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

[Jonboy]

It must be an official project, there is blood involved.

[79gmc5.3]

Looking Great!!!!!! Man... I am soooo jealous!!!! You guys make so hard to keep up.

[menace121978]

!! thanks alot guys! i'm super excited myself!!!!!

i forgot to add last night that if anyone questions the strength of the bracket welded on without a gusset or brace... i had the entire weight of the engine and trans sitting on the corner of the oil pan and the bracket i welded on and it didnt crack, move, bend, or fall off!

and it was also ALOT easier to just bevel the plates and flush mount the allen head bolts so they dont interfere with the clam shell. thats how i'll do my next one right from the start. (spent alot of time grinding on the clam shells)

[mcbassin]

Looking good man! You are making some great progress! Congrats on the new scars!

[54Caddy]

damn finally got it in.. about time hahaha, now the good stuff lets get this running! You shouldve called i wouldve went in helped you..

[Driveway Dreams]

Hmmm, sounds like you missed out on a good date night dude.

[54Caddy]

hell yea i did

[69face]

looking really good Dennis

[menace121978]

thanks man! cant wait for my next days off

[menace121978]

just ordered the fuel system parts from rock auto! next will be an order from summit and S&P for headers

Bob, where did you get the high psi hose from? and should i do braided line? i was thinking about running everything on the driverside... whats your thoughts buddy? and btw, THANK YOU for the post on the part #'s and discription's of the fuel system parts listed from the motor back in FRED'S thread! easy as cut and paste!!

[79gmc5.3]

[QUOTE=menace121978;3327920]heres a few giant pics...



Hey Dennis I was just looking at your exhaust. Did you build that Y pipe or did you buy it? Build is coming along great! Keep it up!!!!!!

[glock35ipsc]

The fuel line is from autobarn.com, it should be on the .PDF with all the part numbers. I think.......

[menace121978]

Thanks Bob... i'll take another look

as for the exhaust... you can buy just the y part of it as far as i know(from flowmaster i think). i had a place here in town do everything from the shorties back 2 1/2" to the y, 3" to the cat and 2 1/2 out the back. all custom bends etc... sounded mean as hell but i dont think there was enough back pressure.(seemed like i lost low end tq)

[GMC91]

Hey Menace, what did you do to clean your frame and paint it? and about how long did it take you? Ive been working on an 86 4x4 that Im turning into a show truck and Im stuck on how to clean certain parts of the frame. BTW, Your truck is turning out bad @ss, cant wait to see it drive.

[menace121978]

Originally Posted by GMC91

Hey Menace, what did you do to clean your frame and paint it? and about how long did it take you? Ive been working on an 86 4x4 that Im turning into a show truck and Im stuck on how to clean certain parts of the frame. BTW, Your truck is turning out bad @ss, cant wait to see it drive.

thanks for the compliments man. as for the frame... i used purple power, scraper, and a few different size brushes, and a 2500psi pressure washer. after i got most of the grease and grime off i went to town with sandblasting. it took days man. the sandblasting alone took about 10 hours from start to primer.

this is by no means a real "show truck". i'm doing my best with whats available to me. just remember to take your time cleaning and preping the frame because once its done its done. the frame is the begining of your build and it kind of sets the standard for everything else.

[GMC91]

I figured you sand blasted some of it, I will have to order some sand blasting media cause no place around here sells it. Thanks for the tip.

[menace121978]

i used sand from lowes... worked great, cheap, and left a beautiful texture on everything. in the 1st pages of this thread i went into better detail on what i used.

[GMC91]

Alright thanks man, Ill have to go back and re-read the begining of this build.

[54Caddy]

Hey dennis my buddy has a 78 4 wheel drive he wants me too shave off the hood emblem you think i could swing by sometime and use you welder to shave it, and plus if i shave it i get the hood emblem, its a sport coupe one like i need.

[Driveway Dreams]

You made any freakin' progress on this thing yet?

[menace121978]

funny you ask... i just ordered the fuel system parts from summit! whooo hoooo! just need the high psi hose and clamps next. oh, and a 37* flare tool.(forgot it)

[Driveway Dreams]

Cool. Well get the rest there so you can hook it all up. You don't want those parts to sit around waiting to get on the truck for too long.

[glock35ipsc]

I found the brake pics Dennis! Damn, this getting old stuff sucks! Especially since 40 is just a few moths away!

I also saw the way the original fuel valve was in the frame too, makes since now!

[GMC91]

Dennis, what sand-blasting gun did you use? The one I have keeps clogging up in the line.

[menace121978]

glad you found it. when threads get so many pages its hard to find stuff

as for the gun... i use a cambel hausfeld for all the big stuff. i tried a craftsman one thats just a P.O.S... did you get the sand i said? NOT THE PLAY SAND! the good stuff thats been filtered and screened so there isnt any big rocks and stuff. its like $6.44 a bag at lowes.