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  1. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    and here I was coming to this thread to give you grief about it not being reinstalled yet.
  2. Drauka99

    LS regasket question

    What he said /\
  3. Drauka99

    What have you done to your square lately??

    "BETTER THAN IT WAS" Is the key part of this statement. A lot of people refuse to try stuff because " what if i mess it up", well it was messed up before... so try it and hey, you know what, it will probably be better than it was and you learned something.
  4. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    lol makes me think of, did the transmission swap in mine and about a dozen other issues with my daily vehicles popped up, got those sorted out and take the C10 out and pop the hood to show a friend the swap and realize that the slight angle change caused by the new transmission causes the...
  5. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    you're going to mess around and have a great running engine when you're done.
  6. Drauka99

    5.3 LS SWAP 82 C10 QUESTIONS

    What Hucked said. I will add to it that if you have the means and the space, buy a side or rear wrecked doner vehicle for the LS swap, you can save a lot on incidentals going that route and you are fairly certain it was running/driving vehicle when it was "parked". Depending on the look you...
  7. Drauka99

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Not square body but close, GMT400. My nephew's truck has been sitting a few years and me and my brother decided to get it tuned up for him. We got the 350 in it back running and discovered milkshake oil. I called head gasket then from some other clues but my brother wanted to be optimistic...
  8. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    yup, the o-ring on the cam cover plate also flattens as well.
  9. Drauka99

    What new tools have you got lately?

    I'll try to remember to post if it works or not.
  10. Drauka99

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Got some dirt placed around the future workshop. Still need to grade it all in. Also picked up this hydraulic puller for my rear drums on my C10. Worked on one for several hours the other day and it’s pretty much welded itself to the axle.
  11. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    With the builder base you have I'm glad you looked and are throwing some bearings in it. Be a great runner till you decide to go another path. Doing a timing set and oil pump I assume?
  12. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    saying a prayer over the exhaust manifold bolts yet? I've posted this before but I don't think I could change a LS cam and no do cam bearings. Seems to be a area prone to fail when cam swapping a well ran motor, at least from my reading it is.
  13. Drauka99

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I order online from some of the tire warehouse places and get local shops to mount and balance them. If anyone else goes this route be sure to call the shop and make sure they will do it, some local only do stuff like that certain days and some charge a pile to do it. luckily for me we have an...
  14. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    I know on my 04 when I did plugs and wires a few years ago, I was still running the factory ones. I had a heck of a time getting the wires off and there was no dialectic grease used from factory. I was getting a random misfire code and the plug boots had tiny tears in them close to the boot...
  15. Drauka99

    MY-6 \ A833 to NV3500 Swap behind LS

    Also note if you are doing this swap MAKE SURE YOU GET THE SHIFT LEVER with the trans. I paid $300 for the transmission and they are regularly listed locally here for ~$500, mine didn't have the shift lever with it, I assumed I could buy one aftermarket easily because this is not an uncommon...
  16. Drauka99

    Precision windshield gasket, self locking or lock strip?

    yeah I had the hook with the ball on it to open the seam a little and the plastic spoon to press the flap down in and lots of soapy water. I think at one point I went straight liquid soap. We did two rear glass windows with the gasket/seal that uses the rope to pull the seal over the pinch...
  17. Drauka99

    Dash Pad Help

    I wonder if you could use a cover over the metal and then use spray foam to fill the space between that the foam filled. you would have to fabricate some standoffs and clamp it really good. I'd use the spray foam and not the expanding type to keep it from buckling the cover if it got bound up...
  18. Drauka99

    Precision windshield gasket, self locking or lock strip?

    I did mine with that style as well. It was a VERY slow process, done an 1/8" at a time. The locking strip one HAS to be easier. Everything I read was to use the Precision brand seals. Mine doesn't leak, or I haven't seen a leak. It was just a very slow process tucking that strip into itself
  19. Drauka99

    MY-6 \ A833 to NV3500 Swap behind LS

    Ok, all the parts fit, sort of, but more on that later. The clutch master cylinder mounted to the firewall over the speedometer hole. I made a small backing plate to stiffen the firewall some in that area. A 1-1”4 hole saw was about perfect. To mount the pushrod I made a plate that used...
  20. Drauka99

    MY-6 \ A833 to NV3500 Swap behind LS

    It was fine behind the 6.0. I think my whole list of issues came from the pressure plate mating to the LS flywheel and possibly the smaller clutch diameter I purchased. The nv3500 just went for a test drive and it’s worlds better engagement and general smoothness. I’m sure my MY6/MM7 needs...
  21. Drauka99

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Does a workshop count? They pour concrete tomorrow. 40’x60’. I’m setting 40’x48’ of it up as a workshop space. The rest is a full bathroom with the rest a hangout space with a small kitchen.
  22. Drauka99

    Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

    you are may more patient than me. I would have probably "sent it" a WHILE back.
  23. Drauka99

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got the new transmission mounted up the the LS and the crossmember mounted. Rant the hydraulic line and installed the slave cylinder. Patched the old shifter hole and cut in the new one and attached the shifter tower to the trans. Pretty much need to install the master cylinder on the...
  24. Drauka99

    MY-6 \ A833 to NV3500 Swap behind LS

    Transmission is mounted to the LS. The stock transmission crossmember for the MY6 fit the NV3500 and I was able to use some existing holes in the frame to mount it. I did have to cut off most of the part of the crossmember that wrapped up on the side of the frame since it was hitting the gas...
  25. Drauka99

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I got the old u-joints pressed out of the driveshaft, new one purchased for the NV3500 swap. Also got the driveshaft and transmission crossmember cleaned up and painted. Installed the new flywheel and clutch and pressure plate. also replaced the throw-out bearing in the trans. Also zip tied...

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