92 GMC truck 370 swap
02-10-2014, 07:06 PM
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Got a few more things done today. Mounted my shifter and trans cooler and got my radiator fan mounted to my radiator. Shouldn't be too much longer! Just need to run some hoses and the wiring.
02-13-2014, 09:07 PM
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She's alive! This thing is amazing. The throttle response is incredible you can just look at the gas pedal and it revs to the moon. A big thanks to Martin Smallwood from tick performance and everyone else that has given me advice during this build. Now just small things left to do. Ford 9" next! Video attached
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02-16-2014, 11:00 PM
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I used a method I saw on here to prime the engine with a cheap sprayer and it worked great. I got an $8 sprayer from lowes and cut the spray gun off to where it was just a hose. I then got a 16mm to 1/8" npt adapter and screwed it in the front left of the block where an oil galley plug is. Then I took a 1/8" npt to barb fitting and put the hose on it and screwed it into the other fitting. I then put about 2.5 quarts into the sprayer and just waited until I saw oil come out of the pushrods.
02-16-2014, 11:04 PM
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The fittings I used. I actually left the 16mm to 1/8" npt fitting in the block and put a safety light pressure switch in. The light is in my dash and will come on if my oil pressure drops below 20psi. It's a cheap and easy way to add a little extra warning if you don't stare at your oil pressure gauge constantly.
Oil coming out of the pushrods
Oil coming out of the pushrods
02-16-2014, 11:06 PM
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This is a relay panel I made to organize my wiring a little more. On the left are grounds then a relay and fuse block for gauges and various things then my fan relay and a keyed hot terminal on the right
03-16-2014, 09:10 PM
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Been driving the truck a lot lately and it rips! The cam is very streetable but has tons of power. This is a very fun truck to drive and could embarrass some pretty nice cars!
