Posting this 80 for a friend hear in Dallas. Just finished the conversion and it needs to go to a good home due to financial reasons. Brief details include:
1992 80 series
2009 6.0 LS Low mileage 39K motor has verification
4L80E Tranny REBUILT/stock transfer case Rebuilt
4l80E controller
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This is for the next person who needs to do the rear brakes on the Snow Bruiser:
1.Tires off.
2.Remove calipers and pads
3.Bleed the system as usual, Then gravity bleed the calipers with the nipple horizontal to the ground.
4.Then install the pads on the calipers back out the piston if required...
Thats not to say that the ElDorado design is not the best. I had thought of using the Pontiac/Buick calipers but never got around to doing the research if it would work for such a heavy truck.
Yes as the pads wear that would increase my distance and I would be back to step 1. But the calipers are supposed to sense and adjust as it goes to maintain the set distance. My problem was the calipers never adjusted or actuated correctly from the start due to the large gap so they never set...
One thing I found on the El Dorado calipers that may not have been pointed out. The pad to rotor distance was excessive to the point I was off by .030 and the rear brakes would not engage correctly. I also was having trouble getting the park brake to work properly. So I bleed the system again...
Sure can! I pulled the yota cable back through the housing and cut liner to leave enough room to actuate the brake then left extra on both ends for later adjustment. I would have liked the crimp style but to adjust those doesn't make it easier later.
Will update this further once I wrap everything up but so far it's looking good and running good just doing final touch up and shake down so it can go home and start making some memories for Mark and his daughters!!
So here is a comparison pic right before I went on a test drive. The Snow Bruiser will ride on new 35's and black steelies. Mine is SOA on 4" springs and 38.5's. It also has an 6.0 LQ4 so when Mark arrives will let him drive both and then decide if he wants his back or needs to add the cam...
Here is a shot of the exhaust with the new crossmember. It is running a 2-1 Flowmaster with Hi-Pro cats I had the original modified X-member in there but it didn't give me enough room for the exhaust so out it went.