Moving forward - pics added

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well i started ripping my motor out on Friday. got the motor out end of the day friday. today i removed my complete AC system and replaced the AC box with a non-ac box, wow that freed up so much room. then i removed the stock abs, hard lines and front abs wiring harness and replaced with hoods abs delete kit, also freed up tons of room, then i removed my stock steering shaft and gearbox, and replaced with the borgenson shaft and zq8 steering box. i removed the old motor mount frame pads and installed the JS frame pads and moroso solid motor mounts (the biggest pain in the ass to do even with the motor out, adjusting the frame pads blow). installed the new motor in the truck (motor is built with 4bolt mains, forged bottom end, 415 cam, vortec heads, etc... see my sig for complete build sheet), installed the edelbrock hi-flow water pump. installed the rpm ss single turbo headers and i'm having fitment problems with the drivers side header hitting the steering shaft. but all in all this is huge progress and i'm looking forward to finsihing on mon/tues of next week. i'm really excited.

sorry, no pics. i have forgot the camera and would rather wrench then stop and take pics. i will take pics after everything is together.

 

[MRKING]

Re: Moving forward

Re: Moving forward

well i started ripping my motor out on Friday. got the motor out end of the day friday. today i removed my complete AC system and replaced the AC box with a non-ac box, wow that freed up so much room. then i removed the stock abs, hard lines and front abs wiring harness and replaced with hoods abs delete kit, also freed up tons of room, then i removed my stock steering shaft and gearbox, and replaced with the borgenson shaft and zq8 steering box. i removed the old motor mount frame pads and installed the JS frame pads and moroso solid motor mounts (the biggest pain in the ass to do even with the motor out, adjusting the frame pads blow). installed the new motor in the truck (motor is built with 4bolt mains, forged bottom end, 415 cam, vortec heads, etc... see my sig for complete build sheet), installed the edelbrock hi-flow water pump. installed the rpm ss single turbo headers and i'm having fitment problems with the drivers side header hitting the steering shaft. but all in all this is huge progress and i'm looking forward to finsihing on mon/tues of next week. i'm really excited.

sorry, no pics. i have forgot the camera and would rather wrench then stop and take pics. i will take pics after everything is together.

Pics are overrated , i want to know how fast it goes .

 

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Pics are overrated , i want to know how fast it goes .

yeah, i need to tune it and install my wideband, that will happen another weekend, though gotta concentrate on getting it running first. i will be happy with high 11s

 

[Xplicit Racing Design]

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have u replaced the stock steering shaft with a borgeson style unit?


John S

 

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have u replaced the stock steering shaft with a borgeson style unit?


John S

yeah, i have a feeling i'm going to have to loosen the solid motor mount frame pads and move the motor around a bit. this is the only thing holding me back from going forward. anyone have any install problems with the solid mounts.

 

[Xplicit Racing Design]

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yep that is your issue, i switched to solids after my headers were on and running, when i finished installing them the header was on the shaft, if u dont want to dimple the header u can slightly shim the motor up on the that side or both sides, to give the added clearance without adversly afftecting anything else, i solved this issues when i installed the new column so i didnt have to go that route


John S

 

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UPDATE

removed both headers from the motor and the motor finally sat in the solid mounts and pads perfectly. i'm going to install the top of the motor, like upper intake, dist, fuel rail, basically everything but the headers, steering shaft and turbo/downpipe. i 'm hoping to wire everything up as well. got alot of nuts and bolts in a box and i kinda forgot where they go, oh well, just have to keep wrenching. it doesn't look like i'm gonna finish it tomorrow, maybe next week.

 

[live1053rulz]

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sweet sweet. awe, you know you wanna work on it nights after work. get r dunnnn. haha, lemmie know if you need any help wrenchin. my front suspension is all off, ill be workin on it whenever i have the time.

 

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sweet sweet. awe, you know you wanna work on it nights after work. get r dunnnn. haha, lemmie know if you need any help wrenchin. my front suspension is all off, ill be workin on it whenever i have the time.

i may need help with remembering where everything goes

 

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Re: Moving forward - pics added

well i took a few pics of the truck during my downtime. i got the header problem fixed as it wasn't a problem with the headers but rather the borgenson shaft i bought from waller, the u-joints were way to beefy.

 

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pics of my new turbo PT67dbb compared to my old PTE60

 

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pics of my new mini starter (96 3/4ton 454) vs stock

 

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took a couple interior shots


KB gauge cluster


battery terminals for rear mounted battery


Non AC heater box, will have blower motor tomorrow


Hoods ABS delete kit installed - removed abs wire harness for front axle


ZQ8 steering box - installed


pic of B&M tranny cooler and blitz e-boost contoller


liscense plate


battery cut off switch - nhra approved

 

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RPM AC delete installed - this is an awesome piece:tup:


side pic of motor


pic of motor


front clip removed to work on truck


truck in dads shop


painted intake and top motor shot


another painted intake w/ egr blockoff plate

 

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RPM SS single turbo headers, here are some pics, the clearances are tight

 

[Black Knight]

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That looks Bada$$ Branden!!!! :tup:
Yes I am jealous :squint:
Keep up the good work!!

 

[nallj92]

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i like pics, things look great!, does the cut off switch actually shut the truck off or just disconnect the battery?
headers are sweet, i also like the steering wheel

 

[Black Knight]

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Hey B that center console gauge pod thingy you have there, did you make that or can you buy them??

 

[TurboJunk]

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those are some nice headers a lot nicer then ATR. i hope you have solid mounts thou they look mighty close to the frame

 

[93TyphoonPacetruck]

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Hey B that center console gauge pod thingy you have there, did you make that or can you buy them??

:stupid: Word, looks pretty trick, I WANT ONE!!!