New Ride! 78 GMC. *The build thread that never was?*

[y5mgisi]

Ok fellers, I have a new plan, which you are all surely tiered of hearing about but this one I think is going to be real. So, starting here after the holidays, I will wrap up the burb. It will probably take me till March. So starting in may, I'm going to start on getting the 78 painted. I'm going to start by patching the rust one panel at a time. Its all cheap and my rust isn't very bad. My goal then will be to get it all patched up, and get all my body work done, and get it ready to paint no later than September 1st. Then I will paint it over the course of September. Then in October, I will start making a little more money at work. As a celebration, I'll buy myself tires!

Probably then it will be done until I move to a new house and get a shop. At which point, i'll put a ls motor in it. So that's probably a good year down the road. But at least it will be looking good! And I'm REALLY trying to hold back from doing a tbi setup... I hate tbi but it (usually) runs so good and is so cheap! We'll see about all that. If I get bored before I have the money to do the ls, I bet it will get tbi.

 

[78SWB]

Painting it the same colors I hope? TBI isn't that bad, but LS would be way cooler.

 

[y5mgisi]

Yes same colors. And no matter what the tbi would be temporary. That whole part is still up in the air. Trying to get back to focusing on one thing at a time.

 

[82355]

TBI

Martin

 

[COCHEV]

I like the plan. I'd love to "temp" in some TBI also until I could go ls

 

[y5mgisi]

We'll see how it goes. Its so cheap and easy that it's hard to not go for it. It runs pretty well as is, but it's hard to beat fuel injection as far as just making it pleasant to drive.

 

[y5mgisi]

Don't worry you guys, I won't let you down! As you can see, I have brought the plan down to something less of a pipe dream, into more something realistic. Therefore doable.

 

[y5mgisi]

Finishing painting my wheels and also doing body mounts today.

 

[Chief Brody]

We'll see how it goes. Its so cheap and easy that it's hard to not go for it. It runs pretty well as is, but it's hard to beat fuel injection as far as just making it pleasant to drive.

and exactly what is wrong with fine tuned carburetor?

 

[y5mgisi]

Nothing really. Just that generally, I feel fuel injection offers better all around driveability.

Anyway, lunch time update. I got the new mounts in the driver side, and the old mounts out of the passenger. Also got one wheel painted. Going to have a snack and get back to it.

You have to cut the rear sleeves down for the poly mounts. This is how I mounted them so I could use my cut off wheel.

Messy boy.

 

[Chevy305]

Every one of those bolts came out? I hate you

 

[y5mgisi]

Yep. All done. Just gotta paint the rear wheel now.

 

[Chief Brody]

nice...it's amazing what clean white paint does

 

[1BEATK5]

Nice clean white looks alot better than ford gray for sure.

 

[y5mgisi]

Done

Here's a pic just for chevy305

 

[Deuling]

That bolt is disgustingly clean. Hate you

Lookin sharp man

 

[y5mgisi]

The truck is I'm fairly good shape. I just can't wait to get some real tires, the 2" lift, and paint!

 

[y5mgisi]

I haven't driven it yet since the new mounts. I'm curious to see if I notice a difference in how it rides and sounds.

 

[Chief Brody]

I haven't driven it yet since the new mounts. I'm curious to see if I notice a difference in how it rides and sounds.

there was with mine....the rubber mounts I pulled off were like marshmallows...the new ones made everything more rigid...it rides better

 

[82355]

and exactly what is wrong with fine tuned carburetor?

Nothing.

For fifteen minutes.

Give or take five.

Martin