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Thanks, That is one bad a## truck you built. I bet it will get away from you in a second.

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We painted under the hood, hope to put the cab back on the chassis today.

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Managed to get the cab back on today.

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Very nice and clean build. I was wondering if you might share what you are doing/planning for the wiring? I am in the middle of doing a '13 4.8 in my '86 swb and i am not sure on what i need to fire it up? i am trying/thinking to use as much of the existing wiring as possible.

like the truck!!

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http://www.hotwireauto.com/?page=pricelist
This as the second harness I ordered From Jim at hotwire.
They custom build the harness to your needs (Not the china junk made from 6 different metals) I like the fact that I can call with any question and Jim wont talk down to you are rush you,

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Bolted on some shiny today.

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I tried some new hose clamps . These are heat shrink.

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Those heat shrink hose clamps really have a clean look and work great. They are single use though.

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Looks damn good. Love how clean and simple it is.

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Thanks for the nice words, we plan on driving this one to TN
2 or 3 times a year. Almost forgot, the fish camp on the weekend.

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Looks Great!
I miss my '65 short bed but I sure don't miss the 350 it had in it. You are going to love that LS set up. I just finished my '51 five window with an LS and it is so much smoother to drive! I know some guys here hate on the LS stuff. The small block chevy will go down in history as one of the greatest V-8's of all time but you can not beat the driveability of a late model LS engine!

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Mounted PS reservoir and sway bar today.

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Pics

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More

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I worked on the brackets for the power steering box today.
From start to finish I have about 6 hrs in making the brackets and
Mounting the box. I'm happy with how straight it lines up with the tilt column.

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More pics

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High pressure and return hoses.

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Awesome work! I like a lot!

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I want to thank everyone for the kind replies, I post these
Pics hoping it helps someone with a new build.
I played with the ac install yesterday. Here are some new
Pics.

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Pics

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Killer work

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Thanks,
Vacuum the cooling system down and add
Coolant, should be ready to start.

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Hi, looking great! Is your MAF sensor the blade style? if so, what intake tube are you using?

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I used the 2018 MAF from the truck the engine came out of.
intake tube came from Summit racing

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nice truck, nice build

if you dont mind me asking what did you pay for the l83/trans? did it include intake, ecu, gas pedal, accessories?

i'm on the look out for the same setup.