ZL1 Colorado: take 2
#12
TECH Fanatic
I like this build...
#14
Found some time to work on this thing. Got the 60e out and 85e in. Either I'm paying a ton of attention to detail or I'm just slow these days...but the jack is finally out from under the truck lol. Still checking clearances and finishing up t-case mockup stuff with an empty case, but have everything to rebuild it. Clearanced the edge of the case a bit to make sure it doesn't contact the torsion bar on hard decel...need Richard to make me some coilovers. Also got an LS3 cam for free so I might throw that in with one of those fancy two-piece edelbrock covers so I can test all kinds of camz. Hopefully have it running in a few weeks. I dare say this may be the only electric shifted transfer case behind an 80e/85e in a Colorado...
#17
Slowly approaching completion... Need to tidy up a bunch of stuff but all major work is done. Had a free LS3 cam to throw in, swapped in a less shitty radiator, pinned the crank, rerouted some coolant lines, installed the trans cooler, threw some cat-delete exhaust together and a few other odds and ends. Rear drive shaft shows up tomorrow...plan on shaking it down in 2wd and then will get a front shaft ordered for 4wd shenanigans. Transfer case is shifting well after the rebuild and installing the re-encoder in the truck.
#18
Get it buttoned up enough to take it for a spin and discover it has the shittiest exhaust on the planet. I literally left the stock trash can muffler on so it wouldn't sound like this. Apparently these things are rasp monsters without the cats.
https://youtu.be/EMFiLoO6EWI
https://youtu.be/EMFiLoO6EWI