Project Underfunded / next phase - LSx carb'd to LSx efi

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

AAAAaaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhhh &^&$^$^$%#$%$@%#$!!!!!!
I give up.....I think I need professional help!

LOL, hey Kurt, is that about your brakes, or trans tunnel clearance. or both. anyway hope you get em sorted out. btw I like both seats in the pic.

[68GMCCustom]

My motor lost 3"-5" of vacuum going efi and I can't find where it went. That is effecting my brake booster...and so my brakes too.

That and yes...still fighting a vibration. If I knew someone knowledgeable about these trucks and LS swaps...I think I'd just pay them to fine tune the whole package for me.

[68GMCCustom]

OK guys....getting ready to pull the trigger on a set of wheels, then tires. Looking real seriously at the Boss 338. Noticed the Ridler695, Rev Classic 100, and Coy C5 in an antracite/graphite/gray center with machined/polished hoops.






So the question.........18x8" fronts w/20x10" rears?

Or a 17x8"/18x9.5" stagger with one of the other choices?

[68GMCCustom]

Or I can do a 17x8" front w/18x9.5" rear in the Ridler 695's

[85burb]

I like the last one. Maybe 17 18 stager. Sometimes 18 20 stager looks funny. You get it running good?
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[gringoloco]

Ooh- wheels! I like the 338 on 67-68 trucks, notsomuch on 69-72. The rev 100 is nice, too and an officially licensed American Racing wheel. Have you looked at Rocket wheels? The Booster would look gooooood...
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Oh, and I vote 18s all around

[68Stepbed]

Kurt be carful with one piece wheels like those in 9.5" widths. Most of the time, the backspacing is at 5.5" which will rub on the inside edge of the bedsides. My wheels are 17x9.5 (5.5"bs) and the tires rubbed, so I ended up having to use 7/16" spacrers on each side.

9.5" wheels with 5" backspace works great with the wider 71-72 rearends. If you have a narrower 67-69 rear, you will need 4.25" bs.

[68GMCCustom]

Thanks guys. Keep in mind this truck won't be driven that much...and I'll likely have a separate rear combo, if not both f&r...for racing. I plan to run a wide/wider f/r combo so tire rotation won't be happening...leaning me towards a big/bigger wheel combo. For tires I'm thinking 28" tall fronts and 29"-30" rears with as much tire as I can fit. Thinking of tubbing too....or even widening the stepside fenders themselves by 1.5"-2"???.....giving the truck a slightly wider rear stance?

Oh...and still haven't got it dialed in....its been sitting and I've been playing with my new toys. Put a HD radio in and bought the backup camera for the SS. And the wife got me an AR.........














Drone 2.0! Still learning to fly it.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

And the wife got me an AR.........

I hate you, now.

[68GMCCustom]

awwww...come on Matt....there's no need for being hateful now brother....tho if it's a sore spot I guess I shouldn't mention the mods I'm already planning for it...

[502ms]

It sounds so good.
Cannot wait to get mine installed
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[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

awwww...come on Matt....there's no need for being hateful now brother....tho if it's a sore spot I guess I shouldn't mention the mods I'm already planning for it...

No. Don't mention that, yet. I'm wanting an AR pretty bad, but it's just not in the budget yet. I need to hurry up and get it in the budget, I think.

[mcbassin]

Good luck with your wheel choice. Me personally I don't care for staggered diameters. (Especially 18-20) it just doesnt look right IMHO. Wider rears looks good if you get your back spacing right. It's all up to you
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[3r!c84]

AR =assault rifle ? little lost here lol

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

AR =assault rifle ? little lost here lol

AR15

[JDon99]

Just read the entire build, very nice Kurt! Hopefully you can get all of the bugs worked out.

[68GMCCustom]

Thanks JDon.

I think you need to go back and read that post Matt...pay particular attention to the bottom of the page. BTW.....I do have a mini-14 tho. A little more ranch friendly to me...but has same ammo, accuracy, clips, etc.

My..."AR"
http://ardrone2.parrot.com

And Mike...I think I'm leaning more towards a 16/17 or 17/18 combo...as the 18/20 does look bigger then I thought. Definitely want taller/wider tire in the rear.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

Thanks JDon.

I think you need to go back and read that post Matt...pay particular attention to the bottom of the page. BTW.....I do have a mini-14 tho. A little more ranch friendly to me...but has same ammo, accuracy, clips, etc.

My..."AR"
http://ardrone2.parrot.com

And Mike...I think I'm leaning more towards a 16/17 or 17/18 combo...as the 18/20 does look bigger then I thought. Definitely want taller/wider tire in the rear.

OH! Ooops! OK, I don't hate you as bad, now.

[3r!c84]

hahaha yeah that was my 2nd guess

[68GMCCustom]

I can't believe everyone missed the text several rows down....where it was placed by design.

Drone 2.0! Still learning to fly it.
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[Shooters_7]

I laughed when I saw it, but figured it was just one of those quirky things to be different!

Did you use a lokar shift linkage on the 4L60 or the factory?

[68GMCCustom]

No 4L60...but both the 200-4r it had and the 4L85e thats in it now were/are both connected by cable to a B&M ratchet style floor shifter

...and laughed at what....the "AR" inference as in "assault rifle"....with the drone info hidden below in plain site?

Its a cool toy tho! Well both are I guess.

[Shooters_7]

the drone part....

[68GMCCustom]

I thought it was funny...didn't really expect anyone to bite tho. :-)

[Frostflowz]

Did you ever get your vacuum issue sorted out?