Project "Miss Stress"

flamesaway · 02-08-2008, 01:10 PM

I'm just going to weld a couple outlets on the tank (1 on top & 1 on bottom) and run a clear sight tube. And watch mileage on the highway. The tank I'm running has no place for a sending unit and it wouldn't looks good if I made a place for one. After the cops give me a hard time about the tank I'll probably get a fuel cell. But no time soon.

dawgnutz · 02-08-2008, 01:57 PM

LOL! Right on! inginuity and style! I dig! LOL!

s10sixteynine · 02-08-2008, 09:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

I'm just going to weld a couple outlets on the tank (1 on top & 1 on bottom) and run a clear sight tube. And watch mileage on the highway. The tank I'm running has no place for a sending unit and it wouldn't looks good if I made a place for one. After the cops give me a hard time about the tank I'll probably get a fuel cell. But no time soon.

just did that to a chopper we are building at the shop, never thought about doing it on a truck

Mystic_Knight · 02-09-2008, 12:15 AM

The dash is looking GREAT man. Can't wait to see it. May 31st will be here soon!

downtoearth · 02-09-2008, 12:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

With over 100 views in 2 days you'd think someone might have a comment or is that just asking too much of you guys?

Thanks Droppedss for caring brother.

Thats how I feel

flamesaway · 02-09-2008, 09:39 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight

The dash is looking GREAT man. Can't wait to see it. May 31st will be here soon!

I'm working on being there. First show?!

flamesaway · 02-09-2008, 09:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by downtoearth

Thats how I feel

It was a bad night, the Basketball team I coach got beat by almost 30 points. I was pretty pissed that night.

flamesaway · 02-09-2008, 09:57 PM

I made brackets for the compressors today and took off the seat tracks so I can make new mounts for them. I'm going to order a dual pack of Viairs soon. The seat brackets are going to suck to make though, oh well.

RUBBAHKNECK · 02-09-2008, 10:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

With the other bed I have and this cab I just picked up last night I hope to have another roller mocked up by around Xmas.

I need a front end and doors and the body will be complete. I will use the TTs I have for the wheels. Thinking about the frame now. Tossing around ideas.

Heres some pics of the bed and wheels I'll be using. Will set up the front for 20s instead of the 17s.

hey nice progress!!... is that 20.10'z? .....if it is do you have problems with it rubbing on the outside steps?.... jus curious...was planning on 20 by 10'z but dont know if it would work..... can i have the specs to running 20.10'z on a stepside if you do?.... thanks

***droppedss*** · 02-10-2008, 08:18 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

No ban then? Am I safe? HA HA

lol, your safe for another week or three.

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

With over 100 views in 2 days you'd think someone might have a comment or is that just asking too much of you guys?

Thanks Droppedss for caring brother.

no problemo! haha. I know how it feels. I subscribed to the thread, so as soon as I see a new post in my inbox I'm on it like your rocker on the ground.

***droppedss*** · 02-10-2008, 08:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway

I made brackets for the compressors today and took off the seat tracks so I can make new mounts for them. I'm going to order a dual pack of Viairs soon. The seat brackets are going to suck to make though, oh well.

I see the mufflers...those the final placement area for them??? or are they just sitting there?

flamesaway · 02-10-2008, 09:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by RUBBAHKNECK

hey nice progress!!... is that 20.10'z? .....if it is do you have problems with it rubbing on the outside steps?.... jus curious...was planning on 20 by 10'z but dont know if it would work..... can i have the specs to running 20.10'z on a stepside if you do?.... thanks

Read up alittle more. That is a 20x10 w/3" BS but that stepside bed has been widened (not stock). I'm not sure what backspacing you would need on a stock stepside thought.

Can anyone else reading this help?

flamesaway · 02-10-2008, 09:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by droppedss

I see the mufflers...those the final placement area for them??? or are they just sitting there?

Well I'm open to suggestions. The mufflers need to be turned around cause the inlet is pointing back right now, but I'm thinking of running them there with some dumps right behind the license plate. The goal is to quiet them down alittle and keep the resonance and drone out of the cab. Its a 40 series Delta Flow.

What do you guys think?

