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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 01:39 PM
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I know I head somewhere that people were using the short water pumps for the swaps and cutting the truck alternator mount. Any reason I can't use the stock truck pump, brackets and such?
I'm using stock truck intake, water pump and power steering pulley and the alternator bracket in my 71 and have enough room. I do need to shorten my drive shaft but i figure i'll come out cheaper and less head ache than buying and mounting a new pulley and changing the water pump. I think you only need a different water pump if you are using a LS1 intake.

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Some more updates to the build and finishing up a lot of stuff that was half started

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-Got the motor painted and cleaned up
-mounts and conversion brackets on
-top end of motor cleaned up
-front and rear brakes finished up
-bending the brake lines but almost done 9 (half metric and half American)
-water pump, alternator, t-stat, idler and brackets on
-new master cylinder and painted it
-New proportioning valve from SSBC adjustable
-Sold the 6L90E and bought a 60k 4L80E from a 08
-Changed the front 1" drop BigBlock springs out and put 1" drop small block springs and got the front down finally
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Sold the 6L90E and bought a 60k 4L80E from a 08

This was a very good idea...


Bitchin' lookin' Monte...
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Nice Monty. Whats your plans for radiator hoses?
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Use the stock hoses and just modify them to fit. Should work, if not I'll find something
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Keep us posted on the progress! Love the build!
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Cleaned the floors up and removed the old insulation. Going to paint them up after I get the bucket seat brackets in and welded
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Got the new PSI conversion harness, ECM/TCM mounted and hide them under the dash along with the fuse box.
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Wrong picture order but new steering wheel, aeroforce gauges in and radio back in.
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I asked about a radiator hose last month and found that the stock one works fine after cutting some off at the radiator side.

Are you using headers? If so what kind.
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New SFI flywheel in and trans mounted with stock cross member. Not sure why people are going with aftermarket cross members cause mine fit great. TRans pan clearance is a little low but might be fine
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Motor more completed. Might have it started by next month
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Got the front nose dropped a little, sits great now. She's getting their!
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Originally Posted by jjamm7667
I asked about a radiator hose last month and found that the stock one works fine after cutting some off at the radiator side.

Are you using headers? If so what kind.


Yea I found the stock ones fit too, just haven't put mine on yet but test fitted them already. How did you hold the upper hose?

As for headers I'm making my mind up if I go 1 7/8" or 1 3/4" primary headers. Need to make sure it clears the steering shaft. And I'm cutting cost (need to save for drive shaft) on the headers so going with the Speedtech ones, heard good things about them.
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Speedtech makes good stuff and they are good guys to deal with, I'd buy from them again. Car looks cool, are you keeping that wood grainish dash or swapping it up
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Good to hear about them. Just wondering how tight the 1 7/8" primaries are going to be to the steering box
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