1994 K3500 extended cab dually

[Husker6.5]

@Husker6.5 those poisons are the sole reason I he generation X is indestructible.. if that stuff couldn't kill us I don't think anything will...I saw a video of a girl that was about 23-24 , she pulled out a bottle of MD 2020, and was saying she had heard her dad and his friends talking about it so she wanted to try the stuff her parents drank... All I could think was DONT DO IT . PUT THAT DOWN,!! THAT WILL HURT YOU!! YOU AREN'T BUILT FOR THAT!! Then I thought, actually, go ahead just make another video in the morning so we can laugh at you ..

Gen X? Son, MD20/20, Boone's Farm, TJ Swann and all of those were around LOOONG before you were! I was drinking them (well, only TJ Swann if we/I couldn't get some beer or hard alcohol) when I was in high school back in the mid-1970s! They even predate us Boomers!

 

[Stoney]

@Husker6.5 Damn I knew boons farm was old but I thought MD only came out in late 80s.. so THATS the reason y'all had our whole generation of kids y'all didn't really want.. . Y'all dont remember making us I can't say anything, neither my oldest daughters mom or I remember meeting each other at a party in 97, and we damn sure don't remember making our daughter. Ironically we're still best friends to this day.. BTW what was up with y'all building us playground rides that were specifically designed to kill us??

 

[Husker6.5]

Population control if there wasn't any birth control available at the time of the act that got her pregnant and also reinforcing Darwin's survival of the fittest, both physically (surviving the accident) and mentally (not getting on the damn thing in the first place) to improve the species!

 

[Will L.]

Ive seen plenty of times the heads cracked and block was ok. But always good to hear some parts are still alive. I know ya checked them out before installing but it doesn’t mean there wasn’t underlying conditions before you started with those heads.

Where does the current plan and timeline sit?

 

[n8in8or]

Ive seen plenty of times the heads cracked and block was ok. But always good to hear some parts are still alive. I know ya checked them out before installing but it doesn’t mean there wasn’t underlying conditions before you started with those heads.

Where does the current plan and timeline sit?

Yeah.....and it probably didn't help that I had ported the heck out of them - causing walls to be thinner.

I'm fleshing out the current plan, but I think I'm close to having it nailed down. It isn't going to be an all-out build because I have a lot of irons in the fire at the moment and I just need this truck to be back on the road and usable.....but I also don't want to be worrying about the durability of the truck all the time.

I found some NOS GM heads, so I'm going to use those. I'll likely just be cleaning up any casting flash and port-matching them. I have another Optimizer block that is in good shape, so I'm just going to hone that and replace the cam bearings. The pistons that came out of the last engine don't have that many miles, so I'm planning to reuse them and have the rotating assembly balanced to hopefully take some stress off of the block.

On the external side, I'm going to install the S366 turbo that I have had for this truck for a while now. That should reduce drive pressure from what I was seeing. I'm also going to install the Yank converter I got from WarWagon because the one that was in it was just way too tight and sucked getting going from a start. I think that will also help durability of the engine because it won't lug as much.

That's the over-arching plan so far.

 

[93detroit]

Sounds a lot like what I want to do. IF I ever hear back from the machine shop that my block is ok!
I don't have that header, but I ported a set of exhaust manifolds and am thinking about building an 18cm Hx40 with a 60mm wheel. Twist it- don't lug it!

 

[MrMarty51]

Yeah.....and it probably didn't help that I had ported the heck out of them - causing walls to be thinner.

I'm fleshing out the current plan, but I think I'm close to having it nailed down. It isn't going to be an all-out build because I have a lot of irons in the fire at the moment and I just need this truck to be back on the road and usable.....but I also don't want to be worrying about the durability of the truck all the time.

I found some NOS GM heads, so I'm going to use those. I'll likely just be cleaning up any casting flash and port-matching them. I have another Optimizer block that is in good shape, so I'm just going to hone that and replace the cam bearings. The pistons that came out of the last engine don't have that many miles, so I'm planning to reuse them and have the rotating assembly balanced to hopefully take some stress off of the block.

On the external side, I'm going to install the S366 turbo that I have had for this truck for a while now. That should reduce drive pressure from what I was seeing. I'm also going to install the Yank converter I got from WarWagon because the one that was in it was just way too tight and sucked getting going from a start. I think that will also help durability of the engine because it won't lug as much.

That's the over-arching plan so far.

Will You install the Lock & Stitch tube repair kits in the new heads before installing the heads ?

 

[n8in8or]

Will You install the Lock & Stitch tube repair kits in the new heads before installing the heads ?

I haven't gotten that far in my thoughts for this build yet.

 

[n8in8or]

Finally getting back to this one. With the red truck basically finished, I was able to pull this one into the barn again.



Today I pulled the front clip off and then yanked the trans and transfer case.



I’m coming to realize that when I did the plumbing and wiring I focused more on the looks of how they were routed than I did the serviceability, as it was more challenging than it should have been to take it apart today. I can also see the effects of me driving it during the winter that year…..bummer. I need to find a simple way to wash this truck since I can’t take a dually in the normal carwashes around here that I’m familiar with.

 

[n8in8or]

I’ve made some progress on the transmission front. I got the trans from the black truck disassembled so I could harvest the 4wd output shaft.



I tore down the trans I built for Frankensquare last year and swapped the output shafts. I reassembled the geartrain and checked clearances - they were the same before and after the shaft swap, so that was nice to not have to mess with shims again. Now I’m just waiting for a new center support bolt to show up so I can finish reassembly.



I found some parts I needed to replace in the trans from the black truck - once those show up, I can reassemble that trans in a 2wd configuration so it’s ready for installation into Frankensquare.