Salvage 10

xjcrawler · Aug 4, 2023

I see a red eyed rabbit chasing someone running away.

chaplinfj60 · Aug 4, 2023

and i see that too....

baldduck74 · Aug 4, 2023

chaplinfj60 said:
so baldduck what did you see.....

Demon rabbit chasing a ghost

baldduck74 · Aug 4, 2023

Maybe, the truck is possessed that why it doesn't want to get finished

baldduck74 · Aug 19, 2023

Ready to start the tear down for welding it out, but between getting some puppies and a shitty bachelor party last weekend at blue hollar. Not much has got done. Meet John and Suzie, solid white is John

baldduck74 · Aug 26, 2023

Worked on part of cab rack today, still up in the air for what I want to use as floor.
FJB

baldduck74 · Aug 27, 2023

Worked on engine skid today came to stopping point, when I realized I had used my 3/16" plate I had set aside for this part.
I do not remember where i used!!!
Any how, unless i find something else ive forgot about, get skid done and she is ready tear apart. Actually drained the engine oil out of it today, that's got me a little worried.

ridered3 · Aug 27, 2023

baldduck74 said:
Worked on engine skid today came to stopping point, when I realized I had used my 3/16" plate I had set aside for this part.
I do not remember where i used!!!
Any how, unless i find something else ive forgot about, get skid done and she is ready tear apart. Actually drained the engine oil out of it today, that's got me a little worried.
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Progress is looking good. What's got you worried on the engine oil?

baldduck74 · Aug 28, 2023

Don't know how long it was ran with dip stick broke off. And all the fine metal, it was remand at some point, so not sure on quality of parts used.

ridered3 · Aug 28, 2023

baldduck74 said:
Don't know how long it was ran with dip stick broke off. And all the fine metal, it was remand at some point, so not sure on quality of parts used.
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Ah that's quite understandable on being a little worried.

baldduck74 · Sep 4, 2023

Stock truck oil pan is not going to work, I feared it wouldn't.
Couldn't get a skid plate built that would protect the pan, and still allow for drive shaft clearance. Back to the drawing board and or wallet.

chaplinfj60 · Sep 7, 2023

baldduck74 said:
Stock truck oil pan is not going to work, I feared it wouldn't.
Couldn't get a skid plate built that would protect the pan, and still allow for drive shaft clearance. Back to the drawing board and or wallet.

i found one on ebay for 139 low profile that worked for me i think model number is 302-1 LS swap retro fit oil pan

baldduck74 · Sep 7, 2023

I ended up ordering the kevco pan, ill figure out what I'm going to use for accumulator later.

baldduck74 · Sep 10, 2023

Ended up ordering the kevco pan with billet filter adapter. Was exactly what I needed, other than plating the bottom skid is done.

While i had pan off i was able to rotate engine around, cams trashed couple lobes look like roller on lifter had been sticking, and 1 lobe looks like lifter might have spun in the tray or was starting to.

ridered3 · Sep 10, 2023

baldduck74 said:
Ended up ordering the kevco pan with billet filter adapter. Was exactly what I needed, other than plating the bottom skid is done.

While i had pan off i was able to rotate engine around, cams trashed couple lobes look like roller on lifter had been sticking, and 1 lobe looks like lifter might have spun in the tray or was starting to.
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Reckon being worried about the engine was justified.

Bebop · Sep 11, 2023

I always replace the lifter trays and the cam plate. Very common failure point on LS engines.

baldduck74 · Sep 11, 2023

Bebop said:
I always replace the lifter trays and the cam plate. Very common failure point on LS engines.

I'm going now, when I bought the suburban it came out of, it drove on the trailer. The coolers where all busted couldn't run it for very long.
I'm going to get it on a stand and pull it all apart, might have block cleaned.