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I'm just starting this so give me a little while to compile some photos. I don't take many.

My signature information below since I can now delete my sig in my online profile and post a hyperlink to this "My Garage" post...

This is where the madness began, or should a say ended when it was stolen and I had to start all over again...

I bought this new in Oct of 1992, went 2/4 down, went 10" up (never will do that again) and came back down to a 4/6. In the time from when I bought it to when it was stolen I had put over 300k miles on the truck. It started new with a v6 and 5 speed, got a 93 LT1 transplant that killed two more 5 speeds and then finally an LS1 and 4L60e. The early Escalade front end was thanks to a Lincoln Mark8 that got t-boned when he pulled out in front of me from a liquor store.



My last ride...

1993 C1500 Ext cab
2WD
2/4 Beltech lowering
steel rollpan from StylinTrucks.com
billet grille from SummitRacing.com
Crystal clear chinese headlights, turn signal and corner marker lights from Ebay
Inexpensive paint refinish job via Maaco
HI-4 headlight conversion

Engine:
V8 to 98 T/A LS1 conversion and then replaced the 5.7L with an TRTTURBO/HKE forged 408 stroker
2002 Fbody wiring harness
Patriot StageII heads
Scorpion aluminum 1.7:1 ratio rockers (thanks Bulldog5.3)
Comp Cams XE-R XER287HR
Longtube headers custom built from Hooker BBC headers and GMPerformanceParts flanges

Transmission:
2002 4L80E
3500 RPM 9.5" Vig 3 disc converter
Transgo 4L80e-HD2 shift kit
Transgo 48MOD vacuum controlled pressure modulater
PML cast aluminum trans pan
Tru-cool 40,000 gvw transmission cooler
NelsonPerformance.com 60e to 80e transmission harness adapter

Rear End
14bolt rear end
3.42 gears
Eaton LSD (broken and now has welded spider gears for a full spool effect)
Caltracs

Cooling:
34" radiator
'05 Silverado electric fans
Street and Performance high right side a/c mount with Sanden compressor

Exhaust:
Longtube headers built from Hooker BBC headers and GMPerformanceParts flanges
Magnaflow 3" cats
Magnaflow muffler with 2 3" inlets and 2 3" outlets
3" true duals all the way out the back

Intake:
custom CAI under core support
K&N air filter

Fuel:
Walbro 255LPH in-tank fuel pump
Corvette internally regulated fuel filter
RACETRONIX fuel pump hotwire kit
42 lb @ 43 PSI Lucas/Delphi fuel injectors
LS2 Intake
90mm NickWilliams TB
Edelbrock billet fuel rails (Thanks Mean05)
-8 fuel line from filter to rails

Fun stuff:
Nitrous Outlet plate nitrous system with -6 supply line good for up to 400 additional RWHP
Standalone fuel cell for the nitrous solenoid
Progressive Nitrous controller

Tune:
NELSON PERFORMANCE speed density tune in a 411 PCM with a 2002 Camaro base tune shifting the 4L80e with a custom transmission overlay in the PCM





New wheels, waiting for the correct center caps to come in.

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First off, Thanks Virgil for the deal on the retired performance parts!

Here's my latest upgrade, Edelbrock fuel rails and -8 (1/2") fuel lines.

I bought a 3/8 compression to -6 AN female adapter to mate to the fuel fitting coming out of my Corvette internally regulated fuel filter...
-6 AN male to -8 AN male adapter...
-8 AN female to -8 AN hose fitting...
6' of -8 AN braided stainless hose...
three 3/8 NPT x -8 AN male fittings going into the ends of the fuel rails...
three -8 AN female x 90 degree x -8 AN full swivel hose ends...
one 3/8 NPT male x 1/8 NPT female adapter...

With these parts I was able to put together a pretty clean billet fuel rail system for not a whole lot of cash. The whole secret to it is that this is a returnless system and did not require a fuel pressure regulator and additional hose and fittings for a return line. Thanks to used parts and SummitRacing.com I have a total of under $140 invested in the conversion.

