Project "Blown HD" my 6/8 drop/shortblock/heads/cam/blower/tranny install
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Originally Posted by moregrip
I fully seated the IW damper on my setup with GM's installation tool, plus it's keyed, so the 150ftlbs is just for insurance.........I hope
When I did my pin kit, I just marked the head of the bolt for the 12; 6; 3; and 9 o'clock positions. Just marked where I started, then put a long cheater pipe on the breaker bar, and got it just past the 9o'clock mark. That should be somewhere near the 140 degree mark. I also used the flywheel holding tool that bolts in in place of the starter, since I was going to have the trans out, anyway
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Damn Grippy, I've been away to long. What the hell you building? I want one lol. Look nice bro. Like you told me make sure you cut those tie straps lol
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Originally Posted by JERRY2500
Damn Grippy, I've been away to long. What the hell you building? I want one lol. Look nice bro. Like you told me make sure you cut those tie straps lol
the fuel lines will feed directly into the fuel rails instead of using the magnuson supplied fuel block
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Originally Posted by Blown06
Hey grip, its pretty obvious your a neat freak. So I have a question. What are you doing about that nasty black coating GM puts on the frame? That crap is nasty, I don't understand why they didn't just paint it.
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Originally Posted by Steve Bryant
The reason they use the black goop is that if the frame surface gets scraped, in time and with heat, the coating will recover any bare metal. Over the years this minimizes corrosion problems.
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pretty effective IMO
they did a better wax dip job on my s-10 than on my 99 silvy tho
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Originally Posted by brent5631
does anyone know if you can get that wax coating somewhere? i have a few rust spots id like to recover.
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Originally Posted by moregrip