70barracuda Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 So much cleaner now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Quieter muffler, but now a fun switch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 That's sweet! An OEM looking switch panel from ghetdjc320 would look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Finally able to work on the seats. Got the passenger side done. The brackets sit super wide on these so making them fit is a challenge. I used krustyballer's brackets as a base and the procar brackets on top. Driver will definitely be alot harder. The trans tunnel is so wide on that side. But passenger is in and fits pretty good. The seat is a tad wobbly so I may need to beef up the whole mount system. But it's in and looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 krustyballer saves the day. Great brackets!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 Got the driver side in. Had to re-engineer the whole bracket. Because the trans tunnel is so large and the brackets sit so wide I had to chop the seat slider bracket and shorten it so clear the hump. Then welded is all back and plated it for strength. Then had to make a new mount on the bottom of the seat for the modified brackets. All in all it was super hard, just a lot of cutting welding and test fitting. But it came out so good and the seats are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Those look right at home in there! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Great work!! Deeper seats make such a difference to the driving position on a Comanche. I found with my PRP's and the better rake allows the seat to support your thighs so much better. I would never go back to stock seats. They are so short in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Great work!! Deeper seats make such a difference to the driving position on a Comanche. I found with my PRP's and the better rake allows the seat to support your thighs so much better. I would never go back to stock seats. They are so short in comparison. Oh absolutely. The stock seats are super comfy but offer very little support. Even my new ones which aren't very extreme hold you in so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Now the fun begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Tremec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Limeyjeeper said: Tremec? Yup. Brand new TKX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 heck yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 That TKX is sweet, 600lb torque, better rato selection too. Looks pretty compact. Is it about the same size as the AX15? It looks it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 31 minutes ago, Limeyjeeper said: That TKX is sweet, 600lb torque, better rato selection too. Looks pretty compact. Is it about the same size as the AX15? It looks it. It's within a 1/4 length and case size looks almost identical. That's why I went with it. Should fit almost perfect. The only issue I have is that they advertise a center shifter that's actually directly in the ax15 shifter spot but literally no one has one done yet. Even tremec. So I talked to the guys at american power train and they said the rear shifter can be flipped and they sent that offset stub so it should be within half an inch of the center plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 New center console matches almost perfectly. Now I can finally say the interior is done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Excellent!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Finally got around to changing out the radiator hoses. The ones I had didn't exactly fit great. My radiator is SBC style so the connections are difference sizes. Just made some out of summit silicone and adapters. Fit way better and no leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 Installed an oil cooler and some gauges. Did I need one? Probably not. Is it cool? Oh yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 got the before and after temps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 11:39 PM, Pete M said: got the before and after temps? Not the before. I didn't have the temp sensor. And dealing with a leak right now so I haven't driven it more than a block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Man this job suckedddddd. Hopefully it'll be worth it. The floors got pretty warm and also not having a/c I'm hoping this will keep the cab just a tad bit cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70barracuda Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 Just about ready for the new trans to go in. Then it's all the fun of setting up the hydraulics. Tremec has you make sure the bell housing runout is within their spec so the geometry of the input shaft and all is good. Kinda a pain in the @$$ but is needed for warranty. Luckily mine was good and I didn't have to mess with offset dowel pins. Rest of the clutch went on easy and now I can bolt it all up with the bell housing and then trans to bell so install is soooo much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 worth the effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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