It dumps into the top of the valve cover. The kit was supposed to come with a holey valve cover. But since that never showed up I punched a hole in my stock cover. I didn't want to use the 6.5 oil return because the down pipe is in the way.
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The Great Smaug
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It dumps into the top of the valve cover. The kit was supposed to come with a holey valve cover. But since that never showed up I punched a hole in my stock cover. I didn't want to use the 6.5 oil return because the down pipe is in the way.
What kit is that?
The exhaust manifold and turbine are from an ATS kit. So far the rest of the pieces have been stock, aside from adding the oil lines. The ATS kit came with a split plenum that goes between the intake and the stock air cleaner. Another improvement from the original plan of using a 6.5 setup.
I need to find a new place for the CDR to mount, but it should attach directly to the plenum. Aside from the 2" crossover pipe, I do like this kit.
It dumps into the top of the valve cover. The kit was supposed to come with a holey valve cover. But since that never showed up I punched a hole in my stock cover. I didn't want to use the 6.5 oil return because the down pipe is in the way.
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Ah I see, not a bad set up. Plus it's a little extra oil on the top end.
Ah! It will be neat to see it all bolted up.
How much boost will it make?
You might have answered all these before.
How much boost will it make?
You might have answered all these before.
No idea. I do know it's smaller than the GM3 turbine that normally gives ~10psi to a stock 6.5 engine. But that's extrapolating apples from oranges.
I've started planning and mocking up camping gear stuff. In the background of the earlier shots you can see a receiver hitch that I'm fitting behind the front bumper.
Cool! Extra luggage or other plans?
Plans at this point are CUCV brush guard, receiver hitch winch, stock bumper, and I want to put the spare tire on the front. But that will depend on how much visibility it kills. 33" isn't much bigger than stock, so I think it'll be fine.
Balancing that with the receive mount will be fun.
But I'm talking too far ahead of my building. I don't even have those bearings measured & ordered yet.
Balancing that with the receive mount will be fun.
But I'm talking too far ahead of my building. I don't even have those bearings measured & ordered yet.
Oh, I hadn't thought about this...but I could use a receiver mount for the spare and just take it out when I want to winch. 
I do think that most of my winching will be from the rear, anyways.
Meh. That will probably turn into a headache.
I do think that most of my winching will be from the rear, anyways.
Meh. That will probably turn into a headache.
UPS is busy this week, but we're adding the list faster than we're crossing things off.
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Oh, included in my pile of Blazer parts is a set of extended bump stops. I do only have 3" of upward shock travel in the front. So I may well be chucking the other two Bilsteins once I get a few road miles on this thing. We'll hafta wait and see.
Oh, I hadn't thought about this...but I could use a receiver mount for the spare and just take it out when I want to winch.
I do think that most of my winching will be from the rear, anyways.
Meh. That will probably turn into a headache.
Maybe use one of these,if its strong enough to withstand winch duty..
mount the tire on the top receiver and use the bottom one for the winch..
Plans at this point are CUCV brush guard, receiver hitch winch, stock bumper, and I want to put the spare tire on the front. But that will depend on how much visibility it kills. 33" isn't much bigger than stock, so I think it'll be fine.
Balancing that with the receive mount will be fun.
But I'm talking too far ahead of my building. I don't even have those bearings measured & ordered yet.
There's very little visibility with the acre of hood these things have, I don't think a tire up there will affect much. However, a dual swing arm rear with tire carrier on one side and fuel/water cans on the other would be neat and not cause any issues with cooling like the tire on the front could.
Remember too that most winch cradles are not rated for the weight you're gonna have here once fully dressed.
Everybody has swing-out arms. In addition to being boring & common, they cannot be easily opened from inside the vehicle. Since this will have a platform bed in the back, access from inside is mandatory.
Also, by the time you hoist the tire high enough to clear the bumper, it blocks a bunch of visibility. I think a rear swing tire has a bigger blind spot than my front mount will. I'm not yet sure which view is more valuable, so I'll hafta do some mockup before I pick a design.
Either way will require some structural work, but I'm already planning on adding steel to the front, so there will be less hackery if I put it there.
Cooling should not be an issue. This truck has way too big (and wide) of a radiator, and my region doesn't have hot days like yours does. I ran quite a while without a fan. This time I'm removing the A/C condenser and the tranny cooler, plus the proper fan and shroud. I should have gobs of extra cooling ability.
I also give 50% odds that I'll throw electric fans on here. I could stagger the tire to one side and the primary fan to the other side.
He's right you know. For the love of your cooling system DON'T put a spare tire in front of your radiator. I understood why they used those on the Chalet's since they had an extra foot of overhang to the rear that killed any idea of putting a spare back there. But on a Suburban it's not needed. You can put a decent sized spare in the stock location inside the truck or like TerryD said, build some swingouts on the rear bumper.
I'm lost here. Front-mounted spare tires were a GM-approved factory (or dealer? :dunno) option. Not to mention the scads of trucks that had add-on kits. It wasn't just the Chalets. Were they particularly problematic back then?
As I said before, I could live with Swingouts if there was a good way of opening from both sides.
The stock location does work...kinda. That's where the 33" spare is now, and it goes into the hole, but it is too tall to fit into the plastic donut, so it leans into the cargo area. It's fine, but I have a couple of ideas for reusing that space someday. It's true that I have the luxury of multiple options here. Unlike the K5, the Suburban is able to stow the spare without cutting off 1/4th of the cargo area.
Maybe I'll try this idea out on that truck first.
Note for myself... The NP208 needs a 40/15 tooth (black/grey) speedometer gear combination to match 33" tires with 3.73 gears. I already have this in stock, I just need to remember which one to install.
