quite yet


still, that's the big pieces....

[SuperBuickGuy]

video

and pictures
mom cleaning windows

and Anthony checking boxes

[SuperBuickGuy]

As promised.... we started today
first remove bailing wire and removed bed

removed the last bolts and removed the cab

Anthony helping install the transmission

then finding it doesn't fit.... which I kind of suspected

nothing huge, wrong motor mounts and wrong trans cross member but at least we got it set in place

so I could set the cab about 4" high onto the frame


now the metal fab begins....

[SuperBuickGuy]

I love the smell of metal which has survived 70 years being cut up and discarded

oh hole!

oh brother

doors are off, starting to make things fit


was supposed to call Art Morrison today... oops...

[SuperBuickGuy]

worked on his truck today

first some CAD design (that he helped with)

he cracks me up, he really does. He was telling me how to do metal work, so I handed him the piece was working on then said "okay, show me" He looked at the snips and piece then said "maybe I should watch you do it" lol
alrighty then, this is what WE did.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I suppose we should talk about this
engine fits awesome in the Art Morrison frame

however.
I'm not sure how we ended up with a 6L80e - I know I spec'd a 4L80e, but somehow we got the 6 speed.
and that brings up an issue

it's taller
top is in the same spot as the 4


I'm not a fan of hanging the pan that low. Initially, Anthony wants basic stock height - so it won't be a huge deal but he's a kid.... lower/faster will be his mantra and "can I buy transmission oil pans in bulk"

At this moment, we're talking to Art Morrison but so far I don't know. But with that said, I know people watch this stuff and this is one of those things that's good to know.... so now you know.

[cstmwgn]

Think "skid plate" or something to make the front of the pan get by whatever abnormal event he is experiencing.

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to install the tank

a couple braces and just needs some holes

and installed and restacked together

in addition to the tank install, we stripped the frame in anticipation of paint. Anthony and his mom spent a couple hours degreasing, cleaning, then scotch-briting


next up, powder coated parts. Also waiting on a conclusion to the cross member issue....

[Loren]

I'm not a fan of hanging the pan that low. Initially, Anthony wants basic stock height - so it won't be a huge deal but he's a kid.... lower/faster will be his mantra and "can I buy transmission oil pans in bulk"

At this moment, we're talking to Art Morrison but so far I don't know. But with that said, I know people watch this stuff and this is one of those things that's good to know.... so now you know.

Seems like with about 16" between the top of the intake and the bottom of the hood, the motor could come up a bit? After living with a low-hanging pan in my longtime Vega driver I've never left a fluid pan being the lowest point on a chassis, I always think of the joke, What is an Oh-No bird? It's a bird with two-inch legs and three-inch b***s and every time it comes in to land it goes "OH NO! OH NO!" Some mount re-fab and a trans tunnel would be a PITA but avoid potential indignity later. On the other hand I suppose you could call the running boards the low point and I'm guessing the trans pan is above that.