Thanks man! It really looks much better than I imagined. Now I'm wondering if I want to wrinkle paint my valve cover or keep it raw aluminum.
All the suspension is back together and looking quite clean! Work on the engine is slow while I wait for some parts to come in. I've gotta find a...
Timing should be 5btdc for smog. It runs best at 8 stock, but that would fail a smog inspection. They also idle at 900, as opposed to 850 for a...
where are ya? I got mine for 3.5k like 5 years ago in the bay area.
Got the lowe control arms off, and removed those bushing as well. the back of the LCA bushings were split so badly that I could see the inner...
I just want to say that control arm bushing SUCK to remove!
I remember my first truck had a radiator that was clogged up with stop-leak. When I flushed it and cleared it out, i found the leak! So watch out...
I know the problems I had from the get go were from a neglected engine. Before I came along, the truck had sat around for a long time, and needed...
Naw, California man, gotta keep that stock ecu.
Oh yeah, I've seen that one. I don't really care how much the top number mine makes, what I care about is that I built it myself. And if I do...
Hahahaha, naw. I'd be surprised if I broke 200.
Most definitely! The turbo requires forged pistons, but the ones coming out of Jim's shop look like the best that you can find anywhere.
It is an LCE dual row conversion kit. I haven't had problems with it before. I was turning the crank with the chain on but loose while I was...
The only damage I could find was this grooving in the timing cover, but it ia below tue oil pump. [ATTACH] Could that be a bad tensioner?
So true! But rainy evenings are perfect for brewing a hot pot of java and thoroughly scrubbing down engine parts. [ATTACH] Everything looks like...
is that a vent on the hood of your 4x?
I was looking at some new wheels a couple weeks ago, and i loved the weight of the rpf1s, but it looked like I would need 2" spacers or a 4 lug...
wow, that is a seriously nice looking christmas tree sled!
If you take that bolt to a hardware store, they usually have thread gauges that you can stick that bolt into to find the right one.
Just in the nick of time! less than half an hour after I got the block out and into my garage it started raining.
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