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Also, check out SWAG's portaband stand concept. Simple way of adding versatility, usability to a portaband. Makes a slick way to cut IC/Exhaust tubing. Again with the cheap concept (as I'm not a professional fabricator) I have a Harbor Freight portable band saw that I'll weld up a simple...

Last year, I bought what I think is one of the better quality import plasma cutters. I don't use it for a living & don't think I could justify the cost of a nice Hypertherm, etc., but still wanted capability to cut up to 1" material. My current fab project is grafting a DMax IC/rad stack into...

It's not always easy to predict where stresses wind up turning into cracks when fabbing turbo headers. After they've happened, it seems easier to sort out/theorize why it cracked where it did,...but challenging when building something new. It's not uncommon to see manufactured turbo headers...

Very cool concept. You see a lot of turbo headers from companies with significant engineering resources that don't have equal length tubes. They do it where the fitment allows, but seem to make compromises when it's difficult. Suspect any gains from equal length tubes in our application would...

That'd be quicker too, as just adjust the valve until it reacts adequately, but no bounce.

There's quite a bit of pressure pulsation that results from how these solenoid/check valve lift pumps operate. I made a own snubber to restrict flow until the pulse was mostly dampened. Otherwise the gauge constantly blipped with each pump pulse. Would think that constant pulse & associated...

Yeah, I have '04 dual piston brakes (front & back) powder coated mirror black, and did the steering knuckles satin black. Anything left that's not coated just doesn't look right, plus once coated, they stay looking good longterm. My ES kit had the correct rad core support to frame bushings - a...

As the 3500HD trucks are on a different frame, I think the front bumper does mount lower, relative to the grille on them. The HD's core support is extended down not quite an additional 3" (compared to our stock core support) where it meets the body bushings. In the pics above, my cab is...

I have the same front bumper brackets shown earlier in this thread which moves the bumper up 3" so stock appearing & not need the 3500HD grille extension. Will see if it needs any ducting to ensure air finds it easier to go thru, than around the stack. Also adding a stock type air dam below...

Yup, it's not always my daily driver. Pulls my 26' GN carhauler & gets me to work when the snow is too deep for the car. Went back & found a video I did of startups with the Powermaster starter:

After the work it takes to swap out the control arm bushings, went ahead and blasted & powder coated 'em silver vein - replicating the look of some aftermarket arms.

I've had the ES engine mount bushings in for a long time now & like them. Here's a link to a video I did years back showing the fast cranking speed of the Powermaster starter - a couple startups & idling in the video. The video also shows how well controlled engine movement is - site from...

I'm doing a 3" body lift for several reasons: stance, better downpipe path, & a little more room (vertically) to fit in an LB7 Duramax intercooler/rad stack. As this thread discussed the 3500HD core support, thought I'd add a few pics showing the relative fan/core support/shrouds alignment...

I found this image searching "VSSB pinout": http://s116.photobucket.com/user/StanIROCZ/media/Jerico/VSS/pinout.jpg.html It only names one of the pins on the 4 pin connector saying, "to cruise control". Might be the difference as the electronic inj 6.5 truck's cruise function is handled in the...

That's exactly right. I bought my Powermaster as part of a number of things (AGM batts, manual glow plug override, better batt cables, etc.) to ensure my ~ 19:1 comp 6.5 would start at least as reliably as stock. 7 years/60k miles later, the more costly batteries (Sears DieHard Platinum...

Looks like that 2nd, 4 pin connection isn't used on our trucks. Good news. Didn't want to take it all apart again looking for a missed connection, & would have been looking for something that isn't there. Thanks much guys!

The VSSB pinouts I've found on ALLDATA for a '95, show 8 input or output connections. That makes me think the one connector is the only one used. But buttoning up the dash & all it's wiring is so many steps, that I'd like to confirm I'm not missing a connection, before I finish putting it...

Behind the glovebox, attached under the tray the ECM sets on, is the VSSB module. I'm only finding a connector in my wiring loom for the larger connection. I suspect the other smaller port may not be used on my truck. If you could look at yours and see if it has anything attached to that...

Can anybody with a manual trans/6.5 truck verify that the VSSB wiring uses both of the 2 connector ports on the VSSB module? I'm in the later stages of new evap & heater cores, & swapping another 1995 dash in better condition than my original. Have the wiring looms into the dash, then air...

To use the GMT800 master cylinder that matches the GMT800 front/rear disc brakes, you need a GMT800 hydro-boost that matches the master cylinder (bigger diameter bore the mc mates into on the booster). But, the GMT800 hydro-boost uses a different length pedal rod. Also, to put new input rod...