Project PT-57 By Hot Rod Jim's

Twin turbos look sweet.  

Update for the mad dash to SEMA Come see Hot Rod Jim's with the PT-57 in Booth # 24695

Some pics and I'm back into the shop

Frame back from Powdercoat and going together,

   

   



Pulley System from Vintage Air, The new differential adapter plate, more parts on the frame and the trucks back from paint.

   

   

 

The Fun update. Brianne our driver came down and too some photos for us after we got the body on the frame. I too the other ones but my good lens is gone so they don't look so hot.

   

   

   

   

   

   

Later
-Russell  
www.hotrodjim.com

Russell,  
   I have been watching the progress of the PT-57, and although I will never be able to afford something of this caliber, these are the projects that give me the maybe one or two ideas to use on our own.
    Being a veteran and now a veteran serice officer and an owner of a 57 3100, I am loving watching this project in progress. Thank You guys for building a truck like this, and I hope to see it in person one day. Just plain sick!!!

Tom  
T Sabo
57 3100 Big Window Chevy

I'll see you there Russell. I'll be at the show Wednesday afternoon and all day Thursday.  

We did make it, we pushed the truck into the SEMA Show Monday for setup and drove it our on Friday after finding and fixing wiring problems.


We put down 567.13 RWHP and 506.27 RWTQ at 4:00 A.M. Saturday morning on the Dyno at Wicked HP with the Help of Chris. When we got to the track we were still locking down a few little things and needed to finish bleeding the brakes. We were given an extension at Tech but ended up missing our deadline when the front wheels with the race tires high centered on the calipers.  I had ordered them because I was told they would clear the Z06 Calipers but such had been our luck for the last 2 weeks (Turns out that wheel guy is out of business now, go figure). I'm working on a full report sorting photos and a video. Sorry, but for now you'll have to live with these.

After we missed our dead line we had all been awake for 36+ hours and not have had any good sleep in weeks we all wanted to just go home at that point. We we're told we will be aloud to compete next year because of our efforts this year. The wiring harness was the major last stab that slowed us down. 2 bad sensors wired so we didn't get it running before we left and ended up spending 30+ hours finding and fixing a $700.00 harness. I will not release their name because they did make the harness for me in 3 days and for that I am grateful and by my research they've never had this problem before but I can say I'll never buy another wiring harness from those guys again after the indigent response I got when asking about the problem.

-Russell

http://special-reports.pickuptrucks.com/2009/11/the-most-awesome-truck-at-sema-hot-rod-jims-pt57.html

 
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Great truck at this years SEMA show. Look forward on seeing the completed project at the next show.  

Hey guys, how did you go at SEMA?  

Yep I just found the story. Sorry to hear the issues, but you did put in a hell of a effect.