BlackGMC build take 2 - Turbo Time
#671
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You sound alot like me, I'd rather rip something out or cut something off before thinking about whether or not it's a good idea. Then I'm forced to redo it whether I like it or not. That's how alot of the crossmembers in my truck came to be. Cut the OEM ones out and then next thing you know...oh, I think I needed that one, might as well fab one up and throw a fuel cell there as well.
#672
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Yeah at this point i might as well do it right. Nothing worse than having one foot in the promise land and the other in the toilet bowl.
I just ordered a new set of gears
I have grown to hate these 3.42s. So this time i am gonna try 3.90s. I was torn between 3.73 and 4.10 so i split the difference.
I just ordered a new set of gears
I have grown to hate these 3.42s. So this time i am gonna try 3.90s. I was torn between 3.73 and 4.10 so i split the difference.
#673
You sound alot like me, I'd rather rip something out or cut something off before thinking about whether or not it's a good idea. Then I'm forced to redo it whether I like it or not. That's how alot of the crossmembers in my truck came to be. Cut the OEM ones out and then next thing you know...oh, I think I needed that one, might as well fab one up and throw a fuel cell there as well.
#675
Yeah at this point i might as well do it right. Nothing worse than having one foot in the promise land and the other in the toilet bowl.
I just ordered a new set of gears
I have grown to hate these 3.42s. So this time i am gonna try 3.90s. I was torn between 3.73 and 4.10 so i split the difference.
I just ordered a new set of gears
I have grown to hate these 3.42s. So this time i am gonna try 3.90s. I was torn between 3.73 and 4.10 so i split the difference.
I have that 3:73 kit...
#676
Another cool little idea i came up with. With my boost gauge it came with that little brittle nylon hose. Previous i kinked and broke one. Come to find out it fits perfectly into a -3 braided teflon line. It slides right in no problem. I put some heat shrink on the ends. Then the compression fittings attach like normal and no fear of kinking or breaking the line.
Here is a crappy pic.


Here is a crappy pic.


#678
Corey , you ******* rock.
Your engine bay is one of the most meticulous I've seen , I have a chub just looking at it lol , love the way the harness is not in the way of the driver valve cover !
I like the tubing idea , and I actually have done a similar thing , I used some of my earls black nylon braided hose to protect my vacuum/boost gauge tubing , it gets hot around there and I wanted it to have some protection as well as knick/cut protection also .
Your engine bay is one of the most meticulous I've seen , I have a chub just looking at it lol , love the way the harness is not in the way of the driver valve cover !
I like the tubing idea , and I actually have done a similar thing , I used some of my earls black nylon braided hose to protect my vacuum/boost gauge tubing , it gets hot around there and I wanted it to have some protection as well as knick/cut protection also .