Did you see the ls swap blazer on here with 2 mufflers inline of each other. It produced a sweet sound.

***droppedss*** · 02-10-2008, 11:38 AM

Ya, I remember the blazer, although I cant for the life of me remember the thread. I remember it was white (lol, that helped).

I really dig the idea of dumping them behind the tag because the whole truck has some older school things like the dash and other stuff. So it kinda pulls it back to a muscle car deal. (to me). Such as the muscle cars that just had the tips barely visible.

flamesaway · 02-10-2008, 12:10 PM

Yeah thats what I was going for. And adding to the sleeper style. Plus it will keep the heat away from the cab, bags and bushings, and battery. Maybe even keep the dust down, maybe not but I hope so. I hate dust on a clean truck.

***droppedss*** · 02-10-2008, 01:13 PM

oh ya. most def. When you start it, it'll blow the dust and dirt thats right underneath it out, with a mean motor under the hood, I think thats one of the coolest things ever.

flamesaway · 02-10-2008, 03:53 PM

I hope it turns out good, the sound too. I'm going to make the brackets for the mufflers and tanks next weekend hopefully.

Got my taxes finished and can't wait to get the $ to buy the rest of the parts.

***droppedss*** · 02-10-2008, 04:17 PM

lol, I hear ya. I'm working on taxes to. I hope I get money back and dont owe them.

flamesaway · 02-10-2008, 04:26 PM

I used to own a business and work contact so I always owed.

dawgnutz · 02-10-2008, 05:32 PM

1099 FTL ! LOL!

I'm done with taxes, getting back, but it's not for the truck.

I dig the flowmaster 40 series but understand what you mean abotu the droning , that should be a good location, (flowmaster has something on their site that says you need alteas 18 in of pipe behind the outlet for it to cool properly and function correctly but I'm not sure why, Mine used to be dumped at the axle....?) The dump behind the tag is sweet. Rolling dust clouds on start up and revs for sure!

98onAIR · 02-10-2008, 09:53 PM

work looks awesome man! keep it up

soLOWsoNOMA95 · 02-10-2008, 10:39 PM

truck looks sick im def robbing the fuel cell idea mine will be ordered soon lol i love the tank

drps10 · 02-11-2008, 10:36 AM

i have the same exhaust.. it got louder as i cut more and more off the exhaust pipe... now i only have about 2" then turn down... and rather loud... cruizing you hear a good number of the exhaust and my muffler is where the gas tank is (pass side tho... if you get where i'm saying)

AVdime · 02-11-2008, 12:58 PM

I say dump them right in front of the rear tires!

flamesaway · 02-11-2008, 10:40 PM

Thanks guys, as for the mufflers I'll have the crossmembers done shortly and pics posted of the final resting place. That will take care of the airtank mounts also.

I've had numerous PMs about the tank so I'll post the info for anyone that needs it.

MAS Racing Products
(651)644-6811
My tank is a 14 gal. 10"dia x 42" long for $149

They range from 2 gal for $89
to a 15 gal for $159

The smaller gal. size come in 8" dia. and larger are 10" dia.
They don't have a website that I know of but you can find their ad in Street Rodder magazine.

AVdime · 02-11-2008, 10:50 PM

haha i love that tank! I seen a sweet choper tank that had a clear beer bottle frenced on the side of it as a gauge. My buddy at work just did a bike tank and used a piece of clear airline and 2 PTC fitting threaded into some small bungs on the side. Works great for him And adds a nice flare

Also any plans of riding down to autorama this year?

97stepsideS10 · 02-12-2008, 02:58 AM

i <3 your truck

dawgnutz · 02-12-2008, 02:20 PM

Does the 42" fit in the bed well, or could you go larger? My truck has an 18.5 gallon tank and one of the reasons I haven't done anything smaller (Devious tank, a tank like yours), is that I like / need the extra capacity for driving range......

layinbody31 · 02-12-2008, 03:59 PM

Glad I found this thread...I absolutely LOVE the dually bed, and seeing the rest of your work is a bonus too

Keep it up man, can't wait til you start on the S10

bmxbang · 02-12-2008, 05:23 PM

keep the progress pics coming man it looks sick so far cant wait to see it rollin!

flamesaway · 02-12-2008, 08:18 PM

Yes I can't wait to drive this thing. Spring is near but I'm not looking forward to bringing the truck out to all the potholes this winter is going to bring. Thats Michigan for ya, and anywhere you get snow. I've got two more basketball games this week then I'm free. I can't wait to have some time to myself in the garage to work on this bitch of a truck. Hence the name, Miss Stress. My girl actually likes the other woman!

