"It's a never ending battle of making your cars better and also trying to be better yourself." -Dale Earnhardt

It's been a while since my last post, mostly due to my computer dying on me... again. Enough with that though, I am still making progress with Iroh. I've been working on getting the brake pedal bracket mounted under under the dash. This required trimming of the stock dash bracket. We got measurements online for where to mount the booster. after measuring and drilling holes I was able to trim up the bracket and keep some to still help hold the dash. The bracket we picked up out of a newer Chevy pickup at Nordstroms auto recycling. I trimmed that also so it would fit under the dash. I will be trying hang the gas pedal this weekend.

I have cut out the floor board and the stock transmission cover for a new transmission tunnel. I will weld in the whole stock transmission cover, and finish the firewall and tunnel once the engine is back out. The engine will be back out after both pedals are hung.

Soon also I will be ordering the new four link rear suspension. I have begun removal of the stock rear end. The axle it self came out fairly easy. However the leaf spring brackets riveted to the frame are putting up much more of a fight. A bigger air compressor or a torch would benefit me greatly. One way or other it will come out.

Hopefully my next post will not be a long way off and hopefully have pics of the four link.

Brake pedal and Bracket

 Dash Bracket before modifications

Holes marked and predrilled for brake pedal and booster

Hole cut for bell housing and transmission

I mocked the tunnel up with cardboard then cut and bent it out of 20 gauge sheet metal

Stock rear end preparing for removal

 Stock rear end removed making room for the 8.8 and 4 link