Few pics of the 86 Silverado

[RedHeartbeat]

Looks good. You're probably not going to like the performance loss of having the air cleaner sucking in hot air from the radiator thru-flo. Build some kind of isolation box around it and pull air into it from outside somewhere. I moved mine under the radiator core support and picked up .1 in the eighth just because of the cooler air charge. Electric fans played hell on it, causing surging when the fans were running.

[86 Silverado LS1]

Several of you have asked about price and if the truck is finished. All that is left is the a/c lines, a/c wiring and the gauges. See my other post about those clowns at Covans Classics for info on that. As far as the price... I would like to come somewhat close to getting most of my money back, an equal trade or a combination of both. I would love to swap for a nice hotrod with a back seat. Preferably LS powered. When I started this project I didn't have a need for a back seat. Now we have 2 children's car seats. I also didn't start out to build a truck this nice but it kind of snowballed. Those are the main reasons for selling the truck. So as far as what I spent...north of 25K and 2 years.
Now I know you seldom get all your money back out of these custom rides, so don't even bother with all the pm's explaining to me how this works. I have been building custom rides for years and am aware of how it works. Bottom line is this. This is a very slick truck that is built right and thats not cheap to do. There were no shortcuts taken on the restoration or the conversion. The paint work is very slick. This truck can be bought for much cheaper than you could build one of this quality for. If someone has a reasonable offer or a ride you want to swap then lets talk. If not I will ride in it. Thanks for the interest, Ryan

[86 Silverado LS1]

Well guys the 86 is finally finished and I am very pleased. The LS1 is very impressive. Plenty of power and you don't have to work on it like a hot rod. It gets about 17 mpg. I have showed it a few times and won my class at Super Chevy, a best engineered and several others. We got to make a few laps around Atlanta Motor Speedway after the show. That's the first time I have had it on a track. The more I get to play with this LS1, the more I like it.

here's the trader ad if anybody is interested.
Cars For Sale: Car Details - AutoTrader.com

Here's a few pics.

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