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Nice to see you are sticking to it.

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Is it possible to have this moved to the projects and builds or do i just need to start a thread there

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Try to IM tilted or Drummerforhire

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new to me gm boat intake to replace the highrise from the van that was on it



More to come in the next weeks. Dont mind those awesome motors mounts the previous owner fabbed plan on ordering some pba tomorrow.

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trailered it out to my buddys house yesterday to cut the old mounts out. turns out a hammer and a spoon for doing tires is all i needed to get them out. lol my 4.3 is built in dallas and should be here on hump day this week. I sent my order out to powerbyace for the new mounts. Will be doing some little things today. painting parts etc. hoping to have her going in a month.



the topper for my carb i build from a dodge durango.



shop lol



old vs new intake



degreasing

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Cleaning some parts.



test fitting my 14" steelies from my datsun. they dont like clearing the disk in the front or back. lol i need longer studs and spacers front and back and i did grind on the caliper a little on the rear. good news is theyre gonna end up working which is great since i love the look of them.



and being dumb putting my 22" steelies on it haha



done a few little things on her. this next weekend should be putting the 4.3 together then its a waiting game for my mounts and few other things. Im ready to get her running, slam her down and cruise her.

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after i get the motor in im planning on lowring it 3/4. heres a pic with the steelies on front and back

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Well I got the call today to get my motor!








I used dallas city motor supply and so far im happy with the service i recieved and the price! As long as she runs good I highly recommend them to anyone near them. They deal in quite a bit of motors to.And they brought it to me over 3 hrs away for $40.

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The delivery charge was a deal. The motor looks great too.

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Thanks a buddy I work with recommended them. The total was $965. That includes that long block, felpro gasket set, oil pump, and delivery. Then if my core is good they will refund me $180 back for that. I think thats a pretty good deal

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Got my motor mounts today from powerbyace and theyre a nice design and I love the finish on them but i must say the welding needs to be going through quality assurance because they suck. ill post pics in a few

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Wow. I'm not a welder other than what I learned in shop class 20+ years ago, but I think I could beat that with the old Lincoln stick welder and some damp 6011 rod.

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Ya i havent really welded since i bagged my datsun 2+ years ago and i guarantee I could dust those welds.

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I guess I am a better welder than I thought! Doesn't look like very good penetration either.

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RIP R.J.B.

Ya i emailed them pics of them and said I wasnt very impressed with the welds and attached the pics. I didnt demand a refund or exchange Im curious to see if they wanna fix it lol

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In that top pic half the weld is on one side only, the second pic has almost zero penetration for a long stretch, and the rest are more of the same. I'm no expert master fabricator, but I think I'd be embarrassed to sell something like that. From the look of it, the amount of welding is probably overkill so it would hold, but it just looks fugly.

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77 LUV 2wd stock beltway blaster (resting)
79 4x4 LUV project: 2.6L, 5spd, 31s (eventually)

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No reply with email from them. I had emailed them 3 times before ordering and everytime had a next day reply

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The owner of Power by Ace is a pretty cool guy. He walked me through replacing my axle bearings on my 9 inch a while back over the phone. I would expect you will hear from him soon. Maybe he has a newbie in the shop?

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Sure looks that way. I have heard nothing but good about Power By Ace up to now. No personal experience to go on but plenty of good word of mouth advertising for them. The part still looks like a quality piece, so much so it makes the lackluster welding stand out even more.

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86 Isuzu Trooper reliable backup
77 LUV 2wd stock beltway blaster (resting)
79 4x4 LUV project: 2.6L, 5spd, 31s (eventually)

MEPR: Man, my 4x4 makes all other LUVs look good