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  1. 97 bowtie

    P1351 code

    So I got a good deal on a 5.7 Vortec stock replacement motor with little to no miles on it, was in a buddy’s truck and the truck was totaled so we pulled the motor and I put it on my truck cuz it was basically new. It was a factory gm replacement not a rebuild. So I now have a p1351 code that’s...
  2. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Charged up the A/C today, gotta have that. I had a missfire issue had to change a fuel injector out cuz the check engine light was flashing. So now that the missfire is fixed I can get my guy back over to finish what he was doing with the tune and it will be ready to rock. I can sit there all...
  3. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    So I got it all buttoned up today, fluids topped off, greased the front end, ran it up to temperature a few times and changed the oil filter, and bolted the bumper and face back on. Tomorrow morning I have a guy that tunes the ls motors that does all the corvettes and Camaro's basically the...
  4. 97 bowtie

    Rat rod Monte

    Was going through the garage today and came across the new power steering pump which was waiting for something with a small block Chevy to come along and be put in. I had to rob a pulley off a scrap pump but After I do tie rods bushings and ball joints the steering should work like new again...
  5. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    So when I was done mounting the evap sensor the wire for it was way to tight and not gonna work, so I had to go hunt in the wiring harness for more slack, I found plenty and put a new roll of tape wrap back around the harness before I loomed it back up. also the trans cooler fitting that came...
  6. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Thank you I try and do things as clean as I can, I’m not afraid to take things completely apart and put them back together better then it was before. updates to the build so I got the running, spin it over for a few seconds without the fuel pump relay let the motor build oil pressure and fired...
  7. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Found an upper radiator hose, got everything reconnected enough to start and run the motor. It sounds like it’s happy !!!
  8. 97 bowtie

    Rat rod Monte

    Lol completely agreed. it was a quick deal my buddy had the motor up for sale on Monday and it was in the car with a transmission and headers bolted to it by Friday, she definitely needs a good cleaning lol
  9. 97 bowtie

    Rat rod Monte

    I had a th350 laying in the garage with a new converter I had got for another project that ended up getting something else so hey spare parts are free game. So yesterday we bolted the motor and trans together, bent up some nice trans lines, I ordered a cheap set of no frills long tube headers...
  10. 97 bowtie

    Rat rod Monte

    So I picked up a 1970 Monte Carlo roller a few years back for next to nothing, it’s been sitting around on the back burner for a few years now cuz I just haven’t had the time for it but I got it for so cheap I was not trying to off it I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it the second I laid...
  11. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Got the trans cooler plumbed up today had to take the factory lines and had to redesign them to basically take a few factory bends out and make them lower to fit the new trans cooler, I was able to take the factory connections out of the stock cooler and get them to work with the 6an fittings I...
  12. 97 bowtie

    What have you towed lately

    Idk if you can see the corner of my 97 in this picture but I may have towed home another side project... $100 bucks I was not passing that up
  13. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Moving along I got a new radiator for the truck so everything starts fresh and clean, so that’s in along with the electric fans. the lower radiator hose worked with a little trimming of the ends to shorten it ever so slightly, the upper hose is on order. I had to get a custom steam vent kit...
  14. 97 bowtie

    Lets see those tools and toolboxes

    Snap on classic series and the gray box on the top is an older snap on chest from my dad when he was a kid
  15. 97 bowtie

    I got a 1997 k1500 thinking of putting a 5.3 ls in?

    That’s exactly what I would do. It’s a lot of tedious things you have to work out but the 5.3 motors run great. If your savy enough try and find a complete donor truck this way you can get everything and anything you need off it for the swap then part the rest for what you paid for it and get...
  16. 97 bowtie

    Got another squarebody

    Wow I need to start reading the whole story before I reply lol my bad
  17. 97 bowtie

    Got another squarebody

    I do love me a k5 blazer, good luck with it I can’t wait to see what you do with it
  18. 97 bowtie

    Build an s10 with a 4.8 5 speed?

    Do it, the ls platform runs great, I have a 5.3 that I plan on swapping into my 97k1500
  19. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    The throttle body and injectors will most likely be upgraded once it’s running and tuned. I’m just trying to get it to the point of running first then when it gets tuned I’ll know what I can do for a tb and bigger injectors
  20. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    I also got the plugs and wires ran and put erl in the motor. I have to finish up a few things then I can get this puppy fired up and hear it roar
  21. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Progress report, I had to junk the original steam vent setup and get one that bypasses the throttle body and incorporates the back two steam ports. I also chopped the steam port off the throttle body it’s just a junction point for the hoses to meet there’s not actually a coolant passage running...
  22. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Got a lot done over the weekend, the combination of parts I came up with worked perfectly. For the front accessory drive setup. Intake bolted on good, injectors are in exhaust hooked up coils are bolted down, I need to wire it up, put spark plugs and fluids in it and attempt to fire it up this week.
  23. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Parts and progress
  24. 97 bowtie

    2004 Gmc 2500hd from the ground up

    Will do soon as it’s rolling, I got it with there converter and there synthetic trans fluid we’ll see how she handles I’m excited for it
  25. 97 bowtie

    Post your other projects

    All my projects 1987 Monte Carlo t-top real ss car, that’s getting a full restoration and a 400 sbc with a 350 crank so basically a 377 with a 5 speed behind it. 1981 Malibu getting put back together, was bought as a painted roller has a Monte Carlo dash and split bench seat, mildly built...

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