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NP205 rebuild is finished, the shelf is empty except of a box with scrap bearings and seals
we start with cleaning the threads
will be finished soon with tighten all srews, nuts, installing the reluctorring with the Speedsensor and the cableshifting unit
To mount it on...
Inspired by
using a second diagnostic port to customize it both will be painted Carc 383 and installed side by side under the dash
Just needed now only find a solution for the lightbar and horn switches which was former installed in the dashboard
And contrary to Gearstar's...
Thanks ssdvc and 1Love we will do our best to have finally a complete renew truck from 1985...
I had could buy a new truck which it costs to realize this project but a new truck is not the same like to have a new M1008 in original condition. As you know all our improvements are reversibel and we...
Prepared the parts for the NP205 rebuild
First check if we have the right drive shaft
Still need to order 2 paperseals for the adapter which was not coming with the Parts
This must all back in the case in the right direction ;)
The last picture without engine
Supported by jack and wood as transmission will not build in today
Preparing the Transmission for installation next week
Transmission arrived Wednesday but they sent the wrong TCM with it
I am waiting now their response as i dont want US-Shift and they dont inform about the change in our order before shipment.
HGM is what we payed for and which i want have.
Today we start finishing the mirrors and must...
Going on with the next challenge
The Truck got new aftermarket doors in 1999 and as we all know aftermarket is never like original.
After the weatherstrips is also the door alignment a challenge.
Hours later wie have the ground alignment - with fenders will be the final aligment necessary
Also...
a whole day to install all door and windowseals ...
Precision have a good quality but the fitting is not that good what i had expected from the reviews
You see i hadnt the mood after all to clean immediatly the windows
Complete Weatherstrips and window/doorsealings from Precsision arrived and we can go on there
Front and Rearwindow again in
the old seals was also precision and still in a useful condition, but i dont wanted use again 20y old sealings.
Door startet to rebuild - the vent-windows are really...
After a lot of trouble with Fedex deliver they yesterday our last order
Finally we have also the original Jack
As old as our Truck and without any usage traces, just a bit dust ... so that mean Chevys have no need for such 😅 🥳
I got also the Brake Actuator for the Trailer
50lbs and they...
Rear Troops seats are now complete installed - the front seats are complete rebuild and in storage can be installed if rollbar disambled
Did not expect to sit comfortably on it, but I was wrong at least as long as the truck does not drive. As its not allow to have passenger on the cargobox does...
The factory pintle have no certifation so it is not allow here. If it had a US Certification ... than i had a chance. But it come complete without. I can try to got one and let the test of safety and strength in laboraty tests but this is very expensive. Thats why i need also to buy the...
meanwhile we are waiting for the spareparts had we a first inspection with the Roadapproval engineer on the trailer and the truck
I can do what i want in my destrict will it not be able to got the military hitch streetlegal
So i will use a Rockinger, i will not drive to south of germany just to...
I didnt ask for torque, i should do this (y)
It is still the old original 6.2 block drilled on 6.5 with 6.5 heads and a 6.5 IP
For increase HP i need a new roadapproval with changing truck papers. There is now 156 HP documentated. Hp is also a measurement here for insurance. If i miss this have...
Brought the Duramax to the enginebuilder and take our old 6.2 rebirth as 6.5 back home again :love:
Still waiting on the duramax fan upgrade
180 HP on the testbench without Turbo or Supercharger
Used was anymore only the block and the camshaft - all other is completly change
The...
My "personally" Engineer for road approval will visit our shop (thats not usual, the issue that he is a friend of our son and study together with him machine engineering will be the reason :) ) to check if he will approve the military hitch with the military trailer in stock condition.
We will...