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  1. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    2 days of filling & 3 days of sanding so far, plus another few days of finish work, then paint.... Not sure I could afford to sell these for $2000 ea.... Never tried any fiberglass molds before..... Hopefully in a few weeks I'll have a finished dash to show off.
  2. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    Made some more progress today. Just the first coat of primer, before I start to block sand & shape it a bunch of times, but it is starting to take shape.
  3. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    Progress is just too slow.... the reaility is that I will not likely have it done this year. I barely get to touch it 1 day per week, & then only for an hour or 2.
  4. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    I still cannot believe I got the heater box to fit either. As for the dash, I am trying to get it all in the old housing. Looks to be possible... but I have a lot of fitting ahead of me. Hopefully this weekend I will make some more progeress. Looks like I will have to use a 1.5din...
  5. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    New dash pictures Some more slight progress.
  6. Lonnie

    Man crashes motorized bar stool drunk

    I saw a guy crash a bicycle on the side of the road & get hurt. The police showed up with the ambulance & saw that he was drunk. He got a DUI. Does not even have to have a motor if it takes place on a public road.
  7. Lonnie

    Why is it everytime I see a Smartcar I...

    Why would they name something a smart car when it looks so stupid?
  8. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    That CD you bought shows a relocated factory crossmember with mounts welded on. As for my truck, I bolted my crossmember up without taking any pictures. It is too low to get pictures now & will have to wait until the suspension starts to go together. I set it nearly on the floor so I could...
  9. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    There is a guy selling CD's on Ebay. He shows how to build a vacuum pump mount where the 2nd alternator goes. This can run the vacuum actuators for the AC vents etc.
  10. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    There is a small 1" body lift on it, but I may have to go a little more. It is an automatic cab with no body modifications. Going out of my way to do this swap without altering the body in any way, so I can make it look factory installed. To anyone contemplating a swap in this type of...
  11. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    I made a little bit of progress on the heater box this weekend. Here are a few more pictures. New firewall blockoff plate ready for paint. Underdash photos of '05 heater box installed Note how close trans is to floor... has over an inch to spare.
  12. Lonnie

    RE - Torque Head Bolts. Waste of time?

    Factory bolts are "torque to yield", meaning they are 1 use only. If you loosen them they must be replaced. Also steel shim gaskets do not deform like composition gaskets do, so a retourque is not as important in this application. You could replace your bolts with studs, replacing then 1...
  13. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    The only close part is the rear 3 bolt flange on the pass side. I have about 1.5" now. Ran into a dilemma as more height gave me floor clearance issues & less made the front frame crossmember closer to the front axle. I managed to retain the stock d-max driveline angle & not cut the floor...
  14. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    The '78 is rather complete, I just wanted to put a big block in there before I finished it. The front end is brand new GM stuff from 12yrs ago, good parts from before the dies were worn out. The only thing left to finish before paint is the actuators for the tilt stuff & the fenders need...
  15. Lonnie

    '82 Duramax Swap Pictures

    Leadfoot, Thanks for the kind words. Your truck looks really clean. Took my drivers test in my dads black '77. Brings back memories. PM me your phone # & I'll give you a call sometime. We may be able to trade some parts. This project happened almost accidentally. I have '78 truck...
  16. Lonnie

    Anyone done a duramax conversion

    I think they are 1/2 supply & 3/8" return. You will have to do some work to make the dual tanks functional. Check out the fuel tank switches used in marine applications. They are made for high flow & also switch the return line as well.
  17. Lonnie

    What I came home to this morning

    Some counties were declaring a state of emergency here. Seems like the south west corner of the state got hit really hard. 1 area near Uniontown had close to 80 trees uprooted from the wind.... not much rain either. Just glad it is over.
  18. Lonnie

    What I came home to this morning

    We got hit pretty hard. They recorded wind gusts to 92mph with extended winds in the 60mph range. It got to the mid 60's ysterday & dropped 25deg in a few hours. My power went out at 8:00pm yesterday & we got it back on at 8:30pm tonight. Over 70,000 people were still without power as of...
  19. Lonnie

    1963 Vette 2400 hp 210 mph Street legal

    Cool car for sure.... A local guy here, bought his old '57 Vette, which was, I believe the first 7 second "all motor" street car, from about 10 years ago.
  20. Lonnie

    Radiator Hoses

    They should atleast come coated with KY....
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