Spent a few hours this morning putting new front brakes on the pig. Old rotors were worn and warped beyond repair. The front caliper pistons had been hanging up. New rotors, remanufactured calipers, new PFC carbon metallic pads. Also did the brake hoses and the wheel bearings. Replaced the beat up old dust caps as well. I used the front rotors for an 01-02 G3500 that are 39mm thick, like the dual rear wheel trucks and vans. The standard 1-ton rotors are 32mm thick. Also used the dual rear wheel pads and matching dual rear wheel calipers. Should stop even better with the larger front brakes. Still waiting on new coil springs and an OTC spring compressor to finish the front end and get it back on all 4. The old used 1-ton coil springs off a very high mileage van were sagging on the passenger side. Covid virus has had numerous things on backorder and some things with delayed shipping times for this project.
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On another positive progress note, my Flexalite OBS fan mounting kit showed up along with my new A/C Delco oil cooler lines. Waiting on my power steering cooler to finish out the core support changes. Engine install is tenatively planned for wednesday if I feel up to it. Coil springs and spring compressor should be here tomorrow and I am off Sunday to get it back on all 4, roll it outside and clean up the engine compartment. Still need to re-loom the harness and make the necessary changes to go back to a distributor and stock intake. Fun never stops. Should drive better than new when I am done though.
Once I get the engine into it, it is is a day or two away from driving again. Hopefully have it up and running by the first week of October. Get the engine tuned and new parts tested thoroughly and ready for a road trip this spring. Still need to get it aligned and inspected/registered again after it is running and tuned.