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Im doing BellTech 6/4 kit hopefully this weekend if I feel better......I did that on my 68 and rode nice

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Either way it will look awesome!

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Its easy to fix if I need to go lower....:metal:

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LS swap coming soon! Stay tuned.....

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5.7 out to make room for the 5.3

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Ive got a jealous bone!

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Don't be jealous yet! Wait until it's finished. This is how vehicles get tore apart and never finished. The last time I tore it down it took 3 years to get it back on the road.

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Lol.....Draggin Main is June 25th!

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Yeah yeah I know! Don't rush me

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I might be done before you and i dont have an engine yet....lol

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Have you changed your mind?

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Kinda.......PM on the way!

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LS swap almost done!!!!

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This thread is pretty useless without pics.

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You're right!

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Get on it Mike!.

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They are finishing exhaust tonight so hopefully can get some good ones tomorrow.

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Nice man im happy for you..... I GOTTA GET MY BUT IN GEAR!

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Well I was hoping for better weather and a cleaner engine bay but it's not happening right now. Here's the 96.2% done outcome. I drove it round trip to work today (50 miles) and I LOVE it!

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Meeting for breakfast yesterday on our way to a show

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Headed out

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At the show

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Cool pic that was done while at the show

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is that Gene next to you?

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Yes

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Cool pics!

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Sweet! Congrats on getting the swap done. Do you have the stock tune in? How well does it move the truck?

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Yes stock tune. Moves great!

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Many new parts have arrived and more on the way but here's what showed up today!

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Great job w/ this build - really came a long way since you bought it!

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Thank you!
I'm ready to get back to working on it as soon as my vacation ends. Although I'm not ready for my vacation to end.

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Swapped out the front brakes and all 4 shocks

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Dang sideways pics!

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New DD gauges arrived today

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The brakes, are those Wilwoods's D52 bolt-on replacements and slotted rotors, or one of their big brake kits, or something else?

Gauges look good!

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Yes just the stock replacement calipers from wilwood and rotors are from rockauto.

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Did they make much difference and would you buy the calipers again?

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I believe it brakes better but now I want to convert the rear. Yes I would buy again even if it was just for the appearance. Looks much nicer than stock.

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If DD is going to be making gauges that nice, they need to also make matching climate control units too. I've done retro-fit digital swaps from mid 90's Roadmasters into Gbodies and the trucks wouldn't be too hard to do-if I can pull off swaps like that surely DD can make all new units/kits to keep the interior components up to date looking.

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Yeah you would think so, huh? Or even the kits from vintage air should be offered in more modern controllers for direct fit.