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Old 01-09-2009, 01:38 PM   #101
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Coming along nicely!
Old 01-09-2009, 10:29 PM   #102
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thanks guys, picked up another 373 posi rear today but this one has disc brakes. i'll be robbing the short axle and the brakes from it for the one that I put in the shop this morning. also got my shocks in for my drop, and a bunch of cleaning supplies.
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Quote: Originally Posted by zx9rgreen
^^^^^ Glad you could use the cluster, Maybe you could pass the favor on to a fellow member with the other one
planning on it, but I cont figure out what year it goes on. dealer said its a discontinued part number, I dont know how else to figure it out.
Old 01-10-2009, 02:07 AM   #104
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle
planning on it, but I cont figure out what year it goes on. dealer said its a discontinued part number, I dont know how else to figure it out.
Yea I dunno either
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Looks good bro.
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right on, looking good, I ought to check it out sometimes
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when it gets running i'll try and make it out to a few local cruz nights. hopefully we could get a few forum members togather.
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I'm down for that arizona isn't that far away from tejas.
Old 02-27-2009, 01:05 AM   #109
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long overdue update

engine mock up, it was a beautiful sight


got in my headers from headman, long story short I got the long tubes cause the mids weren't done yet. they fit great even let you turn pretty well, unless you want ac. since this is my daily i'll be getting the mids from them intstead. oh and you would need to mod your trans cross member to clear the collectors.


I test fit all the ones on the driver side just don't have pics, you will need to mod your brake lines, it wouldn't be difficult especially compared to the rest of this headache.

oh and in case anyone needed to know jareds cooling setup fits just fine with truck acc. I was pretty worried about those big fans but there is still a bit of clearance.




this last pic gave me some motivation, too bad I have to take it all back out. notch a hair more out of the ac notch, don't need to but it will make me more comfortable. weld it up, bolt in mounts, and put on oil pan. then it will go back in for good. I have some time tomorrow and most of saturday to work on this. sunday I'm going to firebird raceway!

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Looks good. I may have missed it, but are you planning to clean up the frame and suspension at all while it's apart? With all that detail work you've put into the engine it would take the project that much further. Keep up the good work. I'm curious to see how the midlength headers perform.
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Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing
Looks good. I may have missed it, but are you planning to clean up the frame and suspension at all while it's apart? With all that detail work you've put into the engine it would take the project that much further. Keep up the good work. I'm curious to see how the midlength headers perform.
yes the frame will be cleaned and painted, stock suspension painted with belltech springs and blazer spindles with blazer brakes.
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Nice
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Looks very nice.I know how you feel about putting it in and then pulling back out because something is not right!Keep going your getting closer and closer.Good luck.Mike
Old 02-28-2009, 01:47 AM   #114
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Quote: Originally Posted by chevysten
Looks very nice.I know how you feel about putting it in and then pulling back out because something is not right!Keep going your getting closer and closer.Good luck.Mike

I knew shit wasn't going to be right, I put it all in for mockup this time, the ac notch is still open and the mounts arent even bolted in. I had seen a few of you guys put it in thinking you were done and having to redo it, so I did a mock up install first.
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I had the cops called on me tonight, I almost feel like a dick since I was grinding off my bumpstops at 11:30pm, but all they would have had to do was ask me to quiet down and I would have cleaned up. I mean really, why not? I would have stopped when they asked and cops really do have better shit to do. The cop was cool, and he came when I was done and cleaning up. when he left I was really tempted to break out my blackcats bottle rockets, but I didn't want to be a dick to my other neighbors.
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Looking GREAT ......
You still going to do the blazer tank conversion?

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Old 02-28-2009, 11:54 AM   #117
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I had the cops called on me tonight, I almost feel like a dick since I was grinding off my bumpstops at 11:30pm, but all they would have had to do was ask me to quiet down and I would have cleaned up. I mean really, why not? I would have stopped when they asked and cops really do have better shit to do. The cop was cool, and he came when I was done and cleaning up. when he left I was really tempted to break out my blackcats bottle rockets, but I didn't want to be a dick to my other neighbors.
wow, thats some BS right there...glad the cop didnt give you a hard time.
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Quote: Originally Posted by s10-den
Looking GREAT ......
You still going to do the blazer tank conversion?

I want to, dont know when I will get around to it though.
Old 02-28-2009, 05:04 PM   #119
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I think I'd call my neighbors after that incident and make sure they had my number before calling the fkn police.
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle
I had the cops called on me tonight, I almost feel like a dick since I was grinding off my bumpstops at 11:30pm, but all they would have had to do was ask me to quiet down and I would have cleaned up. I mean really, why not? I would have stopped when they asked and cops really do have better shit to do. The cop was cool, and he came when I was done and cleaning up. when he left I was really tempted to break out my blackcats bottle rockets, but I didn't want to be a dick to my other neighbors.
I am so glad I live where I do.....Stuff like that just pisses me off.
Old 02-28-2009, 08:38 PM   #121
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Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing
I think I'd call my neighbors after that incident and make sure they had my number before calling the fkn police.
LOL, I'm actually going to go nock on the 3 neighbors (though i'm pretty sure which one it was) and give them my phone # and tell them its much faster just to ask. i was done making noise and was cleaning up by the time the cop got there.
Old 03-03-2009, 04:02 PM   #122
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How much clearance between the header/frame do those longtubes have on the passenger side? Just curious because it doesn't look like much.
Old 03-03-2009, 08:26 PM   #123
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they fit tight but clear everything easily. about 1/2 between the fram and headers.

