ggdad1951 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Report Posted March 13, 2023 passenger door gaps all built out horn mounted 3 Quote
John-T-53 Posted March 13, 2023 Report Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) Only two and a half weeks left to have it complete in time for Clements, and that includes drive time. Edited March 13, 2023 by John-T-53 Quote
bkahler Posted March 13, 2023 Report Posted March 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, John-T-53 said: Only two and a half weeks left to have it complete in time for Clements, and that includes drive time. A few long nights and a few beers ought to do it.... Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Posted March 15, 2023 Flipping the manifold took less time than I had imagined. The hardest part were the two bolts tucked in the firewall (bottom of course the worse of the 2). 1 Quote
Lingle Posted March 15, 2023 Report Posted March 15, 2023 keep up the good work! on my Detroit diesel transplant I ended up heat coating my manifold using some high temp paint for headers and then baked(my wife was uber excited about this) it in my oven. Sure made the house smell like a gear factory heating and cooling it to 450 degrees 3 times! cant wait to see the hood action with all the actuators and such installed(maybe I missed that, will go back and see). Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Report Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Lingle said: keep up the good work! on my Detroit diesel transplant I ended up heat coating my manifold using some high temp paint for headers and then baked(my wife was uber excited about this) it in my oven. Sure made the house smell like a gear factory heating and cooling it to 450 degrees 3 times! cant wait to see the hood action with all the actuators and such installed(maybe I missed that, will go back and see). You haven't missed it. I had a redeisgn of linkage and am waiting for my lasered parts. I want (don't know if I will) to have it done by Tim's BBQ. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Posted March 16, 2023 dropped the Turbo back on and started to lien things up...need a spacer now, spinning the cold side around it now hits the exhaust manifold. Quote
Ram Man 02 Posted March 21, 2023 Report Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) im sure you already know this but make sure the center section of the turbo, the oil drain points straight down. ive heard you can get away with the 5 o' clock to 7 o' clock range but too much and the oil seals can blow out making a smokey mess. Ive never reclocked a turbo housing so im no help there. *i really need to make a trip over some sunday after the BBQ so i can see the progress!!! Edited March 21, 2023 by Ram Man 02 Quote
Merle Coggins Posted March 21, 2023 Report Posted March 21, 2023 @Ram Man 02, How's the progress on your truck? I often wonder how you're getting along with your diesel project. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Posted March 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Ram Man 02 said: im sure you already know this but make sure the center section of the turbo, the oil drain points straight down. ive heard you can get away with the 5 o' clock to 7 o' clock range but too much and the oil seals can blow out making a smokey mess. Ive never reclocked a turbo housing so im no help there. *i really need to make a trip over some sunday after the BBQ so i can see the progress!!! yah I know that (something about my day job )....right now it's all rusted in place and I'll have to wait for the rebuild to align is all. Quote
Ram Man 02 Posted March 21, 2023 Report Posted March 21, 2023 11 hours ago, Merle Coggins said: @Ram Man 02, How's the progress on your truck? I often wonder how you're getting along with your diesel project. zero progress since spring of '19 11 hours ago, ggdad1951 said: yah I know that (something about my day job )....right now it's all rusted in place and I'll have to wait for the rebuild to align is all. im not a cabinet maker, i had no idea they needed turbos! Quote
Dave72dt Posted March 21, 2023 Report Posted March 21, 2023 32 minutes ago, Ram Man 02 said: i had no idea they needed turbos! Not all diesels do or have them and not all require wastegates. It would have run without it, would have been severely down on hp and required a recalibration of the fuel pump. On and off the throttle applications have different requirements than one under a constant load. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Posted March 23, 2023 Dialing the rear door windows. With the glass in hand somr adjustments needed on both doors. 1 Quote
bkahler Posted March 23, 2023 Report Posted March 23, 2023 Looks good. I assume the rear doors have fixed glass panes.... Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Report Posted March 23, 2023 34 minutes ago, bkahler said: Looks good. I assume the rear doors have fixed glass panes.... No, those are power windows as well. If I'm going to do the insane, might as well go for TOTAL insanity. 2 2 Quote
bkahler Posted March 23, 2023 Report Posted March 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, ggdad1951 said: No, those are power windows as well. If I'm going to do the insane, might as well go for TOTAL insanity. That's the spirit Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 27, 2023 Author Report Posted March 27, 2023 I was really hoping to have this all finished by Q time, but I don't think it's in the cards. Gotta take a few nights to finish off the taxes....stupid taxes Driver side is giving me a few isues getting it all lined up happy with the passenger side. Even a vaunted template failed me and I'm down to itterative pivot placement. I'm close, but not quite yet. 34100.mp4 3 1 Quote
Lingle Posted March 27, 2023 Report Posted March 27, 2023 even shop kitty got a cameo in the video! Quote
bkahler Posted March 27, 2023 Report Posted March 27, 2023 The cat nonchalantly coming out from behind the tire is hilarious! 1 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Posted March 28, 2023 Driver side now w/in 1/2° on angle for open and closed position. Tonight I fully weld the pivot point in place. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Report Posted March 29, 2023 Tip linkage pivots all welded in. I do have some heat deflection at the front pivot to deal with, but not that big of a deal, I will fix after the Q. Also dropped the turbo back on with the new spacer for clearance. 3 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Posted April 18, 2023 Finally back at it...still plugging away on the linkages. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Posted April 24, 2023 Well, the weekend was busy! Running on 18V instead of 12V (wheeler battery had a bad cell) so its a bit FAST, and I need to figure out how to stiffen the whole thing so the bounce stops. But I'm happy! 38964.mp4 38965.mp4 6 Quote
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