SkinnyG's '61 Chevy Apache 10

Ordered a 17" slim fan. Seems to have decent reviews.

Fan arrived.  Plenty of room to fit the engine oil cooler behind it.

PQY fuel pressure regulator arrived.  Yay!

Four more rust panels arrived, but still not enough to begin the floors.

This is the last week of school, so after next week to unwind, I should be back to a summer of mayhem on it.

Oh, and finish painting inside the house....

Braided hose for the engine oil cooler came today.  Also came with two 90° fittings - that was unexpected, as it was not listed as being included.  Cool!

Added a -8AN fitting to the fuel line.  Due to the proximity to the alternator, I can't see a super effective way to convert to return style.  Though I suppose I could return out the back of the fuel rails now that I think about it....

And I started fabricating a shroud for the cooling fan.  Made out of oven.

Spent half the day finishing the mounts for the shroud, only to find I mis-measured the fan location by half an inch.

Debating which way I want to go in dealing with that.

I've found that these fans work just fine (with sufficient radiator capacity) bolted directly to the radiator (even offset to avoid a pesky turbo), through the fins, with a long stainless bolt kit.  If you look really closely, you can see one in the pic below.  This car has been driven extensively in 100-degree weather (on hills).

That's good to know. 

The fan I have is reasonably large (17"), and likely wouldn't -need- a shroud, but I figured "it's only metal...."

I chose to re-make the shroud.  Much happier with the new design too.  Got some finishing to do n it, and I'll post pics later.

So I made another one. Made from Corolla roof.

Also made up some AN hoses to connect the oil cooler to the motor.

That completed mounting the Intercooler, Trans cooler, A/C condenser, P/S cooler, Radiator, and engine oil cooler, all where only the radiator sat alone.

Next I need to finish the A/C hoses, and then the cab will come off. Still waiting on rust panels though.

Also gazed upon the beauty of the PQY fuel pressure regulator, a favourite of the Sloppy Mechanics folks.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of this project, too.  I'm thinking I've bitten off more than I can chew.

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

You've got to think of yourself as The Motor City Madman, Deadly Tedley Nugent, in "Free For All": 

I can chew anything I bite!

Tightrope walker mantra  "Never look down, just keep walking"

Seems like you're doing fine from here.  A lot of little peices to work in but a lot has been done already.

I don't have E85 in my area (or anywhere close for that matter), but I like keeping my options open.  I ordered all PTFE AN lines for my fuel.  

Turns out I really don't like assembling teflon-lined AN fittings.  I have a multitude of teeny tiny perforations in my hands now.  And another colorful selection of expletives.

But one line is done.

Deep into painting the dining room.  Truck work will be slow.

One of them two-handed Nut Sert tools showed up, as my one-handed Princess Auto one is not a lot of fun even with aluminum.  Ordered a bag each of 1/4-20 and 5/16-18 nut serts.  I'm going to mount the fuel pressure regulator to the firewall behind the intake.

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

The Astro Pneumatic nut rivet-thing has been a proud holding in my garage for several years now.  Nutserts/rivnuts are things of genius.  I've mounted everything from shifters to engine grounds with them.  There is definitely a learning curve, however, which includes planning for not being able to fit the two-handed model through its full range of motion in certain places . . .

Yeah - I intended to nutsert the mounts for the under-dash A/C unit, but the handles are too long.  Wait - this is a 4psd truck, so it has a removable high-hump!  Yay!

I've done alloy nutserts for a number of things, but I have concerns about steel/alloy/galvanic-corrosion, so I wanted to go steel.  Not sure the one-hander can do steel.  I'll try though, for Science.

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

I've been keeping an eye on this build, and I think you're making more progress than you think.

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of this project, too.  I'm thinking I've bitten off more than I can chew.

I'm in for the overwhelmed feeling!  Was literally having the same feelings about my own project today.  I know we'll both keep plugging away.

TVR Scott (Forum Supporter) said:

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) said:

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of this project, too.  I'm thinking I've bitten off more than I can chew.

I'm in for the overwhelmed feeling!  Was literally having the same feelings about my own project today.  I know we'll both keep plugging away.

Same goes for you, Scott. You're making some great progress as well. 
 

Me? I haven't even started yet compared to you guys.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of this project, too.  I'm thinking I've bitten off more than I can chew.

Seriously, this project is awesome, keep going plz!

TVR Scott (Forum Supporter) said:

I'm in for the overwhelmed feeling!  Was literally having the same feelings about my own project today.  I know we'll both keep plugging away.

I check in on your build with every new post.  Your build inspires me.

We'll keep plugging away, eh?  Last one finished buys lunch!

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

Then we're co-inspirators!

That's a deal on lunch.  How are the tacos in BC?

If you don't sometimes feel overwhelmed, you're not self actualizing as a builder. You had to go somewhere after the Firefly. 

In short, it looks very much professional and seamless from the grandstands.

I'm studying the whole thing for my own low-rider truck dreams.

TVR Scott (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :

Then we're co-inspirators!

That's a deal on lunch.  How are the tacos in BC?

I worked out of BC for about 4 years, and let me tell you: do NOT go to Canada for Mexican food. 

Mezzanine said:

I worked out of BC for about 4 years, and let me tell you: do NOT go to Canada for Mexican food. 

LOL!  I thought that might be the case.