This past weekend I finished up the rear suspension and got it installed. Specs for everything out back start with the stock 10 bolt housing with all new bearings and races, Moser Engineering 30 spline axles, a new Eaton TruTrac differential sporting 3:73 gears with a forged pinion yoke to accommodate the 1350 bigger u-joints for the new driveshaft. Yikes on the driveshaft $$$ I think it was $550 or so with the large 1350 u-joints, it’s been a minutes since I had one built but like everything it’s all more than I anticipated lol. Got the new Aeromotive fuel pump wired in and gas tank installed. Very nice drop in complete units for OBS trucks, they offer a 240 lbs. per hour pump as well as the 340 lbs. per hour unit that I will be using. You can use the stock fuel pump relay to trigger it like stock, and I will use the Sniper system as the trigger for the relay to command fuel. Still need to replace feed and return lines to have that system 100%. Also put in the dual exhaust crossmember I posted in the exhaust section and very pleased with it. Pretty thick wall steel and once bolted together it’s gonna work nice. Bought from eBay sell SHORTBEDSWAP for @ $150 if anybody needs a very affordable option for lowered truck with long tube headers and want ground clearance while not having 3” exhaust an inch from the floorboard.
Also made progress on finishing up deleting any and all unused wires in the engine bay. Unpinned from the ECM, it will be left to manage torque convert lockup saving the expense of a stand alone system. Only wires left are main power to distribution block, power to ignition switch, 12v hot while cranking from ignition switch to Sniper, coolant temp from head to gauge, oil pressure to gauge, oil pressure/fuel module safety, power from Sniper to fuel relay, 2 AC wires, alternator, starter (battery to starter and ignition to to starter, then the leads from Sniper EFI and Hyperspark box and distributor.
Should turn out as a clutter free engine bay with most wires hidden out of sight and properly loomed. Already cleaned up the headlight electrical in new loom and changed the turn signals to LED sockets and found new routing to keep that all out of sight. Doing away with the tired plastic overflow and windshield washer tanks with black aluminum aftermarket race car looking pieces to give a nice finished look. Anywhooo… that’s what we been up to in Missouri the last few days. Feel free to share any suggestions, comments and rude remarks as ya see fit lol. Until next time folks…
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