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So I did end up tearing apart the rearend after changing the u joints didn't fix anything. pulling the drain plug didn't look very good... Mmmm 75w90 flavored ferrofluid.. put after I pulled the cover the differential it self looked good, but once I pulled the C-clips and pulled the axles out... oof. I'm assuming the massive amount of "tilt" the bearings had in the cage was allowing them to ride on the edges creating the uneven wear. these didn't look too great either, but some 1500 grit sand paper cleaned them up really well, aftermarket axles are definitely on the to buy list, along with new 3.73 gears after pulling the axles I went ahead and dropped the diff, and oh jeez... whoever that guy was that installed the torsen had no idea what he was doing, way too much preload (just reused stock shims) and for some reason only the driver side bearing cap was tight... passenger side was almost finger tight.... and the bearings looked AWFUL. Had to hunt down a shim kit because apparently no one keeps those in stock? Jegs had them at the warehouse, but I didn't have time to get up there on saturday after I called... Autozone hub on broad SAID they had 2 in stock, and after waiting in line for like 30 minutes.... they said "we can't find them" eventually ended up at the Autozone on East Main right down the street from the old Jegs building. which THANKFULLY had 1 set in stock overpaying of parts is my favorite thing to do. AND I STILL HAD TO WORK ON IT ON SUNDAY because SOMEONE forgot to press the bearings ALL THE WAY on... had to pull the cover, check the bearings, and reshim it on sunday...didn't take all that long to do, just annoying. And after all that.... STILL MAKING A NOISE... or well it was on Monday on my way to work, today (wednesday) doesnt seem to be making any more noise than usual, but I am suspicious of the torque converter, about a week before the rattle started it was making a louder than normal knocking sound in neutral...which the transmission of torque converter has ALWAYS made, confirmed that in 2019 when I ran the engine without the torque converter unbolted. Transmission still shifts fine, all the gears work, doesn't flare, just always has what kinda sounds like rod knock. Torque converter was replaced in 2019 with a "good" used one from a friend....but he did blow up that 4l60e. Tuesday I turned the engine over 360* from the flexplate checking for cracks or loose bolts and saw nothing obvious, and since it is accompanied by a vibration I checked the misfire count/history and both were zero on all cylinders if anyone thinks they might be able to help pinpoint the noise I got a pretty good clip of it monday night on my way home from work. audio was boosted a little to make it a little more pronounced, starts around 0:02-0:03

Didn't take pictures of my work, so did I really even do it? But what an absolute pita 💀 Went to jegs and picked up a valve holder/air hose thingy on Saturday, was supposed to take a ¼" NPT fitting, fitting was 5/16 compression thread... So ordered one with air fitting from Amazon, the hex on the spark plug fitting with that hose was to big to fit in the recesses on LS heads, so I had to grind down the fitting to clear.... Tried to use the cheap universal "pry bar" valve compressor and it ended up sending two valve keepers on an express one way flight to the abyss. Tried to get a hand full of replacements from the local autozone and they were useless (the hub store closest to me on West broad specifically is useless not the valve keepers) so I ended up having to go BACK to jegs and get a full set of comp keepers, and picked up the expensive bolt on valve spring compressor (because I forgot the one I already had was for LS3 style heads AND DONT FIT THE LS1 STYLE 😂) Old seals were definitely crusty with lots of sludge around the valve stem and guide under the seal. Truck is back together and seems to be running maybe a little better, wideband looks a LOT more consistent, but I haven't plugged the laptop in yet. U joints are in, originals were pretty chewed up but not loose so I think that was some vibration and noise... But the crusty bearings sound is still there on left turns, might be wheel bearings so I ordered those today. Could also just be the diff, supposedly the F body Zexel torsen make a "rusty screw" sound.... Just because 🤷‍♂️ idk it feels smooth when I rotate the wheels in park, and when I hold the wheels letting it idle in gear on Jack stands.. probably should have replaced the the bearing when I installed the rear brakes but they looked fine when I had the axles out.

Remember kids don't daily drive your projects 😂 After attempting a 1/4 mile pull the other day, the truck developed some odd noise that made me let off it before I even hit 60mph. thought it was the transmission, then I thought it was the differential or possibly the original 33 year old u joints.... after reviewing the under truck video I took trying to kind the noise, I THINK the rear strap for the fuel tank has come loose.... which would definitely cause some unsettling noises at speed.. So this weekend I'm still replacing u joints, I know they are loose but they don't seem sloppy yet, but preventative maintenance right? especially considering I'm planning on taking it down the track at least a few times in may. Also going to tackle the valve stem seals, occasionally a big ole cloud of smoke on start up. don't think it's a ring issue. valve stem seals are only 10 years old, when I had to swap the 862 heads from the 4.8 onto the new 5.3 since the 706 heads had cracks in the head bolt recesses. I deep cleaned the heads, lapped the valves and replaced valve stem seals... maybe I did it wrong, or maybe they were just crappy seals. hopefully the valves don't leak much because I don't want to pull the heads to fix the valves unless I'm doing a cam swap 😂

