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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Put in some time today getting the trans in its final resting place. The mount sits about 3.5” higher than before the dropmember, so to keep from stacking up a bunch of spacers, I cut the crossmember tab off and welded a 1.75” spacer to it. I cut holes to recess the mount bolts—one less thing to drag the speedbumps.
Once mounted, the trans ended up coming into the cab more than I wanted, but the driveline angles are good and everything is clearing. Fluid is filled and shifter is in, now I just need to build a driveshaft tunnel, which is wanting to occupy the same space as my bench seat. I think I’ll rename this truck “5-pound sack”.
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#2077 |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
The old girl got some sun today:
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Thanks man. Magnaflows are hanging off the end of the collectors as a temporary exhaust. Hopefully it will maintain some of that aggressiveness once the pipes are run all the way out the back.
Bedtime for blue...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Slice n dice... So what is your actual ride height at the front cab mount ?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Thanks, pretty happy with how she sits. There’s right at 4” under the front, 4.75” under the rear cab mount, since I like a little ‘hotrod rake’.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Lookin gooooood!
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I have to agree with SCOTI, lookin real gooood!
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Thanks Scoti!
Thanks, seems to be good so far. I haven’t had an opportunity to truly test it, but beating on it a little around the neighborhood, I’m very happy with it. Definitely needs a shorter lever, though...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Just went through the entire thread! WOW great work. I'm just starting my build. This has given me so many ideas my wallet is gonna hurt! Wife says thanks!! lol
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I'm glad you didn't crush that beer...with the bumper. Truck looks and sounds great.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Sounds great and looks great!
I can't wait to be shifting thru the gears in mine. I did a mid-shift conversion on mine, and just by feel (on the bench) the shifter throws are a bit shorter than in the rear position. Maybe so you can have a longer lever and not end up with a huge throw.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
New shift lever installed, much better. It’s 6” shorter, bent back toward the seat, and over toward the driver. Throw is waaay better than before and falls right in my hand
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
So all this time has gone by, how do you like your radio? And do you have courtesy lights installed in foot wells? If so whatcha got?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Unknown. It looks nice enough, and installed relatively easily, though I did modify it to suit my personal desire to have the knobs closer to the dash. As far as sound, I don’t think I’ll know for a while, it is very low on the list of priorities, heck, the only wiring in the truck right now is the bare minimum needed to run the engine. Same for footwell lighting, but if I do it will undoubtedly be a factory-type setup.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Made a change to the engine setup. I found a screaming deal on this FAST 4-bbl throttle body, which uses all GM sensors, making it plug-and-play with the Holley Terminator-X. It did take a little bit of playing with the tune to get the idle to cooperate, but overall I am match happier with this setup versus the 90mm stock-style. Bonus: the throttle cable and air cleaner fit just as they would with a carb, which is to say without (much) modification
![]() The air cleaner needs paint and I think I’ve changed my mind (again) about the oil fill and knock sensor placement. They are an eyesore and must be eliminated...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Looking good Chris! I'm liking the direction you're headed with the new look of the engine! And every time I see your truck, it makes me want to go drive Brutus, and stab a T56 into my GTO!
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Wow, I've missed a lot. For some reason, I'm not getting emails from this forum anymore.
What's the number on the new stick?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Yeah me too man, then I found out you have to pay money for the email alerts! lol.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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