Hey,
really nice find and great project for you together with your son.
What colour exactly you ordered for the Loncky steering wheel cover; if you don't mind me asking? That looks reasonably well match with the tan interior.
Well I just saw the updates to this tread...
yeap ... same issues here.... Reverted to stock long time ago... right after realizing it just doesn't fit right for me.... I don't know if it was the same issue but for me it just didn't fit well... cable seemed a bit too long, the shock too long or...
Just go for the best V8 engines around... LS; choose one that fits your budget, you simply cannot go wrong with any LS.
There is plenty of excellent info here (on mud) on LS V8 conversion just do a search.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/8x-series-v8-swaps.948869/
good luck.
@Scalpel thank you so much for your great work with detailing the swap process. This is one of the best documented process for swapping a V8. Thank you again. Your whole journey documented in such details is a quite an inspiration to me and my son; now we are feeling much more comfortable to...
I agree, the Ron Davis radiators are expensive (although "expensive" is a relative notion); however, the chances are that they will last forever, most likely will outlast the truck, whereas the chances that the OEM rad will need to be changed again in the life of the truck are very high... So...
by the look of it it's "Gone Baby Gone". If you're still in the '90 style "truck". I would recommend try finding another 80 Series clean, no rust whatsoever; preferably a S or SW coast states (CA, AZ, NM and TX) and enjoy it... Just my 2C.