R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Right Front http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-132.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Next will be the entire underbody. I figure it will take about 8 hours or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also cut out the rear spare tire well and ground off the remaining two fuel tank brackets on the left rear. Need to make room for the fuel cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Not the best pics, but you get the idea. We cut about 3/4" inside, along the frame rails. http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-126.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 left side http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-124.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Right side http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-123.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autotr8er2 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I admire someone who isn't afraid to cut factory sheetmetal. Keep going, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Cuttin' is the easy part as you know. Pre-planning, measuring and having a vision is sometimes the hard part. Now I have to fill that hole in with some 18 guage and then cut a hole in it for the fuel cell, run a couple of 1x1 boxed braces, install fuel cell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Nice man, I've been wanting to cut my trunk out for so long. I hate it. I hate the gas tank, how big and low it is. What cell are you going with? Edited February 3, 2014 by Convette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-293215-s/overview/ This one should be a nice fit. Although 15 gal isn't much really, I don't want the cell to hang too low or take over the trunk area either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autotr8er2 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Nice man, I've been wanting to cut my trunk out for so long. I hate it. I hate the gas tank, how big and low it is. What cell are you going with? ditto on the trunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 For the last few weeks we've been cleaning, wire-wheeling, stripping the underside of the car to remove all grease, dirt, undercoating and paint. It has taken approximately 25-26 man-hours to do. We finished it off with a coat of primer. We're not going to paint it yet, as we still have to cut the firewall and transmission tunnel, weld in the framework for the fuel cell, roll cage, etc. Here's a few pics of the before and after... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Before...http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-137.jpg After... (right side done)http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-142.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Before...http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-138.jpg After...http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-140.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 More after.... http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-143.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-149.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-144.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-146.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa398/dhollin73/LS%20Conquest/Conquest-148.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convette Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thats pretty much the worst part right there...haha the rest is easy! Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 wish i had the time , place, and space to do all that!!! nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 are you painting or undercoating the underside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Painting. I like things nice and clean, easy to see. If you ask anyone that knows me, they will tell you that I'm kind ofjz; okay, a lotjz. If I was going to undercoat it, I probably would have just cleaned and sprayed it. This car will be a fun weekend driver. It will never see snow, salt, or dirt if I can help it. If it does, then oh well. (and no, it's not a show car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-R-Quest Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Good news.... Came accross a great deal on a 5.3 today, so I went ahead and pulled the trigger. $400 and just over 100k miles out of a '02 GMC 1500; complete; intake to oil pan w/ECM. The downside is that this will push back getting the transmission. I really wanted to get the transmission first, since it is the most expensive purchase in the build. However, this engine deal is too good to pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconro Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Looks like you are making good progress. Cant wait to see pics of the engine in place. Awesome work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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