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got my engine done! ready to go in today and excited to hear it run. i powerwashed and cleaned up the front end and painted the frame a little
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where do i bolt the negative battery cable to? it used to be bolted to my intake but it looked tacky
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I believe they were bolted to the head in an accessory hole from the factory. If you want to hide it a little I would think one of the motor mount to block bolts would work.
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If you run the neg batt lead to the engine mount do so to the engine side of the mount. And there should also be at least 1 if not 2 ground straps that connect from the rear valve cover bolt to the firewall. |
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got it running two days ago and had to chase an intake leak down to the carb base gasket now my truck hauls i found out i have high compression pistons and its pushing about 400 hp :)
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finally put on my warn bumper and a few body parts i had lying around.
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your making great progress on building this truck, looks good so far.
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nice truck man, i have the same set up
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Yep, i am still enjoying this thread myself.
Back when i bought my truck i went to a national Truck Parts store, i asked the guy about a warn wench bumper, it was in the 90's and warn had stopped production on them, the store parts guy called and there was only 1 left in stock and it was i beleve $150, well i was thinking about how and where i was gonna carry my spare tire if i lost the front bumper tire carrier, so i ended up passing on it and have been kicking myself in the butt every since! |
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i like to get a little crazy while driving in my truck and want to put shoulder seat belts in i see the bolt holes in the cab already. any suggestions of what belts will work best in my truck?
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I have heard that S-10 belts work, i just bought a brand new set of belts thru classic heartbeat a year or so ago, almost all the vendors that sell parts can get sholder belts. The only complaints i have with mine is i would like to have a plastic tube/sleeve holding the inner belt so it can be a 1 handed operation to buckle, the other is ya have to pull real slow or it latches on ya, but then again so does my dakota..
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i redid alot of my wiring and cleaned it all up but i found three wires im not sure where they go? my truck factory had saddle tanks factory so not sure if they are for those
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I'll take a look at mine tomorrow and see if i can spot them for ya.
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i have a bad u-joint on the front drive and tried to unbolt the driveline and cant get a wrench or ratchet in there to unbolt it from the transfer case. are there any tricks?
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Might need to grind the thickness of a boxed end wrench down a little to get it to fit?
I totally spaced on the wire checking, do you still need me to do that? Sorry! |
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i removed my drive line to find out that the knuckle that mounts to the transfercase is ruined. where do i get another one and how much should i look to spend?
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Usually these are easily repairable with just a kit that contains seals, washers, spring and a new ball socket.
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Here ya go, try this company if you cant find them locally.....I've dealt with them before and they ship fast. http://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/p729...epair_kit.html
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