Mikeyss Build Thread

[George B]

Cool. Hope you both get along during the process, unlike my wife and I hanging wallpaper together. LOL

I can only imagine... My wife and I stained the deck together once 10 years ago, before we were married. Almost didn't get married...

She stains by herself now.

 

[iamdub]

Cool. Hope you both get along during the process, unlike my wife and I hanging wallpaper together. LOL

Is wallpaper coming back?

 

[iamdub]

My other half and I. We were both GM techs for a bunch of years, and he had most of his ASE certifications at one time.

So we can expect lots of pictures?

 

[Fless]

Is wallpaper coming back?

No, and neither is my ex. That was the early '90s. To quote Don McLean, "a long, long time ago..."

 

[mikeyss]

The build starts this weekend!!! I'm expecting 1 week till we complete it. This Saturday we will be taking the top end apart, and R&R various items under the hoe. Also gonna remove the bumper and get the TruCool installed. During next week, the heads will be resurfaced by our friend, and we will also install the new springs and guides and trunnions. The following Saturday will be putting it back together and having lots of fun afterwards.

For those that forgot what I'm doing:

Cam and goodies for the heads
ARH headers
Huge Radiator and Trans Cooler
Trans service
All 3 mounts.

That's the short version, haha

 

[Tonyrodz]

The build starts this weekend!!! I'm expecting 1 week till we complete it. This Saturday we will be taking the top end apart, and R&R various items under the hoe. Also gonna remove the bumper and get the TruCool installed. During next week, the heads will be resurfaced by our friend, and we will also install the new springs and guides and trunnions. The following Saturday will be putting it back together and having lots of fun afterwards.

For those that forgot what I'm doing:

Cam and goodies for the heads
ARH headers
Huge Radiator and Trans Cooler
Trans service
All 3 mounts.

That's the short version, haha

Pics! Lots of pics

 

[mikeyss]

I will definitely take lots of pictures
So excited to finally get this started!!

 

[randeez]

I will definitely take lots of pictures
So excited to finally get this started!!

youve got a lot of catching up to do, nearly 10 pages and hardly any pics

 

[mikeyss]

Twas the night before wrenching... Most of everything is loaded up and ready to head to the shop in the morning.

 

[mikeyss]

Some before pics:

 

[iamdub]

Twas the night before wrenching... Most of everything is loaded up and ready to head to the shop in the morning.
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Some before pics:

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Givin me teh feelz I had the night of March 6!

 

[mikeyss]

Well ****.......

Got the hoe to the shop to begin the work. Made it there, got the bay that our friend said to use ready to go. Fired the hoe up to put it in the bay, and she made some horrid noises, like the lifter decided to collapse. Tried to get it in the shop, when a REAL bad noise happened. A valve seat decided to break, and destroy a piston....****

I'll post more pics later, and the video I was making for you guys to hear what I thought was a lifter.

Here are a few teasers...

 

[gat0r]

blah, that sucks

your engine was so giddy to get a new cam shoved in... it broke itself apart LOL


good news, now is a good time to add the rest of the forged parts it will need to handle anything you want to do later on ...

 

[Tonyrodz]

Well ****.......

Got the hoe to the shop to begin the work. Made it there, got the bay that our friend said to use ready to go. Fired the hoe up to put it in the bay, and she made some horrid noises, like the lifter decided to collapse. Tried to get it in the shop, when a REAL bad noise happened. A valve seat decided to break, and destroy a piston....****

I'll post more pics later, and the video I was making for you guys to hear what I thought was a lifter.

Here are a few teasers...

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WTF??!! You're the 3rd person with a dropped valve!
Me....

Destroyed my 6.0. @Dantheman1540, who was SUPER LUCKY! Just messed up the head, and now you. WTH is going on??
Getting another motor now? Or gonna try to sleeve it?

 

[mikeyss]

The valve seat broke in half and dropped into the cylinder. Half of the seat was stuck in the intake valve and wouldn't allow it to shut, lol

I'm gonna look for a new short block I think... I'm just still in disbelief that it happened and I hadn't planned on this contingency, lol.

 

[Tonyrodz]

The valve seat broke in half and dropped into the cylinder. Half of the seat was stuck in the intake valve and wouldn't allow it to shut, lol

I'm gonna look for a new short block I think... I'm just still in disbelief that it happened and I hadn't planned on this contingency, lol.

My valve....

 

[Dantheman1540]

Jeez guys maybe Corona virus is hitting motors!

 

[mikeyss]

Jeez guys maybe Corona virus is hitting motors!

I'm gonna make a big mask for it if that's the case!! Lol

 

[mikeyss]

Some more pictures of the tear down.

Here's a picture that is very unique:

Tahoe with Rec heads, you'll only find less than 600 like this

 

[mikeyss]

The heads looked ok, minus the one that ejected the valve seat