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Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

PHOENIX-GER

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Not much progress
We start to customize the shiftlinkeage
But we need this special bolt (german: Gelenkkopfschraube) in metric as i have not the right thread cutting dies in inch
I ordered today as here is no shop which have such material on the shelf.

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We use the TH400 linkeage as template

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At least the oiltemp sensor for the 4l80e made no problem by installation ;-)

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we bring both wires - oiltemp transmission and oiltemp engine though this stock passage in the firewall near the steering column

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and connect both on their own BIM-04-2 module in the glove box

Now need to find a shop which customize us oillines for the transmission cooler.
We need 2x 90 inches. Nothing seen what was ready to install.
 

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Some Parts arrieved but we had no time this weekend to go on with the truck
It must wait.

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We dont care that the glove box is made in Taiwan. We will destroy it for our customizing 😅 important only the open/close mechanism on it.
 

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You know all that we work on two trucks.
Allways if we wait for parts switch we from one to the other.

A general question:
Is it just me who is too stupid to install these rubber bushings or is it the same for others?

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I have a press and still can't get them to fit properly. On the Chevy I have already switched to polyurethane bushings which are much easier to fit.
On the GMC I had to buy these again because I couldn't find any polyurethane for the lower control arms
And of course it didn't work again. Now I'm waiting for polyurethane bushings from energy suspension. The GMC is listed in the description, but when I search for the vehicle type in the catalog, no item is offered. So it remains to be seen whether they will fit.

For those interested in our second project:
While waiting for the spare parts for the Chevy we started to assemble the front axle of the GMC.
But as we couldn't get these stupid bushings into the lower control arms, we had to stop waiting for parts at this point too 🙈

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Since the parts from the Chevy are here, we can continue with it tomorrow :giggle:

This way, we never run out of work :ROFLMAO:
 

PHOENIX-GER

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After a lot of cutting does it fit
I am still not satisfy with the wiring of the appliances, but for space reasons we have to live with it
The metal flap and the lock will be installed at the last part

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the shift linkage is ready for a test but since i dropped one of the small adjustment screws... it has to wait again until I have new ones
I searched around an hour and than give it up. When I have new ones it will turn up somewhere.

set screw

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1love

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After a lot of cutting does it fit
I am still not satisfy with the wiring of the appliances, but for space reasons we have to live with it
The metal flap and the lock will be installed at the last part

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the shift linkage is ready for a test but since i dropped one of the small adjustment screws... it has to wait again until I have new ones
I searched around an hour and than give it up. When I have new ones it will turn up somewhere.

set screw

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Ich hasse es, wenn ich Schrauben verliere, ich wäre verrückt geworden und hätte gesucht, bis ich sie gefunden hätte, haha. Wie gefällt Ihnen die neue Übertragungsstrecke?
 

PHOENIX-GER

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Ich hasse es, wenn ich Schrauben verliere, ich wäre verrückt geworden und hätte gesucht, bis ich sie gefunden hätte, haha. Wie gefällt Ihnen die neue Übertragungsstrecke?
Perfectly expressed, only the last sentence doesn't really make sense in German. What did you actually want to say with “How do you like the new transmission line?”<- my translation tool translates it this way. I suspect that my English is also a bit “bumpy” at times
 

1love

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Perfectly expressed, only the last sentence doesn't really make sense in German. What did you actually want to say with “How do you like the new transmission line?”<- my translation tool translates it this way. I suspect that my English is also a bit “bumpy” at times


Haha I thought I would at least try! I said "How do you like the new transmission link". Your English is good!
 

PHOENIX-GER

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Haha I thought I would at least try! I said "How do you like the new transmission link". Your English is good!
Thanks. I find my english extremly poor, especially in terms of grammar and pronunciation. When i write, i always check the text several times before posting. I avoid conversations, which is somewhat difficult but possible in my job. It is also always funny when i have to call the dealers to ask about spareparts for our trucks. The grammar in english is really not that difficult compared to german....

I can't say much about the shift linkeage at the moment as i couldn't really test it because of the missing set screw. If it still doesn't display properly in the Dacota instrument the only thing left is the shift sensor, which is also located on the gearbox with the shift linkeage.
 
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