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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
just dropped about another 1500 on engine parts on my high horsepower Olds 455.
I have another 455, more of a stock build almost done, engine builder cmengines said a couple of weeks and I'll have it ![]() ![]()
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
looking for a good looking steering wheel for my truck, horn has to work LOL
Any pics of your steering wheel and brand? Kind regards,
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
If you're going to fauxtina the truck, keep 'em.
If you're painting all new and pretty, fill 'em. But that's just my opinion.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
My opinion would be what's the plan for the truck to just be pretty and take it out on the weekends or going to be a semi daily driver?
If it's going to sit and be pretty fill them, but if it's going to get some use leave them because sooner or later it'll get more dents etc.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
Then fill them away man! If your going to be showing it off gotta make sure you have it done right you know?
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
My opinion is to fill them and make the truck as straight as possible. You have dumped a wad of money into it already. I myself wouldn't want to have all that money tied up in the truck only to have the body full of dings and such. JMO.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
You must be a busy little bee.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
My wife got me one from Foreversharp. I am sure you saw the pic on Sharkbites thread, they have a bunch of styles and centers-my horn works....
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
Ordered a complete set of frame clips for the fuel, tranny and brake lines from inline tube.
Totally Stainless forgot to include the upper control arm shaft nuts, and the bolts that hold the upper ball joints to the arm. They are on their way ![]()
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
You must have won the lottery...
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
I wish... just lot's of hard work...
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I think so too, he's just not tellin.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
All kidding aside you have done some things with your truck that I wish I could have done to mine. My funds dictated what I could do and dried up a bit faster. I still have some set back for the body and paint work though.
Looking forward to you to start putting the ol truck back together. So whats the deal the the 455's. You have two of them now? I guess I didn't quite follow that.
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an engine builder from Ohio offered to build me another 455 at cost, plus free machine work. i am having him build me a monster, it will wind up around 5 grand or so, about half of what it normally would be. Someone has also offered to build a 461 Pontiac from a 400 block for me, i'll have to see how that works out. I may have an engine for sale soon... I have a spare TH350 or a TH400 that could go with it ![]()
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
Just tuned in, exciting so far!! let's see where this goes!
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
I just ordered a clip set for the fuel and brake lines... once that is in, i'll hook up all the brakes, i got everything except the emergency brake cables... waiting on them.
Once that is all done, and the little things needed to finish the frame/steering, the motor will be here(I hope)
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
You can't beat free stuff, that's great of them to help you out. You might want to think about giving that free motor away to another deserving soul.
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Re: My new project 86 Silverado
I hear ya... I already did a good deed, I gave away my 67 GMC step side to a guy who needed it for parts... he's broke like i've always been, so I wanted to see it go to someone who actually would do right by it.
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That's awesome man!
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I understand man, you've got a mighty fine truck you're building and I can't wait to see the finished product man!
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![]() raining here today/this week, so it is a good day to drag out my bed and pressure wash it... get it ready to be DA'd to bare metal. Fenders need another wash/sand too
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That rocks! have you gotten all this stuff through a vet group? How do they know who to help out? It's awesome that they help you where you want, instead of say, showing up with a hot tub or the like. I was in the Army for 22 years and where I retired there is VA hospital but not a lot of ways to help out deserving guys. Most of the guy guys I meet in my line of work claim to be, (disabled, sniper, killer ect..) but are full of S*^t.
It would be nice to find a group that would help out the ones who truly need it, and be able to figure out if they are full of crap or not. I guess you have a %100 disability rating?
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