Re: 78 silverado stepside her names 'Quicksilver'
 

I personally dont need any as of yet because I really haven't messed with my trucks doors just yet, but i'll let you know if I need one. Yeah body work is the hardest of them all I can vouch for it, but truthfully when you sit back and look at the job you did all the time it took to do it, it makes it worth while.

Re: 78 silverado stepside her names 'Quicksilver'
 

You should line up the doors with the fenders off...ITs much easier

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what you mean line up the doors with the fenders?

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Absolutely! And that is what forums like this are for, to help each other, to gain ideas from the more skilled guys and to show off what it is your doing, even if it is slow at coming along or doing one on a shoestring budget! The point is, how do you build a truck, turning one bolt or screw at a time!

Keep after it and it will happen.

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Aint that the truth and for some of us you have to do it multiple times but like truckzilla said when you sit back every time you got frustrated upset pissed whatever emotions you have it'll all be worth it! Don't be afraid to take ideas from people, my way of viewing my truck is that my truck is an expression of myself its something for people to look at and feel like they know me and so that's where the creativity comes in but have fun with!

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Better said than me!

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I mean if your body lines dont match its much easier to get them straight while the front fenders are off because the hinges are accessible so you can adjust with the door closed basically

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i wanna take the fenders off, but will in time :) i got the new battery today, and im getting the U bolts for it, need 3 more, lol i had $20 expecting autozone to have the universal sets of U bolt 'kits' for $20 but that was for two. then they pointed me to nappa where i got one hell of a deal i tell ya(not) :lol: my 20 bucks went on one u bolt :smoke: dont let them fool you

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lol that stinks man

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i think its worth it, its better than getting DJMs u Bolts that arent that great, i think these things are super duty.

You guys are helpful and stress relievers. make me wanna take a dive into the truck. next time you see it, itll be slammed and seemless :devil:. ill have to get some used front fenders though :waah:

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Sorry for the late response on yours man, but dont rush yourself remember take your time, just remember the simple fact its a project not completed in 1 night takes time.

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i know. cant rush it. if i did rush it. it might be in worse shape then when i found it!! :lol:

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OK couldnt resist a quick update. :metal: i just got done cleaning the pass side spindle, and painting it with high temp engine enamel, there the DJMs 3 inch drop spindles. i also figured out what went wrong with my alternator. the field exite wire was disconnected due to shortage of wire near the connector for the CS130 alternator im running on the truck. since the battery almost ran dead with out this wire connected, it is putting out 15 volts, and my voltmeter was reading great. gonna start painting my other spindle black same rustoeleum black i just put on this one. tomorrow i get the U bolts so you know what that means ;)

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I know its been awhile but i just lowered the truck with my DJM flip kit, and i also know its kinda boring with out the body work that i should be doing. pics of the flip will be coming soon... Also made a huge discovery about my rear end, thought it was a 2.73, but we spun both hubs one turn at the same time to count the pinion rotations. my 12 bolt has 4.11:1 gears, might explain the 5.5 MPG :smoke:

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I dont even want to know what gears are in my truck

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Haha well that's a good find haha, yeah I believe I have 3.40's in mine which is fine for now thinking of some 3.73 for the future since I am doing a complete drivetrain swap. Take some pics so we can see what it looks like being dropped man!! Don't worry about it being dropped and no body work done it's a project truck so it's one step at a time man.
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Yeah, mine has 4.11s in it which helps explain why it ran reasonably well with the 305 it had. Still not sure if I'm keeping it at that or going with a 3.73 change.

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lol maybe reasonable gears like shark bites ;)
those 3 and a halfs are my true desire, get good gas milege, and great take off. id stick a locker on those and keep em :devil:

im gonna keep em. the truck runs good around town which i do alot, if you think about it, im not really using gas because at 30 mph im in 3rd gear alot, so that might be a plus around town i just idle through :lol: but if i do get serious about working in different towns i might just do an over drive swap, we already know i might get eatons limited slip or the detroit locker setup. wish richmond made the truck 12 bolt loc rite

Also another update. the photos are being delayed due to my neglection to have my phone on me or have someone else send the photos to mine. my phone has constant life support due to a bad battery that wont take a charge, and its getting old! Thank god my brother in law is helping me. we got a spring compressor and ready to trim some springs. but we had a bad night it was raining and the spring compressor we rented wasnt really agreeing with us

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Well being as mine is going to be more of a show truck not going to be too worried about my mpg but I've heard 3.73 is a pretty good set of gears to get, do that's what I'm most likely going to do.
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Update from the last week. Ive been slaving hard and the end result is to do for ;) sorry i havent been on, or anything but i got a few photos that might explain why i havent been :smoke:
used ramps in place of jack stands cause i didnt have jack stands. It did quite well
the U bolts i ordered came in, and they are 87 and up.
They dont wrap around the axle snug, but very hardcore pieces i believe. I didnt torque em to factory specs, i torqued em on till i could turn em no more with a 3 foot cheater bar, thats alot of torque especially for me, thats near 130 psi or so on each nut.
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And i present, the newly sought after quicksilver is starting to take shape ;)
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Re: 78 silverado stepside her names 'Quicksilver'
 

very very nice work my friend, good progress coming along keep it up man!!

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looking good

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next is getting the bed bolted down and this spring ill get some body pieces for it off craigslist, im on a craigslist budget. hey 77sharkbite, i like your step side fenders because the fuel door, mines just a cap its 70s style, yours got the integrated fuel door and i like it. what years did those come on?:smoke:

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thank you both, its gonna be some time till i update this, ill probably do some odds and ends that define the whole sha-bang ;) details count