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What did you go with for fuel pump?

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Holley In-Tank Retrofit Fuel Module (returnless style)

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Who makes the tank and why is it returnless? Are you running FI or carb?

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Bought the tank from LMC. The fuel pump itself is returnless ( Holley retrofit module ) some friends of mine at a shop recommended the pump. That is what they use on most of their builds, just seems to be less hassle I guess. I'm running a 4150 style intake with injectors and a throttle body

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Finished assembling the fuel tank yesterday and installed it into the Suburban. Today will probably concentrate on plumbing the intake and running the fuel line. Hopefully in a couple of weekends the wiring will be complete as well and the motor will be ready to fire up for the first time

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Looks good!

LockDoc

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What motor mounts did you use, i'm doing a 6.0l ls in a 72 2wd blazer with a 700r4 trans and i am having issues with heigth of trans with trailing arm crossmember

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I used CPP sheetmetal motor mounts, they came in the LS swap kit I purchased from them

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Getting closer to start up. Radiator support , radiator, and some plumbing completed. Waiting on some odds and end parts to come in so the motor and trans can be buttoned up and I can move on to the wiring

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Great progress. Looks great!!

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Been working on the wiring for the Suburban (when time permits) I have the 3D analog digital dash from Intelletronix put together and powered up the lights with a 9 volt battery. should be a nice piece once it is installed in the dash itself

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Wow! That baby really shows up. Will the dash light dimmer work with it?

LockDoc

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There is a wire that is to be connected to the light switch so that when the lights are turned on it will dim automatically.

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OK, That's what the newer cars do.

LockDoc

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You have put some serious work into that old girl! Looks good!

What scares me is that I am looking at duplicating your efforts on one I am looking at as far as all that rust repair. I guess the rust is in the "usual" places on these....pretty much anywhere water can find a place to pool.

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Today Dad and I were continuing on the wiring on the Suburban and made an amazing discovery. Powered up the wiring harness for the rear AC unit and the fans came on, all 3 speeds and the small cone shaped interior light underneath the unit is operational and working. Good day in the garage today!

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Awesome! I love it when things work out like that.

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Wiring is just about finished on the Suburban. Last week Dad and I took a few days and built the exhaust system for it, came out pretty good. In the process of building a homemade oil primer for the LS. Hopefully sometime next weekend I will fire it up for the first time. Cant wait to hear it run!

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Cool! Just in time for summer!!

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Started the Suburban up for the first time this afternoon. The 402 stroker LS sounds pretty good ! When I get back into town on Friday we are going to go through the gears in the trans to make sure it is good to go then Saturday start hanging the front clip on it ... Getting excited ! Cant wait to drive it for the first time !!!

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Always a good motivation. What are specs on motor?

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6.0 LS out of 2004 Express 3500 honed .010
Texas Speed stroker kit with Weisco pistons
Howards Rattler cam 226/234 @ .050 .525 lift
Stock heads rebuilt
Holley 4150 style mid rise intake with fuel rails and Fast 39 lb LS7 injectors
Holley polished universal throttle body on top
Doug Thorley 1 7/8 Tri-Y mid length headers
2 1/2 inch exhaust with H-pipe going into Thrush Rattler mufflers

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Assembled the front clip today and hooked up the lights. Its finally starting to look like a vehicle.

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This is a killer build you've done some great work with the sheet metal. Makes me dread cutting into mine.

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Thank you. It was a lot of fab work but really wasn't that bad. I'm just glad that part of the build is behind me LOL

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Last week while on vacation the Suburban touched the ground for the first time in almost 10 months. Got to drive it for the first time. Runs and rides great! This week I'm just trying to wrap up a few minor things and Friday morning we are off to Good Guys in Columbus OH.

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That's a good feeling, what do you have for springs in the front? Stance looks great

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Here are some pics of the engine compartment

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2 1/2 drop spindles from ECE with 2 inch drop springs from CPP

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You and me both!

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Looks amazing. Nice work!!

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The trip to Good guys in Columbus was great ! Bad news is when I got home the trans was leaking and had to be pulled out and sent back to the shop. Turns out that the bushing behind the converter chipped off somehow and got so hot it welded itself to the snout of the converter and had to be removed with a puller. The shop installed a new pump, bushing, and converter. Installed the trans last Friday and all is well. Shifts good and NO LEAKS. Now I'm ready to go to the Rockabilly Ruckus this Saturday !! Hopefully the new build bugs are out of it for good (fingers crossed lol)

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The Evil Twins at the Rockabilly Ruckus, Trumbull County Fairgrounds Cortland OH. Dads 68 C-10 and my 72 C-20 Suburban. Had a blast and I'm looking forward to going back next year

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Classic Cruise In Car Show in downtown Cambridge OH today

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Making a change in the engine compartment. Removed the Holley coil covers and opted for Billet Specialties LS Retro BBC valve cover adapters

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Adapters with LS3 flat coils installed. BBC valve cover installed

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Nice, it looks great

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Very cool. I like that look much better!

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Great looking build.

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A few more pics of the valve cover install. Also added some plug wires to make people look twice at what it really is