Its time!



0.051 stainless o-rings...ARP 625's on the bench. Head is flat (after 0.007 deck)...valves are great still after 170k.

New tires are wheels...pics to follow. Working on my new front bumper, intercooler, and waiting on injectors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Christian, you're such a tease! C'mon with the pics already!

Jared

 

I guess I need to get some bling paint out for the head...

 

What did your old head gasket look like?

 

Just seperated...didn't look that bad at all...good ole MLS in that department...they don't completely blow out...just leak. The head studs had reached there limit...so each time a little less than my max of all time boost (87 psi) would lift the head just enough to allow cylinder pressure and coolsnt to be forced through the seperated gasket layes.

 

What tires and wheels are you going with?

 

Hoss's with my favorite tire...just new. Procomp XAT's 37x13.5x18.

I will post a cruddy phone pic when it gets approved...arrrrrrrh it takes awhile.

 

I will fab up a front bumper to match my rear as soon as I get a massive new intercooler to fit.

 

Torque'd new studs...over and over and over. I can do a final release and 150-ft-lb cycle in 16 mins....

 

Excellent. I freakin love the procomps.

 

Glad to see she is coming alive Christian!

 

Hey are the Hoss's 18x9 with 5.71" of backspacing? Do you get any rubbing on the control arms with those 13.5's?

 

Looking good Christian!

 

5.71...the 6.18's or what ever rub to much on the control arms. thr 5.51's barely touch...no fender clearance issues at all.

I will be installing cbrahs AWESOME fuel tank pickup...his new version is a really basic mod that reuses the OEM basket and bottom screen and allows a true 1/2" pickup line with zero low fuel problems. It will perform like stock at low fuel levels...

I have fudged around with my pickup tube counless times...even modded my basket with a 1/2" pickup and it never worked quite right.

This is the fix.

Keep up the good work Chris!

 

like to see your new #'s on the upgrades. . . side note I have never had a problem w/low fuel.