6.0 into 86 Silverado
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I might stick with the TH350. Either way I need a new trans. I'm hoping to put close to 400 to the wheels in this truck, and I'm also planning to spray a 150 shot. I think ya'll are right, I should keep the Th350. Na, I'm not putting the inner fenders back in, I like the way I can just jump in there from the top or slide in from the wheel well(lots of room). Who knows, I may end up having to put them back since this town is so dusty(lots of dirt roads). I most likely wouldn't drive it in the rain, so I'm not worried about water.
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I finally got some headers, but they don't fit for ****. I should have just made some headers instead of trying to make these fit. The passenger side required a good bit of grinding on the crossmember mounts and along the frame. The driver side needed the lower control arm grinded a lot too. Then after all that grinding just to let them bolt on, I realized the driver side collector points into the frame and now I have to grind there and make some funky bend to connect to the X pipe. I think I can make them work as long as the motor doesn't torque over too much(I'm gonna run a torque limiter, so it shouldn't be a problem).
Here's a picture of the passenger side.
Here's a picture of the passenger side.
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Just a little update. I am almost ready to start it. I don't have the new trans/converter, so I can't drive it yet. I'm gonna try to get someone to help me wire it up this weekend. I just need the fuel pump/relay and the electric fans/relay, alternator, and the gauges wired up. I may just throw in a stock trans and converter just to run around for a bit until I get the new stuff.