Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)

[texasfunk]

menace, projects coming along nicely!! those slots look killer! for the final build you should get them in 17's to add a nice custom touch! it'd look killer, keep up the great work! looking forward to the finished product!

[menace121978]

thanks bowtieguy for info... and link to your build. i read that last year and had forgot about it. i did see a post about the jc whitney switching valve not working but that was for the tbi trucks i believe.

Bob's on top of it!! i think i'll have to get a harness for an 87 tbi for the duel tanks w/ the relays to splice into the new harness to make it work. my factory harness only has 3 wires total... 1 for each sending unit and 1 for the switching valve. and maybe a couple grounds...

i also found a cool thread w/ lots of info from pcmcobra's install... http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/...new-6-0-a.html

[menace121978]

Originally Posted by texasfunk

menace, projects coming along nicely!! those slots look killer! for the final build you should get them in 17's to add a nice custom touch! it'd look killer, keep up the great work! looking forward to the finished product!

thanks funk! im with ya on the finished product!!!!

[71'tahoe]

I just read through you build..WOW you are amazing with your attention to detail!!

[JohnC]

Wow I just realized we haven't posted here since the end of July. What have you been doing man?

[menace121978]

OH NO! this wasnt supposed to be bumped till the drive train update!

seriously, thanks 71'tahoe! its a touch of ocd taking over. i think thats why this firewall is driving me crazy! i dont know how far i should go with it....

i'll just have to update with the few small things i've done.

[JohnC]

It's better than the updates on mine. Only thing I can show you is the amount of dust that is collecting on it.

[menace121978]

there he is!! you been busy doing something the last few weeks... you've been getting in and out of here way too quickly! and you thought no one noticed

[JohnC]

Yeah just haven't been in the truck frame of mind last week or so. My daughter has been playing softball, and the last two weeks of Aug we played a game Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. Then had a tournament one weekend. Then we have dog training classes on Wed nights. So it has been a busy schedule. Now we have some breaks between games, but I doubt I get anything done to it until season is over.

That and the wife and I have been discussing selling the Mustang, and buying a Trailblazer. I'm trying my hardest to talk her into a Trailblazer SS, but those things just aren't that cheap.

[menace121978]

alright, got the new prop. valve installed and finished up the brake lines... here where i got it for anyone intrested http://www.classicchevy.com/product....LL-_-20-32-_-X

[JohnC]

That front end looks awesome man. The detail is spot on.

[menace121978]

here's what i'm working on and trying to figure out now... HOW FAR SHOULD I GO?!?





and i'm running out of room... need to move this 350/350 out of here, extra compressor, engine stand, and maybe even the chassis so i can really get busy on this thing.

[menace121978]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Yeah just haven't been in the truck frame of mind last week or so. My daughter has been playing softball, and the last two weeks of Aug we played a game Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. Then had a tournament one weekend. Then we have dog training classes on Wed nights. So it has been a busy schedule. Now we have some breaks between games, but I doubt I get anything done to it until season is over.

That and the wife and I have been discussing selling the Mustang, and buying a Trailblazer. I'm trying my hardest to talk her into a Trailblazer SS, but those things just aren't that cheap.

sorry we keep missing posts... ya buddy! thats a hard sell right there!! we went out and test drove them and everything... had to work on her for months and months until finally i had the bright idea to let the tbss go and ask for permission to tear into the truck!

Originally Posted by JohnC

That front end looks awesome man. The detail is spot on.

thanks John... i need this firewall to flow with the rest of it! been researching and staring at it for hours, days on end! just waiting for that switch to flick in my brain and say "thats it! i got it now!!" just how it works... doesnt usually take this long though...

[JohnC]

Are you going to put the factory a/c stuff back on the firewall, or do a vintage air system?

[menace121978]

going back with the factory A/C, brake booster, and wiper motor.

[JohnC]

If you just clean it up, and pay attention to the detail like you did on the frame your end result will be awesome. Don't doubt yourself now. Just look at your frame, and say "I can do this!"

[LiveAnimals]

He's alive, lookin good Dennis

[nlped]

Man, you are doing a really great job.

Cheers,

Ed

[menace121978]

Thanks John, Kam, and Ed!!

alive and well!! finally found my nads (thanks to 71tahoe and John)and have the cab interior almost all stripped out. i'll post pics tonight!!

[JohnC]

Hey hey hey I don't want any confusion. I had no clue where your nads were.

[menace121978]

i knew that didnt sound right as soon as i hit post!!

[JohnC]

[silvereagle07]

Looking good Dennis. Just keep the firewall simple. Remove the factory goo, hide some wiring, smooth the factory dimples and seam. You can do it!

[menace121978]

Jeramy, thanks for the support. thats the plan nice and simple...
i have been stripping down the cab and planning my attack. heres some pics. the 1st one is of the little bit of rust i need to fix on the passenger side floor board. i put a light under the cab so it should show. the plan is to wire wheel it to see how thin the metal is and maybe get lucky and throw a few spot welds down and grind smooth. if not i'll have to find some sheet metal and make a couple small patches.



few of inside the cab



all the stuff piled up. need to take it all and put it in the bed on the side of the house.

[menace121978]

fire wall almost completely stripped.

this is the rats nest of wires i pulled out.




i'm going to try the painless kit when the time comes to do the wiring. i have heard good and bad things about it but it cant be as bad as the mess i have now!
next is take the gas and brake pedals out, headliner, rubber seals, and glass. then its time to go to town on the rust spots and firewall patching. after thats all done i'm going to por15 the underside of cab and floor boards, prime and paint the fire wall, and underside of cab metallic red jewel (and maybe jam it) and i can sit the cab back on the frame! how does that sound??