I explained that in the vid, you have to bend it so you can use the factory bracket for the swaybar Bushing from the Suburban or Tahoe. if you use something larger the Bushing will not tightly wrap around the sway bar it all has to be tight or its unless. if you have a better way then go for it.

I'll be back to work on Blue in March after the Chevelle is done

at 12:50 that's part of the muffler bracket like this www.amazon.com/Nickson-61-Mufflr-Clp-Bxd/dp/B000COX9HK

@NavyDad thx for the info, I hope to see more videos of ol blue soon. I also want to swap a small block from a v6 on my 94 and your one of the few channels that shows into detail on what you don't and do need

@@justbored9906 thank you! I should have the Chevelle done by March, then back on O'l Blue!

I had to bend and hammer on the muffler brackets they were slightly smaller than the axel, so they don't move. The muffler brackets are curved on the inside and the flange is flat on the outside. it worked perfect for the Bushings. however another poster suggested another option of using a 95-05 Chevy S-10 Blazer rear swaybar bracket. I've looked at pictures only but it looks like it could work

@ well I’m a member over on the GMT 400 forum a couple of the guys have cut and robbed the sway bar bushing perch from a suburban 10bolt and tack welded it onto the pickup 8.5 rear. I just went and got a 1994 suburban sway bar yesterday and the frame brackets took them for blast and powder coated already. I just seen in a few videos the DIY and aftermarket Hellwig and other sway bar kits the Supplied U- bolts and bracket has been shown to move around on the axle tube on people, I suppose I could put a small tack weld. I just wasn’t sure about doing that on an install differential that has gear fluid in

@@NavyDadWas that a factory 95-05 frame bracket? or did the blazers use sway bar axle bracket on the differential bolted or welded ?

@@NavyDadat this point all I need to do is choose a 3” axle differential bracket so I can bolt up the bushings . I’ve looked online there’s so many some don’t even have the holes included for the U-bolt.

@@Chevro91 The S-10 blazer is bolt on. they used the same axel on the pickup which did not have a factory swaybar

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yes my plan is to use the TBI and the 454 ECU. However they motor home harness was hacked up. I started taking it apart as well as my 4.3 harness which is very similar to the 454, more so than the 5.7/5.0 harness. I found an aftermarket 454 TBI harness from affordable-fuel-injection.com But now that the truck has been in storage over a year (Chevelle is getting close) I'm considering a Holey Sniper EFI, but that is still a few months away

thank you!

Yes, you have to replace both flashers The emergency flashers are on a separate circuit Turn, signal flasher is on the fuse block. The emergency flasher is up around the steering column, just under the dash.

Yeah, it’s called like several different things air deflector or diffuser but here is a link I didn’t find it on Amazon www.carid.com/sf-pl-mpn/pid-3442312377-mmyid-125207-ofmpnid-4714086099.html?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA9kBXXTNqn7_5tDsIpuV0MjTMV8OB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpd6sstDriAMVQTjUAR2BQR2JEAQYAyABEgImJfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Its called a Front Bumper Shutter Lower Baffle Part# 23487156

​@andrewcoffey4180 you are awesome thank you

its just a good overall setup even if you are not going with E-fans. and get rid of the old-style fusible links and replace them with modern circuit breakers or heavy duty fuses.

wow.. I guess I missed showing that. I just made some brackets. email me [email protected] and I'll send a few pics

that's right but there should not be any play in the axle. email me some pictures, what axle and car too to [email protected]

Did you use the 350 tbi? Or use the 454 tbi? I did the same but it seems to run a little starved for gas

Cool I hope fixes it!

Problem is I changed the whole positive wire that included this one I went to the junk yard and got another but then I was putting it on we sparked it in accident having the battery connected so maybe I just blew the new one I got cause it’s still not charging same engine 5.7 vortec with only 150k miles

@@adrianherrera9688 possibly, you can test line with a cheap multi meter from Harbor freight. check all your ground wires also check the Alternator too.

