Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[iamdub]

Completely understand. The level of work you did yesterday is a higher level than the work I want to do, period.

Says the guy rebuilding an automatic.

 

[randeez]

Completely understand. The level of work you did yesterday is a higher level than the work I want to do, period.

yea it sucks. i just hate to keep running it knowing something isnt right with it

 

[pwtr02ss]

yea it sucks. i just hate to keep running it knowing something isnt right with it

For sure. Fingers crossed the 27th time is a charm and that ***** stays together for a long while

 

[randeez]

this time will be different!

as i barrel my way towards #28

 

[pwtr02ss]

this time will be different!

as i barrel my way towards #28

Atta-boy. Aint no bitches in here

 

[Dantheman1540]

this time will be different!

as i barrel my way towards #28

What's your least favorite part about pulling the heads?

 

[randeez]

What's your least favorite part about pulling the heads?

The loneliness....

Wtf I dunno...its just going thru the motions at this point. I pulled the turbo system, intake, and stared at it for two days trying to psyche myself up to do it. Then I'm done in a few hours lol. Getting started is my least favorite I guess

i really had no clue if i would even be able to pull the heads in the truck with studs. a little vacuum block i put on while the entire engine was out got caught so i had to take it off the back of the head with an allen key

 

[randeez]

ordered some more of these stupid exhaust o-rings.... i feel like a dumbass having to call and order 3 bux worth of orings over the phone.
so i was going to email them and see if they could just bill me for another set - but they slipped up and put the part number on the invoice....so i ordered 30 of them for 10 bux from the manufacturer

 

[wjburken]

ordered some more of these stupid exhaust o-rings.... i feel like a dumbass having to call and order 3 bux worth of orings over the phone.
so i was going to email them and see if they could just bill me for another set - but they slipped up and put the part number on the invoice....so i ordered 30 of them for 10 bux from the manufacturer

Really puttin' it to the man aren't ya!

 

[07Burb]

The loneliness....

 

[randeez]

its made this whole project worth it

 

[pwtr02ss]

its made this whole project worth it

Sometimes it’s the little things

 

[Rocket Man]

its made this whole project worth it

Oh yeah sure...I believe you.

 

[randeez]

*** this thing

 

[wjburken]

*** this thing

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Ummm.......

 

[01FormulaTA]

Valve Seals? Blow By?

 

[randeez]

valve guide broke off

 

[01FormulaTA]

damn, is that head junk now? What did FED say?

 

[randeez]

damn, is that head junk now? What did FED say?

said they can fix it. if i wanted to keep doing what im doing or turn it up more, i need to swap to a different guides and iconel exhaust valves...better springs..

which at that point i was ready just to jump up to the big boy heads and repair these back to how they were (cheaply). their f-series heads come with upgraded springs and guides. so the only added costs would be for the different valves but they have a raised intake/exhaust runner which means i would have needed to find more room to go up with the intake. more money, more power, but i dont think i can find the extra height.

would have been easier just to starrt with a fresh set of heads, but they're on backorder/sold out for a few months basically. so sending mine in was the fastest option

 

[pwtr02ss]

That sucks