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    My 1988 K1500

    Made up some bushings for the crossover bar, bent up some steel and welded it all in. This should be the last of the fabricating for a bit. The truck is now going to be waiting outside for a bit while the shop gets a good cleaning and few other projects get done. Then the links and cross over...
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    My 1988 K1500

    Added on to the shock hoop and finish welding them in. Only thing left for them is the cross over brace which I should be able to do this weekend. Body lift is half removed(cab side). The LS is temporarily in the truck for measuring and what not. All lower and upper links have 3/4” grade 8 bolts...
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    Body lift or suspension lift?

    A suspension lift would be a better option, a body lift is a cheaper option. All depends on your budget and what you want out of the truck. I ran a 3 inch body lift for a few years to tuck some 35's under the truck. With the body lift the frame is very visible under the cab and a 3 inch gap is...
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    My 1988 K1500

    Links installed. No binding that i have found so far. Removed engine to finish welding the hoops and to add support to them. will also be building a brace to link the coilover hoops together.
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    My 1988 K1500

    Been waiting for steel prices to come down a bit, but i guess that isn't happening. So i bit the bullet and started back on the truck. Found out that i forgot to open up the holes in all the link brackets to 3/4 so i had to spend a day doing that. would have been much easier if nothing was...
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    Show off your valve covers and engine bays

    radiator was bought from aluminum-pro on ebay fans are from a 2000 deville 4.6 v8 upper rad hose was fabricated and powder coated by me.
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    Show off your valve covers and engine bays

    Not as clean as i want it to be but could be a lot worse.
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    Calling all single headlight owners

    Ill Throw some pics up. Back before i started tearing it back apart for coilover suspension.
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    New tools!

    you usually know by looking at the bolt or nut if its going to give you grief or not. but i have not had any issues with busting head off or rounding corners. use the right size socket and never a 12 point.
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    New tools!

    I have the M18 high torque ($249). The thing is a monster. It will out do the air impact I have. Make sure you have the larger capacity battery for it, it make a difference in performance.
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    1988 k1500 need help

    Test the ign switch. Are you getting power from it in the on position? I would start there and work your way down.
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    New tools!

    Huh, i haven't had that issue. All the connections on the set i bought where nice and tight. I did make all my own lengths of "chain cable" so nothing was hanging more than 2" from the ceiling. Still have yet to secure the cables to the ceiling. These are the ones i bought...
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    90 K1500 V6 to V8 swap. MOUNTS

    yes some of the sensor wires need to be extended. everything else was the same. even ran the same computer. the engine side mounts from the v6 fit both my 305sb and 400sb so they were cleaned and reused. the support bars can be reused, i left them off (do to repeat starter issues, got tired of...
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    90 K1500 V6 to V8 swap. MOUNTS

    All i did on my v6 to v8 swap was change the frame side mounts. Dont forget the v8 fan shroud as well.
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    New tools!

    Have you considered the LED strip lighting? you can get them in 8ft lenghts and link 3-5 together. i have 10 or them across my 2 of my 3 bays (third bay is a high ceiling for the lift so im using different lighting) and the lighting is great. 10 foot ceilings too. iirc i bought the 10 pack from...
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