My new project 86 Silverado

[naphtali5725]

YAAAAAY...
well today marks the 3rd year of my rebuild... it's on the downslope now i hope LOL

i'm happy that all the build work so far on my truck was out in the front yard, and only a handful of tools... no special stuff, no welder etc. a true shade tree mechanic build

hope to be finished enough in a couple of months to drive it... final paint will be a while anyway...

updates soon...

[naphtali5725]

rad support, and inner wheel wells... few dents here and there... no big deal for a street machine

[Hankster]

Those parts look solid!!

[naphtali5725]

going to try and finish priming/painting the cab... i want to get the front/rear windows back in as soon as i can, as well as the doors... so it will be dried in, and i can start the wiring...

many updates soon...

[naphtali5725]

more painting done today, will finish the last coat on the rad support tomorrow, hopefully get it bolted on

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radiator support and both fenders on, pics tomorrow...

[naphtali5725]

some progress

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inner fender wells are in too...
painted hood hinges, will try and put the hood on tomorrow...

[naphtali5725]

50 to 80% rain expected every day this week, sux... i'm going to piddle around and do as much as i can in the meantime... more updates soon

my build thread has 51,000+ views, and 600+ posts... thanks everyone for everything so far!

[Sodell]

I saw hung out with two guys this weekend that have the same color scheme as your original color, you should think about going back to those colors. One looked killer with new paint....glad you are getting it together..

[Hankster]

Got er looking good! I havent been on in a while.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Sodell

I saw hung out with two guys this weekend that have the same color scheme as your original color, you should think about going back to those colors. One looked killer with new paint....glad you are getting it together..

i thought about that, and i actually have the blue paint for it, but i'm going hotrod black first (i'm confident i can spray that myself), then i'll go to the color when i can afford it

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Got er looking good! I havent been on in a while.

thanks man, hope all is well!

[naphtali5725]

good weather for the next couple o days.... hope to get some work done!

[Hankster]

All is well I'd say, Can't complain. Hope all is well for you also. Weather here in east Texas hasnt been so great but its getting better and it held off long enough for me to drop my trans, again.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

All is well I'd say, Can't complain. Hope all is well for you also. Weather here in east Texas hasnt been so great but its getting better and it held off long enough for me to drop my trans, again.

what happened to the tranny?

[naphtali5725]

thought i'd share some pics of my high horsepower Olds 455 engine build, this is not the engine i just put in the truck, that is built with stock parts(rods/pistons etc.)...

new Olds 455 short block specs:
Block bored .025 over for Pontiac Icon pistons
Scat 7.00" H Beam rods
"N" crank
Balanced
ARP main studs
Align honed
Square decked
Bored and honed
Block dressed and relieved
Federal Mogul Race Main bearings
Clevite rod bearings
Durabond Cam bearings
Mahle Moly Top ring set - file fit.
Cloyes Billet timing set.

Cam - 232/236@.050 on a 110. I'll put it in at 106... will have gobs of torque and some tone. Lift is .568 on both INT/EXH

more pics as i get them from the builder

[Hankster]

Originally Posted by naphtali5725

what happened to the tranny?

Torque converter was bad, and trans was slipping clutch material in fluid, was gonna have it souped up anyways. Sounds like that motor is going to be fun!

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Torque converter was bad, and trans was slipping clutch material in fluid, was gonna have it souped up anyways. Sounds like that motor is going to be fun!

good luck with the trans... are you going to do the rebuild or get someone to do it... i went with a 400 from FTI...

[Hankster]

Oh no I am not gonna do it.. lol There is a local drag guy that builds them for drag cars his is doing it for $100 plus parts.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Oh no I am not gonna do it.. lol There is a local drag guy that builds them for drag cars his is doing it for $100 plus parts.

i hear ya, i have another 400, and found a guy in SC that will do it for 300 parts included... get that thing fixed man! LOL

[Hankster]

Thats amazing sir! I just spent $300 on a high performance rebuild kit!

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by Hankster

Thats amazing sir! I just spent $300 on a high performance rebuild kit!

awesome man, get to work LOL

[CodyWorks]

Awesome build so far! Keep up the progress. Just my 2 cents on the paint. I saw that someone told you to paint over 300 grit. In my experience in collision work and custom paint work, you can paint solid colors over 320 w/ no problems but can sometimes show sand swirls w/ metallics. We've always done final sanding w/ 400 grit or higher and metallics always lay in smooth. Can't wait to see this beast complete.

Also, thank you for your service sir.

[naphtali5725]

Originally Posted by CodyWorks

Awesome build so far! Keep up the progress. Just my 2 cents on the paint. I saw that someone told you to paint over 300 grit. In my experience in collision work and custom paint work, you can paint solid colors over 320 w/ no problems but can sometimes show sand swirls w/ metallics. We've always done final sanding w/ 400 grit or higher and metallics always lay in smooth. Can't wait to see this beast complete.

Also, thank you for your service sir.

thanks for the info, i started with 40 grit--->100 then epoxy primed, and sanded that with 300, then sprayed 2k primer... will sand down to 600 before i put any color on it..., maybe even finer...

it was a privilege to serve...

kind regards