85 burb meets 6.0 lq4

[68GMCCustom]

Just plug it for now? The way I see it with mine....I'm to the point of "lets just get it going...I can always upgrade later"!

[85burb]

I want to find a block off plate with no hole in it. So i can use sensors in factory locations. Cant find them anyware.

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by 85burb

I have been looking for weld on collecter flanges. What do yall think of these.
http://www.mandrel-bends.com/catalog...mbly-1035.html

V-bands are nice. No gasket to fail. As long as you have clearance to install it and to tighten the bolt they are great to use.

[85burb]

The big diesels i work on use them. But at work they have gaskets with them. I have to get colleters welded on any way may as well get nice ones that wont leak as often.

[85burb]

Got my msd wires in mail today. They came with fancy wire lables and cool too to install the labels. Also got alt pig tail and oil psi sensor.

[85burb]

Found a coolant "swithc" as abc auto parts calls it. But the box says sensor so i prety sure i is the right one. Also got my egr/air block off plates in mail today.

[y5mgisi]

Hope it works for you. Being as they say "switch" it could be for the idiot light dashes.

[85burb]

He asked if it was a gauge or not. So i think it may work. The oil psi sensor was also a swithc but it is the one for a gauge. It should work....

[85burb]

I got to install my plug wires today and man oh man i am happy. I have actually lost sleep worrieing if they would hit the headers or not. And they dont. I also test fitted the block off plates and drilled holes for fuel pump and regulater today. Not exactly how i wanted it to look but it is going to work fine i think.

[85burb]

And the pump....

[85burb]

Got my oil cooler bypass cover today. Got donated from a fellow swaper. Just need oil and coolant adapters and hose reducer so i can run steem line to my rad to put it where the factory heater hose goes. Need to find a reducer.. Think it is half inch line that the heater uses.

[justpball]

man its looking good bro!

[85burb]

Originally Posted by justpball

man its looking good bro!

Thanks!

[85burb]

Got mounts painted and bolted on. I forgot my tape measure so they are not in the right place yet. Just wanted to see the movment that have avalable. I do think these will work great. Sorry for crappy pictures not sure what happened.

[85burb]

Got my show quality racing steam pipe adapter. Also ordered 2 V band clamp assembles. All i need is to get off my lazy can and get my fuel system finished up and get coolant and oil psi adapters.

[68GMCCustom]

thats purdee!

what/how are you using it? Is there a port on your radiator that size?

[48cj2a]

Saw a good trick on Extreme 4X4 over the weekend (2010 Episode 22 on the website) Host is putting a 6.0 in his buggy.

Because the radiator is going in the rear, he drilled and taped the thermostat housing to except the steam port.

He also did a 180 on the intake to put the throttle body and air clearner in the cab (the intake is not indexed like conventional intakes).

[85burb]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

thats purdee!

what/how are you using it? Is there a port on your radiator that size?

I am using it to put the steam port to the rad heater core return on the rad. No not going to screw it in. I plan to remove most of the exposed pipe thread and slip hose over the end and put the clamp on the part with no threads. Should work tell i find nicer way.

[85burb]

Originally Posted by 48cj2a

Saw a good trick on Extreme 4X4 over the weekend (2010 Episode 22 on the website) Host is putting a 6.0 in his buggy.

Because the radiator is going in the rear, he drilled and taped the thermostat housing to except the steam port.

He also did a 180 on the intake to put the throttle body and air clearner in the cab (the intake is not indexed like conventional intakes).

I have seen that one. I think i watched it this week end. LOVE that show. Really miss the hot chick they used to have on there. What ever happend to her i wonder? She was on mythbusters a few times....made that show lot nicer to watch for a while.

[85burb]

Ordered my coolant and oil sensor adapters today. They should be here by friday they said. That means......i have everthing to swap it in but oil change stuff........YAY Also have to get fuel lines installed. Will do that over xmas week end i think. I have 4 days off for it.

[kvn1011]

cool!!

[68GMCCustom]

Originally Posted by 85burb

I have seen that one. I think i watched it this week end. LOVE that show. Really miss the hot chick they used to have on there. What ever happend to her i wonder? She was on mythbusters a few times....made that show lot nicer to watch for a while.

You talking about Jesse?

[Clyde65]

Yea, she was a hottie for sure, I remember her being out for back surgery and then she came back and then disappeared.

[68GMCCustom]

hey....any chic that can "build" your chassis for you and then load it up with a drivetrain and more is a keeper....and she was a looker to boot. She ought to have her own show!

[85burb]

My wife pretty much put her old truck together. She used to even do her own tuneups and breaks and such. This is her truck when i first met her. We dropped it in front a nother 1 inch and put primered 15x8 with like a 255/55 tire and in rear lowered 2 or so more but put 275/75s on 15x10s for a prostreet kind of look. I lowered that truck 3 time or so.