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

Nice progress

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

Atta boy Dennis

You can spray it too, it comes in an aersol can, you'll need less than one full can for both fenders and hood. Might save you a few bucks, who knows.

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

hey that looks sweet jeff

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

Very nice work on the gas pedal! You made it look just like the original.

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

:metal: thanks Mike!!! that was a fun mod right there. took some time to get perfect though!;)

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

how are things going on the build? have you heard anything as far as paint?

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

things are good... sorta! i got the wrong brake lines so i didn't get to move her on her own power yet. i did get the new brake pedal, gas pedal, headlight switch, wiper switch all installed tonight;) looking like a brand new truck!!:D as for the painter... i'll text him right now and see whats going on!

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

sound like good progress buddy!!

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

Heres the pics you wanted of my intake tube & air box Menace.

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

So what's the deal with the painter. :D
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

If it's like most (not all) of them, he'll get to it when he's darn good and ready. Seems like every time someone is waiting on something to get there project going, it's the darn painter.

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

That's the truth! Nothing against painters, but it does seem to be that way.

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

X2

I usually double the time they tell me when it be done that way i never get disappointed :lol:

But am sure it look perfect like the other body part.

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

I blame the chemicals.:tim::gi::sexy:

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

I blame the cars owners whos rides im painting at the time for dragging it out and changing their minds all the time :lol:

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

:lol::lol::lol:

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

Typical painter's response :lol: :exit:

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

Wow... I just spent the last few days slowly going through your thread and if your gonna do it, you might as well do it right! Congrats on your swap. Your swap has me excited about my swap! 6.0 in an s10 blazer.:metal:

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

well not much of a picture update but i did manage to get the stainless brake lines installed and i got the brakes bled... sorta. spent 5-6 hours bleeding the damn things yesterday. tried every trick i know. even used the vacuum pump. there is still some air in the lines but i do have a pedal though!:metal: i also fired her up and put er in reverse and then drive!:D hopefully next weekend i'll have the battery tray from the painter so i can mount the battery and maybe roll her down the street.

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

Rock on Dennis!!! That is great news! Hopefully you will post a vid of that first trip down the street.
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

You mean that first burnout down the street right loo
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

:lol: thanks guys! it just depends how she feels... if i feel comfortable i'll roast'em all the way down the street!!

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

Hell yeah that's what I'm talking about. At least we'll get to see some kinda burnout. :)
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

You better wait till I get back to do that!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
 

Do it man, roast 'em off!

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

Did you adjust the rear calipers? They do use the actuated style rear parking brake caliper...right? If they do, the parking brake has to be adjusted, or you will have a terrible feeling pedal. Try pinching off the "drop line" from the frame to the rearend and see if the pedal isn't better. If it gets firm, then the rear calipers still need adjustment. This was the issue I ran into with the McGaughy rear brake kit...

Hope that helps.

Ed

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

thanks guys! it wont be anything as incredible as v502's but it will be something! i'll wait for ya bro! i took a weeks vaca starting nov. 7th just for you!!:lol:

Ed.. i have the non parking brake calipers. they are same as the front;) thanks for that tip though!

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

Hey even though it may have been inches she moved under her own power!!!!!:metal:

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

:metal: that true John!!!! tonight i jacked up the rear and ran her through the gears and did some more brake bleeding. i'm getting real antsy now!

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

You're not the only one man! :two:

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

Oh well...I hoped it was something that easy ;)

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

:lol: yea me too! seems like nothings been easy lately

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

You wouldn't enjoy it as much if it all went easy. :lol:

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

So that's why all my projects go like they do.....

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

so just when are we gonna smell the sweet smell of paint in the air?

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

I don't know about Dennis, but I am going to tomorrow. And Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, too.

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

:lol: glad i'm not that lucky Jon!;)

idk... tried to get in touch with him friday to check everything out. i haven't heard anything. must be busy huffing the fumes:no:

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

yeah we were gonna smell paint next week, until some dipsh*t came through the parking lot slinging mud and gravel. Got little dings I gotta fix all on the truck now. back when i did bodywork when I was young paint smells is the reason I quit. Couldnt stand it. had a grandfather and two uncles affected by paint fumes. maybe it's time like they do on tv. if you can't get the job done in time, time for a new painter.:lol::lol::lol:

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

I did just the opposite. I like the fumes. When I figured out you could get a buzz and get paid, I was hooked. That was over 20 years ago now. Every so often I will catch a whiff of something that smells like old school catalyzed enamel, and it will take me back a little bit. Now I just sit in an office on the other side of the wall from the fumes.

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

oh i had friends growing up that used to do the kmart gold thing. you know, a rag and a bread sack, and hallucinate their blank off. I tried it a couple of times. but there were some things that i liked better as i was sitting there on that sack of seeds:smoke::smoke::smoke: