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So the 1009 has come a long way since I brought it home, with still so much to do yet. I thought that I was done with the major mods, but then the wife decided to change my direction a little.
First I will start with what is was when I brought it home:
Bought it off of craigslist, ran good, had some issues. The previous owner converted it to 12 volt, and didnt have a clue what he was doing. ( read he butchered the wiring.
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( Pics as soon as I get to another Computer. )
I drove it around for a while, with stock gears and 33 inch tires. Drove nice but was a real slug.
Tires where about dead, so it was time to start the upgrades.
First thing I did was add a 14 bolt rear axle with 4.11 gears, dana 44 with 3.75's, a 700r4 and transfer case out of a 91 suburban. Decided to use the lift out of the same donor suburban which was a 4 inch, and added the 37 inch tires and wheels.
Added a 2 inch spacer to run the stock rims.
the 700r4 was a step in the right direction, but it just really showed me how tired the 6.2 in it was. So I bought 3 motors from govLiq and to my surprise, 1 of them was brand new. I don't think it was ever installed on anything other than a engine dyno. It had motor knocks written on the valve cover, but I risked it anyway and installed it. Turned out to be a bad injector. Changed it out, and it worked perfectly. Purred like a kitten.
Then came the great idea to add a turbo. Holy S@#T what was I thinking on that one.
After much cussing, bleeding, sweating, and a little crying the thing was in, and working great. Still have a lot to do to fix all the wiring. Did I mention the previous owner destroyed it yet?
So here is where I am at now. I was planning on using this as my wheeling, hunting rig, and just a dailyt driver. I need to either re-gear, or swap to a dana 60 front.
To be continued:
First I will start with what is was when I brought it home:
Bought it off of craigslist, ran good, had some issues. The previous owner converted it to 12 volt, and didnt have a clue what he was doing. ( read he butchered the wiring.
)( Pics as soon as I get to another Computer. )
I drove it around for a while, with stock gears and 33 inch tires. Drove nice but was a real slug.
Tires where about dead, so it was time to start the upgrades.
First thing I did was add a 14 bolt rear axle with 4.11 gears, dana 44 with 3.75's, a 700r4 and transfer case out of a 91 suburban. Decided to use the lift out of the same donor suburban which was a 4 inch, and added the 37 inch tires and wheels. Added a 2 inch spacer to run the stock rims.
the 700r4 was a step in the right direction, but it just really showed me how tired the 6.2 in it was. So I bought 3 motors from govLiq and to my surprise, 1 of them was brand new. I don't think it was ever installed on anything other than a engine dyno. It had motor knocks written on the valve cover, but I risked it anyway and installed it. Turned out to be a bad injector. Changed it out, and it worked perfectly. Purred like a kitten.
Then came the great idea to add a turbo. Holy S@#T what was I thinking on that one.
After much cussing, bleeding, sweating, and a little crying the thing was in, and working great. Still have a lot to do to fix all the wiring. Did I mention the previous owner destroyed it yet? So here is where I am at now. I was planning on using this as my wheeling, hunting rig, and just a dailyt driver. I need to either re-gear, or swap to a dana 60 front.
To be continued:
