Capriceii
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This is truly awesome! Thanks for this thread. So many great ideas for my 109! I will be reading over and over again Great looking truck!
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Thanks for the compliments, I spent too much time looking into finding some of the "right" parts to use so hopefully they will help someone else out and save them the time. I sure liked it when people posted part numbers of items I wanted to copy and use (such as the muffler, coolant filter, etc)Amazing build! Your documentation is the best part, since your part numbers and pictures help out the rest of us for our trucks.
Here is what I have for drawings/dimensions for the bumper mods in post 26 & 27....I just read... all of it... HOLY COW.. Impressive. I pm'ed you about the genny holder and fuel holder.
Those are some of the best ideas I have seen yet!
Spin on filters:
COOLANT FILTER
Last summer I decided to replace the belts, hoses, thermostat, and flush/fill the coolant. While I had it all drained I decided to add a coolant filter set up. I purchased the filter housing and filter from FLEET FILTER which had great prices and I think it was probably around $35 total. I just replaced the filter this year and cut it open. It was doing its job! Even though I flushed the truck and radiator many times over a few days before refilling with coolant, the filter had what looked like mud the color of gravel on it.
For the heater hose & Coolant filter hose, I bought the "GATES GREEN STRIPE" hose from Oriley auto parts. I'm pretty sure it was 5/8"ID if I remember right. They sell it by the foot, it wasnt super cheap but I wanted some good hose so I wouldnt have to do it again. I honestly cant remember how much hose I got for the coolant filter, but looking back through the pictures I think that 5' would be plenty. If you have a heater that needs new hose, its the same size and probably needs 8-10' for that.I am looking to duplicate your coolant filter setup. Actually, I am duplicating all of your filter setups, but the rest I can see.
Can you tell me what size/length hose that is to the coolant filter? Also, do you have ball valves on both in the in and out to the filter, so that you can completely isolate it? Or is there a ball valve to isolate the heater core instead?
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