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[sefugi 166]

You know it!!

[sefugi 166]

The building of the custom guage cluster has begun. We made some good progress tonight and here are a few pics of the results.

Decided on using a black plexi panel as the mounting surface for the guages.

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

Cutting plexi is a slow process, but it went fairly well.

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

Holes cut for the outer gauges.

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

All the mounting holes cut and the plate attatched to the backing bracket that will mount the guage cluster in the original location in the truck.

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

Mounting of the guages...

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

Cluster ready for some wiring and we have decided to incorporate some LEDS into the face of the cluster for turn signals, high beams, and parking brake.

By grasshoper at 2010-11-08

Lots of wiring for us to do over the next few days and awaiting the LEDs to show. Stay tuned for more...

[Mtopper 23]

your builds are always two fold. visual and audio. i love the work and can't believe you got that big of a motor in the truck. want to try that in my blazer???? hahaha. keep the the great work, i'll be watching patiently

[sefugi 166]

your builds are always two fold. visual and audio. i love the work and can't believe you got that big of a motor in the truck. want to try that in my blazer???? hahaha. keep the the great work, i'll be watching patiently

Thanks for the post and the kind words!!!! We had our doubts about the correct motor mounts to start with but that is way behind us at this point. Audio, I'm lookin' forward to that phase of this project! I've got a big shoehorn to help with that Blazer.

[sefugi 166]

Anybody ready for an update???

[lightingman117 8]

HECK TO THE YEAH!!

[sefugi 166]

HECK TO THE YEAH!!

Uploading pics now!

[lightingman117 8]

HECK TO THE YEAH!!

Uploading pics now!

Haha, me too! Funny how that is?

[sefugi 166]

Here we go with some updates on the wiring for the gauges. Got our LEDs for the dash indicators. Things are starting to come together. Here are some pics.

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[sefugi 166]

Gauge panel installed and time to test out a few of the circuits...

By grasshoper at 2010-11-13

By grasshoper at 2010-11-13

By grasshoper at 2010-11-13

[sefugi 166]

Here is a quick vid to go with the progress of the gauges. Gives an idea of what we did with the LEDs...

Grasshopper seems to like the use of LEDs.

More to come!

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

Looking good fellas.

[lightingman117 8]

That is beautiful. Makes me wanna put led's everywhere!

[getbent 10]

Here is a quick vid to go with the progress of the gauges. Gives an idea of what we did with the LEDs...

Grasshopper seems to like the use of LEDs.

More to come!

the leds are super bright and very compact love em!!!!

[sefugi 166]

Here's an update, What do these pictures tell us??? Yep it's time!!!!

By grasshoper at 2010-11-13

By grasshoper at 2010-11-13

[sefugi 166]

We cranked the motor this evening and it sounds great!! Had a little trouble with the fuel pressure regulator, but other than that everything went perfect. Grasshopper was amazed that it fired up so well. He was a little funny about cranking it, the closer we got to firing it up the more nervous he got. (quite a large investment) He reminded me of a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, as you will tell in the video. We still have a number of things to do before we give it the first test drive but hopefully we will be road worthy by the end of the week.

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

That would look so much better in my truck. lol

Sounds good and looks clean as hell !

[cobra93 47]

Purring like a cat with an armored tail in a room full of rocking chairs!!

I'm a ford guy at heart, but that is one hell of a nice engine!!

Awesome work so far brothers!! Keep it up!

[sefugi 166]

That would look so much better in my truck. lol

Sounds good and looks clean as hell !

I can get you one build just like it!!

Clean was one of Grasshopper's top requests.

[sefugi 166]

Purring like a cat with an armored tail in a room full of rocking chairs!!

I'm a ford guy at heart, but that is one hell of a nice engine!!

Awesome work so far brothers!! Keep it up!

from the both of us!

Few things left to do then if Grasshopper is ready it's time to move into Phase 2.

[Mtopper 23]

that looks great!! sounds so much better than i thought it would. can't wait to see whats next

[sefugi 166]

that looks great!! sounds so much better than i thought it would. can't wait to see whats next

Thanks!! Lot of tuning and checking of all the systems: Fans, A/C, fuel regulator still needs a little adjustment, shifter, then drive and make sure we are a go!! Then on to next "phase".

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

[lightingman117 8]

Oh my gosh that engine looks and sounds so good/pretty. If an engine can sound that good I only hope the sound system can keep up

[sefugi 166]