1990 c1500 s480 ladder bar cage and more
10-07-2014, 09:57 PM
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I would like to start off and say thanks for all the help I have received on here. I should have started this about a year ago and just have not had the time. This truck was originally a long bed and I found a frame and just swapped it all over to a short bed about a year ago. I then swapped over the lq4 into a truck that my grandfather passed down to me. I installed a 4l80e and a cam. I dynod the truck to around 380 at the wheels. this with a 3200 converter from circle d. I think I ran an mid 8's with this. Then 6 months later I installed an on3 turbo and ran mid 7's. well not happy with that I went and installed the Holley hi ram all new fuel system. I am using a holley dominator pump with all an lines and fic injectors and the s480 from force inductions. I pulled out the stock computer and installed the holley dominator. I have now started to run in the high 6's at 106. The new goal for the truck is to loose some weight add some traction and run high 5's. I don't really have a budget within reason. I have placed an order for a lot of parts and still need to add more. I will try and post as often as I can. The new parts on order is a turbo 400 with tbrake from Rossler. a full front drag brake set up from aerospace to help shed some weight and now run 4 3/4 bolt pattern. Parts still needed is ladder bar rear as well as brakes and new shafts. I am going to order weld wheels for all corners. I have been working on the cage as well. It is getting a full 12 point cage.
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10-08-2014, 06:08 AM
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Right now i have 5x5 bolt pattern in the front and 5x5.5 in the rear. I wanted to do a drag brake set up for front and rear. The only way to do the front was to change hub and rotor. the 5x4.75 bolt pattern was a thousand times easior to find wheels and i needed new wheels anyways. The rear was about the same. I needed new wheels and drag style brakes needed to go 5x4.75 or 5x4.5 bolt patten.
10-31-2014, 09:24 PM
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rossler turbo 400 with all the goodies including ultra bell. adding mid and front plate. also my brake kit came in from aerospace. it is some very light and awesome parts.
10-31-2014, 09:36 PM
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11-01-2014, 09:18 AM
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I agree about the fuel cell. It was mounted before I built the cage and just have not moved it. Ig does come out from the sides. I had it like that last year when I was still sort of using the bed to haul things.