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    New water pump gasket leaking?

    If you're only doing the water pump, the 4 long bolts are the only one's that get wet. And I'm sure you noticed there's 3 long bolts, and one long long bolt. If you're reusing the factory fasteners, there's a good chance getting them sealed up is going to take a little extra since they've...
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    Vacuum Brake Conversion

    You don't have to pull it. But you can if you want to, I guess. Or, you can just keep that plug in the back of your mind if you ever want to power anything under the hood that needs less than 30 amps.
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    Shoot me a PM. It looks like the site is emailing me when I get messages now, so I should be...

    Shoot me a PM. It looks like the site is emailing me when I get messages now, so I should be able to find it.
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    High flow timing cover seal#

    They will sell you the 'wrong' seal. Your TA cover is a chinese unit that doesn't use the correct rear mounted metal clad seal.
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    Valve cover correct ones?

    That's a common place for them to leak. Since it can be such a fight getting the back of the PS cover to drop in place, the gasket can get dislodged before the bolts are set in place. The trick is to glue the cork to the cover, set a weight on it and let it cure. And don't machine lock the...
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    Ta Performance front cover...

    The seal should have the seal number on it. If you can't read yours, TA sells Silver Seal brand covers (all Chinese covers are the same) so they might have a part number if it's different than the actual seal number.
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    Gasket

    I'm not in Canadia, but if you mean the gasket that hooks the cat flange to the exhaust system, I can mail you one (or two)
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    Oil Pump Locked Up

    I actually looked into doing this years ago. I want to say it was going to cost me a little over $10,000 to get started. I hit two major hurdles. I have a friend that owns a foundry and I was down there drinking beers (and literally throwing the cans into a crucible) and he told me that it...
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    Oil Pump Locked Up

    Yeah. After doing all the work on the Chinese cover, you drop in the cam sensor then get pissed off the pump can't turn anymore. It's a well documented problem that's been around for decades. (on top of the gear pockets being too deep)
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    Body to frame alignment

    The easiest way to tell if you're crooked is to look in the rear inner fenders. They are right at the same width as the frame. Basically you just run you fingers over the 'joint' on both sides and make them match. (That's an important step if you're wanting to run the widest tires you can...
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    Stock Header Stud Size(s) - GN1 Heads

    They are. I would verify the lengths you have, but I can't remember what they are. I do know they're odd, so you're probably right.
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    Stock Header Stud Size(s) - GN1 Heads

    Yeah. The stainless can be a bitch to cut. And it will get waaaaaaaaay worse if you rub on it and work harden it any. Dremel cutoff wheels are really too small to cut them due to the small diameter of the wheel which makes it impossible to get a square cut. And it gets worse as the wheel...
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    Stock Header Stud Size(s) - GN1 Heads

    That's right. Trans is metric. Block is plain ole shitbox GM, so the pan rail is SAE.
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    Stock Header Stud Size(s) - GN1 Heads

    Yeah, the pan kits aren't really anything special as they're mostly the same size. The only real thing about those is choosing the right OD washer at a good thickness to work with the pan rail type. The real trick is to make sure you get metric when you need metric and SAE when you need SAE. 8mm...
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    Stock Header Stud Size(s) - GN1 Heads

    I think what you described is the same thing I offer in my manifold bolt kits. From your description, you might be OK. That's if you accounted for the shorter stud you need for the front lower cylinder bolt hole that needs a nut for the alternator reinforcement. On the upside, 316 is rated...
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