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Originally Posted by eallanboggs
The compressed air helps, but #8 is a bitch getting the adapter on. Might want to forgo the air on #8 and just use TDC. .
I've done all my swaps solo. Just me and a bungee cord.
Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Thats why you use the hose I rent out. It just screws in from any angle. I've done enough swaps and dont like hassles so I bought the best tools for the job and now I rent them out(have been for a while). Crane dual spring tool, JPR rods, air fitting hose, Comp Cam pushrod checker, and the pulley install tool as well as a pulley puller for aftermarket pulleys. The three screw kind. For $40 and shipping you can't do any better.
I've done all my swaps solo. Just me and a bungee cord.
I've done all my swaps solo. Just me and a bungee cord.
just in case its a little high:
let me know the weight and size of the box i may get a better rate at Fedex ground with my account there
thanks!
Check out the Scorpions for $379. They come in 1.7 and 1.8 ratios. No guide plates required which means no hardened pushrods to buy. They're very stout. I just installed a set on a 04 Silverado. Easy to install. Non-adjustable. They use a "U" channel instead of the long pedestal. The "U" channel keeps the poly stands for the rocker from rotating so the roller tip stays over the valve.
Originally Posted by JudgeGuns
i am getting ready to do mine next month..what would ground shipping be to 85296?
just in case its a little high:
let me know the weight and size of the box i may get a better rate at Fedex ground with my account there
thanks!
just in case its a little high:
let me know the weight and size of the box i may get a better rate at Fedex ground with my account there
thanks!
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Consensus is it can be done by almost anyone with mechanical know how.
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Rules to follow:
>Read and reread http://www.ls1howto.com
> gather all tool before start
> do your research
>Use this forum to ask questions
This baby is closed
