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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Do the cold air intakes give you much gain for the buck?
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Looks great!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
im not sure buddy. the main reason i went with it is because at the time i thought it would be alot easier hooking up rather than the big ass air box
thanks brother!! im trying to figure out how to get these videos posted
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=UD4pPlkpNhg
she put down 330hp to the tires and a beastly 380 torque!!!!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
"She ain't no joke son."
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
dang thats good man. Would be nice too see your truck at autorama but dont think ill be making it this year. You should go to the cpp show and the brothers truck show this year or the big local one dangerzone.
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
That sounds great! How did the numbers come out before and after tune?
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Awesome!!!! Those are some good numbers!
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Looks amazing!!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Dennis, what's your final feeling about the OPP windows?
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oh boy! my honest feeling about the opp door window kit: horrible design when used with the power window regulators. they def. need more R&D. i cannot believe they havent improved or modified their kits or atleast have 2 different kits-one with power and the other with manual windows. you have to grind the hell outta the inside front part of the door so all the factory bracing for the hinges is worthless. i ended up spending (not even kidding here) over 80 hours adjusting, grinding, opening up holes, drilling, and modifying their kit til i gave up and took her down to a well known glass shop that does hotrods for northern california named kidwells glass. the owner Dan said its without a doubt the worst kit hes ever had to install. he basicly had to re-do the entire kit and make his own brackets that adjust as the windows rolled up and down. he had the truck for 2 weeks!!! because he would have to walk away out of frustration! $500 later they are installed and work perfectly now. no air leak noise or anything negitive to report. if i had to do it again id drive the 13 or so hours without windows to southern cali and have Ben at one piece do the install himself.
btw, im not bashing OPP, Ben or their company in anyway
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Thanks Dennis! That's what I was afraid of. I'm not very near that part of the new truck build, so maybe they will get it figured out before I am ready to drop that coin.
Again, your truck is by far one of only a couple of trucks on this board that I'd absolutely LOVE to have parked in my garage. So, don't leave it parked outside ![]() |
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
I really wonder if they will ever develop a kit meant specifically for electric windows.
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
lil update fellas! i got the official word.... we made it in the sacramento autorama!
i was lucky enough to get the chrome grille Jeff had up for grabs.... thanks again man! i spent a redicklous amount of time cleaning it up the masking and painting the grille part so there is a little bit of depth to it. i think it turned out great. the first pics are plain and the last ones are modified. i was also luckyenough to win a NOS grille last night on ebay!!!! so gimme your thoughts on it cuz i have a real NOS one coming for just in case ![]()
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
100x better!
I really like the stock grille in your truck. Great job on the detail work.
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
a few more!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
that's killer nice... so is that billet grill available now??
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Congrats on the show news!!
Also, the grille looks perfect! ![]()
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Turned out GREAT dennis! I like the black you added to it a lot. Where is the emblem from?
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