My 88 buildup on a tight budget

[benoit454]

yea it sure does, now I got to fix it again and paint it, except this time I get to do the bed and door.

[Dub_X]

Damn man, that really does suck. Was looking forward to seeing the truck all nice and pretty, then some jackass backs into it and bolts? Man, that really sucks. Good luck fixing it, got a road ahead of ya' now, thanks to some piss ant who decided to run off. Good luck.

[benoit454]

yep we was all in the house and heard it but thought it was ice coming off the roof, roads were clear and dry too, only found out because dad went to go get some smokes and couldn't get the door open. I had tried it earlier and didn't pay attention.

[Dub_X]

Sh!tty luck man. Look at the bright side, though. You may have to do some repairs, but nobody was in the truck, so nobody got hurt.

[benoit454]

A mr. gasket competition air cleaner, 9790
http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/mr-g...petition-9790/

which has a 2 inch drop base and I can't use it with my tbi, so I have to order a new raised base.

I also ordered my chrome centerbolt valve covers, spectre 5260
http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/spec...over-set-5260/

I bought a nice bowtie oil fill cap from proform/gmpp @ advance for them, but someone forgot to mention the oil fill for those covers is screw in like stock. However if you buy those covers in a kit from summit it has a push in oil fill, but the one hole is bigger, they are listed to be all 1.25 and one is 1-3/8, not 1-1/4. So I had to take back my nice oil fill cap and breather and order new ones.

Then I got a chrome PS dipstick as well, spectre 1798
http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/spec...dipstick-1798/

The cap aint round like that either, it's more flower like shaped, like the stock oil fill cap in the valve covers. So it'll match the oil fill cap I just ordered, which starts round 2.....

oil fill cap that matches the PS dipstick, spectre 4320
Amazon.com: Spectre 4320 Chrome Screw-In Oil...
I need valve cover gormmets too, spectre 5333
Amazon.com: Spectre 5333 Combination Baffled...
I decided to get a chrome pcv instead of stock, just to match the breather, plus I like these style pcv's. spectre 4284
Amazon.com: Spectre 4284 Chrome Push-In PCV Valve...
Also want to see if my block is completely drilled for mech. FP so I got me a block off plate to replace the stock, comes with bolts and gasket, but I have a gasket in case it doesn't. spectre 42463
Amazon.com: Spectre 42463 Chrome Fuel Pump...

since my air cleaner base would not work I ordered this one..
SUM -G3000B
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G3000B/?rtype=10

my other breather trans dapt 4870
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRD-4870/?rtype=10

offset air cleaner stud just in case, spectre 4215
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SPE-4215/?rtype=10

some valve cover hold downs/bolts SUM-3426
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G3426/?rtype=10

and to match an air cleaner nut spectre 5358
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SPE-5358/?rtype=10

I got the T-bar ones cheaper then regular hex head bolts in chrome, plus I like the wing nut or t-bars.

[scotts62]

Man you went all out, make sure to post pics

[benoit454]

not quite lol. I was planning to get a chrome rad. cap, master cylinder cover and rad. overflow cap. But being on a tight budget and my air cleaner not fitting I had to give up some stuff for now to get the drop base and pay the shipping cost or handling I should say from summit.

I'll try to get them later, and also looking into a trans pan, dipstick for motor and trans, and diff. cover, maybe one day an oil pan. That way alot of the show stuff is done and I may take it to some shows one day.

I'm looking to try and clean up alot of the wiring for the engine sensor or hide it if I can, and maybe repaint the inner fenders and frame and stuff too.

That's a big 10-4 on pics though, will do good buddy.

[scotts62]

Make sure you grind the flat surfaces like on your trans pan and such with a grinder because if you just throw it on it will leak, even an oil pan with silicone so ill just warn ya and if you do that it will be good

[benoit454]

all the new parts are in, have to get pics later. Not sure when I'll get around to it.

going thru a tough time, wife was 25 wks. pregnant, developed HELLP syndrome, lost the baby and almost lost her too. She's better just have to watch her BP.

It was our first, and was a little boy, named Christian Jude Swims. He was 1 lb. 2 oz. and 12 inches long. Had the services for him the beginning of this week.

[scotts62]

Oh man i am sorry to hear that

It is a very tough thing to deal with but you and the mrs hang in there, you guys will be in our thoughts and prayers.

[Richie]

Sorry to hear about your loss.Hope your wife gets better and you and her somehow make it past this.In no way could I say I know what your going through but I will pray for both of you.Take care,Richie

[Vega_67C10]

Sorry to hear about your loss Chris. We are here for you anytime.

[benoit454]

thanks guys appreciate the kind words. She's doing better her BP is trying to level out, she just gets out of breath quick and worries me.

[benoit454]

got me a water neck and t-stat today. I was gonna get the straight up style but nobody had one, I think the center out 45 degree style should work, I'll see.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web..._1599325268___

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/par...artNumber=2660


I also ordered my master cylinder cover and radiator cap.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=346864_0_0_

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=228298_0_0_


Also got my air cleaner done the other day..

[scotts62]

Heck ya, is the mrs doing better man?

[benoit454]

yea her BP has been good, it gets high when she goes to the doctor's office, but at home it's good. They don't want to beleive she has the white coats syndrome, where you get scared or nervous when going to the dr.'s office, so they want her to see a kidney doctor, said it's the first thing they check on young women when they have high BP.

I told the dr. to his face she only has HIGH BP when she comes to the dr.'s office, at home it's fine, and I know our BP monitor is right, within a few numbers of there's.

it ran 120's over 80's at home, dr. office was 150's over 90's and ours confirmed the same, as did their manual one the nurse did by ear.

[benoit454]

decided to get some pics of the parts I got at the house in the spare room/parts room while the batteries are charged.






I'll have more once it's warm again, since the air cleaner and wing nut are installed. Plus the rest of the parts should be in around the end of next week.

[benoit454]

Been working on things today, moved the ESC module and the MAP sensor, removed their intake bracket, cleaned up some wiring, still more to do. Paint, more chrome, maybe more wiring or relocation.

Here's pics though....

non a/c setup..



relocation..









I also removed the egr, it wasn't working or throwing codes, but if it does no big deal.


FYI I used an egr block off plate and bolts for older style motors, it works, the holes need to be elongated though, and it's very close to not covering the lower hole, but mine doesn't leak at all.

[Chevy350V8]

looks good!!!

[benoit454]

be alot better sometime in the future lol, more chrome, but most important, repaint and stuff. it may be awhile, when I do the firewall in black I'm gonna jerk both fenders and inners off, maybe the whole front end, paint it all up, reassemble, and when I do the motor I'm gonna take all the plugins off the intake, repaint it, then put on all the chrome. Not gonna do the block or heads unless I see areas that need touched up or whatever.

[benoit454]

picked up some engine enamel in silver/alum. and some vac. hose for the truck today along with some vac. caps.

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=228285_0_0_

[benoit454]

[benoit454]

got some new stuff to add, cleaned it up yesterday, added the chrome strips to cover the impact strip holes, added the pedals awhile back and the steering wheel cover.

[benoit454]

more pics, cleaned up more wiring and rerouted plug wires, plus pics of the other chrome I had already put on. I gotta get another set of wires or at least a couple to change out, mainly the no. 1 which is too short to tuck under.

[benoit454]

just some working pics this time. around 44 boxes of hardwood flooring, the thick nail down type 40-60 lbs. per box roughly, and had no problems, 65 mph and still climbing goin uphill on a 12-14 percent grade.






that's my dad in the pic as well. The guy carrying the wood is my uncle.