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    90-1500

    Yes, cheap repop parts are horrible for these. One of the. Bigger issues with the car is also part of the story. Built a piece at a time, bartering for parts at a swap meet not really knowing if it was actually good when you got it or if someone put the junk repop components in it. Florida is a...
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    90-1500

    its a ford 3.7. both valve cover gaskets and spark plug tube groments and intake manifold gaskets since it has to come off to get the passenger side. not a terribly hard job. just eats up my time, especially since its in the elements and raining most of the week. while waiting on parts. I...
  3. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    100% derailed. My mom came by and her car was pouring oil out of a few places.. sparkplug tubes were full of oil also (overhead cam motor). Hopefully wrapped up this weekend.
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    90-1500

    Lets try something new.. I am going to attempt to align the truck myself. I'd like to drive it, see if the height is actually good without rubbing scraping on everything. I'd be a little sad if I paid for an alignment then adjusted the ride height and then had to pay again.. We'll see how...
  5. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    I know enough to be dangerous. The previous owner has messed with it so much, the choke on it for instance was adjusted to the point that the choke flap only closed like 10 degrees. The jetting was also out of wack. I know I need to set the choke fast idle to help with cold idle it's just a...
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    90-1500

    The entire Fuel system is temporary. This Fuel pump is barely enough anyway. I plan to relocate the fuel tank and swap this 383 to Fuel injection probably next year. I have no idea what system or Kit I'll use yet. I am just not a huge fan of the carburetor. I have just come to prefer the ease...
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    90-1500

    I believe the factory fuel line used to run along the firewall? I don't know for sure honestly. There was a bracket right after the filter that kicked the lines pretty close to the header collector. I had it zip tied out of the way as much as possible before. Now it runs tight to the rail all...
  8. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    I got side tracked... The fuel line has bothered me since I put the motor back in. Goes from the filter metal line, to a rubber section to a metal section to rubber to metal to rubber. Lol confused yet.. in short it's 100% jank.. oh and it was just dangling from the drivers side to the...
  9. Cheezebandit

    The build of "Wh4t3v3rs"

    2700 is respectable for sure. 3k would still be amazing.
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    The build of "Wh4t3v3rs"

    I'm pretty interested in that Featherlight bumper. I was looking at these a few days ago. and weight savings numbers vs a stock bumper? mounting tips ect. would be awesome too.
  11. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    The issue was with the old NV3500 was being broken LOL I broke the synchros from shifting too fast for the power it was making. that trans was really intended for the 5.0L making 180 HP not a 383 making (hopefully) 450 ish. The T-56 is fantastic, its a very expensive hurdle, if you can afford...
  12. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    You're More than welcome. I Often struggle with motivation to finish projects (or start them). This thread was started more for a way to hold myself accountable to continue the process. It was also a good way to show nothing is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. I've made more than a few on...
  13. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    OBS chevy racing offers an adapter they call a 315 Adaptor. allows a 17-18 inch Zr1 or 10-11 wide wheel to fit with a 285-315 on all four corners. I think I am going to try that for a temporary solution to wheels and tires. I recently found some rocket racing flare wheels that look promising...
  14. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    Alright, Going to try and bleed the brakes tomorrow and torque the upper a arm bolts. Today I lowered the back down about 2.5- 2.75 inches to better match the front. we have about a 2 finger gap in the rear and about 1.5 fingers in the front. I think this will be a happy medium between the...
  15. Cheezebandit

    90-1500

    Thank you, It's definitely tried my patience several times. So it's always good to hear.
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