A good friend gave me some 1/8" steel plate and 1.25" square tube scrap metal. The metal needed a good cleaning since it had some rust from being outside. It really is a lot of work to get everything measured, cut out and de-burred. I also cleaned up the leg extensions so they will telescope nicely.
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Building an engine run stand seems like a fun and worthwhile project. It will allow me to test my new 230ci engine for leaks and performance before I install it in the truck. Yesterday I bought some steel and cut some of the pieces. I also cut some pieces from the sheet metal that was in the bed of the truck when I bought it. This project will probably take up most of December to build. I mocked up the cut pieces. The center cross member hasn't been cut to the right length yet.
I bought a barely used carpet that was removed from a 1973-87 C10. It came with all the padding too. Not bad for only $5. Installation has been a struggle. Needless to say, the fit is not perfect. It's a little too narrow and I have lumps. However I'm pretty sure I'll like how it reduces the noise in the cab.
Core Shifters offers a great selection of shifter parts. They offer bases, sticks, knobs and many hard to find shifter items. Click HERE to visit their home page. Click on any of the photos below to view that item. They have many more to chose from.
Borg Warner apparently built T4 transmissions inside T5 cases, at least some of the time. Usually, a T4 transmission won't have a bulge for the 5th gear on the tail stock, but some do. So if you are looking for the hard to find T5 tail stock with a cable connection, don't pass up taking a careful look at a T4. It just might have a 5 speed tail stock and cable speedo connection like this T4. I'll remove the 4 speed shift guide plate and install one from a 5 speed.
Last night I drove 210 miles round trip to buy a slightly used (only 4000 miles) professionally rebuilt 230ci. My worn out 250ci still got 18.5 MPG on the trip which was mostly interstate driving. I'll credit the good MPG to the T5 overdrive transmission which allowed me to handle hills easily at 65-70 MPH. The new 230ci is the blue one in the pics. The orange 250 beside it also needs testing.
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- World Class and Non-World Class versions of the T5 - How to tell them apart.
- How to determine the T5 gearing
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