thanks man i will do some body paint stuff but not yet we will see how it goes. the engine cover and dash is a duplicolor metalflake red, looks very sweet in person

Quote Originally Posted by mgrotel View Post
wonder if you could take that nut of, cut some threads off, then put a smaller nut on?

and why am i scared to ask what the final build cost is?
im going to go looking for a smaller bolt tomorrow

final costs got pretty high but still a lot cheaper than if i bought a used SS and had all the same mods

Quote Originally Posted by Tiki View Post
om nom nom! 6.0 + obs =
total sleeper even i think it just looks like a haggard old truck

Quote Originally Posted by Juan! View Post
looks good tharfington :thumbsup: all it needs now are some wheels and
yeah i agree i want to get some black 20s but i cant really spend that kind of money yet and it also looks like this thing is going to EAT tires so it might be sooner than expected lol

Quote Originally Posted by 96z-71 View Post
:boner:

got the trans figured out?
yup, working good.

the thing is with the open headers and no tach or speedo im having a really hard time telling if everything is working properly. im not used to driving a stall converter so every time i hit the gas it feels like its broken/slipping but then it hooks and then youre moving quick but it sounds like you're going 90000 rpm but then you look out the window and you're doing 20 mph but ive been getting some time on it and i really think that once the exhaust is on i will have a much better feel for everything.

i tried splicing the speed sensor to both the old computer and the new computer and the speedo was not reading on the dash and the engine computer wasnt shifting properly. i have been looking for the wire which will operate the tach but have had no luck yet. i have a 4k pulse output for speedo on the new ecm but do not know if that can input to the obs dash. the fuel level still reads full and a half. the factory oil pressure on the 6.0 clipped right in to the obs connector and reads fine on the dash. the water temp relocator worked fine and its been running very cold im pretty sure it has a 160* tstat.

the hood needs to be shimmed and the interior needs to have all the wiring buttoned up.

but i drove it to the movies tonight. seemed like an accomplishment, taking a pile of parts and a broken old truck and turning it into something that drives nice and is 100% mine.