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menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

You gonna make any progress today or you gonna be having jell-o shots watching a good game of guess who?

I got the mail today. I will let you know but that should do it. As soon as the rest comes I will get rolling big dog!

right on brother! hey, that was the nastiest text ive ever recieved... almost puked when i saw it was a dude!!

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 12:47 AM

progress! i got a lot done today!! (Dennis Standards) went to see Larry at Specialized today. got the factory egr/air tube block off plate for the intake. new tranny dip stick(the 6.0 doesnt have a threaded bolt hole in the block for the tranny dip stick??) i also got a different pulley tensioner.(mine had a crack on the pulley)

also went to Sears and picked up an awesome drill bit set called cobalt. along with the tap for the engine plate mod. bought other stuff just cant remember what!

as for the progress...we started the "Modded Fred Mod". Draggin86 brought over the custom bracket he made and tacked it on the x member! i need to get a bottle for the welder tomorrow so i can finish it off(flux core sucks) i also did the mod to the adaptor plates like Fred. (Drilled and tapped the holes) Tomorrow i have to take the intake off so i can set the motor in the frame to check the bracket and mark the holes to be drilled. i also sandblasted, primes, and painted the clam shells and bolted up the driver side. on to the PICTURES!!

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 12:50 AM

more!

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 12:52 AM

more

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 12:54 AM

bracket...

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 01:00 AM

the bracket piece is just tacked so when i set the motor i can adjust it or move it. i measured exactly 2 1/8" back so i think it will be perfect and its big enough so i can move the stand up to 1" either way.

i'm learning alot. the more i do the more i understand and realize its not as hard as it seems!

BTW, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP BILLY & WILLY!

glock35ipsc · 02-02-2010, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

right on brother! hey, that was the nastiest text ive ever recieved... almost puked when i saw it was a dude!!

For some reason, I think I am glad that I haven't logged on and looked at it yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

i'm learning alot. the more i do the more i understand and realize its not as hard as it seems!

That the ticket brother! Mine was a learning experience for me too. Just gotta jump in there like Chuck Norris and not be afraid of anything!

menace121978 · 02-02-2010, 11:53 AM

yeah, i think your better off! needless to say i wont be getting drunk with Gerald!

thanks for the encouragement Bob!

how'd the bracket piece look to ya??

glock35ipsc · 02-02-2010, 12:58 PM

I looks great, and is a very reasonable solution.

Driveway Dreams · 02-02-2010, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

yeah, i think your better off! needless to say i wont be getting drunk with Gerald!

thanks for the encouragement Bob!

how'd the bracket piece look to ya??

Now now, that might be going too far. It was funny though. I bet you sent it out.

The bracket set up is looking good. Will it need some gusseting, or is it strong enough as is? (Once welded up of course.)

JohnC · 02-02-2010, 02:54 PM

Looks good Dennis. Nice to see your making progress. Even if it is by Dennis Standards

STOCKISH · 02-02-2010, 03:34 PM

Looks good buddy.

menace121978 · 02-03-2010, 02:42 AM

thanks guys!

Well..... SHE'S IN!!!!!! just got cleaned up...

i went and spent a small fortune at the local welding supply today, came home and got busy. i was out there for 10 hours straight.

i ended up taking off the bracket we tacked on yesterday because the flux core was horrible. i welded everything up, smoothed, and painted. For those doing this swap the Fred way, i had to clearance the clam shell so the bolts would clear. then i ended up just beveling out the front, right, bottom bolt hole so i could just put the flush mount bolt in. painted everything up and dropped her in. i left the passenger side engine stand unbolted and lined everything up. it just so happens there is a bolt hole on the xmember that lines up perfectly so i could put 1 bolt in and mark the holes. took the motor out for the final time to drill the holes and dropped her back in. this all sounds alot easier than it was

and thanks Bob for taking the emergency phone call today! really helped out

here's all the pictures from today

menace121978 · 02-03-2010, 02:45 AM

more

menace121978 · 02-03-2010, 02:50 AM

few more

menace121978 · 02-03-2010, 02:53 AM

last ones

menace121978 · 02-03-2010, 03:00 AM

so next is help Draggin86 make a template for the trans x member. i think i'm going to go with tubing and let him do his magic. the tranny is sitting in there perfect right now so it should'nt be too bad... i'm also going to start cleaning up and painting the acc. brackets and get everything on the motor. reminds me i need to get a knock sensor harness, sensors, and intake gaskets just for piece of mind. hopefully in the next few weeks the body work will start so i can get the cab on her!

and if it werent for my neighbor buddy Will i'd still be out there trying to line those damn motor mount bolts! thanks man!!

draggin86 · 02-03-2010, 04:00 AM

dude looks freaking great! im glad you got that bad boy in there! im also glad you got some gas for the welder you defiantly will enjoy it more! i work saturday ill 3-4pm if it doesnt rain so we'll see..

silvereagle07 · 02-03-2010, 08:37 AM

Looking good Dennis.

STOCKISH · 02-03-2010, 09:59 AM

O HELL YEAH! Engine looks sweet in there. Great work on the engine stand mod. Glad to see you made some progress and it wont be long the cab will be back on and it'll start looking like a truck again. Once i got the cab back on my last project it really made me believe I was getting somewhere.

