[rshadd]

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My remote starter installer printer this out for me as a reference for my remote starter installation. Handy information for any interior work.

 

[Guest]

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Hello, just bought 40358 borla pro xs, Want to install it myself, is it just a cut of stock one and weld the borla muffler, any help please?

 

[rshadd]

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I took the scenic ride home and decided to visit Washington Crossing Historic Park on my way home from the office. Took some pics with my new camera. (Bowman's Tower in Background)

I also found a good spot to take some pics for the Photo Challenge contest. This challege was 355 with Livestock.

 

[rshadd]

RSHADD's Build Journal

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A 355nation How To presented by
rshadd

Project Name
Installing a TrailBlazer SS Engine Cover on your 5.3L V8

Project Description
This how to describes and the parts and labor needed to install a TBSS engine on your 5.3L V8 Colorado/Canyon.

Skill Level
Easy

Project Vehicle
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Colorado
Year: 2009
Engine: 5.3L V8
Power windows: Yes
Sun Roof: Yes

Tools Needed

• 10mm wrench
• 10mm socket
• Rachet

Project Time
1 hour or less


Project Cost
$85 using used parts. $180, if you get everything new from your GM dealer.

Parts List

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001- $1.76
002- $24.79
003- $92.06
004- $1.43
005- $12.75
006- $4.73
007- $7.36 (you need two, so $14.72)
008- (included with 009)
009- $7.99
010- $ 3.51 (you need two, so $7.02)
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Total: $176.49

Shop around, I was able to pick up a fairly nice used TBSS engine cover for $55 shipped from a guy on the TBSSowners.com forum and it already had most of the pieces I needed. The additonal mounting hardware I picked up from my local chevy dealer for about $25.

Installing the TBSS engine cover
This is a complete bolt on. NO modifications to the engine cover were needed to make it fit. You may choose to trim the cover in some places, but that's strictly cosmetic and entirely up to you.

All of the mounting locations are already in the stock 5.3L intake manifold.

I started by installing the BRACKET with the two 10mm bolts.

Next, I installed the STUD with a 10mm wrench.

The engine cover then slips into the BRACKET and is secured on top with the wingnut BOLT.

I used some Silly Putty to check the hood clearence. As you can see by the pictures, it's a close fit, and there's going to be some rubbing.

A few shots of the completed project.

 

[rshadd]

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Color matched my EZ-Down strut today.

 

[rshadd]

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The parts that I've been waiting on in order to complete my TBSS engine cover project finially came in and I picked them up last night.

Bracket and stud installed.

Fits pretty well without any modifications.

There's not a whole lot of hood clearance. The hood closes fine, but there's bound to be some rubbing.

Here's a few more pics that I took...

I wrote a how-to for this mod.
How To: Installing a TBSS engine cover on your 5.3L Colorado

 

[Bykerbrad63]

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Very classy as always

 

[b00xtreme]

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where did you get the bracket for the tailgate lift? i thought you got supermod to make one but can't remember. if so...any chance more can be made?

 

[07NJrado]

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looks like it belonged there all along :thumbup:

 

[DBNissan]

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Wow! That's close!

Have you noticed any knocking or rubbing with the engine running/rocking?

 

[rshadd]

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Took some more pictures of my truck this morning.

Here's a little history of the location...

Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian, Mercer built Fonthill both as his home and as a showplace for his collection of tiles and prints. The first of three Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill served as a showplace for Mercer's famed Moravian tiles that were produced during the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Designed by Mercer, the building is an eclectic mix of Medieval, Gothic, and Byzantine architectural styles, and is significant as an early example of poured reinforced concrete.

 

[edvocho]

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:rrado::bow2:

so much win!
awesome location Rich!

 

[rshadd]

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[WhiteTailFreak]

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I so love your truck!

 

[rshadd]

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[Minitruckin9509]

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awsome rich. paint the calipers red!

 

[rshadd]

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Stopping off for a cheese steak...

 

[rshadd]

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I drive by this electrical sub-station on my way home from work every day.

 

[La Colorado]

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looks soo sexyy!!! :naughty:

is the only thing you have for the front the QA1s?

 

[rshadd]

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looks soo sexyy!!! :naughty:

is the only thing you have for the front the QA1s?

Yep. QA1 coilovers with QA1 springs and Ron's goodies to make everything fit nicely.