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Title: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 06, 2006, 06:10:00 pm: Truck still has a long ways to go....it has sat for 3 years until now. I also have my 91 Silverado below......

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Edited by: RSBAD454 at: 9/24/06 1:42 am
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: DnStClr on July 07, 2006, 10:58:00 am: Those are nice straight lines on your truck. Is it lowered a couple inches? Mine is still in primer too, except I have wipers
I'd be afraid of the cooler dropping thru the wheelwell hole!
Don St.Clair
Culleoka Tn
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: roundedline on July 07, 2006, 01:06:00 pm: Cool status pics! What's next?
Chris Lucas
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: shaved80 on July 07, 2006, 01:10:00 pm: i think that's a battery box, and it's more than likely bolted down

but i agree, looks clean!
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 07, 2006, 05:02:00 pm: Front is lowered with BellTech 3: spindles and one coil cut from big Block springs and the rear is lowered with a Belltech flip kit and some leafs removed from pack. Yes that is my Moroso battery box and it is indeed bolted down to the bed floor along with a custom machined aluminum hold down.
Next on the list is to fix pinion angle because flip kit doesn't compensate for that and weld in the wheel tubs. Paint will hopefully be in future as well. Once that is done, time to find a 9 inch and get 4 link installed. Interior will be last on the list of course. I am thinking about buying the DIY Megasquirt EFI computer and going fuel injected. Thansk for the props.....
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: 123 pugsy on July 07, 2006, 06:38:00 pm: Nice pair of trucks you got there.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 07, 2006, 06:57:00 pm: Thank you.....Hopefully I'll gt ole blue lookin as good as ole yeller.....
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: DnStClr on July 07, 2006, 09:35:00 pm: (Well hey, I'm not a real mechanic, I just found this hat.)
So what is that octagonal cannister on the wheel well- a fuel filter? My son had a 91 just like yours. I like that shade of blue so well that I bought a 92 Astro van the same color.
Don St.Clair
Culleoka Tn
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 07, 2006, 09:51:00 pm: That is the coolant catch can/recovery.....I got rid of the OEM recovery tank along with the battery tray it was attached to. I think it matches the Be Cool radiator very well.
Toys are my game
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: roundedline on July 08, 2006, 09:56:00 am: Quote:
I am thinking about buying the DIY Megasquirt EFI computer and going fuel injected.

Good idea. I am most likely going with Mega Squirt on my Hilborn once the other project truck is close to completion.

Chris Lucas
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www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 08, 2006, 10:01:00 am: I have always been a DIY kind of guy, but I'm not sure how the EFI will react to a lumpy cam and low manifold vacuum.
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: roundedline on July 08, 2006, 10:41:00 am: As long as you run a MAP sensor and not a MAF it will be ok. You might have to idle it up some, but it is possible.
Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 08, 2006, 10:48:00 am: I will probably get the Holley 1000CFM TB and either modify a single plane manifold or just buy one.
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: DnStClr on July 08, 2006, 07:11:00 pm: I like this guy's info about tbi- www.tbichips.com/truckmods.htm
Don St.Clair
Culleoka Tn
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 08, 2006, 08:19:00 pm: I plan on running MPFI along with the dry throttle body. Something similar to this.

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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: roundedline on July 10, 2006, 10:03:00 am: I am using this setup once the 73-87chevytrucks.com truck is running.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 10, 2006, 05:37:00 pm: I didn't know you had a Big Block? I think I am going to run the Holley TBI 4Di with the Megasquirt controller on top of my RPM manifold.
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: roundedline on July 10, 2006, 07:39:00 pm: Yep! All I dealt with was BBC's in the past. I have had this motor since 1990.
Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on July 10, 2006, 10:14:00 pm: I think I was dreaming of Big Blocks in 1990.....I was only a Freshman in High School.
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: SUX2BU99 on July 22, 2006, 05:18:00 pm: Me too. Class of 1993 but we only have 3 years in high school (grades 10-12).

Man that intake on your truck Chris is nothing but sheer beauty. I just love it everytime I see it.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: RSBAD454 on August 13, 2006, 05:35:00 pm: I bought a new carb for the 433.......

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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: WickedC20 on August 14, 2006, 05:42:00 pm: do you have a write up for the headlight conversion?
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.
Post by: DnStClr on August 14, 2006, 08:51:00 pm: If you do a search for "headlight swap" there's some posts.
Don St.Clair
Culleoka Tn
Title: ?
Post by: RSBAD454 on August 15, 2006, 02:54:00 pm: I don't have a writeup, but I can make one.....you can also goto coloradok5.com and check that out.
Title: Re: ?
Post by: RSBAD454 on August 21, 2006, 10:03:00 pm: I got the carb installed....I will let everyone know how she runs.
Toys are my game
Title: Re: ?
Post by: RSBAD454 on August 22, 2006, 06:49:00 pm: Toys are my game
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Few Pics Added*
Post by: RSBAD454 on August 24, 2006, 07:48:00 am: Well, I fired her up.....didn't start right away because I had my PCV line hooked to the brake booster port instead of the PCV port(vacuum leak). I reinstalled my vacuum advance canister so I can get a little more driveability out of her. The old carb didn't have a timed port for vacuum advance, so I locked it out. Can't wait to take her out with the new carb and see how she responds.
Toys are my game
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Few Pics Added*
Post by: RSBAD454 on September 24, 2006, 01:45:00 am: Toys are my game
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Few Pics Added
Post by: shaved80 on September 24, 2006, 02:00:00 am: nice! i like the way you made those look semi stock!
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Few Pics Added
Post by: RSBAD454 on September 24, 2006, 12:56:00 pm: Yeah, I thought I'd try to do something a little different...My friend is a Union sheet metal worker. He used the stock wheel wells as kind of a template to brake the sheet metal in that shape. It would have been hard to use the stock pieces and get that perfect stamped steel shape and twice as much welding.
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Title: tubs
Post by: Leadfoot on September 25, 2006, 07:39:00 am: tubs look real good..nice job I gotta get me a set of those plug wires like you have,need a set anyway,but really like those big ones..

what size carb did you put on it? I built an 850 DP for my 468,used the proform base plate on it,seems to work good so far..

