Watch as we take on the challenge of a frame off restoration of a 6.6 Duramax Silverado, including a turbo swap and CP3 injection pump upgrade. This restoration doesn’t go harder than this!
Part 2: Hello Turbo! Body-off Teardown: DURAMAX LBZ 6.6 PT2 https://youtu.be/uXORRMXaih0
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Thanks to Jesse for making the intro and graphic for us to enjoy!!
Dam the YouTube gods, ive gotten no notifications from you 💔
i can`t remember what i turned this computer on for ?😒
Saw you walk up to that compressor, turn it on, and walk away and thought to myself "Yep, he gon make the walk of shame" lol
Living our dreams ninja! Do it do it and doing it well! 💪
Hi, right. Just watched you lifting the cab off. Your vehicle, is there a sixseries? This wasnRecorded 9 months ago.Could you let me know when the next one is out are?If it is already out
I am an ASE certified flat rate technician and I couldn't make videos of me repairing vehicles without saying g*ddamm*t, f*ck, m*therf*cker, piece of sh*t … Etc… good on you Ray 👌👍
I'm at the point. I want to take every push tap trim button on my car and insert a damn bolt. I'm sick of those little things
I know this is all done by now.. But in my experience with this process of engine and transmission removal from Ford, Chevy, Dodge etc.. It is WAY EASIER to pull the front "bumper", front clip and then pull the engine, and THEN RAISE THE TRUCK to easily drop the transmission out. AND change the cab mount bolts too.
Time to stop, tired and hungry, supper time.
Plus the newer Chevy's are ass and a half.
Holy crap….a functioning e brake setup.. Mr Salt usually eats em
Thats disgusting to see for DMax owners in the rust belt😂. Zero rot
Hot stuff
"don't worry, I know what all this does" damn if I haven't said those words so many times to so many people.
What’s wrong with bought? Some people don’t have fancy lifts and the time and know how to do all of that so we have to buy them built.
One thing is clear , you REALLY love that truck to go to such lengths to keep improving it all the time! lol
If u care, GM still services the longer battery cable attachment bolts. The 3 i had i used on my 99 GMC 3500 SUBURBAN 454 cid when i installed a second battery. Somehow my notes on that install have either been eaten by the doggies or loaned and not returned by my good friend. So I cant give u the part number. Also the aftermarket look alike bolts will rust very quicklly even in Florida!
After watching you I really wish I had my own shop with lifts and all of the tools. I actually have all of the tools with the exception of the following: a shop, a lift, an A/C recovery unit, an Oil recovery unit, a forklift, a scanner with electrical schematics and something that tells me where the electrical connecters are physically located at in the vehicle. Maybe I will win the lottery someday and be able to have these things. At any rate I love watching your You tube video clips. I do actually accomplish some DIY projects watching your videos.
Thankyou :}
I understand that you are saving by rebuilding vs buying new or used. How much did that trans and engine actually cost? I also know you had to rebuild the suspension system, I wonder how much that cost. I ask because I have a small pickup, Mazda B 3000 and I am thinking of rebuilding it. Can you tell us how much this all cost without time for labor ?
My truck is nowhere near as big as yours. But similar mindset. Mine is a 2016 Colorado with a 2.8 L Duramax. Paid off, never had a single check engine code. Just passed into the quarter million club. I'll drive that sucker until it literally falls apart on me or gets totaled. I paid 24,000 for it and it is definitely one of my better purchases in life.
CAC Pipe had me rolling. Underrated comedy coming from you Ray.
Is ASE certifications required to work at your shop Ray!
Thanks, great start
I hope there's no Mousekewitz
Great job Ray. I replaced my 2005 LLY turbo a few years back. Took me two days. I didn't remove the cab, but i did lose a pound of flesh from my forearms! Thosd damn firewall screws don't need to be 6" long!
While you got it down to the bare chassis id hit it with some rustoleum rust reformer and the tannins will turn the rust black and neutralize it. Then spray it with some bed liner man and it'll probably never rust again.
American transmissions lol what a joke of a company. I got a customers ford ranger sitting in my yard right now because i have installed no less than 7 transmissions from this company all within 6 months. Most of them didn’t make it 10 miles from my shop. The last one maybe made it 75 miles before it screwed up. I will never buy anything else from them ever again.
rig·ma·role [sorry it just bugs me]
I completely agree! I have a 2002 silverado 1500 with a 5,3 V8 that has 200,000 miles on it that I bought new. I have saved about $70,000 in payments. This truck has beem well maintained and is like new. It has had only minor repairs and I do not want to have to buy a new one!
A Pandora's Box! When it comes to wiring, taking photos helps when reassembling even when I think I'll remember where everything goes because when the time comes, I've definitely forgotten! 🤔
Ray…. Those tires … Yikes!
🤓When
You are an automotive genus!
What is wrong with the original Frame Ray?🤔
Now would be a good time to clean and repaint the frame (powder coat?).
Ray, at 47:55, there is a random washer sitting on your fender under the fuse box. I didn't see where it came from.