My new 1996 k2500 eclb

[96-1500]

Just finished reading through the thread. Truck is looking great man. Just wondering if you have any plans for the cab lights on the parts truck? I have a harness but no lights themselves lol Same question about the mirrors well as long as they are manual ones that is..

Thanks, looking at pictures now compared to when I got it makes me feel a little better lol.
I was kind of thinking about saving the lights but to be honest, if you want them, I'd probably part with them. By the time I got a project I'd want them for they'd be buried so deep in a box I'd never be able to find them. PM or facebook me your postal code and I'll look into a shipping cost.

And you're interested in the black 95+ mirrors? Only have one good one now and I plan on keeping it. They are a horrible design (look and work great, but are flimsy) and I go through them fairly regularly lol. If I decide to go with tow mirrors I'll keep you in mind. Seriously thinking about it...

 

[96-1500]

For no particular reason here's a crappy exhaust video. Much louder in person (sorry for the cell-phone quality), but gives an idea of what no mufflers sound like. It was a cold start in -10 celsius (+14 Fahrenheit). So not super cold by any stretch but it starts well.

http://s243.beta.photobucket.com/user/ksg-data/media/Video084_zps56630bbb.mp4.html

 

[Darkrider]

Thanks, looking at pictures now compared to when I got it makes me feel a little better lol.
I was kind of thinking about saving the lights but to be honest, if you want them, I'd probably part with them. By the time I got a project I'd want them for they'd be buried so deep in a box I'd never be able to find them. PM or facebook me your postal code and I'll look into a shipping cost.

And you're interested in the black 95+ mirrors? Only have one good one now and I plan on keeping it. They are a horrible design (look and work great, but are flimsy) and I go through them fairly regularly lol. If I decide to go with tow mirrors I'll keep you in mind. Seriously thinking about it...

You have a pm

 

[96-1500]

Little update. Slowly gaining in the gas mileage department. After removing muffler (true dual straight pipes with stock cats), tweaking my intake a little bit and the throttle body mod, up to 14.5 miles per gallon unloaded. So about 1 to 1.5 mpg better. Not bad for a gas 2500 with 4.10s.

My intake is better than it was but I still don't like the bend before the factory airbox so I think I might fab something from scratch, should be pretty easy. I need o2 sensors (intermittently throwing codes, which isn't good), and some new plugs wouldn't hurt. I was pricing out new tires recently, too, and am undecided if I'll go with Dick Cepek Mud Country or another set of Kelly Safari TSR. Either way they'll be 285/75R16 and should match my 4.10s a little better than my current 265s.

 

[LoudnLifted88]

Little update. Slowly gaining in the gas mileage department. After removing muffler (true dual straight pipes with stock cats), tweaking my intake a little bit and the throttle body mod, up to 14.5 miles per gallon unloaded. So about 1 to 1.5 mpg better. Not bad for a gas 2500 with 4.10s.

My intake is better than it was but I still don't like the bend before the factory airbox so I think I might fab something from scratch, should be pretty easy. I need o2 sensors (intermittently throwing codes, which isn't good), and some new plugs wouldn't hurt. I was pricing out new tires recently, too, and am undecided if I'll go with Dick Cepek Mud Country or another set of Kelly Safari TSR. Either way they'll be 285/75R16 and should match my 4.10s a little better than my current 265s.

personaly id go kellys i think they last longer but have you looked into the hankook dynapro atms those are a nice tire

 

[96-1500]

personaly id go kellys i think they last longer but have you looked into the hankook dynapro atms those are a nice tire

I haven't. Are you running them? How do they hold up for wear?

As for the Kellys, I really, really like my 265s. I'm definitely leaning towards them again (285s). They seem to have extremely good traction (which is hard to get in an open-diff ECLB, believe me. It's like a schoolbus in a blizzard...)

They appear to be pretty tough, too. I haven't been able to punch a hole in one yet, which is surprising (if you saw the places I drive, you'd be surprised too).

Either way I won't be getting them tomorrow or anything, but you never know...

 

[LoudnLifted88]

I haven't. Are you running them? How do they hold up for wear?

As for the Kellys, I really, really like my 265s. I'm definitely leaning towards them again (285s). They seem to have extremely good traction (which is hard to get in an open-diff ECLB, believe me. It's like a schoolbus in a blizzard...)

They appear to be pretty tough, too. I haven't been able to punch a hole in one yet, which is surprising (if you saw the places I drive, you'd be surprised too).

Either way I won't be getting them tomorrow or anything, but you never know...

i almost bought the hankooks but ended up going with more of a mud tire... i LOVED my kellys when i had never shoulda sold them but truck blew up and i needed a new vehicle and so i sold the tires and bought my 98

 

[96-1500]

Small update...

Current project is rigging up some kind of an electric fan setup. I happen to have a set of 3.1 Grand Prix fans but I have my doubts if they'll do the job. It doesn't stay hot here for long in the summer but I have seen close to 40 degrees before, and peace of mind is always nice, so I may just take a trip to a junkyard and find something off a v8. The 3.1 fans might do the trick but...I don't like overheating.

I was pricing out wiring kits but for $75 or more I'm thinking I can make something up with what I've got kicking around my shed and toolbox. Shouldn't be too difficult.

On the hunt for a good set of factory grey door panels. I have a dash and pretty much everything else to convert from blue, but no door panels. I can't stand the ugly, weathered blue, and it's all cracked and wore-out anyways.

I'm also close to pulling the trigger on a set of towing mirrors. The stock ones I have aren't cutting it. That is currently waiting on funds, but they will happen soon.

 

[92gmc4x4]

heres my e fan setup on my 2500;

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two fans out of older pontiacs like lumina vans, ive towed alot and beaten the piss out of it and it never over heats

 

[96-1500]

heres my e fan setup on my 2500;

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two fans out of older pontiacs like lumina vans, ive towed alot and beaten the piss out of it and it never over heats

Interesting. I might give it a try, I dunno, I can always swap them out for something else if I have to. I haven't decided what kind of a setup I'll end up doing yet, regarding thermostats etc.