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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...
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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...
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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...
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    6.5 TD Slave cylinder question

    Thank you very much for your fast and kind answer, smdk2500!!!:cool:
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY

    Guido, 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. Guido, for the tyres i answered to you on pm. So we don't bore the Americans with our stupid and absurd Italian...
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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...
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    1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY

    Fin'ora altri non ne ho visti...io sono della Provincia di Belluno...dove osano le aquile:Big Laugh: Tu di dove sei invece? I haven't seen other italians here until now...i'm from Belluno province...where eagles dare. And you, where are you from?
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    any transmission wizards?

    Thank you df2x4, the you you linked is even better!! Downloaded and saved!
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    any transmission wizards?

    Here you'll find the 4l80E manual, Pinger;) https://www.gmt400.com/threads/88-95-service-manuals.43575/ But we're not helping the guy who started the thread...
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    1991 SILVERADO 6.2 D FROM ITALY

    Ciao Guido e benvenuto!! Mi sono iscritto da poco anch'io, così non sono più il solo Italiano;) Gran bel mezzo!!!!:cool: Automatico o manuale? ITALIAN MODE OFF Hi and welcome Guido!!! I've just signed few time ago, so now i'm not the only Italian. Very nice truck!!! Is it automatic or...
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    My other '97

    Wow, a manual!!!! I'm jealous. I also like the first generation mirrors. Yes, the gear knob seems to come from a big truck it also had the splitter button. Very nice truck!!:cool::cool:
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    1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD

    Finally the valve covers gaskets job is done! We made some mistakes and had some trouble but, at the end everything went ok. First we tightnened too less one line on the pump distributor so the happiness of hearing the engine run again lasted few seconds:Big Laugh: It leaked fuel like...
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    6.5 TD valve covers gaskets replacement

    Yeah, after some hours of work and a lot of cussing....job done!! During a research a found a post in a forum where a guy said that you don't need anything special to bleed the fuel system...he was right!;) You just need healthy batteries because you have to turn the starter a bit. We made...
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    LPG/propane thread.

    Surely some people have the obsession of cutting the costs and put LPG or methane for this and because a LPG or methane car is considered ecologic and pays a reduced tax. Some other do the conversion because they have an old car they like and they live in a big town centre where old cars are...
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    1997 GMC Sierra 3500 4x4 SLE 6.5 V8 TD

    Schurkey : :Big Laugh::Big Laugh: i often say "damned Americans and their fu****g inches!!":Big Laugh::Big Laugh: So for you metric stuff is the same:Big Laugh: Now, after reading your comments, i have a doubt about what we did to the steering box, so i'll have to do some more search about...
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    Aussie GMC C3500

    Thank you very much Clinton!!;) There's no particular problems, you can drive it like other cars....you just have to know that in some narrow streets you can't go, and sometimes find a place to park is difficult. Anyway, american pick up trucks are big, but if you think, our light trucks like...

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