Finally posting a "build" thread. The progression of my stupidity.

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Trust me i get that, i am actually 2 yrs into this build, cause i keep getting distracted.
Mine's mostly space and money, but yeah the smog laws are really putting a hamper on what I can do and when I can do it
 
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New starter and starter cable.
Made a 1/0 cable and grabbed a starter for a 6.2l. Little bit larger motor, sounds a bit different, doesn't really crank the engine any faster.
I'll have to try to upload a video later.
 

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Finally wore out the old raybestos specialty police pads after 60,000 miles
The original calipers at 182.5 k Mi we're starting to make a lot of noise and not function properly. One piston was seized. Causing the pads to wear on one side.
The raybestos r300 rotors fared pretty well, for some reason on both fronts, there were two grooves right in the middle of the pads and rotors, inside outside, passenger side driver side.
And there was a decent lip forming at the edge of the rotor as well.
 

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Got some new raybestos specialty police pads again since they served me well, and through on some high carbon rotors this time as well as their E3 calipers.

Topped it all off with powerstop braided hoses, unfortunately, they're red.

Bleeding the ABS module is a very annoying process though(noisy).

And now that I've done those, I can hear the rears squeaking also... And found a coolant leak somewhere around the radiator.

At least the dirtKing control arms and kingshocks coilovers are holding up very well.

Wheel bearings are still in great shape also.
 

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Got the new raybestos e3 Calipers - Specialty Police Pads - High Carbon Rotors, and Powerstop Braided Brakelines on the rear.
My goodness those lines from the frame to the rear end are hard to access. Ended up dropping the spare, removing my tailpipe, and moving some emissions equipment just to get hands and eyes in there.
No more squeaks and a great feeling pedal.
183k
 

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Looking good! Question - did you install the PowerStop brake lines part code BH00161 (like $150 for the set)? If so, on RockAuto it says for those that they're for the smaller rear differentials "with 10 bolt hole cover" (the 8.6" rear I think?). Is that the rear diff you have?

I ask because my truck has the larger 14 bolt hole cover rear diff (9.5" rear I think?), just curious if these would still work despite that note on the RockAuto website.
 

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