You know I'm really glad that you brought that up because I brought that up with them and they told me that they've never heard of that so either I assembled it wrong or it's actually truly a design flaw. Over although I've got about 10,000 MI on my frame and I haven't had any issues but that Rod does rub. Haven't figured a fix for that yet. I'm honestly glad I'm not the only one so I know I'm not going crazy. No ideas yet on how to fix it but it's something I'll be looking at here pretty soon. So far I've just kind of been living with it the only thing I noticed is just a few small scratches but it doesn't really cause any issues anywhere else.

Still moving ahead with the build and going back and fixing things so end cost not so sure. Initial cost to get it moving about a rough 12k ish.

You don't even get a choice anymore your forced into the electrical one which actually does suck! Honestly unless you pay the big bucks which I didn't for the tailgate that even closes by itself the electric tailgate really serves absolutely no purpose at all

Yes that is an option but the new switch is water proof but.....it was 7$ it's now 27$. Amazing how the cost of things go up in 3 weeks 🤣

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA Your dollar is worth less.

Sweet little hidden start buttons.

Funny you say that, we just did one on a 4v about a month ago. The guides were in the oil pan lmfao

That's a good name🤔🤔

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA L.o.l. are you really thinking of calling it musk rat

May have to do a poll and a color poll

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA my grandad my dad then myself owned a chevy nova (4door base model no ac no radio) it was 74/75/76 and an orangish copper color i also like fords toreador/ tor red the tor red is a few shades darker than crimson and looks good

Hahaha.....it's had a hard life

It's a combination of both but the real issue is the poor design on the pressure system. That being said the issue is cavitation and you must eliminate cavitation and the check valves will do that. That was GMs fix for the cooling issue.......but; must ask yourself is your coolant actually cavitating or do you need a head gasket? Both the cavitation and the head gasket will cause cooling issues. I could go on and on but it's really a process of elimination.. the LNF is a great motor but prone to 2 main issues..... cooling and head gaskets. What are your symptoms?

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA Hats off to you sir! A channel owner that responds that fast and actually cares?! You've got a sub! Not sure of the year, it's my employers car and it's had O.H. problems for 3 years. The disgusting part is I'm in the trade and the dealership told her it's an electric water pump and it's failed because the module connected to it has failed. That's what's really pissed me off! I know the pumps mechanical but when a stearlership sees a woman they strike. It's a V6 Turbo. Symptoms: Overheating while driving. Although I've been loosely in and out of the auto world over the years once I heard the dealer claim it was an electric water pump I immediately took notice and sought out a reasonable explanation. It's still at the dealership with my employer thinking it's a big issue but now I know where to draw the line troubleshooting. First thing to do is a compression check, if it passes we're ordering the new updated check valves and hoses you suggested. Even if something else is wrong it's a much cheaper way to start! Thank you so much for answering my message and sharing your knowledge! Mad respect from Ontario Canada

If you listen very very closely......there a subtle yell from the driver to the camera..."I'm scared"

​@@GearHeadzGarageUSAill be damned i watched that short probably ten tes and didnt notice the driver say that i must be deaf or something

@@GeorgiaRidgerunner I was the driver.....🤣🤣🤣🤣.

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA ok then i didnt know who was driving youll get better at drag racing the more you do it im not drag racer but ive heard it said some drivers launch at a higher rpm than normal driving might be soething to experiment with but be warned this can can damage your trans

@@GeorgiaRidgerunner we got a line lock that we're going to put in there to help out but I think the comical part is every time we show up to run it people just laugh at us....cause we know we're beat up and not fast🤣

You can bet imma try that!

The next one!

Bro it's tight

wont argue with that one. but its internal to the Speedo and Tach.

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA I said probably. When you tapped on the gauge and it jumped leads to typical bad grounding issues on a plastic car .

@@snupi_nut on the voltage one yes I agree that one has been a nuisance since day one as it's the only one that didn't go to the grounding bar. I finally gave up the back side of those gauges are about as chicken $#@& as it gets and the grounding post on the rear housing are glued to the board. When it comes time to take them out I'll pull them apart so we can take a look inside.

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA most every thing is Chinese and the lowest bidder gets the contact. Just commenting alot so your Chanel seems more relevant to the algorithm . Haha . I have a T bucket too and enjoy your content.

@@snupi_nut hey I appreciate it! Yeah it's unfortunate so I'm hoping these omegas are much better ....they even feel better What are you running in your bucket?

