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Ok so I haven’t posted in a bit because ….well I finished the build and install in the last few weeks and haven’t had time to post. Ok so here are the pix of taking the old motor out and putting the 6.2 turbo diesel in.
the spacer is 1/2" and it in not necessary for either side and i ended up removing the spacer in order to get the motor to sit lower and farther back than originally intended. the only reason i made the spacer to begin with was as a feel good part. i wanted the exhaust to be farther away from...
Yep my 66 gmc is called "Frankenstein"…because it is one of a kind and it is all getting stitched back together for all the old rust spots. my c500 lcf dodge is called "big red" (original i know)
i used to have a 52 m37 i called "bubba" and i haven't named any of my 5tons
The 318 poly is the best motor I have ever had. It will last forever and will put out plenty of power if you do the right mods. I say rebuild your 318 with a cam and headers and maby a holly 4 barrel then if you want more power there are other things you can play with.
hydro boost brakes is what im putting in my gmc, it should not be hard to just retro fit it for the truck. mine is a gmc getting a chevy booster so it bolts right on.
i will be bringing my Frankenstein gmc rolling coal:mrgreen:
i will try and get the cb installed in the truck before the rally but it will depend on how hard/easy the motor swap is.
Ok here is the aluminum spacer I made for the exhaust. And here is the turbo and manifolds installed. I finished all the wiring and installed the egt probe today and will get pix of it in the morning.
Ok lots don’t and lots of pix to post but I will get to that this weekend. What I need now is a wiring diagram or someone who can tell me what wires need to be run where. Really all that confuses me is where the clusters on the ip go and what hooks to the tabs on the ip? I know one of them is...
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