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Well, I got down to the PNP bright and early on Saturday, and found the stashed stuff, and some other random small parts. Thank you Eric! Only went to to one, I was in a bit of a hurry. Then I swung by Liberty Bend. Jackpot!
I got a steel DBW pedal and harness from an 04, and 3 (!) 1 1/4" dually swaybars! So stoked! Getting ready to make it happen! |
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Good gettin! LBT needs a sway bar don't it? Yeller lookin sharp!
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I already have one for it. Total of 4 now. And a big honkin' rear bar, and 1-ton springs, and..... no time to do it! LBT is back on boat and trash hauling duty at Boppa's. Got some plans marinatin' on it, and the Kid's literally worn a spot for himself ridin' my a$$ about it, so maybe something'll get done. Eyes on the prize, for now.
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Do those sway bars bolt on to the rear of these trucks?
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No, the 1.25 bars are for the front, they bolt right up. Duallies have a good size rear bar, but they have a big cast mount plate for the axle end that is sized to the big dually tubes. I'm certain you could make something work, if you really wanted to. Plus they're sized width wise to the leafer setup in the squarebody trucks. I'm fixin' to measure the s-10 blazer rear bars and see what's up, some of them are real chunky. I was lookin to do the rear bar from a Camaro/TA as seen here-
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...507111&page=12 but they are pathetically small unless you find a FE3/WS6 car, and good luck with that! So, I'ma explore some options. Hoping to do some thing this week even if it's wrong! |
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Harness, Computer and Metal Pedal are all boxed up and hopefully shippin' tonight. Something every day, no matter how small, right?
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So, we had a little productive day yesterday. Got the harness shipped off, got my slow leaking tire and the stupid TPMS on the DIC on BBT fixed, then got the motor torn down. Guess I'm gonna paint it. Any ideas on color? I'm thinking Chevy Orange to go with the citrus theme. IDK, we'll see. AS always, pics for John.
Live action! Attachment 1245506 All stripped and ready for a bath Attachment 1245507 The whole mess Attachment 1245508 |
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That's wurkin! I'd agree with the OJ paint job too. I think it'll look sharp in there. Any other plans for dress up?
The acronyms are killin me... What's VATS, TAC, all that jazz? |
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VATS - Vehicle Anti Theft System TAC - Throttle Actuator Control TPMS - Tire Pressure Monitoring System PCM - Powertrain Control Module DIC - Driver Information Center Here is a site that can help... http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/AA.HTM |
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I vote for Chevy Orange. Although maybe you should consider Red since it is a new heart for Old Yeller!
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Well, Flyin'Ryan and I were just discussing color (we work about 15 feet apart) and the current motor is black. Hmmm. The interior is dark gray, hmmm. I ws gonna hammertone gray the big bracket on the driver's side anyway. hmmm.
What about gray? I just painted a certain someone's truck for him to sell, and I know where some Dark Gray metallic happens to be. It's kinda growing on me. Here's what we're talkin' bout- with a yellow top cover to match the truck! :metal: Wish I could find a vortec Max cover. Attachment 1245541 Ps- There was (was) a 1" deep by 2 1/2" wide crease down the center of both these doors. |
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I'm going to have to vote Chevrolet engine orange.... ;)
Damn, my garage is a mess. |
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Yeah, but you're biased! Damn, that's a pretty engine.
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Go Yellow!
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Some nice looking motors!
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That's not fair, Dan! My, that's purdy! The engine compartment in question-
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...3&d=1369705010 A blurry shot of pretty much how it is now: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...8&d=1360708933 Hmmm... |
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While I think the LS engines look good in Chevy Orange, I just don't think it will work well in a yellow engine bay.
I say go with black or gray on the block and leave the heads natural... |
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Yellow and Orange makes me hungry for some candy! I'll respectfully disagree about the orange and yellow not going together. I like black and gray also, but in a yellow truck in my opinion that seems a little too understated. Chevy engine blue might look pretty good too. Picking out paint colors is so damn hard. Good luck finding something you and your dad like! |
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I'd vote for orange or maybe bright red to accent the rest of the engine bay. I prefer several hues from the same color spectrum that complement each other. Helps define and delineate the various components. Monochromatic schemes tend to blend everything together. If I had a LS motor, I'd want it to really pop when the lid was lifted.
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Third that!!!
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