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Old 11-22-2011, 07:38 PM
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So I see all you guys on here having a blast with your turbo's so I decided to try it out. Picked me up an '01 shorty Silverado last year and having been working on it for the past few months.

Yanked the V6 and dropped in an LM7 with a MPT70



junkyard 80E with transgo hd2 and Yank pro truck 3600 spun by a Yank sfi flexplate with arp hardware.

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This looks like fun for sure.
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I also figured while it's down I might as well play with the rear suspension. Sooo, i flipped the axle and relocated the shocks with some adjustable Rancho 9000xl's.



cleaned up...



close up of the shock mount

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frame looks good, and I like what you did with the shocks......what paint/process did you finish it with?
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I scraped/wire-wheeled as much undercoating as I had patience for, then primed it with rustoleum lightly rusted metal primer, then sprayed it with rustoleum professional semi-gloss black. Hands down my favorite rattle can paint.

gives a nice factory-looking finish...

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turned out great bro! I remember wire wheeling a whole frame like that......fun stuff!
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gona be sweet finished up.
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Nice work so far man! When is your estimate for finishing this?
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Cool project. I want a turbo set up bad.......
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Hope to start it up within the next month. Right now i'm waiting on parts for the battery relocation, caltracs, some fittings for the steam ports, exhaust, etc...
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