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

[Driveway Dreams]

Dennis, glad to hear you are making good progress. for you.

[menace121978]

thanks Gerald! hey Brandon i was running a ton of errands today man(battery in goat, window tint, visiting pops, etc.) i'll give you a call tomorrow.

here's a few pics of the cab going bye-bye. and the new hoses and the last one is the fittings Josh and I need help on...

[menace121978]

btw, i dont know if i like how the steam line hose looks so i may just tap into the water pump... i want to see how everything else goes into place 1st though.

[54Caddy]

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Seriously?....You and everyone else know better than to use language like that. Typing spaces to trick the software is not cool at all.

Infraction given

[menace121978]

^^ you been drinking dude?

[54Caddy]

ha no. only way to get some words on here. The set up is clean. What if you were to run a steel braided line for the steam line, or make one out of hard line and get it chromed or a polished stainless one. just some ideas.

[menace121978]

hey Josh! found them http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com...rod/prd176.htm

[bigdnew]

thanks dennis i needed those as well. will those work on the rad as well

[menace121978]

no they are different... you will need this one for the radiator http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AER-FBM2963/

[menace121978]

Tony from Entropy said my radiator is 5/16 inverted flare 1/2-20 thread size. i'm not sure what the 5/16's means though... i hope that one ^^ will work on mine also! because thats the one i ordered

[bigdnew]

let me know i may have to take them off your hands

[nlped]

That Summit fitting looks to be exactly what you need. I may be way off, but I think the 5/16" is the I.D.

[menace121978]

ed, was that to me? i hope so... these dang fittings are getting expensive!

[nlped]

Yepper! And after a phone call, the 5/16" inverted flair part is if you are going to use a flaired steel line rather than going to a screw on line like you plan on using. Brake lines have inverted flair fittings on them. Now we both know

And, yes, AN fittings are quite expensive!

[menace121978]

!!!!

thanks alot buddy!!!!

[glock35ipsc]

Is it painted yet??

[menace121978]

you would be the 1st to ask!!

[nlped]

Go ask him about his trailing arm suspension I did notice that he took it off his Sig

[glock35ipsc]

busted.......

[glock35ipsc]

BTW.... you will probably want to use these instead (the gold one on the right):

http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com...rod/prd255.htm



I found this on LS1tech.com when I was planning mine and bookmarked it:

If yours is 1997-up, you won't be able to use the AN fitting for the rear cooler unless you can find someone who installs the lube extension in the fitting. This fitting intersects through a seal in the center support for the lube circuit.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/automa...ngs-seals.html

Sounds like if you remove the OEM rear fitting and just replace it with a 1/4 pipe fitting, it might not get the fluid to the circuit correctly. That would be bad! I would at least call someone like TCI or a reputable local shop to verify this.

[glock35ipsc]

Oops, actually these instead. This is for the pair:

http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com...rod/prd177.htm

[menace121978]

just in the nic of time!!! i got him to change my order!!

[glock35ipsc]

Phew!!!

[STOCKISH]

From what I've found no-one makes the fitting with the extension in the rear fitting. I am just going to use the factory quick connect lines and cut them off about 6 inches from where they go in the trans. Then break out my handy flaring tool and flare the lines and use high psi. rubber hose to run the lines to the cooler.

[glock35ipsc]

The ones I posted lets you use -6 AN fittings/hose with the OEM fittings. I totally forgot about them until I saw this thread and Dennis's other thread asking about fittings. I wish I had remembered them now, it would have made things easier without that extra step to remove the hard lines and flare them.