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1993 Typhon. Not driving it as much as I used to, and starting to think it needs a home where it can be appreciated, but not sure what the market will bear. The good- Freshly rebuilt engine. .30 over, 4 bolt conversion eagle H-beam rods, JE cast pistons, Crane 212 cam, Vortex heads, 60#...

Just had an 8 month old 3 bar MAP fail. I was only a mile from home, and being a pack rat, I was sure I knew where I had saved the original. After walking home and back to to the truck a quick swap confirmed it was the MAP that failed. Ordering a replacement while the truck is in the garage...

After the 3rd R4 'pancake' compress failure in 18 months (all professionally installed), I decided to try one of the Sanden conversion kits. It came with a head on the compressor compatible with our lines, which was one of my concerns. The install was a bit fiddly, but mostly of the sort that...

I was looking to to update to rear disc brakes and add a limited slip. Through a bit of digging, I also thought I found one of those elusive 8.6 units in a yard 600 miles away. The freight company lost it for about a week, but it finally arrived today. It is an 8.6. The yard did me a favor...

Every vent works properly except the floor vent. When I select heat I can hear a vacuum leak behind the switch and the airflow moves to the defroster. Before spending silly money on a used control panel to get a switch just as old and worn, has anyone found a workable replacement part? All...

While looking for a possible replacement for the intercooler to throttle body coupler, I spotted the listing at SportsMachine for the intercooler brackets. My truck only had the front bracket when I got it, and of course I had not idea that wasn't normal. Which explains the way too frequent...

With the rebuilt engine in my Typhoon is very close to being suitable as my daily driver. Almost. The HVAC blower is not moving much air. All leaks have been found, blend door adjusted and confirmed working. It appears the motor is just weak and the squirrel cage maybe not very efficient by...

It might not be related to the head swap, as almost everything under the hood has been replaced, but I wanted to see if I screwed up and am on the right track. During assembly my builder saw me modifying the Vortec plastic gaskets and asked why. I told him I thought the paper gaskets did not...

I've used the Airaid UBI piping on a couple projects, but for each of those I had use for better than half the kit. For my Typhoon project, I only need a 90 and short straight. If I can find a 45 or 60 degree bend to go with that, even better.

I found a few threads with tips to make getting to motor mounts easier, and those tips were a big help. I started disconnecting wiring and hoses this afternoon and only have a bit more to go before I can lift the current engine out, and if no family issues pop-up I suspect that will happen...

I attempted to search but it appears some older threads were lost at one point. I'd like to get my hands on a 'new' oil pan for an engine build project. I don't expect to find a SYTY pan, but was very surprised to find that the steel 4.3 4X4 pans are also unavailable. I am assuming that the...

I have 90% of all the parts to build a replacement for my Typhoon's very tired engine. I'd like to keep down time to a minimum. So with that in mind I need a oil pan, stock or decent steel S10 pan that I can weld a bung on. If I can get my hands on a set of exhaust manifolds, I could have...