Streetable Silverado Part I

LOW-BUCK SILVERADO PART I
This is where the engine
harness connects to the
interior harness, which
hits the tire when the
truck is laid out. Todd
cuts out the sheetmetal
around the hole so that
he can relocate it.
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We also relocated
the coolant
reservoir from
the firewall on
the passenger
side to the core
support on the
driver’s side.
The patch piece was
traced onto a piece of
sheetmetal then cut out
so we can fill the hole
we just cut.
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With the fender
on a stand,
Todd tacked in
the new inner
fender.
We cut out an area
below the stock booster
that matches the panel
we removed.
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The piece was then
tacked in, as was the
filler piece. This gave us
the clearance we needed
for the wheels.
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Once the fender
was tacked in
place, the stock
inner fender was
cut out with a
cut off wheel.
Todd made a cool
bracket to hold the
ABS module, fuse box
and charcoal canister
out of some ½-inch
round tubing and the
stock ABS bracket.
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Then Todd
secured it some
more with a few
additional tack
welds on the
inside of the
new fender.
The bracket was mounted
to the firewall and
the stock booster.
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Finally, Todd laid
down some
seam sealer to
clean up everything.
Stay
tuned next
month when we
finish off the
rear of the truck
and install the
KP 6-link.
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