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That sounds about right. It's funny, just the smell of it takes you way back. One of the first completes I did was a Courier in silver. I got higher than a kite, and was hooked.

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Update , finally after many setbacks the swap is in process. Took over the garage of my new place and is now officialy my shop, taking extreme caution not to soil the floor. I got alot done today drained all the fluids and removed the front clip; hood, front bumper, fenders, wheel wells, radiator, and core support. Luckily their was no rust present other than on the wheel wells. I rather replace them from the wrecking yard than investing alot of time and effort fixing the rust. Will go at it again tomorow.

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Excellent. I see a lot of :burnout: in your future!

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Update on my uncles truck. Just about finished body & paint hopefully will take it to the paint booth this week end. LS1 is seated plumbed and wired and sounds awsome just off the headers.

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Man that looks great! you have made some serious progress!

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the old 350 is out and now i been cleaning off all the grease with degreaser and aceton and a wire wheel. Coming right along

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looking good buddy. but i just can stop staring at your uncles truck!

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Yea me too buddy! Is that the Corvette orange? What ever it is I like it!!!!!! :metal:

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yeah its the 2007 Corvette •83U Atomic Orange Metallic Tintcoat

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ill keep posting pictures of his truck

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Who dod you use for the harness? How is the quality?

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On my uncles truck he used a new harness from http://ls1wiringharness.com/index.html. Every connection is clearly labeled and the harness is very easy to install, feature 20 Gage thick jacket wire, they also offer fiber glass sheath. The build up and quality of materials was superb worth the $$. I belive they dont offer free PCM programming.

ON my truck and 2 others I used Jes Bubb at http://www.wait4meperformance.com/ for much less than buying a new harness $350 shipped, they reworked and modified the existing harness to youre needs like weather you want to run smog or not. Every connection was also clearly labeled but it takes more time and talent to install, you need to add relays and fuse block. They also offer lifetime PCM programming.

For the best outcome on a seriously modified engine you will need a qualified tuner in the are and get a proper Tune

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I stripped the fire wall and started removing the paint. I will be smoothing out the fire wall for asthetics. I now have a situation as I started to remove the wiper motor and AC/heater box I realized that the fire wall looks better without these items, so now I am tempted to smooth out the entire fire wall from side to side. Another benefit of not running AC/heater is that I will be painting my radiator core support and if i dont install the AC condensor you will be able to see right throug the grill the paint and aluminum radiator. Besides once I finish this project i will not be driving in the rain and as for the AC/ heater I could lower the windows or wear a jacket.

Here a few pics of a smooth fire walls, what I am trying to accomplish.
Any input on this one?

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I ran year round in northern LA county for three years with no functional heater, A/C or wipers with no issues at all. I couldn't go a week without one of those items up here.

If you don't plan on driving in the rain it shouldn't be a problem at all. Just coat your windshield with rain-x just in case you get caught out somewhere and it starts to rain on you unexpectedly.

Too bad we aren't closer. My newest project truck needs all the parts you are taking off. It has no HVAC system at all.

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And as far as A/C, heat, & defrost, you could put a Vintage Air set up in the truck...it all would tuck up under the dash without issue. You could run the lines down low to keep them out of the eye line, if it became an issue that is ;)

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this is what i'm working on now. i'm keeping the a/c box, wiper motor, brake booster and master cylinder will all be painted black. everything else is getting smoothed and filled and painted body color like the core support. including that awful seam down the middle. i want mine to appear stock but super clean and functional. just my 2 pennies:D

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Thanks for the input i will be going to the GoodGuys Del Mar Nationals this weekend and I will pay close attention to the fire walls and make a desicion.

If you are in California dont miss out here is a link http://www.delmarnationals.com/ Its a huge event Featuring:

•Over 2,000 Rods, Customs, Classics and Muscle Cars thru '72
•Vendor & Manufacturer Exhibits
•Swap Meet & Cars 4 Sale Corral
•Live Nostalgia Entertainment
•Goodguys Street Challenge AutoCross
•Indoor & Outdoor Show’n Shine
•Hot Rod Seminars
•Model & Pedal Car Show

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I sold my hood and will be replacing it with a new Goodmark 2 inch cowl induction to enhance and get more of an agressive look http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/index.cfm

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Still working on the rust repair so far I've shaved the coners on the bed and left gas tank. The technique I use in order to prevent warping is to blow air after each tack, and when grinding the welds I go with a ruff grit like a 60 or so to chew the weld faster and not create so much heat. So I desided not to run AC & heater or wipers I will fabricate a sheet and place over the fire wall in order to get the smooth look without going crazy with the filler and relocate the wires to hide them. I will also fill in the inner fenders and the radiator core support.

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After the welds have been grinded

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I will be using a Valspar single stage B520 P to paint the frame

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Nice work!!! Color will look cool.

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Looks great. Good job.

Which model of the Lincoln MIG do you have? Mine is too small to do more than sheet metal with and I would like to upgrade.

I like my Lincoln square wave TIG but it just doesn't lend itself to sheet metal work with needing both hands to weld, no free hand to hold the work piece with.

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BEAUTIFUL man just pretty! good luck with everything congrats on the move! and im loving those rallies! =D