I normally just tape and drill a hole. Never used one. Thanks for the info🤣

So it's kind of royalty free but it's not it is from the KZbin Creator studio but as long as you don't play more than 60 seconds you don't pay any royalties I forgot who the artist was though but it wasn't AC/DC. But anything over 60 seconds and you pay big time

2nd week of October, it's a short one, but I hear it's BIG

GM Parts Bin Build

Yeah it was a rough ride on those rotors

You will never run out!

Like that go kart you always wanted or had as a kid but with a 5.7l V8 🤣🤣

Work smart not harder! Many still go the old route. Glad it works for you. You wouldn't believe the hate mail for offering this solution 🤣🤣

You know there's a (cough) possible blower and full top end rebuild coming....wink wink There's also a another (cough) 1927 something coming possibly

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA ill be watching for sure oh yeah wanted mention something changing the name of your channel may be something to consider theres at least to other channels here on the tube that use gearhead or gearheads in there title when i search for your channel i always get those channels instead of yours because i always forget you spelled gearheads with a z at the end its your choice and i only mentioned this to be helpful

@@GeorgiaRidgerunner I appreciate you letting me know, unfortunately KZbin allows so many of the same channel names and I would hate to loose the branding 😞. Eventually it gets to the point where the channel becomes the dominant one and hopefully the (z) helps out in the future..... hoping It's all about that algorithm unfortunately

I know she be working hard

The l5p 6.6L comes standard with a dual battery setup. Diesel trucks require a significant amount of amperage thus requiring also the 400 amp inline. Gasoline versions of this truck came standard with one. As for the LM2 3.0l is a single 220 setup smaller engine and less power needed.

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA I have a 2023 l5p , it only has one battery.

Headscratcher, never have I seen an L5P with one battery, the AUX 48 group is hidden under plastic which looks like a fuse box. Be curious to see your build # and last 8 on the Vin. So you have a giant empty hole under the hood?

Hmmmm I have only seen one battery on the drivers side front , maybe your right , I’ll be checking for another one.

I know you've been working on that thing for a long time so it's good to see some progress but I bet you're getting excited the suspense must be killing you to get that thing on the road🤣🤣🤣

I like that!

I think we may be able to pull that off on the goblin, like a custom wrap. I'll let you guys know on the gauges the cool thing is Speedway is actually going to allow me to return them even though it's been a full year and I have some alternatives in mind so we will do a full install review etc

Budget T

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA 👍👍

Thats funny you say that, I cut that 30 mins from the video hahaha....tried everything I could think the sucker wouldnt stick to the back gel coat

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA a wet rag on a different day would leave a mark for you . Tell you what we use neodymium magnets to locate holes when we cut floors and walls . Let them stick to each other through the material never missed

@@airecraft1 that is a good one didn't even think about that but I will add that to the tool kit cuz I know this won't be the last hole I ever cut 🤣🤣

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA we carry round 1” magnets very handy

Still so much more to do

I'm still calculating final cost minor freebies etc. Your looking at 15 to 18k realistically

@GearHeadzGarageUSA that's awesome if you ever have time to post the things you needed to buy from the website lmk! Trying to talk my father into doing a completely new build with me!

Theres a full build playlist that lasted about a year and then the car was entered into power tour 2024 kzbin.info/aero/PLLlNdqJ3kLsBc-rxG_bWa0atGylc8vZlP&si=xpezKlFXmT3oa-s7. It will give you an idea of what you are looking at parts wise.

@@GearHeadzGarageUSA one more question how did you get around emissions?

​​@@dakotamedlin48I live in the free state of FLORIDA 😂😂😂. We don't have excessive government overreach here. No safety no emissions nothing..they are pretty easy here. As long as it has wheels and you can prove it's not stolen your golden

So there is depending on what model you have but you have to go into the settings in your din and enable it. It's not readily available but easy to activate. It's a few steering wheel controls when it should pop up for you as you use your scroll wheel

Okay ty i found it in settings ​@@GearHeadzGarageUSA

Kind of dumb that you actually have to go and enable it.... You would think GM would put it on there by default

@GearHeadzGarageUSA they should have but have to dig thru setting to find it super disappointed but love the truck

It's just a dye, but use a small small q tip with silicon to seal then use the dye

Excellent choice! Make sure you get that order in early though it takes a long time sometimes

That's a Good one

Getting it routed was the worst but there are some areas that I don't like which I will elaborate on in a Part 4