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I hope to get the front clip off this week so that I can pull the engine and start dressing it up before I put it on the other frame. Just going to paint for now. Don't really have the money to do the things I want right now. I really like what Chromaholic and Square peg did to their engines. Maybe will try some of that later. Really just want to get it together and driving for now.
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My seats came today. Got these out of a 2010 Honda Accord. Will really have to do some changes to the floor to get these to sit down nice. I really like the way they feel though. Even when they are still a bit high. attached few pics. The brick was to level out after i pulled off all the mounting brackets. |
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Started pulling the engine and tranny from the old truck. There sure is a lot of wires. Had my son helping me label everything. This motor sure is wedged in there. Doesnt seem to want to come out real well with tranny attached. Going to try and drop the tranny mount and see if that will let it come out, If not will need to pull them separately. Didnt want to do that due to all the wires. Wanted to see how they were run and label before tearing down anymore. Again electronics isnt my thing.
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got some new parts in this week. Got a set of slosh tubes, new in tank fuel pump and sending unit , battery relocation kit. Didn't really like the fuel pump that was installed. Its too loud. Might have it for sale real soon.
Im really wanting to have engine and tranny beefed up a little while I have it out of the truck. That way I can paint it all before it goes onto to the other frame. Also want to convert over to the LS intake. Not really sure what happens to all those dam wires on the top of the intake when this is done. Could someone point in the direction to read up on this? I know it will take a complete front accessory change out. Those are expensive. I all ready have ideas of what to do with hiding stuff from others on these forums. |
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well got the motor out of old truck. Have to say that this motor and tranny sure are heavy
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I am Sure you will get the wiring looking as good as the rest of your truck.
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got the engine back from shop. Had a a little work done. Time for cleaning and paint
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Read that the cheap oven cleaner works well for cleaning an engine. Used it and a pressure washer. Just be careful on aluminum. Some of it get on new oil pan, messed it up a little.
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Didnt want to paint the heads, but they didnt clean up as well as I liked. So went with a cast aluminum color.
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Got it all painted and test fitted the headers. Need to touch up some paint and a couple coats of clear. The headers look like I might need to ground some of the flange off. really tight against a couple of the spark plugs.Attachment 1444223
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went to mount the engine mounts. The ones that came with the PB stuff. The holes dont line up at all. Did I get the wrong mounts or am I missing something. Will do some reading and looking, but if any can help, would appreciate the info.
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The engine looks really nice, it will be perfect in the truck. Did you say you had some engine mods done to it? Valve train stuff, or other mods?
Thinking of getting mine out for a drive to a local show later if it does not come a bad storm tonight. Les |
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Yes had a cam, lifters and springs.
Had a stall converter made and the tranny rebuilt and beefed up a little. After I get it in and running. Going to take it to the shop and have the guy tune it on the dyno. |
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Those don't look like LS mounts. Did you figure them out?
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Yes, got with Porterbuilt and they fixed it up. Sent me the LS mounts. I just have to send them back the other SBC mounts when I get back from Mexico.
Porterbuilt has great customer service and I recommend their products. Really satisfied with what I have purchased from them. |
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Well getting back on the truck when I get back from Mexico. Was thinking about sound deadening stuff. A guy here just did his 56 with a double layer of Fatmat on the floors and juet on firewall and a double layer of Fatmat on the ceiling. Says he is very happy with sound and may have think he over done it but is happy with results. I have read alot of stuff on here even the sound deadening website. But I think I want to do Lizard skin sound heat on underside cab and inner and bed fender wells. Then do one layer Fatmat on everything up to bottom of windows and the ceiling and see how it sounds. That gives me the option of later of closed cell foam and MLV if i think I need it.
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Well back from 7 weeks in Mexico. Managed to lose 16 lbs while there, 4% body fat and a lot of muscle. Tried to keep diet in check and workout in my room. Just couldn't eat enough I think. Got back last night and had today off so I decided to get back to work on truck. Got the freshly rebuilt tranny out and cleaned it up.
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Engine and tranny all painted. Getting the converter back on Monday then will bolt them all together and put on frame with new mounts from Porterbuilt. Then I can get the cab out of storage and see how much I'm going to have and cut out of the floor.
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Got the engine and tranny on the frame.Leveled the truck front to back off the cab mounts. Then put engine tranny at the recommended down 5 degrees. The front of the oil pan almost touches the rack and pinion. The rear of tranny is sitting pretty high up. Ended up mounting the tranny bar just under the top of the frame. Any know id that sounds about right?
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Looking good! You have done a ton of work.
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been fighting with can bolts since i pulled the cab. Finally gave up and cut holes in the floor. Yea more stuff to fix later. Made a mess of it too!
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got it back on frame with new cab mounts and it is a lot higher than before. Little frustrated with this. Thinking about doing a body drop now. Never did one those, Might be a little interesting. Its sitting about two inches from the pinch weld being on the ground.
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Down the rabbit hole!
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So it has been awhile. Decided it would be wise to take 3 classes this spring with a full time job. Not so smart. Did manage to do a little work over the X-mas break and here and there.
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So I moved on with the frame. Everyone keeps telling me that once I get all the weight on it will flatten out. So I dropped in motor, cab and test fitted some panels.Attachment 1533450
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So a freind suggested what to do to the frame to get it lower. This is his ride.
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So off to the metal place I went.
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I cut the bottom of the frame off and now it picks the cab off frame when its aired out. LOL. Probably end up rolling the pinch welds under and laying the rockers. Did run into the ball joints running out of travel. Held it up a little. So I made some angled shms at work and got rid of that problem.
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That was around X-mas. The rest this spring has been slow. Classses ate up all my free time. Managed to get the seats im going to use mounted.
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had to cut a tunnel for my driveshaft. Just got metal this weekend to cover the tranny and driveshaft.
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