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Old 07-18-2010, 11:07 AM   #1
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)

^^^That would certainly put Silver over the top!
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Old 07-18-2010, 11:42 AM   #2
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That looks freaking bad a$$!

Now, about the stroller...... Fighting. Urge. To. Comment. In. Public. Forum.

Going swimming, I'm sure I'll have something by the time we get home.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:18 PM   #3
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Thats sick man. I like how you put the bed on just for the photo op. Lookng really good. Now if I could just get my cab on too. Ooh yeah, I did! Glad we are both making good progress. We'll have to start planning that middle of the U.S. meet we've been talikng about to show these off! Congrats on the progress. Keep it up.
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Old 07-18-2010, 12:22 PM   #4
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The paint on the bed is a little faded lookin' , I'd raise heck with your painter.
I was thinking the same thing. I like that you did it though. It looks absolutely awesome!!!!

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Thats sick man. I like how you put the bed on just for the photo op. Lookng really good. Now if I could just get my cab on too. Ooh yeah, I did! Glad we are both making good progress. We'll have to start planning that middle of the U.S. meet we've been talikng about to show these off! Congrats on the progress. Keep it up.
That would be so awesome to have a major meet here in the middle somewhere. To see some of these sweet trucks from each coast in person!!!
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Old 07-18-2010, 04:07 PM   #5
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Sweet, shoot, my truck doesn't look anywhere as nice as Dennis' truck. I'll just be glad to have it going again.
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Mid coast nationals?
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Old 07-18-2010, 11:38 PM   #7
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looks good Dennis nearly fell off my bed with my computer on my lap, when I saw the cab on the frame since it looks so good. I can't wait to the ls swap in my truck my but I can't decided if I want to do a total rear end over haul with disc brakes and a new chrome master cylinder and booster first or after
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WoW!
That looks sweet!!!
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You guys can meet right here in Oklahoma. Right in central USA!
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looks good Dennis nearly fell off my bed with my computer on my lap, when I saw the cab on the frame since it looks so good. I can't wait to the ls swap in my truck my but I can't decided if I want to do a total rear end over haul with disc brakes and a new chrome master cylinder and booster first or after
thanks Aaron! i'd get the swap done 1st imo... lots of little things start adding up with the swap. You can always go back and do the rearend and brakes.

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i dont even know where the heck Oklahoma is!
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)

Oklahoma is where we have all the free places to stay and hang out!
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this is turning out nice.
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oh yeah! there's definitely enough guys on here from Oklahoma... i might even have some long lost relatives back there!
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Looking great Dennis! That is going to be one sweeet ride. Oklahoma...I've always wanted to go there...I'm in.
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Man that looks sweet as hell!! Nice job..
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Looking great Dennis! That is going to be one sweeet ride. Oklahoma...I've always wanted to go there...I'm in.
Sounds like a road trip guys! The 86 could use a couple thousand miles put on it...
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right on thank you Chris!!!
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Must of fixed it. I got notified this time...
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havent checked in lately. looking good brotha

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Sweet build man its really coming together
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thanks for all the comments guys!

i'm waiting on the firewall grommet so i can drill the hole and get the ecm and everything into the cab. been sanding and disassembling the column to have painted. next on the buying list is a new steering shaft and gauges. i'm going with the autometer ultra-lite II's. then its on to the wiring!! can wait til she fires up with the key

after that its onto the brakes, driveshaft, shift cable(?), and exhaust
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Cant wait till she runs buddy! You not wanting to run the Lokar shift linkage? Just curious because I saw the question mark in tour last post. Mine works great! Same as PCMcobra used too.
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I've heard a lot of good things about the Lokar linkage stuff. My uncle really likes using their stuff.
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Cant wait till she runs buddy! You not wanting to run the Lokar shift linkage? Just curious because I saw the question mark in tour last post. Mine works great! Same as PCMcobra used too.
i was going to give you a call about that you have a part #, place, and price? i havent really looked into it yet


and thanks guys!
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