Be Gentle. . . I'm an Amateur.

[kustombrad]

Dude, leave the vent! It's great cruising around with it! Move the drain through the inside and out so it doesn't show and keep the vent!
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[1950chevytruck]

good thread Im going wit the el camino chassis its the closest I feel that will work keep up the good work..

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by 1950chevytruck

good thread Im going wit the el camino chassis its the closest I feel that will work keep up the good work..

Be sure and start a build with lots of pics. Others will definitely want to see it.

[1950chevytruck]

Originally Posted by Groyd

Be sure and start a build with lots of pics. Others will definitely want to see it.

will do

[Groyd]

I got my hood back a couple days ago. The seam is invisible.



I'm going to test fit the bed then drop if off for paint later this week.

[oldman3]

Looks slick, is that a dark forest green.....Jim

[Vega_67C10]

Looks great Groyd! Keep at it, you"ll be smiling ear to ear when you take her out for the first drive.

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by oldman3

Looks slick, is that a dark forest green.....Jim

Dark green with a gold/silver flake in it.

[bjcaldwe]

It looks great.

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Groyd

I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to do the bed floor. I don't want the plain/very expensive typical bed floor, so who knows.

paint looks very good

i used trex plastic deck from home depot, should last a while
it's only available in 5.25'' width so plan accoringly.
i had to add 1 strip and ''board'', it cuts easy too

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

i used trex plastic deck from home depot, should last a while

I've seen that at Lowe's and wondered if anyone had tried that. Looks great. I may just get a piece of diamond plate steel for the bed floor.

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by bjcaldwe

It looks great.

Thanks. I'm glad to see you're tearing back into yours. The winter took it out of me. I'd like to be done by the end of the summer. Ha, we'll see.

[bjcaldwe]

Me too, it is hard to stay motivated. I may have an update on a complete drivetrain in the next month or so. I am just waiting on decisions to be made. I am not sure when mine will be driveable.

[mcbassin]

Your paint looks great!
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[drivea55]

I love that color,

cannot wait to see the whole truck in that color!!!

keep up the good work

Brian

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Your paint looks great!
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Originally Posted by drivea55

I love that color,

cannot wait to see the whole truck in that color!!!

keep up the good work

Brian

Thanks, I just dropped off the bed sides, front, and tailgate.

I welded in the cap covers that Mar-K gave me with the bed sides. I also welded in the side rails to bolt the floor to.

[altereddezignz]

Originally Posted by Groyd

Sat it in the frame just to get an idea if my motor mounts would work with the LS type engine. Still won't be certain until we get the cab in place. Kind of hard to do since the body is at my parents house.



I'm going to have quite a bit of slide room if it needs adjustment forward or backward.

What mounts r those. i know the lower frame mounts are the ez kits mounts have the same ez kit but am using a motor and trans from a 99 truck?

[altereddezignz]

[QUOTE=Groyd;4149785]I finally got around to mounting up the Sanderson Headers that my cousin had originally bought for the engine. Funny thing, they don't need gaskets. I had already bought some and had to take them back and get some Permatex silcone gasket sealant.

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It took me forever to hillbilly the transmission bellhousing up to the engine. I ended up having to call a friend over.

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It also took about two hours to mount the engine. It seems like nothing I do is very fast.

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I'm not real wild about using a big washer/spacer between my motor mounts. I think my dad is going to come over and try to help me think of a better option.[/


One more Q.. what headers are those?

[Groyd]

One more Q.. what headers are those?[/QUOTE]

Sanderson Headers

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by altereddezignz

What mounts r those. i know the lower frame mounts are the ez kits mounts have the same ez kit but am using a motor and trans from a 99 truck?

The mounts from the motor are LS plates to SBC mounts (I believe they were Trans Dapt brand). Then, like you mentioned, the S10 Frame to SBC mounts from EZ.

[altereddezignz]

Thank you very much for the reply. Guess they are a set from jegs probable. Found them there huggers hooker, ls1 headers. Hope they work dont really want to run the v8 5.3 s-10 headers.

[Groyd]

Originally Posted by altereddezignz

Hope they work dont really want to run the v8 5.3 s-10 headers.

I got the motor mounts from Jegs.

Here is a link to the headers.

http://www.sandersonheaders.com/Chev...ersion-headers

[altereddezignz]

Found the motor mounts at napa. Cross referenced the part number with Oriellys and got them half price like6$ each. Then ordered the adapter plates from jegs for 39.99 shipped.. So all in all not to bad. The reason the kit is made that way is so that you can have more adjustment with the motor as needed and just shim the bolt accordingly to were your need the motor to set...
Thank you very much for the info. I found these headers at jegs today. Think i will order them. They should work.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Hooker-Headers...oductId=759625

[Groyd]

I don't want to use the original space for the radio. Should I weld it in or get a delete plate?

I saw someone who had hinges on their delete plate with their air ride gauges behind it. It was somewhere on this site, but I can't seem to find it.

Any other good ideas?

[kustombrad]

I hinged my speaker grill and hid everything behind it. The AC control knobs are going where the ashtray opening is. Its on my build thread how i did it, check it out.
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