99% of the time, shiney motors are slow

 

And 99% of the time I don't give a FVCK! Go clean your garage

 

LMAO. just something my oldschool BBC buddies always told me because i always kept the engine compartment so clean on my silverado. i think your response was the exact same thing i told them. their oil leaking finger printed up RTV seeping motors do seem to run good though. i dont think they use gaskets...just RTV. i just cant stand to look at a dirty truck.

 

If it aint fast, it better look good.

 

Well Finally got the PCM mounted. I used MSD isolators to avoid any possibility of shorting it out.





Shortly after cleaning the garage up I got a call from the boss and he let me know my "spot" in the shop had opened up...

So I immediately loaded it up and had it at the shop at 8am the next morning.



In it's spot



Started on the radiator first... FML





Next I pulled out the outlet from the waterpump and George welded up a 90 to kick it straight up to the inlet of the radiator.


After much thought I cut up the thermostat housing and we made some parts on the lathe. This will be a huge help in getting the outlet of the radiator hooked up.




My rod-ends made it and screwed them on to give you the idea of how we are using the radiator support bars. Beats the hell out of using nuts to pinch a bracket on top of the radiator. The rod ends in the first pic are aluminum. The lower pic is stainless. I think I'm going to run the stainless ones after a bit of work on the buffing wheel.




Also got my big nasty Spal 2082 Fan... 16" Paddle blade is wicked and should pull the truck along with the CFM it pulls... HYBRID? LMAO

 

The attention to detail on this truck is awesome and you sir are talented. Wanna guess how many hrs you have in it?

 

I actually have a spread sheet with hours and parts all for insurance purposes.

I haven't added in the last 3 weeks but with those somewhere around 1200 hours.

 

geesh. Good idea for insurance purposes though. Always good to be over prepared in case something bad happened

 

Small update. We have been working a little bit on the radiator and about got it finished up.

Tanks, Filler neck, and hose inlet and outlets welded up.


Spun up some mounting bungs for the rod ends... The bolts have been replaced with the proper size stainless shoulder bolts now.



Test fitting



pressure testing, and test fitting again





Made mounting tabs and got the condensor mounted and got the fan mounts made and welded.



got the frame mounts done and the thermostat welded up. The upper and lower hoses are fitted. Next will be mounting the grille and making an overflow tank then the cooling system will be done.

 

Looks damn good! Great work and attention to detail!