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    Registered Member rockytopper R.I.P 5-13-2017's Avatar
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    Some progress on the nomad this past week. Suspension, Holley LS pan & LS2 engine are on order. While I'm awaiting their arrival I dug out the only piece of my original 55 from back in the day I had left and used it to build my custom dash. Original oil & gen lights will be used for chk eng & brake. Original high beam bowtie & turn sig arrows will be used. I mocked up one this past weekend. I'm looking at a few different gauges to use in the final version but I'm really liken this one.

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    My babies transplant arrived this morning. I'm getting excited now. Just need to find good matching 6l80 trans to go with it.

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    Really like the dash insert , very nice motor will be very nice when done .


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    I have had a long holiday off made alot of progess. I have the new engine trans and suspension installed. really happy with final stance.


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    Great score!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Troberts View Post
    Great score!!!
    Thanks!! It's pretty solid more than I realized. After spending time under it this past couple of weeks. The rear shock towers are like new. I almost didn't, add a shock bar but decided I wanted a crossmember so I fabbed one to fit the existing floor structure.

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    The nomad is looking really nice.

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    Yes very nice! Great progress

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    Thanks guys. I can't wait to get it on the road. I ordered the pypes exhaust system for wagons. I need it to complete the fabrication of my shock bar and frame x brace. Also ordered helwig sway bars. They Also require some welding and fab work. After I completely mock everything up we plan to blast the floors and get ready to repair the metal and then pull the body off the frame to finish the frame.

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    The exhaust system showed up. Looks like the shock bar is a no go. I built it based on the existing exhaust system routing and the pypes is much different and pretty much uses all the space that a shock bar wants to be. As it looks any hope for a shock bar will have to be a bolt in and below the exhaust. Removable so exhaust can be replaced. So back to the drawing board. Guess I should have looked at the nomad install pics on the pypes website first lol. The rest of the system looks like it fits pretty nice. I might have to mod the parking brake brackets on the frame to clear mufflers. I just hope the new hellwig adjustable sway bar I'm waiting on clears the mufflers. The crossover just clears the trans crossmember I have fabricated. I'm considering putting an x brace in the frame at the crossover. Space is looking good to do that. I'm mostly wanting to integrate a drive shaft loop for safety.
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