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Dec 14, 2006 | 11:56 AM

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thunder550

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Lookin good!!

Dec 14, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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Looks like things are coming together nice for you. I like the LT1 rails, but you should drill/tap them for AN fittings with braided line instead of the ugly stock tubes. I did an LT1 conversion for my old TA and it made it look a ton better. It also lets you use over the counter FPR instead of the higher priced LT1 specific crap. Of course it sounds like you already might have known that...

yeah I'm going to just use the aluminum part of the rails. weld on a 8AN fitting to both ends of one and on one end of the other. and the one that has 1 fitting I"m gonna plug the backside of it. it's gonna be a return style. it'll look pretty good hopefully when it's all done. btw I'm gonna use a mallory FPR and a MSD high output pump.

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Lookin good!!

thanks chris. you'll probably have your truck done before I get the buggy done

. gotta finish a production mold for my lure business before I do anything else with the buggy.

Dec 19, 2006 | 09:36 AM

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Looks like GM beat you to it well at least on the new 4.3L

DIRECT IGNITION SYSTEM (Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra)
The ignition system is now fired electronically, and uses three coils, each of which fires two cylinders. The coils are mounted above the former distributor location. A shorter oil-pump driveshaft was necessary to replace the former distributor shaft-driven oil pump.

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums...hp?t10823.html
2007i Vortec 4.3L V6

You should be able to use parts of that engine on a V-8. The oil pump drive and front mount 58x pick up ring as well.

Dec 24, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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that's quite different than the setup we're gonna run, but in theory its the same concpet.

as of now I can't do the EFI conversion for the buggy since some things have come up and everything is for sale on here and ls1tech along with the dune buggy itself.