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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
Hi everybody, as said i post some pics : an interior view, it's not super clean....but it's a "work in progress vehicle" at the moment;) Here you can see our home made clutch pedal bracket. In this second pic you can notice the bronze bushings we made, we also put a steel shaft (or pin? i...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
A lot of work has been done, but finally we've got it!!! The manual conversion is almost 100% completed. We did the first road test on wednesday and pratically everything was ok at first attempt. Only the clutch pedal had a little too less travel and reverse gear wasn't very happy to...- DarioGMC
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Clutch Assembly options
Hi Klassen, i've got the same problem. Last months i asked at a ton on american scrapers on ebay and i've neve been able to find one. So with my brother we decided to do the following way : We bought a brand new clutch pedal on ebay, and for the bracket we'll make our own with the milling...- DarioGMC
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6.5 TD Slave cylinder question
Thank you very much for your fast and kind answer, smdk2500!!!:cool:- DarioGMC
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6.5 TD Slave cylinder question
Hi everybody!!! Our manual conversion is going on, so now it's the dumb question time.... As you can see on the pic, the slave cylinder has this grey piece of plastic on it. Do i have to install it with or without? Sorry for the maybe dumb question but it's the first time i install a slave...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
Hi everybody!!! I didn't write for a while but we're still working on the truck, so now it's time to write an update. In July we made a big order on Rockauto, 1700 euros for something like 45 parts...everything for the manual conversion + everything for the complete front end rebuild + a set of...- DarioGMC
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From 4L80E to NV4500
Hello, as said in my truck's thread i started this coversion on my '97 GMC Sierra K3500 6.5 TD. It has a 4L80E that i hate and i want to convert it to manual. It hadn't been easy but i've found a NV4500 in Germany. It's an early model with very short 1st gear and the bellhousing had the external...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
Hello everybody, i've been away from the forum for a while...but now some updates So we finished the frame job in early September, we are very satisfied for the result : Here you can see the new rear bumper (in was on a '93 k1500 sportside) We also trated with rust converter and repainted...- DarioGMC
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NV4500 2wd to 4wd
Hi everybody!!! I'm back on the forum after a bit of time, as said before, i'd like to throw away the 4l80e i have on my '97 Sierra K3500 6.5 TD and do a manual conversion. The truck is equipped with 4L80E gearbox and a Borg Warner tranfer case. I've found a NV4500 that was on a 2wd truck. I...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
Hi guys, after some days of hard work on the frame, it's time for an update. We removed the bed Then we removed the surface rust and the old paint....it took a lot of working hours with needle scaler, angle grinder and drill with steel wire brush. We didn't remove the cabin and it's not so...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
And finally we have no more fuel leaks!!:banana-mario: We replaced all the return lines, the hoses that arrives to the fuel filter housing and all the fuel filter housing o-rings. We spent 20 euros for all at an autoparts store, we bought 2 meters for each kind of fuel hose and 5 o-rings of any...- DarioGMC
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1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD
I didn't write those last days because we're busy at cutting and splitting firewood....we bought 20 tons on 4 meter long logs of beechwood. We almost finished, but it's a lot of work. Anyway, this week the truck didn't show any leaks, so we were happy. Yesterday afternoon a new one appeared...- DarioGMC
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1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY
I agree with you, Hotwheelsburban! I like to know other cultures too. So you're a bit Italian, cool!! Yes, Spanish is quite similar to Italian, in fact for Italians is easy to learn Spanish and viceversa ( it's strange that some words like viceversa and circa are the same in Italian and in...- DarioGMC
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1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY
*****, per le gomme ti ho risposto in privato. Così non annoiamo gli Americani con le nostre stupide ed assurde leggi Italiane....anche perchè potrebbero ridere di noi mi sa. *****, for the tyres i answered to you on pm. So we don't bore the Americans with our stupid and absurd Italian...- DarioGMC
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1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY
Quindi siamo montanari entrambi;) Ce l'hai da molto lo Chevy? Io il mio GMC l'ho preso il mese scorso ma, come potrai notare dalla mia discussione, mi sono già cimentato in vari lavori di manutenzione. Fin'ora con grande soddisfazione. So we are both mountaineer;) Have you got your Chevy for...- DarioGMC
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