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54Caddy · 02-18-2010, 11:09 PM

ahaha, im changing out my dash trim piece and ac vents right now, hell go down to harbor freight and buy two cheap ones itll save you time..

menace121978 · 02-18-2010, 11:13 PM

didnt even think of that! thanks man... gotta have them for the guy thats going to do the fire wall and undercoating too

54Caddy · 02-19-2010, 12:49 AM

do what to the firewall?? and undercoating you can spray that with that beastly air compressor you got why pay some one when you can do it yourself..

menace121978 · 02-19-2010, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

do what to the firewall?? and undercoating you can spray that with that beastly air compressor you got why pay some one when you can do it yourself..

i'm going to have someone paint it and do the body work so i can sit the cab on the chassis... the undercoating i want is the real deal. no diy stuff that will be chipping off. line-x is a high pressure system. thats what i want. Gerald could probably explain it better.

Driveway Dreams · 02-19-2010, 01:10 PM

He is gonna do a bedliner material instead of true undercoating. It holds up very well, and is real good looking when done right. Ya, it is a little more money than just throwing undercoating on but it is well worth it. The bedliner will give better protection and more sound deadening.

JohnC · 02-19-2010, 03:16 PM

My cousin did that on his Camaro, and really liked the results.

54Caddy · 02-19-2010, 06:05 PM

isnt lizard skin really good too been thinking of doing my cab with it, i know its not a cheap brand heard its good, or will the linex be better?? i like your idea dennis might steal it when im done with scholl and have another cab done, its a 74 cab hopefully he finds the papers and its mine..

Driveway Dreams · 02-19-2010, 07:02 PM

Think of what a bedliner is designed to hold up to. Being in the elements everyday, having things thrown at it like shovels, rocks, concrete, etc. It holds up very well on the bottom of a vehicle.

The advantage of a high-pressure sprayed liner vs a low pressure system is the durability. I learned alot about bedliners from a guy who had his own bedliner business and sprayed for the body shop I worked in for a bit. If you take a razor blade and cut into a low pressure type it will open up like a flesh wound and will continue to expand over time. The high pressure will just look kind of like a scratch in clear coat and will stay as is. Therefore the high pressure system will hold up longer. Examples of each: high would be like LineX; low would be like Reflex. Those are simply examples.

glock35ipsc · 02-19-2010, 07:03 PM

LineX RULZ!

**nlped** · 02-19-2010, 07:06 PM

I haven't ever done the underside of a vehicle, but I did LineX the entire interior of my weekend '79 CJ-5 14 years ago. And, it still looks like new!

54Caddy · 02-19-2010, 09:29 PM

hum i always thought that lizard skin was hard also, i dont know maybe im wrong.

menace121978 · 02-21-2010, 08:39 AM

well i got the oil block off plate yesterday and the adaptor for the oil sending unit

also sold my edelbrock shorties late last night from cl... $200

now it would be nice if the guy would come get the motor and trans. Just an FYI....anyone running the block off plate from nook and tranny in place of the oil cooler lines you have to take about a 1/4" off the bolts for them to seat.

menace121978 · 02-21-2010, 08:44 AM

hope today to get a little bit of work done on the firewall and fix the little bit of rust on the floor. still waiting on the xmember and fuel lines. should be here soon

54Caddy · 02-21-2010, 03:39 PM

ah man ignore the pm. didnt see that you sold them o well ill have to save my pennies and order some.

mcbassin · 02-21-2010, 06:50 PM

Looking Good!

Driveway Dreams · 02-21-2010, 07:13 PM

Looking good man! Sorry no real update to show you...the snow and cold make it hard to work in the garage for long. And after I replaced the mirror on my sister in law's car (she took it out on her garage) I was done in the cold. But I am making progress.

STOCKISH · 02-21-2010, 09:16 PM

Looking great buddy!

silvereagle07 · 02-22-2010, 11:07 AM

Looking great Dennis. Where are you going to attatch the tranny dipstick?

79gmc5.3 · 02-22-2010, 07:18 PM

Dennis, build is looking! All these small thing are just one step closer to D-Day

menace121978 · 02-22-2010, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvereagle07

Looking great Dennis. Where are you going to attatch the tranny dipstick?

i was thinking about just tapping the bolt hole on the bell housing since there isnt threads on the block... ideas?

and thanks for all the nice comments guys!!

STOCKISH · 02-22-2010, 11:59 PM

Dennis, I think I would tap the hole in the bellhousing and add a stud to mount the tube. I dont think I would drill and tap the block though. Just the bellhousing should be fine since the tube wont need much to hold it in place.

menace121978 · 02-23-2010, 08:19 AM

thats what i was thinking...

Thealien · 02-23-2010, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menace121978

i was thinking about just tapping the bolt hole on the bell housing since there isnt threads on the block... ideas?

and thanks for all the nice comments guys!!

