The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

[abes_sy]

Began the Sy teardown on saturday.:2cents:

Have some great things in line for it.

1. RPM a2a
2. JSM Downpipe for 20g
3. 3 inch cut out and high flow cat
4. New timing chain + 2 piece cover
5. Upper and lower intake gaskets
6. Relocating transcooler maybe with fan under bed.
7. Many new braided lines
8. Driveshaft loops
and many interior necessities.

Please any constuctive criticism and comments will be appreciated.

Hoping it will just take a couple months,:rotf: but ya'll know how that goes.

I'll keep you posted but in the mean time here are some progress pics.

 

[abes_sy]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

Got my refinished wheels today. Aaaaawesome!!!

 

[Sy-1177]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

Is this the last production Syclone?? Good luck with the rebuild!

 

[SEL777]

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You didn't send the caps for refinishing too?

 

[BowtieLady]

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This would be a great truck to own if it was the last production sy

 

[abes_sy]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

I'm not sure if it is the last production Sy but according to the registry it seems that way. In regards to the caps I did send them with the wheels but the guy who did them was afraid to mess them updue to the way they process the wheels so I told him to leave them alone and I would do them. But you know what they say,"beggars can't be choosers" cause I got them done for free!

 

[Slyclone]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

when they refurbish or respray? what do they do bead blast and re clear coat?

 

[abes_sy]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

Well, what was supposed to take me three months or so has now became a year plus :banghead::banghead:! it wasn't all a bad thing, along the way i have acquired some more parts and knowledge of some cool upgrades and am now starting to work on it a little more. I have taken some pics of the progress and here they are. Enjoy! any feed back and suggestions are welcomed. :tup:.

The first is of course the rear diff cover.
The seconds a new poly trans mount.
The third is the 2 piece edelbrock aluminum cover and edelbrock double roller timing chain and the ati super damper.
The fourth is my JSM down pipe and the 20g which i modified.
The fifth of course is my front drive shaft loop.

 

[abes_sy]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

Some more pics!

1. ZQ8 steering box
2. Relocated oil filter back on block
3. Newly acquired sheet metal valve cover all cleaned up
4. Both of them
5. Re sealing my intake

 

[NJSERRANO]

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Looking real good!

I wish that I would have documented some of my upgrades like this.
I'm about to do a full rebuild on my front end and steering, led lights and lenses, and finally my stereo.

 

[THEMADTYPH00N]

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How was the fitment of that Edelbrock timing cover? It states in their catalog that it will not fit 87 & Up engines.

 

[abes_sy]

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Thanks NJSERRANO, Good luck with your upgrades.

THEMADTYPHOON, It looks to fit ok. I bought it from Summit and according to their catalog it fits 1991 90* 4.3L. As of now everything looks to be sealing fine but I have yet to run it. Hopefully after it gets warm and cold a couple of times I won't have a leak issue or hopefully the timing chain doesn't rub. I did test fit it and it didn't seem to touch. I guess I will update you guys once I get it running.

 

[0966Sy]

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We all need to get togather when it's finished up Abe, Dave and Wayne are getting Wayne's Ty back togather soon also. Cruising to Austin on the 11th. I like the front cover and dampner, Ive also decided to change to the ATI dampner from stock.

 

[Ty92Resto]

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Got my refinished wheels today. Aaaaawesome!!!

Do you mind sharing how much it was to get wheels refinished? I need to do the same but one rim is pretty bent up and will need a new one.

 

[Quickstop [UK]]

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He got them done for free according to a subsequent post.

 

[abes_sy]

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Yea I got them done for free. My brother knew a guy that owed him a favor that worked for a company that refinished wheels. So that's how I got it for free.

 

[abes_sy]

Re: The Rejuvination of Sy# 2995

Well had a hell of a time getting to this point but would like to thank some people, Alex"A-Bomb" for all your help. Mike from R.P.M. and Mike Renz. My buddy Jeremy and my buddy Tim and also board member Emmo for posting a pm from DaveP with which I was able to finally get the timing right! So thank you DaveP. Enough talking here it goes, Enjoy!!! Sorry for the silly grin but I was really excited!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NCinciRvk8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[alwayscode390]

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How many miles are on this truck? Its probably not the smartest to be modifying the last production Syclone (in terms of future value), lol ... but hey ... to each his own ---

 

[MikeRenz]

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been a long time/lot of work...the smile says it all. congrats!

 

[JAY]

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Congrats ABE!! Last time I saw your truck running was in 2007 at Jack's house. I believe you were fighting a fuel issue with the new chip & 50# injectors.