If you have a media blaster, this saves you heaps of time and pain if you have big fat fingers like me.. hehehe
Cleaning every bit of grease and grime the engine bay and long block have is important. Im also painting the drivetrain.. about 80% done except...
Bump.
A clean work environment is very rewarding. This is great progress. Any aftermarket goodies planned for the engine or keeping it stock?
Think about it, Everytime you click on any page on this forum.. ads pop out! Everytime an ad pops out, it's counted.. the more times an ad comes...
Check out @yotarip you'll like his build.
Yea that swap is always a great route.. it's best to aquire a donor vehicle if your going to use OEM harness.. you need the key immobilizer from...
You can but I'd imagine a custom gauge to be pricey.. have you checked out @jetas truck?! I believe he uses speedhut gauges in place of the OEM.....
That's the spirit! Food for thought.. when you do decide to re carpet the cab, invest in sound proofing mats like killmat or equivalent. Best...
By the way, you can easily get a tach for ~$30 with a mount. Red wire, black wire yellow/green signal wires.. super easy on these engines . Signal...
Sounds very responsible.. I wish I could say the same about my habbits...hahahah.
With that cam, you should see about the same results as @MrDinkleman.. that cam, even tho not ass aggressive, is pushing more volume of air, so...
Curious, what size exhaust you went with after removing the 2"..
Mines goes to 6k (22re) but falls flat after 5k. I thinks we're used to the torque down low. A tach is a good way to keep things under control on...
Good way too keep it in the family! :waytogo:
Nice. Plenty of life left to beat on it! How much you shell out for it?
Ahh yes.
@fred heath :duh:
You, know.. I'm starting to think this David is just someone who gets really hi, and finds the most random old thread to read, and thennnn forgets...
That valance looks like it'll be fine dimension wise and probably uses the same 1156 turn signal sockets a bit roundish tho.. try it!
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