Now for something really different

[Buffy]

Let the wiring begin!!!

 

[Buffy]

We are deep in it now.... so do you cut the red wire or blue???

 

[Buffy]

I picked up the rear bumper today. I think it will match the theme of the truck nicely. Now we just need to make some brackets to mount it up, no problem......

 

[Buffy]

My engine setup is a drive by wire version. He pedal assembly came out of a Chevy truck and doesn’t really match the cab over setup. A tad off to the right!

I took a piece of flat bar that positioned the pedal over the perfect distance. Thank goodness we never throw metal scraps away.

I cut up the old gas pedal mount to help finish off the mount.

The pedal was too long and shaped all wrong. So we cut a few inches out of it, applied copious amount of heat, and some “gentle” taps with a BFH and the pedal is just where I want it. Unfortunately I didn’t get any shots of the carnage as I was having to much fun with my instruments of destruction. But here is the final product.

 

[Buffy]

We’ve got the engine harnesses made. Talk about a crap ton of work to make these tunings and make them look nice. We also have the trans harnesses made but need to purdy them up some.

 

[jyaks]

Saw this at Lowe's and thought about this build when I saw it.

 

[77GreenMachine]

Any updates on this thing?

 

[Buffy]

It’s been on the back burner while I was working on the t-bucket project. Hope to get some forward progress going in the coming months. Really looking forward to getting this on the road!

 

[Buffy]

Well you asked for it...... been working on the monster this week. Welded up all the cross members, framed up the fifth wheel area, and mocked up the rear bumper. Really liking how it looks! Just need to build the mounts for it.

 

[Buffy]

Reached a milestone today. The bumper installed! I can check that off the list. I have the gooseneck hitch mocked in place and hope to wrap that up over the next week. Had to push it off the lift and get a good view of the final product.

 

[Caver Dave]

10 months with no update?

 

[Buffy]

Ahhhh yes, Frankenstein is patiently waiting his turn. I've learned a lot about the LS platform from my work on my Jeep project and will be making some changes on the wiring front. Once I finish with my brother's CJ5 project this one will be front and center. I have this devil on my shoulder to pony up and throw the LSX454 between the frame rails but my bank account tells me the hell you are! Then there is the credit card company whispering hey kid check out the "FREE" checks......