Bill, I thought that was with the Melling pump/double roller combo? I'll be using the single roller adjustable......have you heard of clearance issues with that setup as well?

 

Thanks guys, this is going to add a few days to the build but at least I won't have to open her back up next year, which is well worth the pain now

 

seems like to me you'll be the one playing catch-up. My truck will be done this month.........C10....???????

look at it this way, gives you something to shoot for, a goal so to speak, some direction in life

 

sweeeet great project man!

 

just about ready for the build; some odds and ends showed up today:

 

just noticed today that half of the connecting rod caps are painted black, must be an assembly procedure at the factory:


removing the crank gear:


crank snout protection:


ARP Head & Main thread chaser:


cleaning out all the threads:


for the rest of the threads to be cleaned:

 

WOW! I cannot believe how clean the engine is.
Let me guess. You changed the oil every 1500 miles wheather it needed it or not?

 

nothing special, every 5-6k, I used whatever "so called" synthetic was on sale, it's seen Mobil 1, Royal Purple, and Rotella.

I'm switching to strictly Redline oil after the break-in/build.

 

there is one tool missing from the GENIII kit , a J-8520-10, mounting stud adapter.......anyone know what this tool is for? it's about the size of a pencil

 

difference being is the TOTAL amount of time required to finish my project will be 1/4 of what it took you to grow a ball sack big enough to do the work.....not to mention the time it took for you to collect parts.