Got the factory FI intake off today and managed not to destroy any fuel lines. Motor didn't look that bad for 150k miles. I put the last 35k on it and have been using Synthetic 15-40 High Mileage with a bottle of Lucas High Mileage Oil treatment with it changed every 4000 miles or so. The...
Well today was rough! Still waiting on brackets from ORD. They should be here tomorrow so today the headers I got from Summit Racing nearly killed me! They weren't fitting the engine right and after 4-5 times trying to figure it out by taking them off and on we figured out the header flange...
I had a 3" key lift on it and for now am using the same rear blocks until I can get the shackle flip rears from ORD. I have Bilstein 5100s on it now and they work great with a 3" lift. From my understanding it should end up with a 3-4" lift over stock which is just about right where it is...
Today we got the WFO plates installed and welded in. Not the best welder but I can grind down a weld just right! Lol. So won't be posting those until I have it ready (ground) to post. Plates won't be here till Friday so tomorrow we are working on the intake swap. Also as a note - we made...
Got the drivers side rear bracket mounted and am making progress. Will post a pic of the spring after we have it hung. Had to grind off a few more pieces to make the WFO bracket for the shock mounts to clear everything. Did a little trimming and will tack weld it up tomorrow. Will be trying...
Got a bit more progress done today. Pass side is pretty much done. Have to drill out a couple of wholes on front bracket and put bolts through but its in there. Tomorrow (if it doesn't rain) will be knocking out the drivers side. Ended up using the plasma cutter to punch through the wholes...