Thanks for all the support guys. I also can't wait to go to some shows and meet all of you. Glad to see some new faces posting also. Keep it up.

As far as the gas tank goes you will just have to measure the width you have available, Dawgnutz, and I'm sure you already know you sometimes have to sacrafice for style. The 42" works well but I think you could go to a 45" b

02-08-2008, 01:10 PM	#201
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" I'm just going to weld a couple outlets on the tank (1 on top & 1 on bottom) and run a clear sight tube. And watch mileage on the highway. The tank I'm running has no place for a sending unit and it wouldn't looks good if I made a place for one. After the cops give me a hard time about the tank I'll probably get a fuel cell. But no time soon.
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02-08-2008, 01:57 PM	#202
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" LOL! Right on! inginuity and style! I dig! LOL!
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02-08-2008, 09:17 PM	#203
s10sixteynine lets get hammered Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,067 Location: anniston, al User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway I'm just going to weld a couple outlets on the tank (1 on top & 1 on bottom) and run a clear sight tube. And watch mileage on the highway. The tank I'm running has no place for a sending unit and it wouldn't looks good if I made a place for one. After the cops give me a hard time about the tank I'll probably get a fuel cell. But no time soon. just did that to a chopper we are building at the shop, never thought about doing it on a truck
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02-09-2008, 12:15 AM	#204
Mystic_Knight Oaktown Trucks Age: 36 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,315 Location: S.E. Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" The dash is looking GREAT man. Can't wait to see it. May 31st will be here soon!
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02-09-2008, 12:21 AM	#205
downtoearth PPG sprayin' member Age: 21 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,663 Location: Minden, La User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway With over 100 views in 2 days you'd think someone might have a comment or is that just asking too much of you guys? Thanks Droppedss for caring brother. Thats how I feel
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02-09-2008, 09:39 AM	#206
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by Mystic_Knight The dash is looking GREAT man. Can't wait to see it. May 31st will be here soon! I'm working on being there. First show?!
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02-09-2008, 09:41 AM	#207
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by downtoearth Thats how I feel It was a bad night, the Basketball team I coach got beat by almost 30 points. I was pretty pissed that night.
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02-09-2008, 09:57 PM	#208
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" I made brackets for the compressors today and took off the seat tracks so I can make new mounts for them. I'm going to order a dual pack of Viairs soon. The seat brackets are going to suck to make though, oh well.
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02-09-2008, 10:26 PM	#209
RUBBAHKNECK Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 15 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by flamesaway With the other bed I have and this cab I just picked up last night I hope to have another roller mocked up by around Xmas. I need a front end and doors and the body will be complete. I will use the TTs I have for the wheels. Thinking about the frame now. Tossing around ideas. Heres some pics of the bed and wheels I'll be using. Will set up the front for 20s instead of the 17s. hey nice progress!!... is that 20.10'z? .....if it is do you have problems with it rubbing on the outside steps?.... jus curious...was planning on 20 by 10'z but dont know if it would work..... can i have the specs to running 20.10'z on a stepside if you do?.... thanks
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02-10-2008, 09:24 AM	#212
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by RUBBAHKNECK hey nice progress!!... is that 20.10'z? .....if it is do you have problems with it rubbing on the outside steps?.... jus curious...was planning on 20 by 10'z but dont know if it would work..... can i have the specs to running 20.10'z on a stepside if you do?.... thanks Read up alittle more. That is a 20x10 w/3" BS but that stepside bed has been widened (not stock). I'm not sure what backspacing you would need on a stock stepside thought. Can anyone else reading this help?
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02-10-2008, 09:32 AM	#213
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Quote: Originally Posted by droppedss I see the mufflers...those the final placement area for them??? or are they just sitting there? Well I'm open to suggestions. The mufflers need to be turned around cause the inlet is pointing back right now, but I'm thinking of running them there with some dumps right behind the license plate. The goal is to quiet them down alittle and keep the resonance and drone out of the cab. Its a 40 series Delta Flow. What do you guys think? Did you see the ls swap blazer on here with 2 mufflers inline of each other. It produced a sweet sound.
