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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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Sweet! You guys dont fool around!

The Tcase wasnt that bad was it?

I had fun tearing mine apart and learning how it worked.

Cool how ya guys did two atta time.

So You have to have HPT do your segment swap for ya right?
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:38 AM
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The t-cases weren't bad just ran into dumb issues which made it take a while.
I run efilive and Justin did the swap for me. Josh owns a V2, so now I just need to reflash and do any changes when I get it on the road.

I'm going to finish all the little things up today and whenever the driveshafts get back I'll get it on the road!
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 06:53 AM
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Getting close....looking forward to your review

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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sharpshooter
The t-cases weren't bad just ran into dumb issues which made it take a while.
I run efilive and Justin did the swap for me. Josh owns a V2, so now I just need to reflash and do any changes when I get it on the road.

I'm going to finish all the little things up today and whenever the driveshafts get back I'll get it on the road!
Cool, i have mine shifting awesome, if i can help ya with trans settings hit me up bud.
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TIM Z
Sweet! You guys dont fool around!

The Tcase wasnt that bad was it?

I had fun tearing mine apart and learning how it worked.

Cool how ya guys did two atta time.

So You have to have HPT do your segment swap for ya right?
You're right about learning how they work. I've never had one apart, so it was neat to see how they work! And I'm one step closer for when my tranny gets here!
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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sweet I'm jealous of both of your trucks haha
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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looking good! where did you send your drive shafts? Texas DS specialist?
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 12:18 AM
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subing for results. i love my 80e. i miss the lock up of my 65e for everyday driving but its worth it still
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by fastrt
looking good! where did you send your drive shafts? Texas DS specialist?
That's where they are going. Should be there Thursday.
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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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[QUOTE=AKlowriderZ71;4751877]It's looking really good guys! Can I get more info on how you did your crossmember? Looks really clean, not chopped and whacked, then patched back up. I like it.

One friendly suggestion, since you're using a rubber hose to extend the trans cooler rear line. Double clamp each end, and 180* the worm gears(pinch-point). You'll get more clamping force, and it's also less likely to leak. Remember, you're gonna have 200-ish psi running thru there.[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by sharpshooter
The crossmember is just the 1999 style.I did not modify it at all but I did slide it back on the frame and drill new holes.Also in the pic you can see the extensions I had to add to meet the other brackets that used to lay on top of the crossmember.

Thanks for the advice with the hose.I doubled flared the ends of the metal tube also.
Thats exactly how I originally extended the line on mine and it works fine as far as being able to hold pressure. However, it will wear out the connection at the trans fitting with the little wire clip and eventually blow the line out. The problem is that the section of rubber hose allows the remaining metal line to vibrate ever so slightly inside the fitting. I had my rubber line fastened pretty good but it ended up failing after only a few thousand miles. It blew out while driving down the free way and I was very lucky that the trans fluid did not ignite on the exhaust. It would have certainly burned the truck to the ground and it was a hell of a smoke show. I had to limp it off the freeway and I think it was partially responsible for a burned up 3-4 clutch pack a few months later.

Anyway, I'm just passing this along cause I'd hate to see this happen to you. My suggestion is to convert to AN fittings at the trans and use a hardline to AN adapter to hook it up to the factory hard line. Should cost much and will prevent the problem. FLT can send you the appropriate fittings (the rear is special and has to be made).
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