Thanks dude, also pulled two plug wites off and gave him a few I had in the tool box. The headers got so hot they melted them.
CK5
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1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)
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Made it home, somewhere between Wickenburg Arizona and Laughlin the pump seal went out. Still drove it home...
Here is a picture of the 1422 race truck that had my alternator and plug wires on.
Here is a picture of the 1422 race truck that had my alternator and plug wires on.
After thinking about it I'm pretty sure the engine, trans and tcase are coming out.
Might as well fix it all at once.
Might as well fix it all at once.
Attack of the MAW!
Really? Wow. I'm not even surprised anymore.
When are you just going to give up on automatic transmissions?
When are you just going to give up on automatic transmissions?
Haha never, I like the auto and the quickness of the shift, it still works just needs a couple seals.
MAW four link the rear while your at it,
Probably not in the cards at the moment, but a short course 4 link might be the ticket in the future...
beags86
Eastbound and Down
I am guessing he wouldn't fair any better luck with a manual
Anvil smasher
What the truck really needs is a built 4L80E or possibly a newer 6 speed. But the low 1st of a 4L60E makes for fun stop light launches.
Along with the NP241 the crawl ratio isn't to bad either. It works well when it works...
6L80 would be sweet though
I would have to change a bit up to make it work on a Gen 3 but really wouldn't be that bad at all. The biggest thing is new harness and a ecm, I want to eventually replace the engine harness anyway it's just depending on if the gen4 ecm can control the 4l60e for awhile until I swap to the 6l80e
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Doooo eeettttt
Just time and money is all, my biggest thing is I want to keep it on the road as much as possible. I can have the engine, trans and tcase out in about 4 hours if that then reseal it and put it back in.
I got a 4L80e doing nothing right now. I'm sure it needs refreshed but it's available.
Gen IV had 4L60s through most of their run. Shouldn't be a problem.
Parts are in hand to fix the leaks.
Haven't had much time to work on the truck.. Family issues and I went out of town for new years and sprained my ankle, looking to get back on this pretty soon.
Once I get the truck back on the road I want to start modifying the suspension a little, I want the truck lower but I don't want to give up travel numbers. Right now the truck sits at a 48/52 split of bump and droop. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how I can drop the center of gravity a inch or two and still retain the same numbers.
I thought I could just move the mounting location on the axle tube bracket down but I guess that doesn't work..
If I get time today I would like to give ORD a call and see what they have to say. I want the low slung look and still have my 14 inches of travel...
I currently have the engine spaced up higher then factory by I believe 1.5 inches and the steering is maybe a 1/4 inch below the crank pulley.
Once I get the truck back on the road I want to start modifying the suspension a little, I want the truck lower but I don't want to give up travel numbers. Right now the truck sits at a 48/52 split of bump and droop. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around how I can drop the center of gravity a inch or two and still retain the same numbers.
I thought I could just move the mounting location on the axle tube bracket down but I guess that doesn't work..
If I get time today I would like to give ORD a call and see what they have to say. I want the low slung look and still have my 14 inches of travel...
I currently have the engine spaced up higher then factory by I believe 1.5 inches and the steering is maybe a 1/4 inch below the crank pulley.
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Bump, didn't get a chance to call ORD to see their thoughts.
@blazinzuk @ktmoutfront and who ever else I can think of.
@blazinzuk @ktmoutfront and who ever else I can think of.
Yeah, I'll have to dig into Brent's build. I think my biggest limiting factor is the goofy frames these trucks have.
