6.0 into 86 Silverado
10-16-2007, 11:31 PM
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stay with it man...i saw it for sale on ls1truck, i know it has been a headache, and if it has gone like mine, a BIG headache. but i know you gotta do what you gotta do.
i just had a tick start in mine tonight while i was driving. i am hoping it is just an exhaust leak, but with my luck, it will be something worse.
good luck man, with whatever you decide to do with it.
i just had a tick start in mine tonight while i was driving. i am hoping it is just an exhaust leak, but with my luck, it will be something worse.
good luck man, with whatever you decide to do with it.
10-22-2007, 11:25 AM
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JSHOUSE, your truck looks good with those wheels. I think I'm gonna stick with the project atleast until I get it started. If it doesn't come out like I hoped, I'll sell it.
10-22-2007, 07:48 PM
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HAHA!! I got to hear it run today. I'm excited and a little disappointed. It didn't sound like I expected it to. It also had tons of gas leaks, so that's an issue right now(tightening fittings didn't help much). I'll see if I can post up a vid in a few days.
11-12-2007, 07:43 PM
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im doing the same thing right now in my 85, mines a 4x4 tho, what did u do with the front engine crossmember? What headers are u running? long tubes? did u have to cut the frame to clear them? Looks killer tho man, stick with it!
11-28-2007, 09:34 PM
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I got the trans put in and I thought I was done. But a few problems came up and I'm pretty disappointed with how the truck drives. I'm missing the vacuum line for the modulator on the trans, so it doesn't shift out of first gear. The carb needs to be adjusted aswell as the timing(I don't know how to do either of them). I've fouled the plugs 5 times already. Judging from how it ran today, this truck is gonna be slow and unreliable. I'm hoping to get the exhaust welded on soon and have the carb tuned. If things don't get better soon, I'm selling the 6.0 and putting in a 400 or maybe a BBC.
