What did you do to your SY/TY today?

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Daron

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Started to mod the spindles for the LS1 brake conversion.

My truck needs new balljoints so I guess that I will replace the balljoints, tie rods, hubs, bushings.

Figured I would just do it all at once.

yup you might as well do it all. I did all that on the Syclone recently. I also did the steering box and half shafts too. Way worth the effort.
 

svoguy2000

That Just Happened
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I finished fixing the wiring under the hood where rats had chewed it up while it sat.
 

alwayscode390

pppssssshhhhhtttttttttttt
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I really need to get my brake swap done and my front transfer case fixed ( either the vc or the chain slapping ).

I have been to the two BIGGEST cars shows this year, and didnt see 1 sy or ty ... I would love to represent :) ---
 

syclone (F)

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In the night at my house
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wildphil

I Love My Ty's
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I finished modding one of spindles. Temporarily assembled the hub and caliper to the spindle to check clearances. It turned out really well.

The other spindle just needs to be ground to clear the two washers from the kit for mounting the caliper.

So far the LS1 brake upgrade has not been to bad.
 

qbnkiller

Conflaguration Specialist
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tore apart the rear brakes...damn wheel cylinders aren't here yet!!! St00pid rockauto.com!!
 

13Pelle

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Relocated the ECU to the glovebox in preparation for some soon to be mods.. and did some fix/clean up of the original owners butcher job on some of the wiring and other areas.
 

wildphil

I Love My Ty's
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I finished painting the spindles, front calipers, and caliper brackets yesterday.

I am off work today and tomarrow and am hoping to remove the control arms so I can take them over to a guy who will replace the bushings for me.

I will be off work next week and hope to have the front end work and front LS1 brakes complete.

I will post pictures when I finish. The calipers are not painted red. I wanted to be a little different.
 

pontiacws699

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put the whole top end back together with some help. just got the a/c brackets, vacum lines , turbo and a few little things to go..:tup:
 

SloGN

9Sec Alky V6
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well i have neglected the SY :( ever since the GN came home from the body shop :D


My plans this weekend is too spend some time on the SY getting her all cleaned up.
 

Monopoly

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Went to install new tails, shocker, they didn't fit. Had to play around and mod them a bit but it should work. Should have been a 30 min job, ended up at 2 hours. Funny how that always works.
 

GAShan

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Brought the Sy home from the body shop, all is well. Still need to reapply the GS stripes and mount the GMC grill letters. Picked up all of the old parts too, anyone need a bent fender or busted grill?
 

MRKING

New Parts for Old Trucks
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I felt it was time . This is the before picture ....
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I decided to finally take my first shot at making something to put in that empty spot . This is fresh out of the mold and i need to get all the excess pva off , but what the hell heres a teaser pic anyway before getting it ready to clearcoat and mount .It does needs minor trimming and sanding but at least you get the idea of what im shooting for.

The finger is for Harmon , but the pic itself is for you guys .:lol:

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SYO237

SyTy Registry
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Nice King.

Lets keep the CF theme going. I just finished this for my truck, I'll get a better shot later cause actually this was a proto piece and just set in place for temp fitting. The final piece is mucho shiny....but the truck is currently filthy. So you get this for now:

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Look closely, you'll notice I V'd the weave.
 

SEL777

One of 101
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Dropin da Ty of tomorrow to get the painted cowl hood installed/aligned and blended with da old paint.
 

MySaudi

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replaced the purple wire again.. and took the starter off and tore it apart to figure out why it was clicking.. took apart the solenoid put some electric grease in it.. and then in the starter.. put it all back together put it back on.. works so far no more clicking.. :tup:
 

BowTy

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Well, I wish I could do this in one day "what did you do to your SyTy today" as in the Title, if this don’t belong here since it has taken longer than a day, let me know!

New Belltech drop leafs, quality product, extra attention to shipping, nice company
Jagsthatrun assortment of angle shims, setback, u-bolts that are heavy duty and “sing” like high strength steel, and super long nuts, again another good company to deal with.
KYB Mono-max shocks (tried and liked Biltsteins, just testing another).
Plastidip spray underside, frame/chassis/lines etc. Since under 20k miles and no winters, seal it up some more while its good to do it, sticks well to even tar undercoating already there.
RPM/Bell Tech rear sway bar, Krytox RFE synthetic PFPE lube on urethane surfaces, mounted and awaiting placement on wheels to tighten bolts in place. Another nice piece though directions are not usable/picture provides no details!
Raybesto’s best drums, cleaned, acid etched primed, epoxy coated satin black, Raybestos Super Stop shoes, new hardware, Permatex new Ceramic Extreme brake parts synthetic lube (good for 2,800 F).
PBR drilled slotted rotors (just to keep heat levels down, no not better at stopping), Jet Hot coat caliper, Akibono Pads, new hardware, same Permatex synthetic grease, to compress piston; bled fluid at calipers, and flushed those line for now, (real brake bleed later).
Already have all MOOG problem solvers for all associated front suspension parts.
Drain and flush rear diff, new cast aluminum cover/epoxy painted, Red Line Shock Proof gear lube, proper preloaded bearing case’s via new cover bolts.
Vacuum pump evacuation of front diff, fill, rotate and repeat, fill and check level, Red Line Shock Proof gear lube.
New U-Joints on driveshaft, high polished yoke.
Clean off surface rust and any run-out grease, acid etch prime, epoxy coat intermediate shaft, inspect rubber; no degradation at this age, grease with needle fitting, clean-flat matting surfaces and retain reference marks for installing correctly back into truck.
New transmission cooling lines, new fuel lines to the end of tranny attachments, all covered in ceramic/silicone Thermo-Sleeve, extra fasteners and attachments to avoid vibration potential.
Flushed, then added new power steering lines.
All new wire looms in engine bay area (short sentence, LOTS of work!).
Refresh engine, no way I got time to list all those parts, basics are Moldex crank, Oliver rods, JE pistons/rings/pins, Comp Cams cam and pushrods, Crane (who?) gold roller rockers, SpeedPro lifters, Melling’s higher price for same but proper built oil pump, Cloyes Cam-Adjust timing gears, ARP fasteners throughout less OEM has better, Victor/FelPro/GM/etc gaskets, o-rings and seals, hoses, flushed and flow balanced injectors, new FPR, all new sensors, high output polished water pump, billet MSD distributor, etc.
New AC Compressor, new Power Steering Pump, new high output chrome alternator, newer high-torque starter, etched and epoxy painted brackets.
Refresh 700R4, combo’s differ, but plenty of research including Digs recommendations, new case, all new hard parts (nothing reused, and I mean nothing!), new valve body, new linkage, blue II clutches, 9/11 locking, sensible shifts, not shockingly harsh! B&M 26,000 GVW aux cooler with thermostat.
New Red Line high-temp ATF to transfer case when I bought the truck, and again now that it is out. Seals all still tight.
New mounts for engine (heat shield added, all new bolts of course) tranny and transfer case however it works.
Sanded and/or sand blasted, etched aluminum and/or acid etched then epoxy painted most everything else.
New oil cooler lines and mount.

Stereo and security system and gauges and remote radar/laser detector etc already done before this freshening of the truck.

More done and still much left to do as in assemble all those engine and tranny parts, rebuild and port turbo, flush tank/lines and new fuel filter, long list of more to do but getting closer so I say, though it don’t feel that way :rant:.
 
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