@@NavyDad it was my dash !!!!! My dash wasn’t fully clicked in somehow that didn’t let the altinator charge

Yup can't stand fusible links, they blow and sometimes you can't tell modern cars/trucks don't use them anymore heavy-duty fuses and 12v breakers are much better. Just make sure to use one about the same amp level.

​@@NavyDad im wiring up my 97 gmc the exact same way as you did in your video i even bought the same fuse. Your video is not only saving me $ but its also better

that is a good question. the only thing I can think of is City Lights many European cities like London, Paris, Berlin mandated them for driving at night in urban areas using low watt city lights rather than the vehicle's headlights. I think Its still a thing in some places. Thousands of GMT400 trucks were exported. It may be that the manufacture of these lights made them all country complaint... or they just thought it would be cool to torture our fingers getting them in there lol

hmm I just tested it again and make sure its wide open to all, this link? drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LLH-MeMe-mTS6Y1vUgY8JoD924EK4OsX?usp=drive_link

No you would need a 2000 or later with the intergraded seatbelts but I think they used the same seat from as the GMT800 trucks

Several people have asked as well, I'll have an update by the end of the week

Well he's sitting in storage right now as I need to finish up the Chevelle... and get it sold, the back to Blue, I'll shoot and update this weekend and post next week

the 4x4 suspension, springs, etc. are different, it won't drop to the same level. as to the sway bar, not sure on the 4X4 I was specific to the 4X2 but the 800 links might work you may just have to test

You can def do this with lifted 2wd also just need rough country Lifted sway bar end links for gmt800 But I wanted to ask the whole dilemma most have with this setup so the U bolts and bushing bracket spinning twisting on the axle housing . Have you seen any movement over time ? Most guys as a tack weld on the bushing ( perch) if you are using one I couldn’t tell . That is also a good donor part to take from a suburban 10bolt .

At 7:53 the frame mounts are from the same Suburban or Tahoe the sway bar came from. Thats why I said get everything, all the hardware, mounts everything

4x4s had Rack and Pinion and the snow plow an extra hydraulics for the plow mechanism

@@NavyDad did you lose and steering ratio?

@@moejr14 no better I think the 88 XJ was like 15 or 18:1 where the Durango is I think 12:1 as I remember, lock to lock was the same.

What’s up?

I never measured them, didn't have a need to. they are all the same for GMT400 Suburbans and Tahoes.

No hooked them up to a standalone switch so I could turn them on anytime

Thank you! Wife says NO more Corvettes, but she's OK with the rusty Chevelle

thank you... wish I had not sold the car...

I have not gotten that far yet, truck is in storage while I finish the Chevelle. However, all 4 gas engines used the same cable, 4.3, 5.0, 5.7 and 454

It's Everbilt Slotted Angle from Home Depot www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-1-4-in-x-48-in-Zinc-Plated-Punched-Angle-801337/204225757

thanks and it was not bolted in, just velcro. I didn't want to bolt it down as I'm going to use a 99-2000 Cadillac/Yukon Denali console instead, must nicer console.

I have not worked on a GMT400 k1500 in a long time but as I remember the front suspension is completely different, the spring parches are outside the frame I think,

Glad it helped, I'll be back to work on it soon too

Hmmm, never thought to look at an S10 Blazer, just found a pic on eBay, and I think your right looks like it might work. When I get back on the truck after the Chevelle is running again I'm going to replace the rear end with more beef, and I'll try the bracket.

Hi the old spring were worn out V6 springs with about 220K miles on them. The new springs are bigblock 454 very hard to compress. What you can't see is the thickness of the steel coil its much thicker than the V6 spring.

I had been trouble shooting a different hard start issue, ended up being the "New" iac was bad.

@NavyDad I getcha. I replaced both CTS Sensors. Just bought new IAC, TPS, EGR, and EGR solenoid, for my 93 k1500. I'm planning on doing some content about it on my channel. And thank you for the ideas of building my own battery cables!! Much appreciated sir!

@@wikidcustomsgarage Cool and just subscripted too :) as soon as the Chevelle is back on the road I'll be back on O'l Blue

@NavyDad Apreciate it sir! Can't wait for more content!