The correct dipstick goes to the hole just to the right. Might be able to pick one up cheap? I could take a picture for you if you would like?

menace121978 · 02-23-2010, 08:35 AM

i'd apprieciate that alien. i just grabbed this one thinking they are all the same. i'd be more comfortable knowing its the right one.

STOCKISH · 02-23-2010, 09:04 AM

Dennis, if you get a different one let me know what the part number is so I can do the same. Or send me yours and I'll fab it to work.

02-18-2010, 11:09 PM	#826
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) ahaha, im changing out my dash trim piece and ac vents right now, hell go down to harbor freight and buy two cheap ones itll save you time.. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

02-18-2010, 11:13 PM	#827
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) didnt even think of that! thanks man... gotta have them for the guy thats going to do the fire wall and undercoating too __________________ "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

02-19-2010, 12:49 AM	#828
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) do what to the firewall?? and undercoating you can spray that with that beastly air compressor you got why pay some one when you can do it yourself.. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

02-19-2010, 01:10 PM	#830
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) He is gonna do a bedliner material instead of true undercoating. It holds up very well, and is real good looking when done right. Ya, it is a little more money than just throwing undercoating on but it is well worth it. The bedliner will give better protection and more sound deadening. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

02-19-2010, 03:16 PM	#831
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) My cousin did that on his Camaro, and really liked the results.

02-19-2010, 06:05 PM	#832
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) isnt lizard skin really good too been thinking of doing my cab with it, i know its not a cheap brand heard its good, or will the linex be better?? i like your idea dennis might steal it when im done with scholl and have another cab done, its a 74 cab hopefully he finds the papers and its mine.. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

02-19-2010, 07:02 PM	#833
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Think of what a bedliner is designed to hold up to. Being in the elements everyday, having things thrown at it like shovels, rocks, concrete, etc. It holds up very well on the bottom of a vehicle. The advantage of a high-pressure sprayed liner vs a low pressure system is the durability. I learned alot about bedliners from a guy who had his own bedliner business and sprayed for the body shop I worked in for a bit. If you take a razor blade and cut into a low pressure type it will open up like a flesh wound and will continue to expand over time. The high pressure will just look kind of like a scratch in clear coat and will stay as is. Therefore the high pressure system will hold up longer. Examples of each: high would be like LineX; low would be like Reflex. Those are simply examples. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here. Last edited by Driveway Dreams; 02-19-2010 at 07:02 PM. Reason: punctuation

02-19-2010, 07:03 PM	#834
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02-19-2010, 07:06 PM	#835
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,148	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) I haven't ever done the underside of a vehicle, but I did LineX the entire interior of my weekend '79 CJ-5 14 years ago. And, it still looks like new! __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha Last edited by nlped; 02-19-2010 at 07:07 PM. Reason: can't spell

02-19-2010, 09:29 PM	#836
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) hum i always thought that lizard skin was hard also, i dont know maybe im wrong. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

02-21-2010, 08:39 AM	#837
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) well i got the oil block off plate yesterday and the adaptor for the oil sending unit also sold my edelbrock shorties late last night from cl... $200 now it would be nice if the guy would come get the motor and trans. Just an FYI....anyone running the block off plate from nook and tranny in place of the oil cooler lines you have to take about a 1/4" off the bolts for them to seat. 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 Last edited by menace121978; 02-21-2010 at 08:47 AM.

02-21-2010, 08:44 AM	#838
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) hope today to get a little bit of work done on the firewall and fix the little bit of rust on the floor. still waiting on the xmember and fuel lines. should be here soon __________________ "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

02-21-2010, 03:39 PM	#839
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) ah man ignore the pm. didnt see that you sold them o well ill have to save my pennies and order some. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

02-21-2010, 06:50 PM	#840
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02-21-2010, 07:13 PM	#841
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looking good man! Sorry no real update to show you...the snow and cold make it hard to work in the garage for long. And after I replaced the mirror on my sister in law's car (she took it out on her garage) I was done in the cold. But I am making progress. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here. Last edited by Driveway Dreams; 02-21-2010 at 07:15 PM.



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02-21-2010, 09:16 PM	#842
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Looking great 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.

02-22-2010, 11:07 AM	#843
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02-22-2010, 07:18 PM	#844
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02-22-2010, 11:59 PM	#846
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Dennis, I think I would tap the hole in the bellhousing and add a stud to mount the tube. I dont think I would drill and tap the block though. Just the bellhousing should be fine since the tube wont need much to hold it in place. __________________ --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.

02-23-2010, 08:19 AM	#847
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) thats what i was thinking... __________________ "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

02-23-2010, 08:35 AM	#849
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) i'd apprieciate that alien. i just grabbed this one thinking they are all the same. i'd be more comfortable knowing its the right one. __________________ "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

02-23-2010, 09:04 AM	#850
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Dennis, if you get a different one let me know what the part number is so I can do the same. Or send me yours and I'll fab it to work. __________________ --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.

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