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Maybe it is just a small town problem for me. I live in a town with two gas stations and there is often a line. It really screws things up when your filler is on the "wrong" side.
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Copy that! It's never really been an issue so I didn't think much about it.
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Brake line time on Goldy! I'm really digging this brake line kit from S.U.R.&.R it made it easy to do the brake lines, and had all the fittings necessary. I went a bit further by going with an adapter at the front port of the master which reduced the 1/4" 9/16 -18 to 3/16" 3/8 -24. It probably would have sealed without the reducer but I got one anyways. I'm going to run the same one at the back of the proportion valve.
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Is the brake line that Ni Cop stuff? I have heard that it is really nice to work with.
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Nice job on the brake lines! That flexible line looks like the way to go if I ever have to do something like this.
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Thanks brother! I probably could have used most of the old stuff, since it looked ok, but figured with the age I might as well. |
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You made it look easy to work with. I like the new Live chat format and my only comment is that you get too far from your microphone at times. keep up the good work.
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Well, I suppose it's time for an update! I took a little break from the truck, and then got back on it hard, because the weather was nice, and I didn't want to wait till it was 110 outside. The goal was to get it running and driving and then worry about cosmetic stuff. So I pushed hard on it, finished the brake / fuel lines, interior, engine wiring etc. Drove around for a bit and then installed vintage air. She was a bit sluggish with TH400 and stock converter so I decided to throw a Hughes 2500 in there and wow, then I got it tuned and she is woke for sure. Here are a few videos of the progress.
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Goldy turned out great! The videos are awesome as usual. I’m glad you made it a tow rig. It looks too clean for a rock crawler! Do you still have the white flatbed for towing?
I’m interested in how you like the LS with the TH400. I have the same transmission. Maybe some day I’ll do an LS swap! |
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sub'd. I've been watching your youtube videos now for a couple of months. Just came across this post.
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Awesome, thanks brother!
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Great work Dave! Thanks for another great video and sharing it with us.
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I didn't realize you were on here Dave. Good to see it towed the jeep well! Might look cooler if it was towing the K10 Crawler, but I'll give you a pass. Wheeling is wheeling. It's just cooler in a squarebody!
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I got Goldy, wired up with a brake control, and charge line, borrowed my buddies trailer and hit the road. I was very happy with the way the K20 handled towing the Jeep.
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whitels1, Did you keep the original TH400 when swapping to the LS engine? If the 305 in my '81 K10 is no good I'm thinking of dropping a 5.3 in there but don't want to disturb the transmission/transfer case and driveshafts.
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It's not the original, but you should be able to drop in an LS without moving any of that stuff.
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Making some progress on sound deadening, used a product called Noico, decent price and worked well. I talk about it a bunch in the video, but they recommend to use Noico closed cell foam over top, and wow is it making a difference and keeping things cooler in the cab.
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I watched the sound deadening videos and will be going that route for sure.. Thanks for all the good content.
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