Hi

[Charles Hettich]

you comin to Mandan with that bad boy?

[MikeJones16]

Originally Posted by steemin_ehman

And another hello from Saskatchewan! ..or former Sask resident anyway. My truck is still plated there so thats gotta count for somethin!

I started in the same place you did.. except I was 16. We're definitely lucky to have dad's that help teach us! You'll know your truck inside and out in no time, and have a truck you'll be long proud of. Keep it up man!

Haha nice. I drive a 02 mustang gt thats nitrous injected. But Found a new love for this damn truck. So many people loves these trucks! Oh and i'm only 17.

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

Howdy from North Texas! To bad I didn't see this thread anytime sooner!

[ericlonseth]

ok...charles- im probably not going to have it ready for mandan since we're leaving thursday night, but i'll definately take a trip down there sometime really soon thats a promise...and mike- sweet mustang it must howl...sounds like you got a pretty cool truck too

[Charles Hettich]

ill come friday. ill prolly bring my 72

[ericlonseth]

sick cant wait to see it...we're leaving here pretty soon and we'll get to mandan probably mid way through friday

[ericlonseth]

well finally a decent update....monday night i had a buddy come over and he got my starter wiring all figured out and got the truck running....truck is really loud and i have no idea how fast it'll go...took it for a little spin yesterday with the box just sitting there...truck is a lot of fun....gotta bolt the box down now, and get front inner fenders, grille, hood, and dash in....roll pan, back fenders, and cab corners are going to wait a little bit...gotta cruise around in the truck a bit first...got a little workshop now in the end of our barn....enough space for 2 vehicles but i just have the truck and all my parts and tools there right now...pretty handy

[ericlonseth]

another update...my cousin (whybuyaford) brought his truck over monday night and got it parker in the little shop in the barn now...moved some old parts out and made room so now we got an old classic garage...and i'll add some pics tomo from the last few months of work..took pics along the way and have lots to add

[ericlonseth]

hey i got another big list for LMC, this time with all new weatherstripping, single back window, new windshield, some dash stuff, new carpet, heat and sound insulation, lower door carpet, kick panel carpet, dash cover, interior door panels, window handles, armrests, door pockets, billet grille, 2" cowl hood, Chevrolet tailgate, and im thinking about new metal door skins even...other stuff i need for my 86 is rims and tires, new shocks, possibly some rearend parts, im thinking 3" Magnaflow exhaust maybe with electric cutouts and 4" diameter/18" long slashed chrome tips for each side...that should finish the truck up nice, and then its on to primer and paint, and i might shave the door handles....any ideas?

[TheWhiteElephant]

The hose that is missing is an A/C line that runs to the compressor.

[ericlonseth]

so what parts am i missing to have a complete AC setup?

[ericlonseth]

i see i have 2 more things to add to my list- 2 new fuel tanks, since the left one keeps emptying itself out in the shop, and the right one hit a rock with a previous owner and dented it up real bad so it won't hold as much as it should...thinking about an upgraded edelbrock fuel pump too, just dont know how much fuel the engines going to need, and if the stock pump is capable of keeping up

[ericlonseth]

[ericlonseth]

[ericlonseth]

[ericlonseth]

that last picture there is of a nascar car in canadian tire, but minus engine, etc... liked the 2 ignition boxes and the nos bottle....right now i have to pick out rims and tires for the truck, and suggestions would be good. i heard that 18x10's with 305/45 rubber and 18x8's with 275/50 rubber might look good, with about 3"-4" of backspacing on both? i have no real idea what would look good, so help would be great.

[ericlonseth]

Later stuff
-outer and inner R fenders-done
-inner fenders-soon
-hood-soon
-grill-done
-air cleaner-done
-valve covers-done
-headers(cutting off the 3" - 2.5" - 2" connectors so its 3" straight)-might not do
-guage cluster
-dash pad
-guage cover
-seat and seatbelts-done
-side marker lights-done
-cd deck
-heater controls-done
-dash controls
-interior trim
-speakers
-put the box on-done
-cab corners
-back fenders
-roll pan
-taillights
-fix wipers
-fix wobbly? back left axle
-tire alignment
-rims and tires
-shocks
-put in new gas tanks
-and much more stuff that i can't afford

[ericlonseth]

LMC list is almost done, it has door weatherstripping, special oil drain valve, heat and sound insulation, and new black carpet, battery tray, new armrests, chrome tranny and engine dipsticks, fuel filter, led interior light, maybe a 1'' deeper tranny oil pan if that helps, and theres a few other parts i got to think about.

[ericlonseth]

[ericlonseth]

lmc parts are here, carpet looks really nice...actually i listed my truck on kijiji.ca to see what would happen

[MikeJones16]

Let me know how much it was for those inner fenders shipped.

I may also be selling my A/C system since its never used.

[Mrtn15]

Nice progress so far, im interested in this thread!
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[ericlonseth]

the inner fenders were 80 bucks each from LMC, and i had them shipped with a bunch of other stuff, but for a pair of them including shipping you shouldnt be over 300, probably around 270 -280..hope that helps...and truck is in getting wiring checked starting this monday morning...might be out by end of week

[75ChevyGuy]

Nice job so far! Keep up the good work!

[ericlonseth]

truck still isn't out of mechanic shop yet, waiting on spark plug wire looms..wiring problem for gauges and ignition was that a main power pin on the column ignition plug in was bent and not connecting power to all gauges and to the ignition..truck should run good now...other stuff- the rents got a 2002 yukon with a 5.3 ls..should be fun