My 83 Silverado the Weekend Warrior!!

[jjguitarist]

Alright, its time to get fired back up on this project again. The government was kind enough to give me back some of my hard earned $$ that i shelled out in taxes! So I took a little trip to summitracing.com and ordered a load of parts! I got a new tranny performance automatic 700r4 stage 2 (awesome!), b&m truck megashifter, 3000 rpm stall, got a new 25 gal blazer tank. I got the summit kit with a 750 cfm carb, alum dual plane intake, bolts, gaskets, and breather (great kit and easier on the wallet). And I also got almost everything needed to put my engine together. I am pretty excited, was like a kid in a candy store while I was ordering!

[frito-bandito]

Man, the government has never gave me enough money back to buy a 700R4, much less all of the other cool stuff you got!

[jjguitarist]

LOL It is a lot better than what I got last year! I paid in $2500 last year because my work didnt take ANY taxes out! But this year I had extra taken out...

[SUX2BU99]

Wow, that's a lot extra taken off then  LOL Must have been a blast feeling like a rock star and ordering all that stuff!

[frito-bandito]

Keep us updated!

[jjguitarist]

Oh yeah BIG BIG Smile!!!  Will Do!

[jjguitarist]

Last night I got the bug and removed my old dual tank setup and solenoid. Tonight I am going to finish removing all of the old fuel lines and get started on the Capt. blazer tank swap! Will post pics when done!!

[jjguitarist]

Got the Blazer tank all painted up and installed tonight. Looks killer! I love it! Had to modify some tank straps from a burb with a larger tank to fit but it worked out awesome. My setup was a lil different than the capt' but the result is the same. About the time that I got finished and ready to take some pics to post my phone died. Figures right! Anyway hopefully I grab grab a couple of shots tom. night to post!!

[Lucky73]

The truck is gona sweet!

[jjguitarist]

I finished removing all of the old fuel lines tonight and mounted my elec. fuel pump on the frame rail just above the rearend. Finished up on the tank install, had to tighten all the bolts and trim the excess off of the tank straps. I also shortened my brake line and welded the mount back to the frame. My neighbor is coming over next week to degree my cam for me and then I will be able to start assembling the motor. I caint wait to hear this thing thump!!

Well here are some progress pics of the tank,fuel pump, brake line mount,  my 383 short block, and my lil helper, my 4 year old boy John!!

[jjguitarist]

Motor, Pump, + Mount

[frito-bandito]

Nice work!!

[jjguitarist]

Hey thanks! It is a slow process but i will get there hopefully before 2011!! Last night I finished installing the suburban bucket seats and console. I removed the arm rests from the burbs capt. chairs. I got 2 of the factory mounts to line up then welded the supports in for the front of the seats. The 4th holes i just welded a piece under the bottom of the cab with a nut welded on. It looks great, I have never had a regular cab truck with buckets so I am excited! Will post pics later...

[jjguitarist]

Last weekend I took my front fenders and doors to my buddy's house who is a body guy. We have started shaving out the front side marker lights and almost have them ready for primer. Bad news though we found some rust in the doors. Not too bad but that is just more to do, oh well!

[VileZambonie]

Have the doors burned and blasted or chemically stripped if you're repairing them. I just sent my 74 door off to be burned and blasted and am getting it back today. I'd rather do that then use an aftermarket door.