I can vouch for Frank's great work. Very happy camper right here.

 

awesome im running 35's now with spare shafts for both axles no alloys yet. lifted my jeep a little more too. almost too tall

and you should have stayed at a hilton last night just sayin lol

 

I'm sorry, is she still mad at you??

LOL!!

 

thanks!

Paris?

Dude! I own a Jeep....need I say more?

 

haha no i work for hilton but paris hilton is nice
no kiddin on the jeep thing lol my gf is realizing i talk about my jeep all the damn time

 

Is there a problem with that? Hope she can get over it.

 

hell no there is not! she likes the jeep she wants me to take her to moab i took her to ocg on easter and she is hooked.

 

I am f*****g sick of rain!

 

is it possible that CF is blocking my messages from getting to anyone cause ive been posting some threads lateley and haven't gotten a single reply where i thought i would

 

Me too, but I try to tell myself we need as much as we can get ATM...it doesn't always work!! LOL!!

I can see this one...

 

So after doing a little research, pouring over schematics and some very useful info from Brendan (www.ls1swap.com) I got the No Throttle issue resolved. Seems that if the PCM is powered up before the TAC Module, even by a millisecond, the PCM reports that the TAC is not communicating with the PCM. Clearing code while the engine is running allows the throttle to start functioning normally. A simple swap of 2 wires to allow the TAC to energize first cured the problem.

After checking the the wiring for the VSS for the umpteenth time I finally figured out that a VSS from a 97 or older GM simply won't work. The magnet in the VSS is much weaker and although I was getting a signal from the VSS to the PCM it wasn't what the PCM needed to see.

I picked up a new VSS and connector from the local parts house and surprise!!!!....it's a larger diameter than the '95 version. Since I'm a cheap S.O.B. I wasn't about to shell out more coin for another tail cone nor was I thrilled about buying another high dollar tap for 1 stinkin' hole.

My solution was to first determine the thread size, turns out to be a 22mm-1.5 which equals a 7/8-18. Sweet!! I figured I'd just buy a 7/8-18 bolt and booty fab a tap out of it. Wrong! Ever try to find a 7/8-18 bolt? They don't exist on my planet.

Hmmmm.....what to do, what to do? FZZZZZZZZZZZPLAT!! (That's the sound of a light bulb going on over my noggin, just like in the cartoons. ) chevy 3/4 ton tie-rod ends are 7/8-18! I threaded the new VSS into the jamb nut of my trail spare and it's a darn near perfect fit.

So I cut the TRE apart, weld a nut to it, cut a few grooves up the threads and bored out the tail cone on my drill press. The "tap" worked well in the soft aluminum and I had everything back together in no time last night.

Got up this AM and fired up the motor, turned on my speed-oh-meter (GPS for now) and slipped it into gear. drove around the neighborhood a little bit, seemed to shft just fine. Made my way to a road with a higher speed limit (45) and sped up and slowed down multiple times....shifted fine. So I cruise along at 40-45 and everything is working well, so it's time to really open it up. Yeah baby, I'm talking 55MPH here!!

I get to a stoplight and and make my gentle left turn and scan the road and gave the skinny peddle a tiny itsy-bitsty nudge.

Ho






Lee




****!

When I said tiny itsy-bitsty nudge I meant tiny itsy-bitsty nudge but based on the amount of time it took to exceed the posted speed limit (damn near 80mph) you'd think I put my foot through the floor. Jeebus H. Tap Dancin' Christ! This thing is a-freakin'-mazing. The available power is simply phenomenal!!

Wow! Just freakin' wow!!!


Still have a nasty sqeal coming from the front end and a video would be unbearable at this point. So far I've replaced the front bearing in the alternator, replaced the idler pully, pulled the tensioner pulley and cleaned/repacked the bearing in it, checked for proper belt and pulley alignment...still squeals like a fat chick on Free Donut Day at Krispy Kreme.

Frustrating

 

Good news none the less Frank!!

 

Sounds like a monster! Congrats!

 

Hoping to have it eady to drive down to Penrose for the Memorial Run. It won't be ready for the trail though.

 

Wish me luck FC. I go to see if get a walking cast or 2 more weeks of crutches..