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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Elkins, West Virginia
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my 87's progress (pics)
i keep reading "what i got done this weekend" threads....well i work 32 hours on the weekends, so i dont get chit done....just work
![]() just wanted to post some of my progress on my 87......so here's a few pics ![]() still to come....some bigger tires/rims (of course), the steel cowl hood (it will be on monday, i'll post pics), and within the next month or so my 99 vortec 350 will be in ![]()
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1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7 Last edited by bigarmzz; 06-15-2005 at 10:34 PM. |
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Gentleman Jim Driver
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Nice progress! Are you going to paint it yourself?
Are you using a stock ecm to control the votec, switching to carb or what?
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paintin it myself ![]() ![]() stock ecm, using stock TBI with the vortec heads.....(ya know the $300 GM intake ![]() ![]() i was going with some 18's or 20's, but i saw a truck just like mine at a car show a few weeks ago, and it had 285/70-15's on the back and 235/75-15's on the front with polished 15 X 8 rims.....MAN that looked cooooolll.. ![]() ![]()
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1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7 Last edited by bigarmzz; 06-15-2005 at 10:26 PM. |
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http://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/show...hreadid=104792 I would recommend Megasquirt of course, for the ultimate in flexibility and tunability. http://www.msefi.com/
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Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed |
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elgracho, thanks for the mega squirt link...i went there...but....i must be too damn old or something...it was like reading japanese ![]()
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Looks like she's coming along real good, keep up the good work.
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thanks, its really hard finding the time to work on it....i have three kids...7, 5, and a 6 month old....so ya know.... and i just bought this 86 4 wheel drive silverado friday...its alittle rough, but ya know how it is.....(here we go again) ![]() ![]()
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haha, i know what you mean. Every time i see an old truck/blazer for sale, i just want to go out and buy it. Good luck with your 4x4, and keep us updated on the progress. ![]() |
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Making some good progress. Should be a sweet setup when your done. Good engine choice and those rims should be pretty tight too!!
-Later
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*HOODS is what I answer too* -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold ![]() -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit ![]() ![]() -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER ![]() I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!
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I'd go with a glass cowl hood.. Mines glass and i love it.. Not a big fan of the Steel cowl's..My 2 cents..
Good luck
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for the tune you could also probably go with Ed Wright performance. They did my LT1 PCM and it came out nice. www.fastchip.com
Great progress by the way!
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looks good please keep us posted.
bob
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What color are you going to paint the '87? Body looks good.
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the darkest ppg black i can get my hands on ![]() i painted this one a year ago or so ppg black...turned out sweet...and i never buffed it ![]()
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Good choice. I love black trucks (when they are clean). Mine is black and I want to get new paint on it some day. PPG? Is this the best paint to get? When you get the black you want, let me know what it is called. I might want to use the same color. It is hard to believe there are so many blacks out there. I found out- "black is not black"! I have been told so many times that "black is black". Not true.
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John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 *1986 Chevy SWB Silverado *1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) ![]() ![]() If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! ![]() GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS Last edited by 86swb; 06-16-2005 at 02:39 PM. |
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yeah, thats what i've found out too....black is not black.....a local guy here uses cheap (napa) crossfire martin sr. paint and clear....it just seems like his paint jobs dont look quite as deep as the ppg and dupont paint jobs i've seen
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coming along great. i love that part of a build, seems like everything you get done is such a big change from what you had.
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99 vortec
good motor choice,,using 99 vortec out of an escalade,went old school though,tossed everything out,,went carb,,put it in my 76 k-10....great motor....looking good there so far...
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Until Seventy Times Seven
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range
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Your progress looks good. That black paint job you shot on that truck looks real good from the pic... looks real straight. Black must be the hardest color to paint since the bodywork must be perfectly straight. I gotta question: Do you block sand or ??? around the door gaps? For instance, the edges around the gap between the door and the front fender on these trucks just slightly curves in (towards the gap). I've heard of some using a hammmer and dolly to eliminate that slight curve.
BTW, nice cabinets. ![]()
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boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin... Last edited by boxrodz; 06-16-2005 at 11:59 PM. |
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Hey, those are great progress pics! It's getting me to feel a little better about my truck. While it's really clean, I do have a few spots needing attention underneath. I'll get around to fixing them yet. These shots of other guys' work helps to keep me motivated!
![]() I want to repaint the front suspension, rear 3' of the frame, receiver hitch, and a few spots like on the bed support braces, etc. fortunately, the floor is spotless. It will be so much easier to do that work once I have a garage again. That's what I've missed having since my last two houses had them. This house only had a carport- OK, but not a garage. ![]() Thanks again for the morale boost! ![]()
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