little truck im throwing together ...

[Toomanycars]

the motor is finally in for the last time .. I put the new valve covers on and slid the motor in and there was a few places were I had to do some mods . When I made my motor mounts i made it so the motor was as far down and back as possible .. the new valve covers are bigger so they contacted the fire wall .. few cuts latter some welding and a small amount of bondo to make it look alittle better and it fits like a glove.

here you can see where I cut to gain some clearance





I made some patch panels and welded them in..





A little bondo to smooth things out a bit..





and some paint to finish things up..




Now the motor is in and everything clears... time to start wiring things up..

[Toomanycars]

after a short break I finally am getting back to working on the ranger ..

still weighting on a few parts for the engine so I started working on the body again .. pulled the box off tonight and got the hole for the old tail handle closed and now im trying to figure out what to do with the gap between the pan and the tail gate..


hears what I started with ..



And hears where im at now.

[MR.hp]

Looks like that project is moving right along. I like those valve covers, might have to get a set for the Camaro. Keep us posted on your progress.

[Bluetcster]

nice ride

[Toomanycars]

got alittle done today.. decided that while I wait fore the supply's i ordered to get here i would mount my mirrors ..

[Toomanycars]

been working on getting the box ready for primer ...

[MR.hp]

Make sure you prime the bare metal with etching primer.

[Toomanycars]

ordered my new headlights ..

[Toomanycars]

got home today to find a present from the ups man ..



wow a plain brown box i wonder whats inside..


I spose the only way to find out is to open it .




ohh those are nice .. good build quality

[Bluetcster]

Those headlights are cool.

[fast toys]

Great posts on the build. I cannot wait to see the truck painted.

[Toomanycars]

got some time to work on the truck today .. threw the front end together to see what i have to work with and this is what i got...







I dont like the grill so thats gona go.. havent figured out whats gona replace it but ill figure something outt. and I plan on making a filler panel for the space between the bumper and grill sash..