Definately a time consuming project. Much better to do it with a young, strong back! I wouldn't... couldn't.... and didn't!

Nobody bottom tapped when mine were done, but it sounds like no fun! What's the lattest theory for the retorque? Loosen and go tighter... or just tighten to next level?? I just went up to 125 on mine (as told to do) and always wondered if that was a mistake? Checked them this summer (2 yrs later), when I did the valve springs, and no apparent stretching, but....?

RJ

 

Hmmmm......4lb launch with no tst and smarty on 7......Nothing but bog city. Hmm.......

 

The proper procedure is to loosen relube then retorque. But if doing back to back retorques then relubeing is not necessary.

Now for Tyler I finally got all the kinks worked out on the bushings and it has been shipped out. It was a major pain Autos are totally different than manuals you do not and cannot force the bushing in. If it doesnt go then Its either too big or the hole for the shaft is to small but Absolutely no beating it in. Trust me I learned the hard way and had to make 3 different bushings and spent hours drilling the old ones off of the shaft.

 

Awesome deal bud. It's gonna be a parts week this week. TST gets in on monday and then the bushing later that week. Am I gonna need to do some fine tuning on the bushing once I get it or did you get it fine tuned enough? I appreciate it bud and sorry for being such a pain about getting it. I'm just getting tired of checking that bushing and beating it back in.

 

The only thing you might need to do is take some sandpaper to the inside hole and make it a little larger. Because if does not just slide on the shaft with no resistance then its to small and when you turn the steering wheel it will shift the truck. The od of the bushing should be good mine that I made was a little loose and yours is about 10 thousandths larger its ok to TAP it into place just as long as the shaft spins freely and do not beat it to hard or you will push the shift linkage up into the column and break the plastic rivet off. What I did on mine is everything is just a hair loose I mean mine just pushes up in there not tapping or anything. Then I put a zip tie in front of it and use a pair of needle nose pliers to tighten it up. To hold the bushing up there. Also Just incase you were wonder the Od ended up being 1.584 on yours and Mine is 1.574 and its a little loose so yours should be perfect.

 

Sweet deal bud. Very sweet. I can't wait to get it on there.

 

My back is officially in pain Studs are in, no valve cover grinding necessary. Would have liked to bottom tap a little more but the tap would only get me so far. Probably got another 1-3 threads in each hole... Pain in the everything. Got the new sticks in, and adjusted the valves. most were right where they were supposed to be, a few were on the high and low end so I brought them to standard. None were way out of spec though... Going to drive for a few days and give my back time to rest and then do the retorque to 122 again bout the middle of the week. Not looking forward to that at all...

 

Thanks for the enthusiasm. Your making me all excited about doing mine when the time comes.

 

Alright so when is the next GTG since I missed out on Nov. GTG

Michael

 

Due to the Holidays, we probably won't be having a "formal" GTG in December. Some of the guys may go to Emory to dyno. Keep a watch here for more info.

January will depend on the weather, and if we can find a place "inside". Possibly, Robert or Mike may be able to help us out.

 

Ya uh... after my retorque on Tues I'm ready to get some numbers!! So if anybody wants to set up a dyno sometime (really anytime) with me let me know. If there is anybody out there who came up short of their main goal and wishes to try again I'm game

 

I know you ain't talking about me. And hopefully when I get back from class I've got a present waiting on me that will let me surpass my main goal. Boy I need twins.

 

Just wondering if ther's a chapter around Houston???

 

Please explain......after all, you actually do have a GF right now.

 

She ain't my girlfriend....yet....maybe.....I dunno. She's tough to read and figure out. Also found out some interesting info from her friend but I don't know if I trust her friend. It's weird. Screw it. I'm having to much fun right now with it so I'm just gonna go with it. We'll see how the date goes tonight and go from there. One thing's for certain though, there will be no twins in my near future. Mechanical or otherwise.