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02-10-2008, 12:10 PM	#215
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Yeah thats what I was going for. And adding to the sleeper style. Plus it will keep the heat away from the cab, bags and bushings, and battery. Maybe even keep the dust down, maybe not but I hope so. I hate dust on a clean truck.
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02-10-2008, 03:53 PM	#217
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" I hope it turns out good, the sound too. I'm going to make the brackets for the mufflers and tanks next weekend hopefully. Got my taxes finished and can't wait to get the $ to buy the rest of the parts.
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02-10-2008, 04:26 PM	#219
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" I used to own a business and work contact so I always owed.
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02-10-2008, 05:32 PM	#220
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" 1099 FTL ! LOL! I'm done with taxes, getting back, but it's not for the truck. I dig the flowmaster 40 series but understand what you mean abotu the droning , that should be a good location, (flowmaster has something on their site that says you need alteas 18 in of pipe behind the outlet for it to cool properly and function correctly but I'm not sure why, Mine used to be dumped at the axle....?) The dump behind the tag is sweet. Rolling dust clouds on start up and revs for sure!
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02-10-2008, 09:53 PM	#221
98onAIR Layin Frame Age: 20 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 38 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" work looks awesome man! keep it up
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02-10-2008, 10:39 PM	#222
soLOWsoNOMA95 Who Knows Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 448 Location: jerz User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" truck looks sick im def robbing the fuel cell idea mine will be ordered soon lol i love the tank
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02-11-2008, 10:36 AM	#223
drps10 !! TALK NOW !! Age: 23 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,781 Location: Northern Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" i have the same exhaust.. it got louder as i cut more and more off the exhaust pipe... now i only have about 2" then turn down... and rather loud... cruizing you hear a good number of the exhaust and my muffler is where the gas tank is (pass side tho... if you get where i'm saying)
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02-11-2008, 12:58 PM	#224
AVdime Big Bully Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,377 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" I say dump them right in front of the rear tires!
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02-11-2008, 10:40 PM	#225
flamesaway The Bombs About To Drop Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 510 Location: FLINT User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Thanks guys, as for the mufflers I'll have the crossmembers done shortly and pics posted of the final resting place. That will take care of the airtank mounts also. I've had numerous PMs about the tank so I'll post the info for anyone that needs it. MAS Racing Products (651)644-6811 My tank is a 14 gal. 10"dia x 42" long for $149 They range from 2 gal for $89 to a 15 gal for $159 The smaller gal. size come in 8" dia. and larger are 10" dia. They don't have a website that I know of but you can find their ad in Street Rodder magazine.
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02-11-2008, 10:50 PM	#226
AVdime Big Bully Age: 25 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,377 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" haha i love that tank! I seen a sweet choper tank that had a clear beer bottle frenced on the side of it as a gauge. My buddy at work just did a bike tank and used a piece of clear airline and 2 PTC fitting threaded into some small bungs on the side. Works great for him And adds a nice flare Also any plans of riding down to autorama this year?
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02-12-2008, 02:58 AM	#227
97stepsideS10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" i <3 your truck
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02-12-2008, 02:20 PM	#228
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Does the 42" fit in the bed well, or could you go larger? My truck has an 18.5 gallon tank and one of the reasons I haven't done anything smaller (Devious tank, a tank like yours), is that I like / need the extra capacity for driving range......
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02-12-2008, 03:59 PM	#229
layinbody31 Center your wheels! Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,180 Location: Griffith, IN User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" Glad I found this thread...I absolutely LOVE the dually bed, and seeing the rest of your work is a bonus too Keep it up man, can't wait til you start on the S10
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02-12-2008, 05:23 PM	#230
bmxbang this website is lame! Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,379 Location: Lees Summit MO User is: OffLine	Re: Project "Miss Stress" keep the progress pics coming man it looks sick so far cant wait to see it rollin!
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