Tim
Title: Re: tubs
Post by: RSBAD454 on September 25, 2006, 07:51:00 am: Quote:
tubs look real good..nice job I gotta get me a set of those plug wires like you have,need a set anyway,but really like those big ones..

Summit Racing has those wires, about 100 bucks I think. I bought the Holley 4150 Vacuum Secondary 750Cfm. I did some calculating for my engine size and max RPM to put me in the ball park. Runs great with this carb......
Toys are my game
Title: Re: tubs
Post by: DnStClr on September 25, 2006, 08:22:00 am: Quote:
Runs great with this carb.

I'd say so!
It looks like it'll outrun a whole bunch of stuff..
Don St.Clair
Culleoka Tn
Title: Re: tubs
Post by: RSBAD454 on September 25, 2006, 10:12:00 am: I just drove it 160 miles this weekend.....didn't do as bad on fuel as I thought it would. Right now it has 3.08 gears and 50 series tires in back which equates to about a 3.23 gear ratio I think.
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Title: Re: tubs
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 16, 2007, 11:04:00 pm: Here is the link to suspension stuff.....i also have most of the Fuel Injection hooked up and ready to test.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=2780.0
Title: Re: tubs
Post by: VileZambonie on January 17, 2007, 09:03:00 pm: Looks nice man!
Title: Hmmmmmm
Post by: cjtimp on January 19, 2007, 06:28:00 pm: Nice job................
Title: Re: Hmmmmmm
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 21, 2007, 11:32:00 pm: thanks.....it's getting there slowly buy surely.
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Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 24, 2008, 06:53:39 pm: I haven't posted here in a while, but I am posting a few updated pics of my engine.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/Picture048.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/Picture126.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/Picture127.jpg)
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: VileZambonie on January 24, 2008, 07:41:11 pm: Welcome back...How's your suspension coming along?
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 24, 2008, 07:47:55 pm: Suspension is the same, finishing up divorce issoes, then back to truck. 8)
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: VileZambonie on January 24, 2008, 08:01:18 pm: Divorce sucks but at least your truck won't divorce you.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 24, 2008, 09:33:55 pm: Hopefully this spring I will get it done.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: jonkmbll89 on January 25, 2008, 08:19:57 pm: Sweet looking truck! ;D
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 25, 2008, 09:44:07 pm: Thanks, has a lot more to go though. ;D
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 25, 2008, 11:27:04 pm: I'm going to run this rear end with this 4 link I already have:
(https://www.cachassisworks.com/images/8201at.jpg)
(https://www.cachassisworks.com/images/6270-blueid.jpg)
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: JRConnieK10 on January 25, 2008, 11:42:11 pm: Looks great alot of nice work you've done get the big "D" taken care of and back to the truck they're better any way they never tell you that you can't by something or that you spend to much time on them thats the trucks I'am talking about ya know.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: VileZambonie on January 26, 2008, 12:35:22 am: Do you already have the axle housing? What are you using for a carrier and gears? What about springs?
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 26, 2008, 11:05:40 am: I don't have the axle housing yet, but I will show a pic when I get it. The center section...I may just run a nodular unit with a locker or an Eaton posi. Here is a pic of a ladder bar setup with the temporary spring and shock combo I already have, but I'm using the 4 link in my post above.
(https://www.cachassisworks.com/images/PKG_T-6201at.jpg)
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: the dan on January 26, 2008, 12:07:05 pm: so whyed you get rid of the holly?
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 26, 2008, 12:55:14 pm: I got rid of the Holley because I found a Holley Projection 4di fuel injection system on E Bay. I sold the HP 750 on E Bay, but wish I hadn't, cause the 4Di gave me nothing but problems. I decided to try the Barry Grant Demon series and so far I am liking it. It's an 850 DP with annular boosters and 4 corner idling along with the idle eze.
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 29, 2008, 11:22:12 pm: Here are a few pics while assembling motor back in 2002:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/eng1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/eng3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v117/rsbad454/Eng2.jpg)
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: the dan on January 29, 2008, 11:36:09 pm: saw your other post, your still genna try fuel injection or sticking with carb now?
Title: Re: Here is my 81 Silverado as she sits now.*Wheel Tubs In*
Post by: RSBAD454 on January 29, 2008, 11:44:21 pm: Sticking with the carb, but if I do run fuel injection, I'll have to run it in Alfa N to bypass the O2 sensor. I have to run racing fuel mixed with regular fuel to keep motor from pinging and running on when I shut her down. Kinda defeats the purpose of fuel injection if I can't use the O2 sensor IMO. I tried the older Holley Projection 4Di and wasn't happy with it.