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Mr.Chevy4x4 · 12-24-2016, 06:00 PM

Made some progress today. Finished welding up the new piping to the manifolds. Cut off and ground smooth all of the heat shield and EGR "bumps". Filled in the holes created by cutting off the EGR stuff. Still a little bit of clean up to do. When the V band flanges come in I'll get them burned on and start the process of laying out the rest of the hot side. Once it's all complete and the down pipe is fabricated I'm going to send it all out to be coated. Also have to get the wastegate piped into the down pipe. Here's how they look now:

12-24-2016, 06:00 PM	#23
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: Jolene - '86 SWB budget 5.3l 4l60e driver build Made some progress today. Finished welding up the new piping to the manifolds. Cut off and ground smooth all of the heat shield and EGR "bumps". Filled in the holes created by cutting off the EGR stuff. Still a little bit of clean up to do. When the V band flanges come in I'll get them burned on and start the process of laying out the rest of the hot side. Once it's all complete and the down pipe is fabricated I'm going to send it all out to be coated. Also have to get the wastegate piped into the down pipe. Here's how they look now: Attached Images __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project