Okay, I have no real clue as to what you have done. Except for the fact that everything looks really clean and I have a strange excitement/jealousy that I can't explain. Very cool and way to go. Enjoy!
Okay, I have no real clue as to what you have done. Except for the fact that everything looks really clean and I have a strange excitement/jealousy that I can't explain. Very cool and way to go. Enjoy!
well a little progress. i picked up filters and fluids, and a new water pump. other then that i havent touched her since tues.
tuesday josh came over again to help me. after he left monday night i got to work installing the starter and noticed something missing! the damn starter plate. so we got it banged out real fast. after josh left i was in the garage wrenching away til 4am. got the headers, O2s, starter, and everything else underneath done. been at a stand still cause i can not decide which valve covers i wanted to use. i decided to go with the ghost skulls
Last edited by tpr103; 04-02-2011 at 01:50 AM.
Can't go wrong with ghost skulls no matter where they are.
well i had to change where i mounted the fuel press. reg. so that meant ordering more fittings. so i had to wait for those to come in.
progress for tonight errr day. i finished up around 5:30 am truck is done! cant fire her up though cause i need one more freaking fitting and i broke one of the lines on the evap solenoid. now i have to get another one. so if anyone reading this has one i want it.
it cranked over lol. however i found some fuel leaks
IT RUNS!!!!!!!!! i rigged my old evap for the time being. i drilled out where i snapped the vac. port off and stuck a vac nipple in there for the time being just to get it fired up. yesterday i pulled the fues to the pumps and cranked the motor to build oil press. then i re-installed the fuse, and primed the pumps! found 2 leaks, one by the fpr which was an easy fix, just had to tighten it. the other one was not so easy, #2 cyl fuel injector upper oring. i must have nipped it when i installed it. frustrated and running outta time, since i had to go out to dinner with the family i calle dit a night.
today i pulled the rail and injector. sure enough the oring had a chunk taken out of it. went to pepboys and was surprised they actually had it. came back and put her all back together again. went to fire her up and the battery was dead. tried charging it but wasnt taking or holding a charge? luckily over the winter i replaced the battery in my L with a new optima. i took the hd's optima back to peps and got it replaced using the L receipt. once again back home batt hooked up. primed the pumps looked good no leaks. fire in the hole! she fired right up and idled perfect!ran her for about 20 mins. let the paint on the headers burn and smoke for a bit, still no leaks.
still got some things to do before she hits the road. have to remake the fpr bracket, install the new evap (thanks again eric i owe you some beers!), reinstall the bumper, h/e, grill heads and corners, wheel liners and wheels. hope to have her backed outta the garage tonight so i can give her some much needed tlc on the outside!
done yet done yet done yet!??!?!!?!!?
you read the post above me!
"still got some things to do before she hits the road. have to remake the fpr bracket, install the new evap (thanks again eric i owe you some beers!), reinstall the bumper, h/e, grill heads and corners, wheel liners and wheels. hope to have her backed outta the garage tonight so i can give her some much needed tlc on the outside!"
So....IS IT DONE YET?!?!?!?!?!??!
oh lol then no it isnt done yet. im still waiting on the evap. i guess my little rig job on int didnt seal all the way. had the truck running the other day for probably 20 min and all of a sudden i hear a loud his and see smoke! im like CRAP i run over and shut her off. then i remember the damn evap on that truck was always loud.
got the new evap solenoid going to install it tonight and drive her tomorrow
where's the finished pics? and when we having a GTG?!
dont know on the gtg. and i have to take some pics
Still waiting!!! lol
On pics, and setting up a GTG!