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Yes sir, that is what I am working on now. I have 2 weeks left to finnish it.

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well I dont think its going to fit.:( no matter how I do it I dont see how to make the tahoe air box to fit under the dash.

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Modifications to the 72 dash solve anything or are you going to build a new air box in a different shape? Any way to blend the firewalls to gain extra space.

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my goal was to keep the 72 dash as stock looking as possible but the tahoe air box is just too wide to fit between the dash front and the firewall. If I try to blend the tahoe firewall that will just move the firewall closer to the motor and im not sure if thats possible. But thanks for the suggestion. I will definately take a look at doing that this evening. It would be a huge undertaking to try to make a new box because the tahoe has dual heat and air and it will be sweet if I can keep that in tact. I really appreciate your input. Thanks.

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I kinda thought you might run in to this. There was a method to my madness,, it took quite a bit of work to blend my firewall and cab but,,, I think it was worth it! Did you already throw your floor/firewall away?
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Another possibility is to get just the hvac box from vintageair.com and use the rest of the Tahoe system. You would have to have the high/low a/c hoses custom made to blend the two together. Might work...?:chevy:

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I still have the floor and firewall. I'll look and see if I can make part of it for. I really didn't want to go the vintage air route but I may have to. Thanks wade.

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So Ive been doing a lot of work on the truck. I have been assembling and adjusting all the panels. Im still trying to decide what to do about the tahoe heat and air. I would really like to use it to have the dual air (that would be sweet in a 72 chevy pickup). The issue is I have already done a ton of cleaning on the firewall and id hate to cut it all up, but I may have to. The air box is too wide to fit between the interior of the firewall and the front of the dash so the firewall will have to be cut out and moved tward the engine. The other issue is that the air box is 37 inches long so it will extend all the way to where the radio, heat and air controls, etc will go so they will have to be moved somewhere else which may seem odd. I do have room to move the firewall twards the motor but im not sure if I want to do that.

Any and all opinions will be greatly apprecieated. thanks.

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Well it took me all day but I did it.... It fits under the dash. I cut the firewall out of the tahoe and grapht it into the truck. And it fits.

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Wow,, interesting solution to the problem. What's your plan for the wiper motor? Will it stay in the stock location?

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I am planning on using the wiper motor from the Tahoe which is located inside the cowl. Sorry I havnt got much done lately I just got back from a week in vegas.

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wild build

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the firwall getting cleaned up.

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Unfortunately it looks so good, few people will know how much time you put in on this. How about some interior photo s when you get time...firewall looks great..BTW... Is the truck going to be black.?

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That's is very true that no one will know. It is going to be red......bright red. I'll get some of the interior this evening.

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lots going on inside the cab....

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anyone want a sneak peak of the paint???:metal:

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Yep,,, it looks red!! You know,, your not supposed to be in paint already?? Your supposed to take 6 years, go through 3 jobs, divorce the wife, sell your house for a loss, lose your place to work on your truck, find a new place to work on your truck, scrap all the body panels you've been working on, buy all new body panels, and a new compressor, move 40 miles away from where your working on your truck,,, and THEN you should be ready for paint!..:lol:

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lol I have been trying to hurry so I can get it done before all that. lol

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more color...

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Wow !!! The panels are looking great, are you painting it yourself ?

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no ive got a local small shop painting for me. I dont have the patience to make it show quality. If anyone is close and needs some painting done they are dirt cheap with awesome work.

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Looking awesome. Question for you, since it looks like the bed is being painted in pieces are you planning on using any type of seam sealer between the panels when re-assembling? Just trying to get a plan for myself. Thanks

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the panels will be painted on all sides of the seams but i will still use a small amount of seam sealer when reassembly. Every panel was assembled before to fit the panels then taken back apart for paint.

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I have been working on my Dash panel and my console. I need some opinions on what you guys think. I'm not too sure about it myself. They will both get sealed and painted.

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Looking good to me,, like I said before,, when your boldly going where no one has gone before,, is there really a wrong way, or bad idea. If it doesn't work for you,, just go back to the drawing board.

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The center console looks good. I combined a 72 C10 body with a 2002 Dodge diesel chassis & used the Dodge instrument panel too. I used a extra glove box door (which is the same size as the original gauge bezel) to mount my gauges & had the outer rim chromed & you could paint the rest black. Just a thought. You're making nice progress!

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Thanks wade. I just like to bounce things off of others becasue sometime what I think looks good most other people say.....:dohh: what the???....lol




Thats a great Idea, I didnt even think of that. Ill see If I can find another glove box door. Thanks


I got the rest of the things mounted in the console....heated seat control, electric locks and window, etc.

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That red looks like the color I am painting mine right now. Looks like painter has done a nice job.

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Awesome, work on all of this, your painter is doing a fine job too. Don't know what your plans are for finishing the console. I think the console would feel better if it was covered in vinyl.....It looks fantastic BTW, I used a hard plastic 1 out of a 90's truck and I am looking for some way to add a pad or cushion. Glove box door works OK but like the rest of your build it's not easy either, I am still trying to get my speedo and gas gauge to work. These gauges are out of 93 Caprice.

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Thanks guys Im really excited about the paint as well. Im going to the painters to pick up the bed, tailgate, doors, fenders, and cowel today and Im dropping off the cab and the hood. It wont be long and this whole thing will have paint on it.:metal:

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ok guys im looking for some software to put on my laptop that I can reflash my tahoe ecm. I may need to change my stereo and instrument cluster and adjust for a differnet size tire. I dont really want to take it to the dealership to have it done. Anyone have any ideas? thanks

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You have probably already tried ...https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/diy-prom...

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Thanks I will check it out.

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I was planning to send my ecm off to LT1swap.com and have them re-program it. Any new updates?

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Well my painter is a complete idiot. I had to fire him and hire a "real" painter.

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The paint looked good- what went wrong?

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The pictures looked good but when you seen it in person there are tons and tons of problems. The more I looked at it the worst it got. The deadlines came and gone many times and nothing ever got done. So I went and picked everything up and found a real painter. The new guy does awesome work. I've already taken a couple other jobs to him to do and he has finished them and they look like new. He already redid my bed and I have it back in my shop and it looks amazing. He has the cab in his working on it as we speak.

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What happened with the painter? I had to fire my first painter also and it took months to get my money back.

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he didnt have a clue what he was doing. There was parts that were not even painted and the primer was still visible and there were chips in the paint. he kept saying that my trim will cover that..... well no it dont. So I picked up my stuff and took it to a new painter. The new painter had to sand down and completly start over on every piece.

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here is the bed after the new painter got done with it....