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

ahaha, im changing out my dash trim piece and ac vents right now, hell go down to harbor freight and buy two cheap ones itll save you time..

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

didnt even think of that! thanks man... gotta have them for the guy thats going to do the fire wall and undercoating too

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

do what to the firewall?? and undercoating you can spray that with that beastly air compressor you got why pay some one when you can do it yourself..

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

i'm going to have someone paint it and do the body work so i can sit the cab on the chassis... the undercoating i want is the real deal. no diy stuff that will be chipping off. line-x is a high pressure system. thats what i want. Gerald could probably explain it better.

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

He is gonna do a bedliner material instead of true undercoating. It holds up very well, and is real good looking when done right. Ya, it is a little more money than just throwing undercoating on but it is well worth it. The bedliner will give better protection and more sound deadening.

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

My cousin did that on his Camaro, and really liked the results.

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

isnt lizard skin really good too been thinking of doing my cab with it, i know its not a cheap brand heard its good, or will the linex be better?? i like your idea dennis might steal it when im done with scholl and have another cab done, its a 74 cab hopefully he finds the papers and its mine..

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

Think of what a bedliner is designed to hold up to. Being in the elements everyday, having things thrown at it like shovels, rocks, concrete, etc. It holds up very well on the bottom of a vehicle.

The advantage of a high-pressure sprayed liner vs a low pressure system is the durability. I learned alot about bedliners from a guy who had his own bedliner business and sprayed for the body shop I worked in for a bit. If you take a razor blade and cut into a low pressure type it will open up like a flesh wound and will continue to expand over time. The high pressure will just look kind of like a scratch in clear coat and will stay as is. Therefore the high pressure system will hold up longer. Examples of each: high would be like LineX; low would be like Reflex. Those are simply examples.

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

LineX RULZ!

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

I haven't ever done the underside of a vehicle, but I did LineX the entire interior of my weekend '79 CJ-5 14 years ago. And, it still looks like new!

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

hum i always thought that lizard skin was hard also, i dont know maybe im wrong.

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

well i got the oil block off plate yesterday and the adaptor for the oil sending unit:metal: also sold my edelbrock shorties late last night from cl... $200:metal: now it would be nice if the guy would come get the motor and trans. Just an FYI....anyone running the block off plate from nook and tranny in place of the oil cooler lines you have to take about a 1/4" off the bolts for them to seat.

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

hope today to get a little bit of work done on the firewall and fix the little bit of rust on the floor. still waiting on the xmember and fuel lines. should be here soon

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

ah man ignore the pm. didnt see that you sold them o well ill have to save my pennies and order some.

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

Looking Good!

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

Looking good man! Sorry no real update to show you...the snow and cold make it hard to work in the garage for long. And after I replaced the mirror on my sister in law's car (she took it out on her garage) I was done in the cold. But I am making progress.

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

Looking great buddy!

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

Looking great Dennis. Where are you going to attatch the tranny dipstick?

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

Dennis, build is looking! All these small thing are just one step closer to D-Day :metal:

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

i was thinking about just tapping the bolt hole on the bell housing since there isnt threads on the block... ideas?

and thanks for all the nice comments guys!!:metal:

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

Dennis, I think I would tap the hole in the bellhousing and add a stud to mount the tube. I dont think I would drill and tap the block though. Just the bellhousing should be fine since the tube wont need much to hold it in place.

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

thats what i was thinking... ;)

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

The correct dipstick goes to the hole just to the right. Might be able to pick one up cheap? I could take a picture for you if you would like?

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

i'd apprieciate that alien. i just grabbed this one thinking they are all the same. i'd be more comfortable knowing its the right one.

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

Dennis, if you get a different one let me know what the part number is so I can do the same. Or send me yours and I'll fab it to work. ;)