Headers arrived yesterday

The Hedman headers I ordered arrived last night. My TCI transmission is supposed to be delivered by truck tomorrow.

Update on my engine

My engine builder (Smeding Performance) just called to tell me they finished the engine and ran it on the dyno. The dyno results were 404HP and 446ft/lbs of torque! Quite a bit better than the advertised 370HP and 430ft/lbs. Mr. Kim joked it would be $50 bucks per HP for the extra. They are crating it up and it should be on a truck in a few days. Man I need to get the bed mounted back on the truck to make room for all the parts that are going to be showing up soon.

Front shock brackets

I got these front shock reinforcement brackets from CPP. They help support the shock stud to prevent damage to frame. They are easy to install. Just drill two 3/8" inch holes a bolt it on. I replaced the included hardware with grade 8 bolts I had laying around the garage.

Tubular motor perches from CPP

Here some pics of the CPP motor perches installed. They are supposed to give more clearance for headers and plumbing. They only mount in the forward mounting holes which brings the engine forward 4". I have to recheck my measurements for the water pump and electric fan. I think I will have to go with a short water pump and slim fan.

More parts from Classic Performance

After being back-ordered for several weeks the parts I ordered from Classic Performance Parts have finally arrived. I ordered their tubular motor perches, tubular transmission crossmember and front shock reinforcement brackets.

Finished installing the front swaybar

Front sway bar install

Last night I worked on installing the front sway bar. I got it lined up and first set of bolts in place but the generic bracket is going to require some fabrication for the second bolt.