Jonboy · 02-03-2010, 10:02 AM

Looking good, buddy!

JohnC · 02-03-2010, 10:06 AM

AWESOME!!!

Looks great sitting in there man. I'm really psyched for you. Oh in that last pic. That's just a battle wound man. It's been a battle getting it in there, but your winning the war!

**nlped** · 02-03-2010, 10:37 AM

Congratulations! It looks great sitting there.

glock35ipsc · 02-03-2010, 12:35 PM

Oh yeah, it looks sweet sitting in there! I dig the black and silver together!!

Battle scars FTW!

Driveway Dreams · 02-03-2010, 01:43 PM

Looks great man!!!!! I am sure you are not excited. But, I know the rest of us are excited for you. Good job!

02-02-2010, 12:47 AM	#727
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) progress! i got a lot done today!! (Dennis Standards) went to see Larry at Specialized today. got the factory egr/air tube block off plate for the intake. new tranny dip stick(the 6.0 doesnt have a threaded bolt hole in the block for the tranny dip stick??) i also got a different pulley tensioner.(mine had a crack on the pulley) also went to Sears and picked up an awesome drill bit set called cobalt. along with the tap for the engine plate mod. bought other stuff just cant remember what! as for the progress...we started the "Modded Fred Mod". Draggin86 brought over the custom bracket he made and tacked it on the x member! i need to get a bottle for the welder tomorrow so i can finish it off(flux core sucks) i also did the mod to the adaptor plates like Fred. (Drilled and tapped the holes) Tomorrow i have to take the intake off so i can set the motor in the frame to check the bracket and mark the holes to be drilled. i also sandblasted, primes, and painted the clam shells and bolted up the driver side. on to the PICTURES!! Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 12:50 AM	#728
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) more! Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 12:52 AM	#729
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) more Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 12:54 AM	#730
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) bracket... Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 01:00 AM	#731
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) the bracket piece is just tacked so when i set the motor i can adjust it or move it. i measured exactly 2 1/8" back so i think it will be perfect and its big enough so i can move the stand up to 1" either way. i'm learning alot. the more i do the more i understand and realize its not as hard as it seems! BTW, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP BILLY & WILLY! __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 11:53 AM	#733
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) yeah, i think your better off! needless to say i wont be getting drunk with Gerald! thanks for the encouragement Bob! how'd the bracket piece look to ya?? __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-02-2010, 12:58 PM	#734
glock35ipsc Next project: 1970 K10 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colo 80524 Posts: 6,685	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) I looks great, and is a very reasonable solution. __________________ *Bob* 1970 Chevy K10 LWB "Goldie" 350/TH350 *next project!!* 1981 Chevy C10 LWB 355/TH350 - My son's truck LS SWAP FORUM! Tons of LS swap info here! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST BOARD ON THE NET! CLICK HERE FOR THE FAQ INDEX by KRUE

02-02-2010, 02:54 PM	#736
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looks good Dennis. Nice to see your making progress. Even if it is by Dennis Standards

02-02-2010, 03:34 PM	#737
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looks good buddy. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

02-03-2010, 02:42 AM	#738
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) thanks guys! Well..... SHE'S IN!!!!!! just got cleaned up... i went and spent a small fortune at the local welding supply today, came home and got busy. i was out there for 10 hours straight. i ended up taking off the bracket we tacked on yesterday because the flux core was horrible. i welded everything up, smoothed, and painted. For those doing this swap the Fred way, i had to clearance the clam shell so the bolts would clear. then i ended up just beveling out the front, right, bottom bolt hole so i could just put the flush mount bolt in. painted everything up and dropped her in. i left the passenger side engine stand unbolted and lined everything up. it just so happens there is a bolt hole on the xmember that lines up perfectly so i could put 1 bolt in and mark the holes. took the motor out for the final time to drill the holes and dropped her back in. this all sounds alot easier than it was and thanks Bob for taking the emergency phone call today! really helped out here's all the pictures from today Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-03-2010, 02:45 AM	#739
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) more Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-03-2010, 02:50 AM	#740
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) few more Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-03-2010, 02:53 AM	#741
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) last ones Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

02-03-2010, 03:00 AM	#742
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) so next is help Draggin86 make a template for the trans x member. i think i'm going to go with tubing and let him do his magic. the tranny is sitting in there perfect right now so it should'nt be too bad... i'm also going to start cleaning up and painting the acc. brackets and get everything on the motor. reminds me i need to get a knock sensor harness, sensors, and intake gaskets just for piece of mind. hopefully in the next few weeks the body work will start so i can get the cab on her! and if it werent for my neighbor buddy Will i'd still be out there trying to line those damn motor mount bolts! thanks man!! __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list Last edited by menace121978; 02-03-2010 at 03:02 AM.

02-03-2010, 04:00 AM	#743
draggin86 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Folsom, Ca Posts: 573	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) dude looks freaking great! im glad you got that bad boy in there! im also glad you got some gas for the welder you defiantly will enjoy it more! i work saturday ill 3-4pm if it doesnt rain so we'll see..



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JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) AWESOME!!! Looks great sitting in there man. I'm really psyched for you. Oh in that last pic. That's just a battle wound man. It's been a battle getting it in there, but your winning the war!

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02-03-2010, 12:35 PM	#749
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