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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #75 on: February 26, 2022, 08:10:34 am »
sorry about the quality of the pics.
ask any question you want. I am glad to help.
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Offline 1980K20

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #76 on: February 28, 2022, 11:14:07 pm »
Great progress!  I'm not good at body work, always like to see others make progress!

Crazy, but any chance you can get a picture of the lower clips that hold on the door panels? I can't get mine on. No worries if your panels are still on or the clips are already gone.

Thanks! Mark
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Offline matty1965

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #77 on: March 01, 2022, 09:56:55 pm »
Really interested in doing the swap after seeing how it turned out. Do you have any pictures of the lower rear control arm mounts? Just curious how you attached them and where they landed on the frame
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #78 on: March 02, 2022, 01:10:36 pm »
Very simple home made bracket with a urethane bushing . bolted on the side and bottom.
Bottom hole is slotted to allow for caster adjustment. I modified the frame to make a flat surface to mount because of how low I went.
i am sure there is more than 1 way to do it.
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #79 on: March 02, 2022, 01:29:38 pm »
Doing a little more work. wanted a better universal way to mount just about any kind of seat that I found in the junk yard that I might like. currently i am running maximia seats with a dodge center section.

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Offline Shifty

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #80 on: March 03, 2022, 08:20:59 am »
I hate having hardly any options for seats....(all the way back is barely enough).
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #81 on: March 21, 2022, 11:02:53 am »
Added in the 4x4 high hump to the floor. making a little more room to improve the drive line angle or possibly go with a manual in the future.
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Offline Mike81K10

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #82 on: March 26, 2022, 04:22:52 pm »
Your have made a lot of nice progress and I enjoy looking at your thread.
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #83 on: July 31, 2023, 01:26:18 pm »
Started working on the turbo install for Ruby and added a aluminum block 6.0
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #84 on: July 31, 2023, 01:29:26 pm »
some more pics
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Offline macr0w

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #85 on: August 29, 2023, 06:46:59 am »
Man, you are really putting the work in on this truck.
Good job. Keep it coming.  8)
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #86 on: August 29, 2023, 07:20:05 am »
Thanks man,  I have more tools and time than I have cash.  I just keep working at it as funds allow.
Hopefully more to come in the fall when things cool down a little. Plan is to get the turbo in during the fall.
I have one of those cheap E-bay cast log manifolds. Looks pretty durable but there is a tone of casting flash everywhere that I have been cleaning up.

Trying to decide if I want to use  shorty header or a factory cast manifold for the other side. I do not thing there will be much of a performance difference, but the cast manifold would probably hold the heat better. The shorty header would save a lot of work as it already has a v-bad flange on it, and I would not need to port match.
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #87 on: September 03, 2024, 06:32:03 am »
Started moving forward with Ruby again. did some interior wood grain vinyl adhesive trim work. have never done that kind of work before. Came out pretty good though.
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Offline Thompson335

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #88 on: September 03, 2024, 09:39:04 am »
Some more work on the turbo install. Got the intercooler and cold side pipe routing figured out. next comes the hot side and figuring out where to put some heat shielding.
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Offline Mike81K10

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Re: 80 C10 SWB "The Ruby Build"
« Reply #89 on: September 03, 2024, 08:06:53 pm »
Awesome, should be a beast when done!
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