03 cateye suburban build

[03catburban]

Cleaned up trans since it spent about 150k behind an ol leaky small block someone might think I'm crazy but oven cleaner works best to get all the oil grime off

If all goes to plan it'll be in this week if not it'll be next week

Also replaced my rear HVAC control with NOS since it broke and been hanging for about 2 weeks. This is first time I seen it lit up lol

 

[Dantheman1540]

Cleaned puddle light lens and put in some good leds to replace the old junk ones but hard to get a decent night pic so no pic.



But did test fit some more parts to make sure EVERYTHING is good before I go for the trans swap hopefully next week

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What clutch you going with? That purple looks fancy

 

[03catburban]

What clutch you going with? That purple looks fancy

Luk stage 1

 

[Fosscore]

Looks pretty cool. Some chops on this build and interested to see the end (ish) results...since nothing on this thread is ever really finished....lol.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Luk stage 1

You will have to let me know how it feels I've run the LUK OEM replacements and a counterforce dual friction puck style but I'm always looking for feed back on the others as nobody reviews parts for these.

 

[03catburban]

You will have to let me know how it feels I've run the LUK OEM replacements and a counterforce dual friction puck style but I'm always looking for feed back on the others as nobody reviews parts for these.

Sure will

 

[03catburban]

Ill know more next week when I can call driveline shop but probably be a few more weeks on finishing swap depending on how much the new driveshaft is gonna cost

 

[03catburban]

Looks pretty cool. Some chops on this build and interested to see the end (ish) results...since nothing on this thread is ever really finished....lol.

None of them are ever finished lol

 

[03catburban]

Busy day so just posting pics any questions just ask lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

Busy day so just posting pics any questions just ask lol

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Coming together nicely.

 

[03catburban]

Waiting on driveline shop to get the new driveshaft done "suppose" to be ready friday but have already came across customer service issues with them

 

[03catburban]

Driveshaft is done going in tomorrow. Was a very expensive investment haha

 

[03catburban]

5 speed swap is complete drove home tonight with no driveabilty issues

Sloppy tapped wiring for starter circuit and back up lights from my diagrams but no back up lights so I'll check circuit get that fixed then I'll get some nice pigtails and get rid of P/N safety switch

Now on to the pics. Will try to get a video soon if anyone is interested

 

[Tonyrodz]

5 speed swap is complete drove home tonight with no driveabilty issues

Sloppy tapped wiring for starter circuit and back up lights from my diagrams but no back up lights so I'll check circuit get that fixed then I'll get some nice pigtails and get rid of P/N safety switch

Now on to the pics. Will try to get a video soon if anyone is interested

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@Dantheman1540

 

[Dantheman1540]

Nice job! Shifter placement looks tidy and stock.

 

[03catburban]

Nice job! Shifter placement looks tidy and stock.

Thanks its also good for lazy man shifting since you can shift without ever lifting your arm off the console lol

 

[Dantheman1540]

Thanks its also good for lazy man shutting since you can shift without ever lifting your arm off the console lol

Lazy shifting is key, I went through a 2 or 3 different shifter setups to get the correct height and throw.

So how do you like it?

 

[03catburban]

Its not bad at all my remote shifter mechanism is a little tight but I expect it'll loosen over next few days

Pulls way harder then with the automatic and it hardly takes any throttle to keep crusing speed

 

[03catburban]

Gas mileage so far with 5 speed on first tank refill
Was mostly intown/highway. Haven't been on freeway yet

PRND321 Stuck on D until I finish tune and unziptie safety switch from manual trans lol

Also treated the front to all led light to match the rear

 

[Dantheman1540]

Grrr, I'm jealous of your mileage. How do you like that clutch? Easy to operate?

I totally agree with the fact the manuals pull much harder than the autos, with all the torque management and other BS they really feel lifeless to me.