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Old 03-26-2014, 07:12 PM   #51
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Old 04-01-2014, 10:13 AM   #52
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Looks like those guys have done some great work. Who did your powder coating?

I grew up in Tyler, moved away in '96 and got back to Longview in 2002. My sister still lives in Tyler.

For your 6.0, are you staying with the EFI or switching it to a carb?
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Old 04-01-2014, 11:25 AM   #53
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It's a place in Flint, Tx called Ace Powder coating. They turn out some great looking stuff. I'm thinking of letting them powder coat the core support, frame and axle housings (and other misc stuff) instead of POR15. Not sure yet on that. I'm going fuel injection. I don't think that I'd ever put a carb on an LS motor.
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Old 04-01-2014, 07:16 PM   #54
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Call me crazy, but I'm not putting a hard top back on this ride. If I do anything, I might put a soft top on it later. If there is a cloud in the sky, this truck won't leave my shop.
I did the same thing. Don't plan on ever putting the hard top on. I should sell it. I'm planning on getting a bikini top made for mine someday. In case I need some shade.
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Old 04-03-2014, 03:54 PM   #55
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I sold my double wall top a few days ago. It was in decent shape, so I had a hard time convincing myself to sell it. But, now I don't have to deal with storing it and taking it on and off. Hopefully I won't regret that decision. I'm thinking about a black Soft Topper but your idea of a bikini top has me thinking about getting that instead. Oh well, I have plenty of time to figure it out.
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Old 04-26-2014, 10:02 PM   #56
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NP205 transfer case ready to go!
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4L60 rebuilt and ready.
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Getting ready to mock everything up. Before powder coating the frame.
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I'm going to replace the four bolts that hold the transfer case to the transmission. Only two of the bolts, supplied by Advance Adapters, fit. One of these days I want to get a big bolt bin, full of zinc plated grade 8 bolts, nuts, flat washers and lock washers. Then I wont be running to the hardware store buying a hand full at a time.
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Time to pull out the factory cross member so I can install the Pacific Fabrication cross member. It's made to swap LS motors in these old 4x4s.
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Old 04-27-2014, 11:33 AM   #63
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You can see the passenger side is notched out so it doesn't interfere with the brake lines, that run along the inside of the frame rail.
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Old 04-27-2014, 11:39 AM   #64
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I pulled the brake lines off to make the installation of the cross member easier. Plus I've got new stainless brake lines ordered from Inline Tube, so they would have to come off in order to check the fit of the new brake lines anyway. (picture was taken before I removed the brake lines)
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The driver's side is not notched out. There's a brake line that runs along the inside of the frame on that side too, so I'm not sure why it's not notched out like the other side. I'll either notch it out myself or do some custom brake lines on that side.
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Old 04-27-2014, 02:03 PM   #66
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Nice work so far, is it possible to swap crossmember right to left, so the notch will clear brake lines. Just a thought.....

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How can this be $95.00 worth of stainless and zinc plated nuts and bolts?
Crazy.
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Thank you JAROS44SR. It is slow going, but I'm having fun.
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Got a few things back from the powder coater.
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I need to reassemble the brake pedal assembly. But I can't find these bushings
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I need to strip the harness and the accessories off the motor.
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Looks like the water pump was leaking. Is everyone running Dexcool back in these LS motors? Or good Ol green antifreeze?
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I just realized that it has been over a year since this motor has been ran.
It has been sitting on a motor stand in my shop and I haven't turned it over
by hand or anything.And I probably won't fire it up for a few more months. So, I pulled all the spark plugs out and squirted motor oil
in each cylinder, cleaned the plugs, and put them back in.
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