Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Wow!
very nice!!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Looks great Dennis. A big :thumbs: to you and Billy.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Looks great! I am going to be doing this soon on the Blazer.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

me too buddy:metal: you da man:lol:

huge compliment man... much apprieciated! just need alot more tools!:haha:

thanks Joe!

thanks John!

good luck on yours man... just take your time;)

well i finished it up this morning... finished grinding the welds, seam sealer on the inside and threw on a light coat of primer just to see how it looks. the bottom of the cab will be undercoated and the inside floorboard will get body filler on the seams and painted. was thinking about undercoating the cab floor and then painted but i dont know yet. here's the final pics of the floor pan install...

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

few more

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Once it's undercoated no-one will ener know. It turned out awesome. Great work by the both of you. Keep it up.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Yeah, it looks great! You could also just put some sound deadening material on the inside floorboard which would hide any abnormality, and reduce road noise. Just a possibility.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Great job. It turned out nice.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

thanks Josh:) i agree. our goal was to not be able to tell even without undercoating.

thanks Ed.... i also plan on using fatmat no matter what. i'll talk to the painter and see what he suggests. just body filler/paint or undercoating/paint.

thank you sir:)

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Looks good as hell man. There is one more weld that would of saved you guys some time. You could of done plug welds and grind the weld flat. But all in all that looks good man. I have 4 weeks left out here so if you need help on your days off im down like james brown man.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

not sure what you mean... we did about 25 plug welds. all along the rocker and braces.

if you mean lap the floor in and plug weld that... that is not the type of build i'm doing. maybe if i was rushed for time on a daily driver. maybe....

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Big bad Dennis...looks great man! Good work (as usual).

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

yeah for sure butt welding is where its at to get that seamless look.. less seam sealer and crap too! then we just plug welded the drilled out spot welds.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Nice job Dennis, Man I wish I lived closer to some of you Freaks, I ment guys so I could learn this kind of stuff. :lol: :lol:

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

no not just overlap the panels hell no. ahaha. You could of mad a channel that had a notch on it so the top would be welded to the floor and the floor pan to the bottom of the channel and still be even with the original floor. Alot more work but would be stronger. But all in all you guys got down man. You ever figure anything out with your doors going to one piece windows or anything like that?

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Awesome job Dennis! I see I'm last to the game, story of my life lately! :lol: This is all it takes to learn this stuff, by doing it. Success is nothing but a trail of mistakes.

I hope there is another road trip planned to Colorado when Silver is done!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Ummm, hope? How bout demand! :lol:

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

:lol: for sure 2011 meet! :D

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

This going to be the LS swap owners meet? I'm sure the 6.0 could use a couple thousand miles put on her!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

I'll meet up with you in Little Rock and we'll head west.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

:D that would be AWESOME! where's Gerald! we need our planner/coordinator here:lol:

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

i just looked at mapquest i might have to head a little farther north.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

I would love it if we could all get together and show off our work. Talk about a fun road trip. Damn expensive, but alot of fun.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Come on out guys!!! We have plenty of room for you all too.
Here is the link to the discussion of the one in July.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

got a BIG package today!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

i messed up and told him make it 20" and i need 21" for the stock cover to hold it. i'm gonna see if Billy or someone can weld aluminum and put a 1 1/2" spacer on the bottom... always something.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

:banghead: Sounds exactly like something I would do :haha:

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

that thing looks nice! dual core dual pass? how thick are the cores?

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

That is a SWEET looking radiator! I can weld aluminum in a pinch, shipping might eat your lunch but I would weld the spacer if you want to send it to me.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Dennis, that thing looks nice. It will really look good in Silver. I will also mention to you that there are people on here with access to CNC and other fab equipment. Maybe they can just build you a spacer of sorts that could just sit under the radiator. I would not weld on it if you can help it. I would be afraid to for the chance of a warranty issue down the road.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

doh!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Thanks Dennis first it was S & P headers and now this! :bling: Now I want a new radiator with dual electric fans! :thud: Looking good buddy :thumbs:

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Guess we know who makes all the money around here. :lol: Nice looking piece Dennis. Cant wait to see it installed.

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

yep, duel core duel pass. i'm not sure how thick the cores are though.

:lol: thanks for the offer buddy. my neighbor going to take it to work today. i made a nice 1'' aluminum spacer the same size as whats on there. should work perfect.

man thats a good idea but the way it sits in the core support i have to use the stock rubber mounts. i'm pretty sure there wont be an issue with the warranty as long as i'm not welding on the radiator itself.

:lol: thanks buddy. it just seemed like the thing to do... i hope it works out like i planned:lol:

:lol: Josh if i had all your $$$$$$$ i would burn mine! :haha: thanks man!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Aluninum is purdy! :haha:

That's going to look awesome next to the color you are going with!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

btw, yesterday was a full day! Draggin86 drew up plans for a custom mount with casters for the cab. it turned out SWEET! the cab rolls around with just your fingertips:D i'll post pics of it and all the firewall progress later. had an awesome time yesterday! by the end of the day it was like a big block party around here with all the neighbors:lol:

its Amy's birthday today and i havent got her anything:( so i gotta go see if i can salvage my screw up and have a surprise waiting for her before she wakes up!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

What are you doing on here then. You better go!

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

thanks Bob!:D

here's a few progress pics from yesterday

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

more...

Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

few more... Draggin86 and me(the workers), and my friends. (neighborhood crew) and what happens when you get outta line after 10 too many beers:haha: good ol fashion hog tieing!