88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

[skylark]

Lets see, how long has he been mentioning a escalade/denali swap. And he has been adding all of the extra goodies for quite awhile.

 

[BowtieBrody]

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This. The only interest I've had in Denali/Escalade 400s is the interiors.

But. Since everything Dave does ends in excellent craftsmanship of the rock out with your stock out approach, I think this'll be different.

 

[95C1500]

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I'm with this guy^^^

 

[98BlackSierra]

Denali interior yes...exterior NO. I was going to guess rust repair, but I don't think there is any on there to begin with lol.

Hopefully a 2" cowl hood is involved lol

 

[BoxerPitMix]

Forgot i picked these up the other weekend... Really good passenger bucket seat and a 99-02 center console in light grey....... Now to just find the front block off plate and a good driver's side bucket.

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Ah I missed this. I will keep an eye out when I'm at the junk yards for one of those plates.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Denali swap?

Ooo I hope so

Lets see, how long has he been mentioning a escalade/denali swap. And he has been adding all of the extra goodies for quite awhile.

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I'm with this guy^^^

I sense some dislike of the 99-00 Denali/Escalade clips...

This. The only interest I've had in Denali/Escalade 400s is the interiors.

But. Since everything Dave does ends in excellent craftsmanship of the rock out with your stock out approach, I think this'll be different.

You know how I roll.

Denali interior yes...exterior NO. I was going to guess rust repair, but I don't think there is any on there to begin with lol.

Hopefully a 2" cowl hood is involved lol

Rust? I don't know this word. Well, I do. I have a couple quarts sized spots of rust under the carpet from the leaking cowl. Speaking of cowls, I'm actually not a fan of Cowl Hoods.

Ah I missed this. I will keep an eye out when I'm at the junk yards for one of those plates.

Much appreciated. They seem to be scarce.



















Oh cowls. Yeah. Nothing but mere maintenance. Just trolling a little bit.

Ever since I bought the truck the front carpet gets wet when it rains. On both sides. Everything I've read says to seal the screw in the cowl... well it wasn't a HVAC box leak.... It's both sides. So I proceeded the first time to clean the cowl. Second time I sealed all the seams inside the cowl area.... After the summer it was once again back.

Finally, with the help of soapy water and air, I blew up the seam in the cab and found bubbles outside.

These corners, right in front of the hood hinges. This is after pulling some sealant up and cleaning with a wire wheel.

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Here is what happens. The cowl (horizontal) meets the firewall (vertical). The center of the seam is not sealed, basically the entire length of the rubber hood seal. It is only sealed on the ends. Over time it appears that the sealant deteriorates enough that water runs down the seam and eventually makes it's way into the cab.

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So, I cleaned everything up, pumped a bunch of windshield urethane in the hole to the cab and slathered a new layer on everything. I also sealed the entire seam across the cowl, which probably should have been from the start. To take it a step farther, I used a can of rustoelum flex seal rubber coating over every seam inside the cowl I could get to.

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So far so good....

 

[83GMCK2500]

So far so good....

I hope this was the ticket. After this summer's fun I thought you had it but this makes more sense. Good call covering that whole front seam, now that we have a better idea of how many friggen pieces of metal come together at these corners and edges I'm sure it helps, who knows where it would run from there.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Yup.

I'm going to suggest anyone that has their truck that far apart to do it as a maintenance item.

 

[bluex]

Phew....

I battled the leak on mine for a while so I understand how crazy it can drive you. Mine was no where near that bad though. Hope that takes care of it for you.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Phew....

I battled the leak on mine for a while so I understand how crazy it can drive you. Mine was no where near that bad though. Hope that takes care of it for you.

Did you ever solve yours?