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I put new springs so I only needed to change the shackle bushing so here is that at least. I believe the spring bushings themselves were both the same size but can’t recall what exactly that was. But since you’re doing all of them i would suggest just getting the set from ORD.

Are you referring to the spacer needed to get the rear tires the same width as the front? According to the data plate i would assume 1" on each side would work but I've never measured. But it is something I've casually thought of doing as well. Did you end up figuring it out?

What dash pad did you end up going with?

I just bent the liner in a little bit at the bottom but even what I did was more than needed. The way i bent it wasn’t perfect and I wasn’t able to put in the one bolt to the cab near the exhaust pipe. But it is still very solid and I’m sure with a cleaner bend it would still fit. Here’s one...

Not sure how helpful these are but here are the pics. It doesn’t touch the frame or body (although it is close in spots) and the header wrap also took up some of the open space there.

Unfortunately it looks like I didn't take any pictures during fabrication so I will have to take some pics when I get home. You're referring to the turbo downpipe, correct? Here are the parts that I purchased/used, all from Summit, in order starting at the turbo. I originally ordered a few...

I have about 2000 miles on the motor so far and overall I’m pretty happy with it. I was having issues with the accuracy of my temp gauge so I changed the threaded coolant plate to this. Puts the sender into the head more so now I’m seeing 195 when warmed up...

Looks great! What battery terminals did you use? I need to upgrade mine with those

If you swap to the 6.5 CDR you'll still have to do a little custom work as normally the 6.5 CDR hose is tapped into the intake before the turbocharger (rather than the intake manifold like the 6.2). I believe this would only involve routing the hose (1" if i recall) from the 6.5 CDR (after the...

Which model Corbeau Seat did you go with? Asking on behalf of my wife who has been bugging me for something more comfortable :ROFLMAO:

Any thoughts on where to get a new slip joint boot? Mines getting to be in rough shape so probably worth a replacement, but they don’t seem to be easy to find.

There are lots of posts about this, here is a recent one which should help. https://steelsoldiers.com/threads/adding-an-aftermarket-coolant-gauge-to-an-m1008.216664/

Looks like it is out of stock so doesn't help you that much but I purchased this radiator. But a 2-core version is available. Other than "shimming" the bottom with an aluminum C channel as the overall height of the radiator was ~3/4" shorter it was a direct fit, oil and trans fluid cooler lines...

I don't doubt that the motor is tired and worth a rebuild anyways prior to the turbo project but as WillWagner mentioned it may be worth checking oil pressure with a mechanical gauge to verify. My Autometer oil pressure gauge is surprisingly inaccurate. I've swapped the sender already and plan...

Even at least one of the brand new Bosch injectors I put on my 6.5 Optimizer stuck at first. It took briefly working them (as in gear with giving it throttle) to get it to run right.

Definitely sounds like you have a grounding issue. There should be 3 ground wires that attach to the block at that rear passenger side intake manifold bolt. One big one to the negative bar. Another to the cab I believe. And the 3rd i can’t recall exactly but it ties into the engine wiring harness.

Yep that is correct. You'll need a new gasket but they're easily found. It is the same one that is used on the coolant crossover...

You actually don't need to pull the intake off, just the air filter. Granted it would help but I just swapped it out last weekend without taking anything else apart. That pic was just from the website to help show the location. I went with an autometer one, many models will work but i went with...

I just sold a working TH400 for $300. Typically there are a lot of them on marketplace for cheap, and it is not a hard swap. Probably your best bet unless you want the truck to sit a while, 4l80 and nv4500 are doable but definitely a lot more time and money.

In my opinion it is easiest to put a gauge at the top-rear of passenger side head as that location is currently unused. I'd recommend using this block plate vs one that requires a 3/8 to 1/8 NPT adapter. I recently switched to this plate and it made a world of a difference in the accuracy of...