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loudnlifted88 03-19-2012 11:33 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by Dub_X (Post 5261218)
Can't wait to see her back on the road!

i got it going last tuesday nite and took it up over the road and back to my house then i got a phone call from one of my buddys saying the state cops were enroute to my road for loud noise and burnouts and it was only loud i never did burnouts :)

Dub_X 03-19-2012 11:36 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by loudnlifted88 (Post 5261223)
i got it going last tuesday nite and took it up over the road and back to my house then i got a phone call from one of my buddys saying the state cops were enroute to my road for loud noise and burnouts and it was only loud i never did burnouts :)

Lmao. Nice. If you do decide to do some more burnouts, this time don't spin a rod bearing :lol:

loudnlifted88 03-19-2012 11:37 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by Dub_X (Post 5261230)
Lmao. Nice. If you do decide to do some more burnouts, this time don't spin a rod bearing :lol:

ill try not to i gotta change my headgaskets again for some reason they are leaking again and i torqued the right and everything so idk might be a cracked head

Dub_X 03-19-2012 11:39 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by loudnlifted88 (Post 5261232)
ill try not to i gotta change my headgaskets again for some reason they are leaking again and i torqued the right and everything so idk might be a cracked head

Cracked head or the gaskets didn't seal right.

loudnlifted88 03-19-2012 12:19 PM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by Dub_X (Post 5261236)
Cracked head or the gaskets didn't seal right.

im thinking its cracked heads

Dub_X 03-19-2012 01:24 PM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by loudnlifted88 (Post 5261298)
im thinking its cracked heads

That's never good. Changing a head gasket is one thing, if you can afford the gasket set it's pretty much easy from there if you know how to strip the engine to get the heads off lol. The ***** about a cracked head is, same thing, but cylinder heads don't come cheap.

loudnlifted88 03-19-2012 08:59 PM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
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Originally Posted by Dub_X (Post 5261457)
That's never good. Changing a head gasket is one thing, if you can afford the gasket set it's pretty much easy from there if you know how to strip the engine to get the heads off lol. The ***** about a cracked head is, same thing, but cylinder heads don't come cheap.

i got a set off a corvette in my basement

loudnlifted88 09-11-2012 01:54 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
i guess its been awhile since i updated this thread i crashed the truck 2 days after i graduated high school ended up hitting one of my old teachers horses and doing a estimated 4000 bucks worth of damage to my truck which his insurance didnt cover i have been slowly fixing the truck doing what i can i dropped it off for paint 2 days ago and i should hope to have it back mid next week but here are some pictures

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...43765621_n.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...79508662_n.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...62027874_n.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...92815319_n.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...88339453_o.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...81323640_n.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...32528818_n.jpg

loudnlifted88 09-11-2012 01:58 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
ive also been doing the local truck pulls with the truck and havnt done to bad with it this year the only thing i managed to blow up so far was another tranny

heres some videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7_MHZOBGU8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v...ture=endscreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3BP...feature=relmfu

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...38129177_n.jpg

wwj75c30 01-17-2013 06:14 AM

Re: 1988 chevy resto project
 
doesnt this truck have duramax mirrors now?

wwj75c30 01-17-2013 06:35 AM

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ohh nvm found them eariler in the thread, nice truck btw i have the same truck 88 k1500 stepside even same color lol


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