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Offline frotosride

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #270 on: July 16, 2014, 01:02:38 PM »
been a while since I've been able to get on here but man is that air plow of your quick.
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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #271 on: July 16, 2014, 07:09:22 PM »
been a while since I've been able to get on here but man is that air plow of your quick.

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #272 on: August 17, 2014, 07:45:53 PM »
Thursday, May 15th, 2014: Heater core started leaking really bad.

Saturday, May 17th, 2014: Picked up a replacement heater core on Friday and started to remove all the required components.
Removed the heater hoses, removed the internal bolt and cable assembly, remove the outer bolts, dropped the inner fender and removed the 2 lower bolts.  Pulled the internal assembly out, cleaned it up and reinstalled.  (I lost a lot of pics on this and was running out of daylight...)





















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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #273 on: August 17, 2014, 08:38:20 PM »
right on man cant wait for more pics
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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #274 on: August 17, 2014, 09:03:10 PM »
Just a quick update, but one turbo did start having issues, so I have decided to pull them off and upgrade them.  During all this I am also putting the new axle in, swapping to 4 wheel discs and putting new shocks and brake hose on all the way around.

      Which turbo are you upgrading to ?
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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #275 on: August 17, 2014, 11:34:37 PM »
using 60-1 housings for more volume.

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #276 on: November 05, 2014, 04:10:37 PM »
Phew...I just read this whole thread....AWESOME build!!! :)

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #277 on: November 05, 2014, 05:42:55 PM »
 Nice !

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #278 on: November 07, 2014, 01:09:19 PM »
October 9, 2014: dropped the truck off at http://hensonperformance.com/ to get the truck dyno'd again after changing the turbo's, rear axle swap to 3.42 gears and limited slip, lowering and 4 wheel disc swap.  Now I can drive it and beat on it some without worrying about a bad batch of gas.  It has recently developed a oil leak that appears to be the rear main so I am not going to push this motor.  Plan on getting the other 6.0L pulled down and put back together and swap it out.  It made 457.9@5100rpm and 505.5lb/ft@4250rpms on 7.7lbs.



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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #279 on: November 07, 2014, 01:28:27 PM »
WOW! That truck is really quiet. Talk about a sleeper. You are going to leave a few people thinking "WTH was in that truck?" as you pull away from them. I love it! Nice truck.
It's been a LONG time since I have been called a newbie. Just sayin....

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #280 on: November 07, 2014, 05:35:05 PM »
wow dude it sounds amazing.

been fallowing this thread for quite awhile
"When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail"
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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #281 on: November 07, 2014, 05:47:07 PM »
That has happened many times Don5.  That was the ultimate goal for it to not be loud,  I can have a normal conversation and listen to the radio while driving.  I put about 60-70 miles on it a day.

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #282 on: November 07, 2014, 10:57:29 PM »
Nice.
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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #283 on: November 08, 2014, 06:01:02 AM »
the two best things about this truck... how sleepy it is and how much you drive it.

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Re: 1987 R10 Driver
« Reply #284 on: November 19, 2014, 07:12:57 PM »
Man I can't wait to move even though it is up north... Every time you post something new Cap, it makes me more ancy to get up there and get started on the swap. Keep ' finishing' this project Cap..liken it every step
"Beat it like a red-headed ford"
1987 v10 Silverado(LQ4), 87 R10,83 K20, 83 cucv 6.2 Detroit
2006 Boulevard M109R 109 cid,2019 M109R BOSS
2009 Jeep XK, (future LS Swap)
GSXR 750 engine awaiting go kart