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Don, you sure that Aussie controller is spinning them in the right direction and not backwards?Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Just take the hood off Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You removed the battery (post 756) for all the wiring? Those are massive fuses, hope that is the real issue.Fender fix, did that years ago on mine, works good. I covered everything in undercoating.
Like to hear more about the oil leak, saw the new tires too. I would really like to find a tuner for mine, just not happy with current tune.You know you could always go up a tire size to help with RPM. I thought those 488 would be a little low.
Why not dump the exhaust out the rear? Looks like that broken dogs hind leg shaped exit pipe is a little low for comfort?
Bottom line is that the Burb just got a bunch more powerful.
So many people to fire...so little time - Don HarwardSent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Quote from: TexasRedNeck on December 13, 2020, 07:49:33 AMSo many people to fire...so little time - Don HarwardSent from my iPad using TapatalkI need to hire a managing executive to take care of em'Tex, would you be up to the task?
Some alien abduction? Don is starting to think more practically.....Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
I can't believe he's going to get any kind of warranty, especially an extended version!
You gonna put that 80 in the 6.0 boys truck? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: KensAuto on December 28, 2020, 11:05:27 PMI can't believe he's going to get any kind of warranty, especially an extended version!Ken, Tate sells a quality product and I stand behind my work so we feel confident in that warranty. Not sure how shops do it in Southern AZ but it doesn’t sound like you have much faith in your work?
OK, back at it for the next round of modifications.After driving it for awhile now, most everything is working except for some buzz in the stereo. I think I may have missed hooking a ground back up after the interior re-do, so I'll search after that tomorrow.A persistent problem has been with highway cruising. Although it will cruise at 80 mph, the RPM is just too high, above 2500. Therefore I am making the switch down one notch to 4.56. I ordered the front gear and bearings from Tate, Randy's worldwide and for the rear axle I'm doing something pretty cool.The D80 is huge, as in big and heavy, so I'm pulling it out for good. I contacted Shawn, Great Lakes Off Road to build me a proper 14 bolt silverado axle setup. Using Yukon gear stuff, he will add the new 4.56 gears to a Dura-Trac diff and do some mild reconditioning then ship it to me.So why swap from a D80? Well several reasons. First the D80 is very heavy, and is sucking up a bunch of horsepower accelerating that mass which costs me fuel mileage and performance. Secondly, I have not had an emergency brake since I removed the problematic hydraulic shunt valve. I had four different lines on that setup and all of them leaked, so I pulled it and have been without the parking brake ever since. I will now get that back.I'll let Shawn talk up the axle build details but that is all we have on that front at the minute.Next the truck is going to go through another tune session. I have identified a bunch of little things that need to be adjusted to dial this thing in a little better.I will be removing the roof tent since I am just not using it and have the camper to sleep in if needed, and it will reduce weight and get that weight off the roof.All in all the suburban rides and operates very nicely, but these and another big change I have not mentioned will add to the drivability and fun factor a bunch more.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.