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    Quote Originally Posted by T-Stark View Post
    sounds great man! i should be getting my longtubes, stall, and new exhaust on this weekend ill post up when i do


    that truck is gonna be sick when its all one color nice work man
    Thanks man. Here in the next few weeks it will get sprayed all one color.
    Quote Originally Posted by zebra View Post
    good deal! glad to see it runnin!

    now why didn't you go with a 6.0?!
    Thanks. Its going to be a DD so gas mileage is a must. Thats why I havent swapped cams yet either. Not a race truck by any means.

    91 Silverado Stepside, LT1, 4L60e, Hotcam, RRs, Headers, 52mm TB, built trans, 20" Coys, 5-7, etc...
    93 Silverado, 5.3L, 5 speed, 5-7, 20"s, GMC grille,molded pan, 454SS fogs, HIDS, etc...
    06 Silverado Crew Cab Z71, LTs, full SLP exhaust, tune, CIA, 6" lift, 35"s, DVD, etc...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 91blkstpsd View Post
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    Thanks. Its going to be a DD so gas mileage is a must. Thats why I havent swapped cams yet either. Not a race truck by any means.
    yeah, same here


    ...but the more i think about it, a 212/218 high lift on a 112* sounds really nice right about now.

    good thing i've still got tons of crap to do on the vette to keep me busy for a while!
    00 FRC - just top end, exhaust, and a hot-air intake
    99 Sierra - 5.3 / 5spd
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    Got some minor things done last night.

    Ran the steam line from the heads to the radiator. There was a screw in plug just below the overflow line so I threaded in a hose barb. Should work fine.



    Also undercoated the wheel wells and frame.


    All I need to do is put on the tensioner and belt and should be able to drive. Maybe I'll get some vids this weekend!

    91 Silverado Stepside, LT1, 4L60e, Hotcam, RRs, Headers, 52mm TB, built trans, 20" Coys, 5-7, etc...
    93 Silverado, 5.3L, 5 speed, 5-7, 20"s, GMC grille,molded pan, 454SS fogs, HIDS, etc...
    06 Silverado Crew Cab Z71, LTs, full SLP exhaust, tune, CIA, 6" lift, 35"s, DVD, etc...

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    Got some work done. Put on tensioner and found a belt that seems like it'll work good. Took the truck around the block too. Runes good but scanned it and saying both 02 sensors are bad... So got a few lil bugs to work out but its gettin close! Gonna be fun ride too!
    Heres a few pics of where I'm at. Also changed out the couplers to black and cleaned up some more underhood.



    91 Silverado Stepside, LT1, 4L60e, Hotcam, RRs, Headers, 52mm TB, built trans, 20" Coys, 5-7, etc...
    93 Silverado, 5.3L, 5 speed, 5-7, 20"s, GMC grille,molded pan, 454SS fogs, HIDS, etc...
    06 Silverado Crew Cab Z71, LTs, full SLP exhaust, tune, CIA, 6" lift, 35"s, DVD, etc...

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    Good job, looks factory.
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    Looks great, Drew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chevy-Art View Post
    Good job, looks factory.
    Thanks, thats what Im going for!
    Quote Originally Posted by Old Nash View Post
    Looks great, Drew.
    Thank you sir.

    91 Silverado Stepside, LT1, 4L60e, Hotcam, RRs, Headers, 52mm TB, built trans, 20" Coys, 5-7, etc...
    93 Silverado, 5.3L, 5 speed, 5-7, 20"s, GMC grille,molded pan, 454SS fogs, HIDS, etc...
    06 Silverado Crew Cab Z71, LTs, full SLP exhaust, tune, CIA, 6" lift, 35"s, DVD, etc...

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    Wow, looks great. Great pics of the process. Looks factory and the process of the build really is helpful. I currently am thinking about doing a 5.3 swap into my 94 gmc 3/4 ton 4X4. This thread will serve as a good reference for placement of a few items.

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