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Well, today was the first time in a while the ole gal saw some day light in a while. I cleaned around it a little bit so I can try to find all my parts. I also did some shuffling of engines and in the process my new cherry picker broke 2 rear wheels. It is the biggest POS I have ever purchased. It's perfect for ricers, but not for what I do. Be prepared for progress pics daily hopefully. This truck is getting a p-pumped 24v, with compound turbos. I also am planning on an intercooler too. Just have to find one that won't break the bank.
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:devil: those cherry picker wheels were meant for smooth surfaces :)
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No, these wheels are meant for the garbage! :lol:
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Nice! If things work out the way I want my K30 will get a P-pumped 24V, and Ive been kicking around the idea of triple turbos...
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I think I have the same cherry picker. I will keep an eye on the wheels! Your truck is looking great!
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Harbor Freight is where I got mine. It has worked great so far, but I am not lifting engines your size, and have been lucky enough to use it on smooth level floors. Looks like you have some small canyons in your floor. LOL
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I have the same hoist and it came from Northern Tool. At least you know now that your Matco guy isn't shopping at HF.:devil:;) BTW, your build is coming along nicely. |
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You'll have to do aerotruk63's version of a cherry picker.
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I may have to! :lol: My big cherry picker is still broken................... AKA, a skid loader. :lol:
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Diesel,
I have been meaning to ask you why you choose the 24V over the 12V? I just picked up my crew cab dually chev and am now looking for a donor... I am being literally torn between the two... Why did you choose? |
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We have done two of the 24V P-Pump swaps and one was a very mild build and ran hellaciously hard. Then he put in a set of 7*0.012 with 0.015" lift injectors in, on top of his 64/71/14 turbo and it would pull out 25ft triple axle trailer 75+ at no higher than 1300* on the pyro. I am also going with a P24V instead of a 12V on my 96 Dodge. |
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Plans have changed again! I have decided to park my corvette from the diesel racing scene next year. I will put a mild engine and a A518 and just take it to shows. I'm now going to take the engine from the car and the built transmission and put it in the Longhorn. Then take the 24v and tranny I had for the Longhorn and put it in the 76. Kill 2 birds with one stone and save some pesos.
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Did I read somewhere you have daughter(s)? You're changing your mind more than she'll be changing wardrobes soon! :lol: But sounds pretty sweet. |
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i've been looking on mounting a mercedes diesel 6 cylinder 3 liter in a chevy pickup , i live in europe close(r) to myra thyan you guys , i've seen some clips of those engines , they seem to get about 350 to 400 hp from them with only a bigger turbo and pump
i can get the engines cheaper then american engines as there more plentyfull here still need to check for clearanceproblems to the oilpan |
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small for american standards maibe but compared to european engines its the size of a truck block
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What trannies are available to go behind these? I wonder how hard they are to get ahold of. One of the reasons I like the 6.2/6.5 engines is that Nobody likes them and will practically pay you to take them.:lol:
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I'm guessing Mercedes transmissions. That looks real similar to the 3.2 litre in the turd sprinters here. Parts are expensive for those things. The reason the engines loook so big is because they are over head cam and have massive cylinder heads. If I were you, I'd get one and do it for sure.
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Congratulations by the way!
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i live close to the sourse of the parts so i dont have to pay a lot for them , they dont have to include the shipping overseas , i have the same high price thing here for american parts so you know why i choose this engine now as for transmissions yeah i would use the stock mercedes handtransmission and use some heavier duty clutchparts from gasolinepowered mercedeses , the automatics are a little finnicy though and hooked up to the ecu , if you keep the electronics you prolly be hitting youre head a couple of times because everything is linked intoo the ecu from the gearbox through the airbags to the interiourlighting allmost and its verry hard to impossible to put a different program into this ecu to work around it i would make it mecanical injected for sure , there are kits available to bolt american automatics to the engine but i dont have links for those , the engineplate that holds the transmission is seperate from the engineblock itself , starterplacement can be custom made and any trans can be bolted straight up as it would if it was factorymade if you make this plate youreself |
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money and space to work on my trucks
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nice build bro
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I purchased more Longhorn emblems for it and they arrived last week. Thanks Bucket!
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x.../102011077.jpg Other than that it's just taking up shop space. How ever, it told me it's never spent this much time inside out of the weather ever in it's life. :lol: |
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I just found this build. Looks like you are running into a lot of the same problems I found along the way as well. I redid the motor mounts twice to get the engine lower the second time. I have been looking for some good emblems too, so I am glad I found the thread.
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I know you have a Dodge seat for your truck...but how Cool would it be to have air ride buddy buckets in your truck??;).....Plus I'll be in Des Moines for Thanksgiving!
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/2672664424.html |
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Rob, those look cool. When are you heading up here?
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Nice work Ryan.
How's the little one doing? |
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