48 5 Window air ride driver

[oldnslow]

The bags are located in front of the axle, where the original springs sat on the truck arms, Thanks

[Rude Dude]

I used the same intake such poor quality my valve covers hit the runners and dont let the valve covers lay correctly on the heads.

Originally Posted by oldnslow

I fianally finished the engine for the 48, it's a 97 Suburban Vortec 350 that I bought from a body shop 7 or 8 years ago. It showed 60,000 miles and appeared well taken care of, no sludge, strong crosshatch in the bores and the bearings that I checked were like new. I port matched the heads and blended the bowls. A local machine shop added LT-4 2.00" intake and 1.55" exhaust valves with a 3 angle valve job and LT-4 springs. I added a GM LT-4 "Hot" cam and 1.6:1 roller rockers with Cloyes timing set. The intake is a Chinese "Crosswind" copy of a RPM Air Gap, if I did it again I would have spent the extra money and purchased an Edelbrock, the offshore quality is poor. That said, I attacked the intake with a Sawzall and grinder and removed the extra lumps, bumps, weird mountings and "nitrous nozzle" bosses. I added a PCV valve (with baffle) in the valley so that I could use the Moon breathers without oiling the engine compartment. I then sent it to LO-KO Coatings for a ceramic coating, they do outstanding work. The valve covers are Ebay finned no hole centerbolt, with Moon breathers added, the carb ia a Holley 770 cfm Street Avenger with a Moon oval air cleaner. The engine is green same as the truck is going to be, I couldn't beleive that you can get dark green engine paint. Here are a couple of pictures, I hope to post more of the truck as work continues.

[oldnslow]

I had the dash and exposed interior sheet metal painted GMC Fire Red as well as the firewall and bottom of the cab. The outside got a fresh coat of DP50 now the cab can be bolted down for (hopefully) the final time. I want to drive the truck to work out the bugs before final paint.

[98layinframe]

absolutely love your frame and bed build! Thats going to be one amazingly beautiful truck when its all said and done!

ohh and can I ask, what headers are you using?

[oldnslow]

Thanks, the headers are Schoenfeld PN: 186, 1 3/4" for a Metric clip. The drivers side height was shortened 1 1/8" for ground clearence and re angled to clear the master cylinder booster.

[Chevette]

Lookin' good, Old Guy. A very tidy truck. Good luck the rest of the way.

[oldnslow]

The cab is back on the chassis, we installed Fatmat sound deadner, the Vintage Air heat /ac unit, Newport electric wipers, Things are looking up.

[youngrodder]

Nice progress...Keep it up.
Marc

[oldnslow]

The wiring harness is mostly installed, here's the dash with the Dakota Digital ride heigth controller in the glove box and the Secret Audio head unit hidden behind the hinged radio delete plate.

[ChuckDriver]

Wow! That looks great!

[c6_rob]

Love it!

[oldnslow]

Well, I didn't make Power Tour 2012, and the truck is still not done. I'm workiing on it, will post more pix soon.

[ricott]

I feel your pain!!! My son and I are building a 1966 GTO restomod, and we said we wanted to drive it in the 2010 Power Tour...even paid for the registration as one of his Christmas presents in December 2009. Didn't make it. Life keeps getting in the way. BUT, the car is now mostly finished and he is driving it regularly... and we will be driving from Dallas to Charlotte this June in the 2013 Power Tour (lord willing!!). Keep at it and hopefully we will meet along the Power Tour this year.

Ricky

[oldnslow]

Thanks for the words of encouragement, life sure does happen! I kinda took this truck a "little" farther than I had planned, started out as a beater and I kinda kept going. The bed was fabricated from 16 ga, I learned a LOT about sheet metal warpage but I found a top notch body man that straightened out my mess. I am going to drive it in epoxy primer next year as I tend to like to change things, and primer is cheaper than paint. The rear tag is an example, with the stock bumper I couldn't fit a plate in the middle, with a 1954 bumper it works great, just took a little work to get the splash apron to fit.

[99 to Life]

how big is your garage geeeesh??? Love the truck, your sitting on a nice ride. I really dig the dash, even though I'm a huge fan of the factory dash, this is just very fitting.

[oldnslow]

My garage is tiny, thankfully my buddy Terry's garage is bigger than my house!

[oldnslow]

Started trial fitting the body parts before re-primimg the scratched or modified parts. Tried to install the Chinese repop chrome grill, what a piece of s*** put the bent up original back in. Here's a couple of pictures.

[ChuckDriver]

Wow! Nice work it really looks great!

[69CST-V]

Truck is looking great. Keep up with the pic's.
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[1lo67]

Looking good..

[99 to Life]

looks great, sorry to hear about the china pop off. Its a shame what our country is going into. I think it is imperative we preserve what made this country something to be proud of and I think these trucks are a great example.

[oldnslow]

Thanks for the word of encouragement, cut, grind, weld, repeat.... sure wears ya down, but starting re-assembly provides lots of enthusiasm! I know that the offshore parts help us keep our old trucks going, but so much of these parts are frustrating junk. I am looking for a decent OEM 47-53 Chevy grill if anybody has one for sale, my top two bars are pretty good so I would consider one with a good frame and good lower 3 bars. We hung the doors and put the truck back on the ground today, here's a couple pictures.

[cleanshaven84]

This is a clean looking truck and it's not even together! I was considering red for my paint too but that's not set in stone. This build is looking really good and can only imagine what the final outcome is going to look like. Keep up the good work man!

[oldnslow]

Thanks for the help, I found a nice G.M. grill.

[reaper71]

Very slick ride I like it!!!