I did have to build my own brackets and drill new holes in the fuel rails to bolt the rails to the LS2 intake. I think it came out pretty clean.

FWIW, this is on an LS2 intake from a GTO and I am using 42 lb @ 43 PSI Delphi/Lucas injectors that are Fbody/Ford style and length.

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Here we go again...

Base model work truck with a 4.8L and 60e, no bells, no whistles... As delivered


Got it home, removed the color on the grille...


After lowering the rear with 2" shackles and removing the lift block...

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Here's a small update...

4.8L engine/ 4L60e trans was tuned by NelsonPerformance.com Can you say POWA?

Added a Detroit Truetrac to replace the stock weird feeling G80 carrier. Originally, I put a set of 4.10s I had laying around but they were noisy. I checked the pattern and the drive side was perfect but the coast side was all over the place, everywhere but the middle of the tooth. The gears were in a rear end of my 93 when the Auburn broke. I guess it ruined my AAM gears. Oh well, 3.23 gears are back in place.

The GMC rim and tire on my truck weighed in at 63 lbs, FWIW.

The cheap drop-in RuggedLiner the dealer installed to hide the scraped up bed was pulled and one of Alton's buds sprayed a new Dupont Urethane bedliner in the truck and along the edges of the rail where the drop-in liner had scuffed up the paint. The new Dupont liner has UV protectant in it to prevent it from turning grey like most sprayed in liners you see. BTW, the drop-in liner is now riding on top of the sprayed in liner for twice the protection. I know, it's overkill but I didn't want to just throw the old one away.

Removed the BowTie off the tailgate using fishing line and then a 3M eraser wheel.

The truck did not come with the Driver Information Control (DIC) control panel so I ordered one and installed it in about 15 minutes. I now have access to all information available to the luxury truck drivers, except outside air temp. You can get it cheaper but you'll be looking quite some time to save just a few dollars... GM Parts Direct: Your direct source for Genuine GM Parts

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Starting to rebuild the POS HKE 408 out of the 93. Shortblock reconditioned by WATT's SHOP in Lavon, TX. Crank polished, block linebored an additional .002" larger since it was too tight to start with, piston cylinders honed and radiused at bottoms, lifter bores checked, factory stock cam bearings removed and metal shavings left by GM and HKE machining process removed, new cam bearings deburred and radiused and then installed, small ends of rods narrowed/clearance .040" due to rod float causing rub marks on piston pin bosses and then balanced the rotating assembly. Piston rings replaced because old rings were twisted from spiralling them onto the pistons instead of using spreader pliers.

KING Aluminum racing main bearings, MB5013HP 020, +.020 oversize.
Clevite rod bearings, CB-663 HN10, +.010 oversize.
Rollmaster single row timing set CS1190, allows use of 3 bolt cam in Gen4 engines.
SpeedPro Hellfire file fit piston rings, R-19100 35.
Cam bearings, deburred, radiused and installed.
4" Eagle 4340 crank, polished.
6.125" Eagle rods, resized and narrowed on small ends.
4.030" Wiseco Pistons -8cc K394A3
52X reluctor.
New Spiral locks for the piston pins.
GM head gaskets 12589227
ARP main studs 234-5608

A few extra tools added to the garage from SummitRacing to complete the build, don't forget that they do price matching plus they beat the other advertised price...

LUN-98401 ROD BOLT STRETCH GAUGE
SME-904030 4.030 BORE RING COMPRESSOR
SUM-906795 UNIVERSAL RING FILER
WMR-W80575 PISTON RING INSTALLER PLIERS

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408 Gen3 converted to 58X reluctor, 4 pulse per revoluton cam sensor and installed GMT900 408 build summary - Gen3 to Gen4 update
4L80E is installed 4L60E to 4L80E conversion in a GMT900
Added a ported and polished throttle body from Mark Shaner at L92 / LS3 ported heads and throttle bodys