so its been a while lol ...the LS is running great ...rebuilt the 4l60e to handle the hp w/3k stall ...got the entire truck done with satin white epoxy primer and got rid of the dumbo ears hanging off the doors yesterday
i am having the same issue now that i did my 4.3 to 5.3 ls swap . i had originally did 2 inch spindles and cut 3/4 of a coil out and i was fine for the year ,now this summer i did the ls swap and it is sitting on the bump stops so i am looking at going with belltech 1 inch drop springs .
ya they are stupid price imo ...atm i dont have one at all so even if i find a regular bowtie on fb ill paint it black with red outline and call it good for now and its not a big issue for me anyway. Right now my main focus is getting motor done and swap complete and the holley terminator x is a...
sooooooooo....it has been a year since i posted any pics she he she is as of today...new 15" rallies grill change from 98gmc to early 90's model , grafted a vette style scoop on and am prepping a 5.3l for ls swap and gt45 turbo next spring ...stock bottom end with BRT truck norris cam ls7...
Took a do nothing day yesterday as it has been a busy spring...but today i got some things done and started to put it together . Tomorrow's list ...new body mounts and align cab and box and bolt it tight ,tighten front end up and clearance lower controll arms and the finish up rear oll pan...
Made some good progress past 2 days :). Front end is lowered now ...took @sewlow 's advice and cut the coils myself ,took out 3/4 of a coil hoping it would be right and it was :). Got the rocker in and cab corner clamped but ran out of c25 for the mig and its a holiday tomorrow >.<
it will never hual anything more than a few 2x4's...was going to weld them in but i may have other plans in the future if i dont get the look i am after , and since it will only move about 5 km a day ill see how it goes this summer . If i am 100% happy with it ill pull box over winter and weld...
So today is my day off and i was able to get going on things. Removed springs and dropped them off to have bushings done, then got going on the c notch. Went pretty smooth and got a lot done .
Parts came in yesterday so today i got started by removing the box and dropping the diff. got the axle flipped and back in losely and then decided i should really do new spring bushings and shacles while i got it at this stage .So tuesady on my day off ill tear it back appart, also going to...