My "Official" Stepside Restoration Thread and LS Swap 2021

[Chevy305]

Looks awesome Glenn, get some pics with them on at night...

Ok here you go:

BTW:
These are the first pictures from my brand new digital camera. Casio Exilim 7.2 mega pixels

 

[1978Blazerk5]

How much does the grille mess up with the beam patter (or whatever you call it).

BTW camera looks like it takes some good pictures

 

[Chevy305]

How much does the grille mess up with the beam patter (or whatever you call it).

BTW camera looks like it takes some good pictures

Surprisingly it doesn't affect it that much. They are brighter than my headlights. They also draw a good amount of power.

 

[whiteknight88]

hey nice buildup on ur truck. im doing the same thing to mine but its a fleetside. im also from franklin and when my trucks done we should go wheelin some time

 

[Randy92782]

hey nice buildup on ur truck. im doing the same thing to mine but its a fleetside. im also from franklin and when my trucks done we should go wheelin some time

Damn i've been lookin for this thread. Thanks for finding it. I'm gonna be starting my stepside soon

 

[Chevy305]

Damn i've been lookin for this thread. Thanks for finding it. I'm gonna be starting my stepside soon

Sweet, post up a link when you get it going

hey nice buildup on ur truck. im doing the same thing to mine but its a fleetside. im also from franklin and when my trucks done we should go wheelin some time

I recognize your truck. I've seen it around town. Defineately we'll go wheeling sometime. Look me up over at NEK5.com if you aren't already over there, its all local guys and I'm sure we'll be planning some wheelin event soon.

 

[Randy92782]

Sweet, post up a link when you get it going



I recognize your truck. I've seen it around town. Defineately we'll go wheeling sometime. Look me up over at NEK5.com if you aren't already over there, its all local guys and I'm sure we'll be planning some wheelin event soon.

well i said soon til the stupid weather hit

It's put back now lol

 

[Chevy305]

New Parts!!!

The brown Santa made a delivery yesterday!


Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch w/ some other important install stuff:

ORD Weld in brace kit:

Pro Comp 10,000lb Tow hooks for the rear:

El Cheapo Summit Racing mufflers:

 

[Chevy305]

I've been busy tonight...

I've been busy tonight dissasmebling the exhaust. Every exhaust clamp broke when I applied any torque to the bolts. WhichI ended up bashing my nuckles every time it happens...

I have the passenger side out, however, the driverside will have to get the treatment. Hopefully I can finish it by tomorrow night, because the drive back to school will be interesting with open pipes on the highway with no OD...

This is the trouble side of the muffler, I might have poked at it with a screw driver a few times too...

As you can see exhaust work is fustrating...

 

[supersize75k5]

for the love of god, put your chevy logo back on the grill..


hell even my bathroom wall has one!

 

[NEK5]

for the love of god, put your chevy logo back on the grill..


hell even my bathroom wall has one!

There isn`t one on there?

 

[Chevy305]

for the love of god, put your chevy logo back on the grill..


hell even my bathroom wall has one!

 

[Chevy305]

I've got some random wheeling pictures too:

 

[supersize75k5]

ok your off the hook

 

[Chevy305]

ok your off the hook

Thanks


Ok so I've got the exhaust buttoned up. Unfortunately the tailpipes aren't fitting on, so I am just terminiating the exhaust right out the muffler and doing turndowns. Although the sound from the new mufflers is a nice crisp slightly more throaty sound, its quieter and if anything I wanted to go louder...

Pictures and a vid of the new exhaust to be up soon...

 

[Chevy305]

Pictures!

Here is all the old rusted crap I took out:

Video:

[youtube]6JMPBg-Otcs[/youtube]

 

[tomford]

so who you goin to have weld on your brace?

Tom

 

[Chevy305]

so who you goin to have weld on your brace?

Tom

I'm going to have my neighbor weld it on. The same guy who helped me out with my body work and a few other welding jobs.


BTW, anyone catch how the camera was knocked over by the exhaust and smashed on the ground?

 

[chevy wrangler]

dude that was funny!!!

 

[86m10086.2L]

it would be nice to see how the brace turns out, I'm thinking about putting one in mine as a preventative measure. Nice truck, and I'm very envious of your SM465.