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It has a duckbill valve for draining water. So they have to be oriented accordingly. Good news, they can be ordered with both orientations. I think I went with the D080056 V. They're only rated for 50hp but that gives room for clogging. The housings are $150 with filter. The rest of the intake...

I have not insulated my cab yet so all I hear is the rattle from the back of the engine. With that said, I don't notice any drone. The air filter housing doesn't have any noise baffles or anything but it does have a primary and backup element as well as pre-swirl separators so there are a few...

It drives! FYI, this road is really bumpy and going fast with the Dana 60 requires some steering input. https://photos.app.goo.gl/b6UGztmsEtMoHnwaA https://photos.app.goo.gl/vGEBVbX6zbqMdXc37

I think moving the engine forward is how the Duramax conversions work. The body lift will certainly work to help, you'll probably clear the gas pedal but still need to bump a little sheet metal around the transmission tunnel. I think the stock HVAC ducts would still work with a body lift...

Gas pedal is done. I just need to put some better threaded inserts in the firewall for the upper two bolts and one in the fiberglass for the lower. I still need to drill and fasten the fiberglass plug to the firewall. Im debating well nuts or rivet nuts. I have limited acetylene right now so I...

Got the doghouse fabricated. I used corrugated posterboard and hot glue to make the shape. 3/4 inch clearance around everything. I hope that's enough when the engine flexes in its mounts. Used 1"x3/16 Nomex tape to make the flange. The rest of it is lightweight woven roving and West System. No...

Got the batteries in and fender on to show the fit of the intake.

Was able to attach it to the front battery tray, piece of cake. It has over an inch of clearance under the hood. I wish I had gone a hair higher because the duckbill drain touches the inner fender. Next I need to track down affordable smooth bore clamps. I'll probably use Band-It. There is no...

Guess I just got a bunk hose. Put a new one on and power steering works fine. I got the air filter routing figured out today. A Donaldson PowerCore D080056 fits nicely between the batteries. It's meant for a 50hp industrial off-road engine but these things have so much capacity I think it will...

Power steering return line exploded. Still going to need to figure that one out.

It's a runner. Had a terrible knock for a moment, cylinder 5 was being finicky. I couldn't find OEM rod bearings, only Taiwan, made me nervous. It cleared up. Must have been an injector. It was an eBay engine and I didn't want to burn money on injectors. New engine in new Energy Suspension...

In case anybody is wondering they are called Tube-O fittings and have a 3/4-16 thread. They are available in Parker 26 series fittings. Make sure to have your divorce papers signed before you buy the hoses because your wife is going to kill you.

Does anybody know the name of the fittings where the oil cooler hoses tie in to the aluminum crossover pipes? The 6.5 GEP block has 1/2 NPT holes and the 6.2 is 3/8. No big deal, that's what bushings are for. The trouble is one of the hoses interferes with the van style exhaust manifold. A 45...

Definitely an option. The way it sits right now, I only ran in to one of the mounting holes. The arm also has the wrong bend to it and hits exhaust and the eventual doghouse. I'm going to try putting the 3rd bolt hole in the doghouse and use standoffs on the other two. Then I just need to...

Anything you want. I had to cut right up to the rivet nuts for the glow plug ballast resistor. I have not renwed the body mounts yet. I went this route with the intention of adding air conditioning in the future. You're going to have to build a small doghouse to clear the exhaust but the gas...

Negative, I did a ORD zero rate to offset the front axle 1.5 inches forward and put 37 inch tires on. This gives a better cruise. I had a choice, spend $1200 on a transmission for OD or $1200 and get some sweet tires.

In case anyone is else is dumb enough to try this, I finally reached a milestone putting a center mount 6.5 in my CUCV. I'm just hoping it gets rid of that drone at 55mph 😉.