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thanks man, with the ecu, i used part of the air box i got for my cold air intake to make the mount for the ecu, i was trying my best to use stuff i already had to keep this in budget and quality...it came out really good...for the fuse block i just mounted to the fender as you can see, the dude that did my harness made it easy for me to do so...im almost done tho man..feels pretty good

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if you want ivorton74 i can get better pics tomorrow in the daylight so you can see better...hard to tell with iPhone pics at night...its no trouble if so...and trust me they look better in the daylight

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yea that'll be kool...u just gave me an idea using the air box for the cold air intake...I actually have that laying around as im not using it in the truck. ur a genius!!

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hey did u remember to get those pix? if not its kool

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Sorry man, I totally forgot...message me tomorrow I had a rough day at work...and it took me forever to cool down, I'm off tomorrow I maybe forever from that job lol

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lol ok no problem man...I feel u..

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Ya man, stuff got crazy...almost had to quit (which I may do that anyways), only so much you can take for so little pay

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Here's one I found, not all the way in there but better than the ones I took last night, still hard to see since everything is black...I can get in there better tomorrow tho

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that looks pretty good actually...u said u used one of the cai airbox plates to mount the pcm...how did u get the pcm to stay on there? I don't see anything holding it onto the plate.

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I got a big zip tie holding it down...not sure if it's in that pic or not, but it's hard to see either way, and it's good and tight in there...and it's part of the cai box

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oh yeah I think I see a white zip tie...kool man...btw any luck with the driveshaft yet?

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Oh ya works good...going to change the rear ujoint tomorrow the original one is pretty tight, but it is a noticeable difference, wish I'd of done it years ago

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It's a few lbs lighter...I wish I'd of weighed them I think I would guess about five lbs or so

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oh ok I still have to get one made for my truck...I hope it don't cost too much since im on a tight budget.

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Ya man, I got the dude down to 130, 30 more than I wanted to pay but I'm happy with it

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that's not bad at all...I would be ok with that price. I read on another thread about a guy payin $300 to have his made...I aint about to pay that much

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Ouch...I wouldn't pay that much...that's crazy!!!!

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im just kinda worried about that jus cuz I don't want to pay all that cash n then the driveshaft ends up being too long or short...i'll be super pissed...I really gotta make sure and make the correct measurements.

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ya man very true...doesnt yours have a slip yoke? if so you'd have a little wiggle room id think....luckly mine was close within a quarter inch

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it think so...heres a pic of it...

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Ya it is but similar to a car...the slip yoke is small...is what I would do to try and save cash is find a car or truck with the same driveshaft length

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oh yeah u got urs from a Camaro didn't u?

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Ya, like a 96 or so

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I wonder if one from an extra cab Silverado would work?

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Gotta get out the measuring tape!!! Lol

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lol yep..btw did u see my video of the truck tryin to start? I guess I need shims for my starter...u have any idea what that is?

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I seen it but on my phone...couldn't hear too good

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Just watched it again...sounds too close

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ill try n get that sorted asap...last thing I want to do is fork out more money for a new starter.

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Understandable man

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Here you go man

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Another

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Another one

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Still kinda hard to see ivorton74 but better than the other ones

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those are great man thanx a lot...

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No problem man

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Looking good. Is that the factory battery tray? I am trying to mount mine in the same area. Got any more Pics? Thanks.

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it sure is...i had to do a lot of cutting...took a few hours to do...but finally got it..pretty happy with it...ill get some pics for ya

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Here ya go man

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Hard to tell but it bolted pretty much right up minus the cutting I had to do