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I drove the truck up to my fiances father's shop to do a bunch of fabrication work. We built the RTT rack, started the rear bumper that will have a tire swing out, and got the exhaust on. The rack is all 2x2 1/8 wall and stupid heavy, fully welded. The bumper is 3x4 1/4 wall with 3/4 thick...

The main resource I used for implementing the Bussman RTMRs is http://www.bodenzord.com/archives/473 The boxes, fuse block, heatshrink, etc is pretty much all from Waytek or Delcity. The welding cable is from Amazon. There is a ton of copper claded aluminum wire on Amazon so be sure to find...

To get motivated I worked towards firing the engine up as soon as possible. I knew it wouldn't be drivable but I just wanted to hear it. I didnt have the y pipe in so no O2 sensors, my intake is still in the mail so no MAF/IAT sensor. But that didnt matter. I primed the fuel system multiple...

This old timer came to hang out in the garage for awhile. He liked my work. My dog wasnt super happy about the intrusion though. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Tons of stuff has happened since the last update. There was tons of wiring, lots of head scratching, welding, cutting, etc... I'm pushing hard to get the truck ready for Northeast Adventure Company's Cruise to the Clouds trip in NH starting June 7th. I feel like I need some tense music playing...

The welds got better as I went and played with machine settings. I took the cooler back off and hit the core support with some paint to delay the rust. Plumbing followed and when the rest of my AN 6 adapters show up the transmission cooler lines and fuel lines will be all hooked up. I didnt get...

Is that a factory GMT900 jump seat? Can you share where you got it? That would be awesome to replace my broken center box.

I haven't posted much on this because I've still been messing with the fuel system and theres not much there to photograph. The new tank, filler neck and hoses are in. I just need to make the hoses down to the hardlines. I took a break from that and started installing the trans cooler. It's a...

I can't take credit for finding them. I found out about using the Ford fan assembly on the LS Swapped OBS Facebook page. I'm using APDI P/N 6018152 and they go for around $100 on Rockauto. I got new connector pigtails for it off Ebay, or rockauto has them for around $20 each. Best option would...

Haven't made much progress on the truck because I was fighting with AN fuel hoses. The first batch of fittings and hose I got from siliconintakes.com turned out to be an immense pain to assemble. After fighting with the first one for way too long I decided to go a different route. I ended up...

If you have the 5.3L plan on doing the displacement on demand (DoD, AFM) delete. The GMT900 is a great platform. I like them with just the coil spacer in the front with 285/70R17 tires. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Camburg's mid travel 6.5in setup uses the stock spring pockets and control arm mounts. It replaces the UCA and spindle to give a ton more travel over stock. Looks like a bolt in project. Offroad design has perfected the SAS on these trucks. It's a bolt in deal but you have to source the right...

I don't think going from coils to torsion bars is an upgrade. I had a 2wd 2002 1500 and those LCAs were every bit as beefy as the 4wd units. For most people the upgrade path for a 2wd will be a long travel setup with coil overs and tubular control arms. Unless you wanted an inexpensive way to...

I have to double check, but I'm 90% sure the torsion bar crossmember in my GMT400 is bolted solid to the frame. I'm guessing that bushing was added to the GMT800 to improve NVH. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I can't really disagree with you. If everything I owned could be a mechanical pumped diesel with a 5spd manual I'd be a happy man. But on the other hand I'm good with wiring and electronics so I don't have a problem running a modern EFI engine and electronic trans, especially with this build...

The 6L80/6L90 are solid transmissions. The 4L60e is solid too if used within its limits. It's all about keeping them cool and not driving like it's a medium duty. This thread isn't really about bashing transmissions. I chose the 4L80e because it's the economical option that's correct for what...

Yes, and it had the original radiator. I'm upgrading to the 34in radiator and adding a 40k Trucool trans cooler with a temp guage. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

There's nothing wrong with the 4L60e, I just wanted the heavier duty trans. If this truck was just a daily driver I would've happily put another 700R4 in it. Ideally, I would've started this build with a 8 lug 2500, because that's what this will turn into anyway. Plan for next winter is to put a...

That brings us up to the "build". I really didnt have any problem with the TBI 350. It had plenty of power to spin the 285 mud tires with the 3.73s, and it got great gas mileage. With the 265s I was able to get a consistent 18mpg doing 75. It dropped some with the 285s but I never corrected the...

After FFT 2018 I upgraded to 285/75R16 Cooper STT pros. This took some trimming of the bumper and the back lip of the fender. With the new tires I went on Northeast Adventure Company's Turkey Trek which was a day trip in NH. The trails were super rocky creek beds and they pushed the limits of...