Greg
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she's slowly coming along

well I got a few things done

got my oil pan and pickup tube. I didn't want to renotch the frame, and I didn't want to run a truck pan since I'm dropping her. I broke down and got the lh8 pan(h3a), and now I'm a little more broke. brp has this nifty little thing for a little insurance for sealing to the oil pump.





finally got jareds(currentperformance) cooling setup installed, dont follow the directions, just test fit it and the make your cuts for the mounts. looks great in there though.



I worked and painted and shaved my truck intake, and then I picked this up for a steal.



ls6 intake with ported ls1 throttle body. rails and injectors on the way. still need a waterpump, and the ias and tps for the dbc trottle body, but at least I wont need to wire in the new pedal.

more to come soon, spring break is in a week, I'm taking a day or 2 off work and getting this thing in so my roomate can finish up my wiring.

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Old 03-09-2009, 09:26 AM   #125
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle

finally got jareds(currentperformance) cooling setup installed, dont follow the directions, just test fit it and the make your cuts for the mounts. looks great in there though.
What was wrong with the directions?
I thought about not having any, but then I would get phone calls wanting to know what to do.
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Quote: Originally Posted by 97 SS 350
What was wrong with the directions?
I thought about not having any, but then I would get phone calls wanting to know what to do.
I used the stock mounts without cutting, and when I measured it out according to the directions it was off. everything else was good. I would just say to test fit the rad instead of cutting the holes with the measurements given.
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Tell me you are going to make that intake just as nice as your truck one, right?
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DOES anyone have the tps or iac sensors or anything else I will need for the dbc throttle body swap?
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle
DOES anyone have the tps or iac sensors or anything else I will need for the dbc throttle body swap?
Local parts stores and when I bought the TPS it wasn't expensive. But I dunno about the IAC.
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iac is like $80
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What did you use to clean your valve covers. Got a pic of it.
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i should be sending you all the stuff to make you stop alot better today!!
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Quote: Originally Posted by platour22
What did you use to clean your valve covers. Got a pic of it.
roloc discs, i'll post up something about how to do it when I get some time.
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YAY... at least now we will get done about the same time

Good work man.. keep it up
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Quote: Originally Posted by RedLsxS10
YAY... at least now we will get done about the same time

Good work man.. keep it up

let us hope, I have a ton of school to catch up on.
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School > Truck
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Quote: Originally Posted by RedLsxS10
School > Truck
yeah but the truck makes me happier, even when I don't have parts and its in a million peices.

I was ready to throw my damn computer across the room a few minutes ago because of school. FUCK ENGLISH!
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looks real good man ! !... do u have any more pics of the headers installed?...and in that 1 picture are you turned to lock ?
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Quote: Originally Posted by AmericanMuscle
FxxK ENGLISH!

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Quote: Originally Posted by SoLowXtreme
looks real good man ! !... do u have any more pics of the headers installed?...and in that 1 picture are you turned to lock ?

no more pics, and it was not at lock, but there is a good amount of turning. those wheels are the same dimentions as zq8s.
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Lookin great! The engine looks super clean, love what you did with the intake manifold/valve covers. How do you like the fans/radiator from CP? Can you still use the stock condenser in the factory location?

I just realized you live in Tucson..lol. We will definitely have to meet up sometime.
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Quote: Originally Posted by So-GT0071
Lookin great! The engine looks super clean, love what you did with the intake manifold/valve covers. How do you like the fans/radiator from CP? Can you still use the stock condenser in the factory location?

I just realized you live in Tucson..lol. We will definitely have to meet up sometime.
I like the cpw cooling kit alot, there is a condencer that you get with it, you can check it out when we meet up. I'd love to see your truck! I hope to have your suspension setup one day!
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small update

cpw cooling setup done.


frame welded up and plated in(I know the notch is big, but trust me it is solid)


cleaned up the frame and painted the firewall. It turned out as good as I hoped it would!


old stuff removed


to make way for these



I have a few more things done that i'll post up in a few days, i've had no damn time, I wish I wasn't in school right now.

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Looking good bro. I will be using the splits as well with the caltracs.
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How well do those Brp motor mounts work?
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How well do those Brp motor mounts work?

they work nice, but they are overpriced, i'll get some installed pics this weekend for everyone.
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ok i'm not running ac or heat in mine so what all do i need to move to make the hedders work? Also are you dropping the motor in first then stabbing then trans?
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Quote: Originally Posted by RazorS10
ok i'm not running ac or heat in mine so what all do i need to move to make the hedders work? Also are you dropping the motor in first then stabbing then trans?
i am running heat\ac and everything fit fine (i have a blazer).... only problem i had was the headers touching the frame i'm am buying a set of mounts and trying it again... i made the first set myself....

so if you are not running heat/ac you should be fine....

how much did all the heat/ac weigh?????
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Quote: Originally Posted by RazorS10
ok i'm not running ac or heat in mine so what all do i need to move to make the hedders work? Also are you dropping the motor in first then stabbing then trans?

pm'ed

trans and engine are going in togather. I already lifted the front of my cab.
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old stuff removed


to make way for these





Greg

Just curious as to why you changed the control arms? I thought they were the same from the trucks to blazers.



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