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  1. Ole Buck

    what are these numbers?

    located on the inside of my 5.3 head. The laser etched numbers and letter.
  2. Ole Buck

    LS timing chain and gear

    Parts showed up today. During tear down I kept and laid out everything.The new timing set came with a tensioner mine did not have one and the cam sprocket is smaller in diameter than my stock one. Hit me. 2003 L59 5.3 flex fuel
  3. Ole Buck

    heads are at the machine shop, Gasket question and my new cam

    I have been told several times to get the best gasket set you can for an LS. Now in my day Fel-Pro was that the bees' knees when it came to gaskets. What's "the best" gasket set now? My new cam; Texas Speed Stage 4 Truck Cam223/226 TSP .660 Dual Spring Kit w/Titanium Retainers One piece seat...
  4. Ole Buck

    15 and 16 inch tire choices

    I am trying my best to keep the big tire small wheel look. Is it my searching skills or are we very limited in the 15/16 wheel tire choices? My build is for 38's on 8.65 bolt pattern. I want the Mickey Thompson Classic wheels in 15 or 16 but It seems like it's either a Super Swampers or a Toyo...
  5. Ole Buck

    Fuel Pump Question

    I have a L59 flex fuel for my truck. My tank is a Boyd welded tank that has the 12 bolt style flange for the pump. Most stock pumps have the ring/neck locking style. So, what style or brand of pump would work/fit my new shiny tank that i should have thought about before I bought the damn thing...
  6. Ole Buck

    LM7 or L59?

    I have this in the Under Construction section as well. Here are the fuel injector connectors. I say it's the L59 flex fuel version of the 5.3, this came out of an 03 Yukon. 144,000 miles. Am i correct in saying this or am i way off the charts?
  7. Ole Buck

    Keep Manual shift for the LS or swap in an auto?

    14 bolt full floater with 5.13 gears and the front Dana 44 will have the same. Tires will be no smaller than 37's. Open book here, I am building a beast but it will see way more asphalt than it ever will see the woods. manual is fine and i like going through the gears but i believe that i would...
  8. Ole Buck

    What did I stumble upon? More pics

    Thank you
  9. Ole Buck

    Is this a direct fit rearend for my 87 V10?

    2006 14 bolt srw. arb air locker and 5.13 gears
  10. Ole Buck

    14 bolt newbie question.

    Please don't shred me here. I am in the process of tearing down my 87. I am going rear 14 bolt full floater shopping later next week. I know non dually, (or so i was told) My question is when i get ready to assemble the truck, does the full floater bolt right up in the same stock location? As in...
  11. Ole Buck

    My first build, I turned this into that

    and ultimately into this 04 1500 4x4 SLT 4.7 re-worked heads HO cams Melling rockers, lifters, valves, springs oil pump, Cloyes timing set, FEL PRO gasket set, HO intake, Spectra Cold Air intake, Gibson headers, Magna Flow cats, Flow Master old school 40 with twin turn downs, NGK coils, new...
  12. Ole Buck

    Hello from LA (Lower Alabama)

    Hello all, Thanks for allowing me to join. I picked up an 86 Scottsdale. I have not laid eyes on it other than these pictures. I will not have the VIN till later next week. The price was on point now I have to go get her. This will be a frame off build. My goal is 1 ton axels and 44’s. Going to...

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