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Lets get caught up on the recent progress. Larry's been picking away at it when he can. We are really close now. The Howell harness was unwrapped and a few extra circuits we didn't need got pruned. He added length to the knock sensors to allow routing from the front of the engine vs the...

Congrats on the find. Getting one that is basically stock is hard to do. Always fun to see one of these come together.

That's being positive for sure. You don't like it, you don't have to read it. Posting such encouraging comments isn't really helping. I've seen worse brought back from the edge. Let the guy do his thing.

Progress dump. Larry's been busy since his daughter gets to go back to school and that allows Mama to go to work too. In between work calls he's picking away at the list. Single headlight core support cleaned up and fogged black. Sorry for the glare, but the afternoon sun really...

Might want to really get a look at the flex plate. 4 starters in a short term could be a shimming issue, but it could be a cracked flex plate. Went through a half dozen in my '69 Nova when I was back in high school. Just kept killing starters. After the 3rd my Dad bought a lifetime warranty...

Right on dude! Keep at it!

He's delegated that task to me. I must do it.

Probably the best foundation of a Burb for that generation. Vortec 454, 4L80e, 14b full floater rear. Bulletproof parts. About the only thing you can't pass with it is a gas station. But with the big tank it's still got pretty good range. What's the plans beyond cleanup? Any lift? Larger...

So to catch up, Larry was able to get the trans cross member bolted in with the help of his porta-power to get the frame lined up to drop the bolts in. My project this last weekend was to clean up the inner fenders and prep them for coating with bedliner. I ended up using an angle grinder...

I'm not sure of the direction of what you intend to do with the truck to require a cage and abs. I deleted abs on my '91 K5 because like Nitrorat said, the system was problematic at best even when it was new. Add to the fact parts are long discontinued from GM and any aftermarket source means...

Tuff Country or the same Skyjacker springs Larry has on both his trucks. I'd really like to get some ORD custom springs based on the actual weight of the truck. That is going to have to wait until I get done with this phase of the build. In the meantime, I'm going to take it easy.

It might have handled the air time just fine. It was the landing the messed everything up. Rough country springs up front don't have the compliance to soak up a heavy truck from being airborne. Adding a couple hundred more pounds of cast iron goodness under the hood isn't going to make that...

We wanted to be different on mine. I'm pretty sure it's the only one like it. Thanks! The two plates are merely there to tweak my driveline angle. No other reason for them. The bend in the frame is actually side to side. He had to push out on the driver side rail to get the bolt holes to...

Update time. Lots of movement since my last post. Lets get on with it. Factory engine crossmember pruned from the truck. ORD unit in place. Not without a fight that will reoccur later. Trans was cleaned up. PTO removed and plate reinstalled. Sealed up tight and ready for the GM...

As they say on Roadkill, "Bad ideas, brilliantly executed". I can see it coming together. Nice work on the mockup.

Moving day. Time for the K5 Camper to head over to Larry's Bigassgas garage. The Rescue Waggy was put into tow mode and we got it loaded and brought back over to his place. It's odd seeing your once running and driving truck on a trailer. That being said, it's about the only time you'll...

Pretty unique setup for a build, but very fitting given it's roots. It's cool that you want to pay homage to the crew that used the truck.

Larry got some small details done buttoning up the engine. The serpentine drive is complete. Since A/C isn't in the plans currently, we went with an idler pulley and shorter belt. The dipstick tube was crusty so it got cleaned up and painted. Fresh crank sensor installed now because once...

I finished up the valve covers yesterday. Just before laying down the clear I took more 220 grit and hand sanded all the bare sections to take out the swirly marks from the palm sander. Plus I noticed the raw aluminum soaked up any of the oils on my skin and left a dark spot when I touched it...