89 Crew Cab Chevy k20 4x4 twin turbo Cummins swap Tons of Pics!

[pholliday1]

Eric

You do realize in your very first post you aspired to have this truck completed prior to the wedding? So ahh...... Do we need to put your wife in charge of the project ? Cause we all know the wedding happened on time LOL Just keep plugging away you'll get it ..great job so far!

[eric28miller]

hahaha dang it! i was hoping nobody would notice! lol
Yea i've been pluggin away,
Here's a few pics of the transfer case clocking plate installed. Worked perfectly except i had to notch out the crossmember, no biggie, long as the cv joint isn't binding.

[eric28miller]

The brake set up. Front and rear manual line locks instead of using the old e-brake system. And using Dot 5 brake fluid so it won't eat the paint. Supposed to work better than dot 3 but can't be used with abs.

[eric28miller]

Installed the condenser but have to get some custom a/c lines made since vintage air's lines won't work with my custom set up..


Just got in the lower door panels that match the floor carpet. 89 bucks for all 4 from a company on ebay.

[eric28miller]

Here's a closer look at the mirror mounts. I built them to be solid so the mirrors don't wiggle while driving and blur the vision. Drives me nuts when i can't see out of a mirror..



And here's a pic of the speakers which will be mounted in every door

[eric28miller]

Some pics of the offbrand Dynamat. Installed 70 lbs worth in just the firewall and floor. I did 2 layers on the firewall to make sure no noise makes it through!








And the doors will get covered once they are finished.
I also filled the roof of the cab with liquid foam to block out more noise.

[Irish_Alley]

something that i just saw and its the first time i think i seen it, but what type of contraption is that on the front spring almost like a hanger on the front?

[eric28miller]

That's the Sulastic shackles. It's a secondary rubber suspension so it'll ride like an old cady

[eric28miller]

So I now know that i for sure cannot tig weld. I'm not a bad self taught mig welder but tig welding is a whole nother story...

I decided to weld the stainless thru hauls on instead because the 0 rings kept leaking and i wanted to never worry about dropping the tanks again.

Tank on the left is a massacred stainless tig weld. Said screw this and went and bought a roll of stainless wire for the mig. Mig weld on the right.
Wish i would've done it to begin with...but thought, how hard can it be?...



I then coated the welds with liquid metal compound then sprayed over it with Leak Seal.
Here's a few pics with the 1 1/2" transfer hose installed.

[eric28miller]

Just fabbed up the manual brake locks I picked up from jegs along with an adjuster for the rear when i'm loaded.

[Irish_Alley]

getting jealous, lol

[eric28miller]

lol

I had to make sure this sticker didn't get painted over!


New load of painted parts woo hoo


I love the smoked tail lights! I thought i'd have to buy new ones cuz how scratched n faded they were but some smoke and clear coat did wonders. And in the light they look pretty bright yet, Plus i'll have 4 other led tail lights if they are too dark.



Same thing with the clearance lights



Installed a new 6x9 and spacer

[81_Chevy]

What did you use to smoke the taillights? i used VHT nightshades when i did mine.

[eric28miller]

My painter used a smoke paint then multiple coats of clear coat.
Took a little break from the truck to work on some remodeling in the house.
Gonna try and set the body back on tomorrow

[pholliday1]

"REMOLDELING THE HOUSE" Code word for I'm married now and I can't work on my truck 24/7 LOL  Us married folk feel your pain. Really like the brake setup looks like its going to function really well !