Green Machine

[75ChevyGuy]

Did the panels come out fairly easy?

[98GMCSierraGuy]

They came out better than expected putting them back in was the trick I had to epoxy all the clips that broke and the epoxy didn't do squat so I'll try hot glue tomorrow but yeah they came out good I think.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Figured I'd take a break from the heat and post what I've done over the past couple of days. Took the interior out to get to the back side of the quarter panel, got it mostly out, now I'm just body working the dents and such. Also took out those speakers and put 6x9's in, so now I'm running all pioneer speakers on a factory deck, which will change soon. I'll finish up body work, then I'll get all the other parts I need soon after. Anyways here are some pics.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Plan to put step lights and may trade a guy his chrome bumpers for the my black ones. Just got to vacuum the interior and put the seat back in.

[bulldog2513]

lookin good man

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Yeah got the interior in and I'm going to do more body work tomorrow.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Might be getting a new deck that i can use a CD wiring harness somebody gave me. Then after I get a CD player I can play CD's

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Today has been eventful,... Finished the body work on one side of the truck, found out my battery is dead, lost a cap to one of my AC valves, I may get around to flushing the 'mud' out of my radiator, found out my Grandfather is on is death bed, its my brothers birthday, and my other brother and me are changing the engine oil in his '88 cheyenne.

[bulldog2513]

good deal on the body work and sorry about ur grandfather. thoughts and prayers for him and your family.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Thanks man yeah I'll try to finish up the body work tomorrow if the rain stays away and I got the battery back and also found the cap.

[bulldog2513]

yeah good luck with the rain. it will be raining more and more here as the week goes on with strong storms so i know yall will get some of it too. man you need to set a goal of gettin the green machine done in time for the spring rod run in pigeon forge and meet me and dragonwrecker up there. we are planning on having both our trucks cruising on the strip.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

I've never heard of this rod run haha sounds fun, as for setting goals I planned on having the rest of the body work done by tomorrow or the next day all I have left is the tail gate and that quarter panel until I get my hood and grille. Its coming along

[bulldog2513]

cool. the rod run is held in pigeon forge in the spring and in the fall every year. one of the biggest car shows in the country. everything from originals, restored custom ......anything you could imagine from the start of cars to now. good time for everyone in the family.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Sounds like something I might have to look into. Thanks for the info.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Got a lot done today, almost finished the body work except the quarter panel, located some more parts, including a license plate and about to epoxy a plastic headliner piece again. Was planning on finish the body work but the rain finally came. Also thought about swapping to a 350 ci. I found both a TBI and a vortec. I'm thinking about the vortec. Anyways heres the pics.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Oh almost forgot I did a rendering on a computer program I have. It has what I plan to do with it.

[bulldog2513]

Just a suggestion but i would go with the tbi. the vortec costs a lot more when it comes tune up time and the spider injection system in them are trash not to mention all the injection lines are plastic. just my opinion lol body work is lookin good

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Yeah what I could do is get the TBI and put the vortec heads on it. TBI would also be better because it already has my air filter set up.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Came in because it was about to rain. Almost done with body work. Just have to finish up the quarter panel, fill the dent on the roof, and fix two other spots. Here's some pics.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Also had a good idea. Dragonwrecker and Bulldog as well as anyone else you can give your opinion it would be greatly appreciated. I'm thinking of making a cowl like I've seen done many times before. However I want to also put the insets like on the 2012 ZL1, but instead of four squares I was thinking of putting 'GMC' on each side as an insert. Here's a ZL1 hood so you can see what I mean.

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Will be getting parts soon! Something to look forward to since I haven't seen the Green Machine in over a week. I miss her haha.

[bulldog2513]

if ur going to fabricate the cowl i assume it will be flat top instead of the body line up the middle. i think 2 gmc's would be too much. maybe just do a "gmc" vent across the front of it only

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Yeah I might go with a normal hood

[bulldog2513]

Originally Posted by 98GMCSierraGuy

Yeah I might go with a normal hood

you sound like me bro. ill get an idea, trash it then decide to do it again then trash it and come up with something new LOL

[98GMCSierraGuy]

Hey great minds think alike