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'89 R3500 Crew Cab 2wd to 4wd conversion & beyond
- Thread starter mrk5
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Started out with 2wd TBI350 with SM465 to current 4wd with 454, 700r4, NP241
I'm afraid I'm not but I was thinking about next weekend.
I have always thought the cast aluminum valve covers with the raised CHEVROLET lettering looks really cool. However they are extremely expensive. So I decided to make my own using $80 cast aluminum valve covers:
My email is [email protected] and the angry duck is kind of a theme with this truck given the hood ornament. So I came up with the ANGRYDUCK454 as a play on that.
I used a material we call "paint mask" to stick the letters on the bare aluminum, primed and painted them, and then peeled the letters off. The raised letters themselves are CNC cut from 1/4" thick aluminum. You can see the unmounted aluminum letters on the bench in this picture on the left side:
We have an industrial two-part glue that I'm using the attach the letters. By masking the letters before painting it gives me a guide to line them up plus the aluminum needs to be bare for the glue to work.
So that's my bit of bling for the motor.
My email is [email protected] and the angry duck is kind of a theme with this truck given the hood ornament. So I came up with the ANGRYDUCK454 as a play on that.
I used a material we call "paint mask" to stick the letters on the bare aluminum, primed and painted them, and then peeled the letters off. The raised letters themselves are CNC cut from 1/4" thick aluminum. You can see the unmounted aluminum letters on the bench in this picture on the left side:
We have an industrial two-part glue that I'm using the attach the letters. By masking the letters before painting it gives me a guide to line them up plus the aluminum needs to be bare for the glue to work.
So that's my bit of bling for the motor.
kickass
Run a high volume oil pump.
Martin
Martin
That's what I've decided to do.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Where did you get the valve covers?
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Well those are kinda cool aren't they? Going to paint them or leave them polished?
The covers are painted and the letters will be unpainted, essentially a sanded finish
FIFY. Lol jk
I don't know what that means.
LOL
Farted in front of you???I don't know what that means.
I don't know what that means.
In internet jargon, Fixed It For You.
Pulled the intake off today. Looks really clean. Seems to support the recent rebuild claims. At the very least it definitely received regular oil changes.
Only thing I was wondering about is the cam. I was planning to avoid a cam swap to save money and also not have to deal with a cam break-in on a new motor swap. Here's a view inside each of the 4 "windows".
Thoughts?
Only thing I was wondering about is the cam. I was planning to avoid a cam swap to save money and also not have to deal with a cam break-in on a new motor swap. Here's a view inside each of the 4 "windows".
Thoughts?
My vote is "crazy clean". I'd put it back together and run it!
I'd be very happy with how clean that is.
Cam looks fine as well.
I assume you're going to change the main seals? I would probably pop the timing cover off and make sure the timing chain is in good shape. Should be fine but now's the time to take a quick peak at it.
Cam looks fine as well.
I assume you're going to change the main seals? I would probably pop the timing cover off and make sure the timing chain is in good shape. Should be fine but now's the time to take a quick peak at it.
I was planning to pull the timing chain cover just to make sure it looks good. Even before pulling the intake I was pretty sure the motor had been redone but I figure the question then is how good of a job was done on it. So I figured I would double check what I could. Plus I have to replace the harmonic balancer because somewhere along the line the current unit had the threaded holes for the pulley bolt's heli-coiled - poorly. All three bolts were jacked up when I pulled them out.
I was debating about doing the main seals but I probably should since I will have it tore down that far.
Maybe retorque the head bolts when you have the valve covers off also.
