Got the bumper raised today!

Before:



Frame horns and lower mounting bracket needed to be removed to allow the bumper to lift upwards.

Cutting off the frame horns:



Brackets cut and painted:



I used washers and a bolt on each side to lift the bumper. Ended up raising it about 1.25 inches. The driver's side had to come up an extra 1/8" or so to line up correctly with the lights. I think the radiator support might be tweaked up a little on the driver's side, that's the side that took the impact on the donor truck. Not a big deal.



After:



Sides line up pretty well with the fenders





Tow hooks still fit too, just sit a little lower than normal

 

Good job man, that bumper lines up perfectly now.

 

Trucks looking really good bro keep up the good work

 

talk about unsuspecting!!

that's friggin great!

 

Thanks guys. I got the badges put on today too.

 

I cant wait for strangers to start arguing with you about whats in there then you pop the hood

I may have missed it, but whats your dshaft length? Cant be but about 3' with the allison in there...how are your pinion angles?

 

that thing is sweet! does that engine have egr? if so delete that. get ppe manifolds and up pipes along with a fleece performance cheetah turbo. Airdog lift pump. high flow injectors. Efi live tune with DSP5 switch. get an ATS stage 2 trans. fire it up, buckle up and be ready for a **** ton of power!

get a good set of egt, boost, and trans temp gauges in that truck to monitor everything!

 

It's pretty short, I think maybe 43 or 45 inches or something? Pinion angle isn't great right now, but I have some 4 degree shims waiting to go in when I get my CalTracs. Should be fun when I get the first guy that tries to tell me they never put Duramaxes in 1500's, lol.

EGR is necessary to pass emissions. Can't delete, but I do want to try to find a creative way to block and disable it. I have a list of performance parts picked out, just waiting for additional room in the budget. Going to do a Mike L/Englewood Trans, get a DSP5 tune from Idaho Rob probably, downpipe, LML D/S manifold, Air Dog or PPE lift pump, and maybe eventually a twin turbo kit.

 

They never put a Duramax in a 1500...

Now wut...

 

Just badass.. Looks factory, gonna freak a lot of people out when they try to figure out where that diesel sound is coming from