well.....last week I gave her a proper bath to get the salt and mud rain off 😂

Oh man, there is a bunch of small things since April. Got the "new" valve covers and coil brackets installed, along with a catch can Switched all the lights over to LED with some slightly sketchy H4 projectors and even did the interior lights finally. Got the rear brakes installed and also powder coated the diff cover and battery tray while it was all apart. for smaller simpler stuff... installed power studs on the tank because I'm sick of melting the racetronix bulkheads. Primitively did the trunnion upgrade since I had a spare set of rockers, got those put in last monday. FINALLY threw in a set of 2" blocks with JTR setback plates, also did a quick buff/seal to get the paint cleaned up a little and got compliments how clean the truck looked this year! And some pictures from the trip! First stop in PA, noticed the rear looked like it was squatting pretty bad because I was also delivering a GM 8.5 to carlisle for someone. only hit the bump stops on the expansion joints on the bridges, in hindsight I probably should have turned the compression on the shocks up a click or two... second stop was in MD at the welcome center, absolutely beautiful area! And sad sunday everyone packing up I was just getting some last photos since it rained off and on most of the day on saturday

Featuring sportmachines and S10 Nation. I finally got to see, photograph and touch the LSR Syclone! Bonus I got to see the pikes peak truck! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12Oxd60IXfmwxI6XV2zpH8M2UBlCr-gA3 Photos here are original 36mp minimally compressed jpgs and the pngs that uploaded at 16bit 36mp for all the pixel porn 🤣 First time shooting with a new to me Nikkor 50mm f2 lens. And here's this from the hotel parking lot just because... Sonoma GT party .

Wasn't today... But Thursday I washed my bike and got it started for the first time since 2018. New battery and drained the old fuel and.... just had to make sure it still worked after letting it warm up. still needs new tires, brakes, oil change and new plugs and it should be ready to go.

I just feel like a dumbass, checked the ignition fuse and the starter fuse... didn't even think the accessory fuse would stop it from starting 😂

Nevermind, ask a stupid question before I checked the fuses.... was just the ACC fuse.

Trying to get my bike back up and running this year after sitting in my garage since 2018... when I turn the ignition on the running lights come on and the turn signals and horn work but the neutral light doesn't come on and the starter button does nothing (kick stand up/down, clutch in/out, kill switch on/off, 1st and neutral), jumped the starter relay and it spins over no issue but no spark, so I'm assuming the ignition isn't getting power? it's got a newer 1600 engine swap, and an aftermarket dash/ignition switch. My dad gave me this bike in 2014 and the most I've ever done is change the oil, never had to actually work on it.... I know vintage dirt bikes and LS engines.

Little things.... Got the rear calipers and a spare set of valve covers powder coated, so I can start making it look pretty, have some metallic grey I'm thinking about doing the coil brackets in. Soon as I have time to take the truck apart I'll get the front calipers done in the same red and make some silver reflective vinyls for them... As well as powder coating the front and rear caliper adapter brackets..

Out here looking extra smol next to an obs 3500 crew cab 🫠 Recently the belt has started to slip REAL bad when it's wet, definitely not enough wrap around the crank pulley (between like 5 and 7 maybe 8 ) with the AC bracket and I think the belt is slightly too long as well. Getting real close to buying an SS so I can park this thing again and start repairing and upgrading

Week off work has led me to finally tint the windows. 35% 3m ceramic... It's not great but idk not awful for my first time.. stuff is a lot less forgiving than 3m Scotchgard film 😅 Need to swap out the back glass, bronze for clear and tint it as well. Will probably switch to Llumar film since it's significantly cheaper for a 10' roll. Other than that I got a broke ass sand blasting and powder coating setup in the garage so get ready for all the custom coated parts like this spare 0411 I used as a test piece And I hauled off a 300lb load of scrap metal from my garage, and subsequently got to weigh the truck 3440 with half a tank of gas and me in it, she a lil piggy 🐖

Trying to work on cars and still have time on the weekend to do stuff sucks... thats why the leaking heater core has been temporarily bypassed. But the tune has been fixed and it feels like it's running SIGNIFICANTLY better than before, though I screwed up and the original file from the yukon PCM got lost due to the flash drive I kept all my tunes on just....died. so it's stuck in MAF enhanced RTT. Not a big deal since I'm not planning on keep the gen 3 stuff much longer, Valley knock sensor are the bane of my existence. But other than that I've not really had any motivation to do any work to it so have a picture I took at the park...

Oh mannnn late notice posting this one. https://www.facebook.com/MotorViceShow/ I try to go every year just becasue 90's shitbox but it's a lot of fun very 90's cringe, at Performance Auto Spa 3-7pm