My 1990 C1500 SWB Build - Daily Driver

[Supercharged111]

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Same purpose and style as an 88-97 sending unit. If you want to use this in a 98-00 OBS, you'll have to switch to a 97 and down tank.

Does it just make it easier to run beefed up wiring to? Or are the feed and return bigger too?

 

[PolarBear]

Does it just make it easier to run beefed up wiring to? Or are the feed and return bigger too?

Correct. The wiring is much more robust, compared to the oem stuff. No fiddling required.

The feed is slightly larger, no kinks like the necked down oem stuff.

Both feed and return are larger than oem.

 

[PolarBear]

Decent morning for a drive to work in this old bucket of bolts!

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[OutlawDrifter]

I drove the 'burb on Tuesday...was going to get the '49 out, but the battery was dead.

Hows the AR5 working out?

 

[PolarBear]

I drove the 'burb on Tuesday...was going to get the '49 out, but the battery was dead.

Hows the AR5 working out?

So far, so good. The "newness" of a manual trans has worn off, so i'm a bit nicer to it, when driving.

It's a joy to drive, doesn't really drive like a truck transmission. I still need to track down a DRAC / VSSB module, wire the speed sending unit from the AR5 to the module, so I can have factory cruise and speedometer. It's been so hot lately, I haven't had alot of motivation.

I do have an appointment Friday the 2nd, to have a set of tailpipes built.

It's nice to get the older stuff out on occasion and drive 'em. I understand the dead battery deal.

No jump box?

 

[Supercharged111]

So far, so good. The "newness" of a manual trans has worn off, so i'm a bit nicer to it, when driving.

It's a joy to drive, doesn't really drive like a truck transmission. I still need to track down a DRAC / VSSB module, wire the speed sending unit from the AR5 to the module, so I can have factory cruise and speedometer. It's been so hot lately, I haven't had alot of motivation.

I do have an appointment Friday the 2nd, to have a set of tailpipes built.

It's nice to get the older stuff out on occasion and drive 'em. I understand the dead battery deal.

No jump box?

I wonder if you couldn't just spit out the PCM conditioned VSS signal to those accessories and forego the DRAC and all that crap?

 

[PolarBear]

I wonder if you couldn't just spit out the PCM conditioned VSS signal to those accessories and forego the DRAC and all that crap?

The Holley Terminator X WONT accept the signal this ar5 produces, it'd require a converter box, like a dakota digital or some variant.

So, the most cost effective thing to do, aside from a GPS speedometer sending unit, would be wiring from the AR5 speed sender, to the DRAC / VSSB and actually having a good speedometer and cruise signal.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

So far, so good. The "newness" of a manual trans has worn off, so i'm a bit nicer to it, when driving.

It's a joy to drive, doesn't really drive like a truck transmission. I still need to track down a DRAC / VSSB module, wire the speed sending unit from the AR5 to the module, so I can have factory cruise and speedometer. It's been so hot lately, I haven't had alot of motivation.

I do have an appointment Friday the 2nd, to have a set of tailpipes built.

It's nice to get the older stuff out on occasion and drive 'em. I understand the dead battery deal.

No jump box?

Glad to hear its working out.


I do have a jump box, but didn't want to dick around with it...the 'burb was already running and pulled out of the shop, so just easier to jump in it and go.

 

[s98gmc]

Decent morning for a drive to work in this old bucket of bolts!

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My C1500 came with what looks to be the same hood. The truck needed some body work and repainted when I got it and I debated getting a stock hood. My cousin and his friend talked me out of it but years later I'm still not 100% sold on the looks. It's a pain in the ass cleaning the windshield simply because the passenger side wiper arm hits the hood before it'll rest in the upright position. Having said that, it does look cool from the driver seat. Nice picture.

 

[Supercharged111]

The Holley Terminator X WONT accept the signal this ar5 produces, it'd require a converter box, like a dakota digital or some variant.

So, the most cost effective thing to do, aside from a GPS speedometer sending unit, would be wiring from the AR5 speed sender, to the DRAC / VSSB and actually having a good speedometer and cruise signal.

Ahh, already forgot a out the Holley, was totally thinking 411.