I hope I'm not late for work!
05-25-2013, 11:07 PM
#44
Thanks. Pretty good progress today...got the converter and trans in, along with the tcase and rear driveshaft. Also got the intake on. I forgot how much of a pain those intake stud bolts are.
I plan to change the gauge on the fuel regulator to face the front...going at the side didnt quite work out as well as I wanted it to.
Also put the truck down on the coilovers for the first time with the engine and trans in it...it sits a little lower than I would like actually. Right now I have a 6" 1000lb spring with no preload. I plan on swapping my 7" 1000lb springs on and loading them about half an inch to put it back in the middle of the shocks range. If I need to I might have to go to some 1200lb springs, but the 1000s seemed like a good starting point. I can bottom them out jumping on the bumper so why I need to raise the front some....or I could try that stud conversion mount I posted about...The rear is still on jack stands which makes the pic somewhat deceiving.
I plan to change the gauge on the fuel regulator to face the front...going at the side didnt quite work out as well as I wanted it to.
Also put the truck down on the coilovers for the first time with the engine and trans in it...it sits a little lower than I would like actually. Right now I have a 6" 1000lb spring with no preload. I plan on swapping my 7" 1000lb springs on and loading them about half an inch to put it back in the middle of the shocks range. If I need to I might have to go to some 1200lb springs, but the 1000s seemed like a good starting point. I can bottom them out jumping on the bumper so why I need to raise the front some....or I could try that stud conversion mount I posted about...The rear is still on jack stands which makes the pic somewhat deceiving.
