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found it

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measure twice, drill once.....NOT

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I still enjoy following along with every post Jim. It’s looking good.
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Thanks Chad for hanging on.

worked on the battery tray today

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Maybe I will get mine done soon. I keep saying it will be done by Christmas. Its been 2 1/2 years. I dont lack much at this point. Doors and the interior.

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I had good luck with Tri-plus doors, what do you have to do on the interior

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Finished up the remote oil filter, aftermarket battery tray was warped when welded, made install a PITA. Keep the thread sealant off the first couple threads

Now I can install larger capacity oil filter

sure going to miss my tool tray, when I install my dual batteries. But, first I have to find and figure out the harness

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Hoses were hitting inner wheel well, had to change in and out for clearance

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Now I can re-install oil pan, since fittings are tight, needed clearance to swing the wrenches

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I have everything done in the dash. I still need to install my roll bar, flooring and seats. I am going to line the floor first with FATMAT and then lay rubber flooring in rather than carpet. Once I am done with that, its just a few little things and then I will be ready for a test drive.

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cool, keep us posted on progress, are you going to use an OEM rubber mat?

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ok, so today I got the bright idea to mount my tins on the cylinder head. Plan to make a bridge off of the perimeter bolts( my vortec heads have center bolts and perimeter bolts) using hexagon stock

After some thought, I came up with trying my repro(GM) scripts. Seems like they will work as well

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I found some sheathing that looks like original, and some shrink tubing with the same weave. Only, this stuff melts at a much lower temp. So, don't use a blow torch, when an alcohol lamp will do

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pin out crank and cam sensor


wire crank sensor function

a) 20ga. Lt. Green sensor power (5-12v)

b) 20ga. Yellow/Black sensor ground

c) 20ga. Blue/ White CKP signal

cam sensor

cavity function

a) sensor ground

b) CMP sensor signal

c) sensor power (5-12 volts)


crank sensor( fast)

a) black

b) red

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Inspiring work Jim!

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Thanks, but at the moment, it's daunting.....trying to get my computers and cam & crank sensors to talk to one another, I can't find a yellow wire. As Vic says " I hate it, when it goes in one color, and comes out another"

Welcome aboard, this is the best forum around. No BS, just a bunch of Motorheads helping each other out

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If you can read this...please turn me over!!!

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Plan B, note to self, do not remove shielding
I have to move XIM box up 2 1/2" to clear cables from the XFI controller

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My screw ups, are starting to get expen$ive

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Jim
see your steady at it i have a question going back a few of your posts did you purchase or bend your own brake lines im looking at Inline Tube has kits im going with the stainless
Jess

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front, I had no problems. Rear, they provided wrong fitting at the union, or 'T', so I had to cut flare, and replace with correct size nut

Stainless can be a PITA to flare, but I read where annealing helps

Maybe, you could ask first what size nuts come with the part

frame and rearend are looking good on your project

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thanks , Jim

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Thought I'd throw this little tidbit out there.

When sawing with my bandsaw, I heard a thump, thump, thought I broke some teeth, looked at the blade, and there was a build up of aluminum in the kerf. Talking to the manufactor, he had asked what lube I was using, I said none. Told me that was the problem, so now I spray the blade and problem is gone

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smells like grapes

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Dude, your welcome. That's what this board is all about

Glad you're getting quality time with your truck

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These are the two new harness, that I had to replace, they are for the LS series engines, but I have 350ci SBC
The original harness was set up for a crank trigger, so no go. Speaking to Jim at TPIS he's advised me that the new harness's will be an easier hook up. just repin for the firing order, and a step up voltage resistor. Also repin crank and cam sensors
The first harness shows the connecters that go to the crank and cam sensors

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Rubber isolation blocks from McMaster-Carr, 1" 1/4-20

bottom blocks 10/32x3/4"

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I wanted to mount the isolation blocks towards the edges of the aluminum mount, but they were to short. So, I settled for one block in the middle, countersunk and full thread, using my handi-dandi counter sink tool, that has been laying in my toolbox for thirty years, cool, the way you can adjust it for depth

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While I was sitting there, admiring my success of the week, poofff, my florescent light above my engine bay blows out. Now, we've all dropped one and know the out come. Carefully, undoing the bulb, it slips momentarily, and clanks the motor, no explosion, great! Bring the whole unit down to change out the other bulb. Put it in, and rehang unit, that is now working, it slips out of my hand, and the whole unit crashes into my motor. I'm stunned, as there is no explosion with shards of glass all over my engine compartment as well as some obnoxious gas we are not to breathe. I packed up and ended my day as I was sure I've extended my luck

Now, I can move on to the XIM box, and mount it with isolaters I got from Mcmaster-Carr

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tired of tripping on tools and supplies while working

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changed my mind again, and decided to stack my computers, I think this could be the last change, as I have to get on with the wiring

Mcmasters-Carr sent some U channel to be used to mount the top computer

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looking good.

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Thank you, sir. your build came out awesome, much better metal work then mine

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upside down, backwards,inverted, and inside out....redundant

If you design something, make sure it is easy to work on....had to add two access holes to allow use of allen wrench for tightening of mounting bolts on XFI

XIM mounts on top of C channel

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I had read somewhere that soap will stop aluminum from cloging up disk, don't know if it is working, but my work shop smells like Irish Spring

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What color green is that?

Is that a factory color or aftermarket?

Scott

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Yes, it is a factory color, dark olive, with a small metalic flake in it, the only part of my truck with original paint

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My perferred method of drilling holes....center punch, or transfer punch, center drill, lubrication, and then drill size.

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I had seen that color before just not with the metal flake.

I will look it up. I like it.


I had picked a dark jade green metallic but I like that color a little more.

Scott

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It is a micro flake, maybe called fire mist back in the day, and appears to be gold...have to look real close to see it