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Thanks Doug for your condolenses, he was a very good irish man that served his country and city with honor and integrity. We should all rise to that level in our lives. Honest as the day is long, and man could he spin a tail with his accent and humor
Got the aluminum billet hood hinges in today, and they do hit the blower motor, sooo I will use themwith a prop rod, until i come up with a solution for gas struts http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...416_131020.jpg Ive already posted this picture, but who knows where. Its out there in syberspace somewhere |
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After talking to Meziere, seems my idea for the return water line off of the heater wont work, it has to be on the suction side of the pump. Sooo, bought a ported water pump, this should solve that problem, but, it requires a 1 3/4" inlet. To solve that problem, i contacted Griffen, and they sold me a pipe with a mandrel bent 45. We will see how that goes next week when it arrives
The port is a ORS to a -12an (3/4") http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...420_202820.jpg With help from guys in the engine section, installed neoprene gaskets. Never fooled with this type before, just a cork and permatex kinda guy! VCs accept a external pcv, plus a fresh air vent to the air cleaner, hidden under the cover http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...419_104946.jpg |
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Yep, thats when i bought it, and started working on it. Been a long road, but this might be the year:lol:
Hey, i got the porch light fixed, it was a switch, now im down to the door bell.... |
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Jim- it's a thing of beauty!
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Jim,
Is the 45 going into the Intake manifold, coming from the bottom of the heater core, cross threaded? |
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My son in avon has a 57 lyman, not sure what year the evinrude is on his..... Good eye tynee, idont think it is, but the pic says something differant. I have to chase the npt to get to thread in more, i will check it at that time Good thing to have an extra set of eyes lookin over your shoulder |
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Figured out a way to get 45 MPG Highway |
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Just noticed you have a TR6 on your wall. Do you/have you had one? I have one I'm semi-restoring. |
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New toy...
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...712_141254.jpg PT made up the grounding clamp for the SW speedo and supplied the NOS knob. Weird, but the aftermarket circuit board had the hole punched for the brass grounding pin. Combination of Mel at Classic Bowtie, and Les, and passmore, where i bought the NOS buzzer from. Thanks guys for all the help, another segment completed! This board really helps a resto mod, or a quad rod http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...610_100507.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...615_114752.jpg |
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Working on cooling system, again! Removed 1 1/2" outlet, fit 1 3/4" into rad. Griffin Rads. sent me another piece of mandrel bent 45 to fit in place of the rubber hose....
Went behind the counter at advance auto and searched their supply of hose and came up with this. Just cut off the 10" with the 90 in it, shame the 45 was facing the wrong way, or it would have bolted right up to my lower outlet. Also, have to flush out all the grinding debris from the rad, probably will ruin seals in the water pump if i dont get it all out, my luck! Still wondering if i should notch out more where the factory notch is.... http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...618_121522.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...702_090258.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...712_140933.jpg |
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This is half of the weather-pak system connecters that i found down on electrical forum. Vetvette, or fixit P recommended them to finish wiring up the water pump. Connectors lock together, with a silcone seal
Didnt make the second crimp yet, to hold the seal in place, just a practice run to see how my new crimper tool worked out http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...620_141210.jpg |
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So there was progress happening, we just weren't privvy to it...
The cooling system is the major thing keeping you from driving it, right? |
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Once the cooling system is done, then i can fire up the engine, but.... Spark plug wires have to be made Wiring up water pump and rad. fans Hang exhaust system Work out the gremlins in the rear lights Finish hanging my winch, which can wait And lastly, buy three tires, and finish up all the fiddily stuff. As your wifey likes to call it! Mostly electrical system Oh yeah, forgot the emergency brake cables....custom single wheel from in line tube So, im probably under 1000 bucks to finish it. Minus whatever i do for paint |
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That is really going to be a great blazer.
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And if you are estimating $1000 now, make sure you have $2000 available.:lol: |
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Checkin' in, been a year & 3 months since I've posted anything here.
Starting to wonder how bad those flat spots are gonna be on your tires Jim, thing hasn't moved in awhile...lol :hi2: Kidding bud, really detailed work your pulling off. Old iron in the blood, gotta love it! |
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Looking good Jim!! Hope all is well Kurt! |
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Against kurts advice, im thinking of going down the TPI road. So, i believe it will slow the build down once again. Or, i could start gathering the parts i need, and install them at a later date, when i have everything needed, and alot of acquired knowledge on the tpi system.... Sorry no pics of progress, to busy riding the new dual sport Kurt, dont worry about the flat spots. They were ten dollar junkyard tires that i use for rollers. Learned my lesson many, many builds ago, not to put your good tires on until the project is finished... |
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OK, now the old girl is not just another pretty face, she can think for herself....
Parts to acquire ECM Wiring harness hg notes was right, thought i only had to spend another thousand, now it looks like three thousand http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...820_071851.jpg |
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One woman in my life who's smarter than me is quite enough thanks. I like my trucks dumber than a box of rocks.
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Well, here is the new Scroggins-Dickey vortec tpi baseplate, mocked up with Kurt Lindner tpi
I believe it will be hooked up with FAST XFI mutiport fuel injection system...more to come on this part, as im still reading and learning which system is best for my app. EFI Connection is still in the running, uses LS1 components w/1 coil per cylinder Intake heater hose has to be changed for a 45 degree fitting...back into the season of working on the truck....lets see how far i get this year:smoke: http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...909_103622.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...909_113844.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...909_113924.jpg |
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Is that the standard flow or high flow base?
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Im leaning more towards low end torque, as opposed to high rpm hp. As you know, these things stop flowing around 4500 Any advise you can give me would be great, did you solve your problem..... I have a great tuner with a dyno local to me |
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We never did get that engine to start and run right. My son solved the problem with an RPM Air Gap and a 750 Holley.
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Since you have a good local tuner, you will have a big advantage over most of us in converting to EFI. When my son and I went thru this, we were dealing with someone 1200 miles away. At the time I did not know we had a decent chassis dyno and tuner not far away. Plus with the FAST XFI being a self tuning controler.
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Like you said, self tuner will help! First problem, throttle body has water outlets that are getting in my way, so i have to cut them off. They were used to prevent icing in the unit, so they can go away, since i dont live in alaska |
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Started screwing around with the throttle body, of course 4 of 7 screws where seized, soaking in pbpower blaster and gunk right now. Then ican cut off the water outlets
Probably some heat and tapping the studs will soften them up |
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Started to fool around with all three cables, or putting a round cable in a square bracket.
Found an oversized washer, ground down to square, and a press fit in the bracket. Corners will be silver soldered, as there is a small gap. The other square holes are the exact fit for oem cables, cruise and throttle Might build a collar to keep the kickdown cable in place http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...916_101612.jpg |
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OOPS! Forgot i had this piece, makes it easier
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That is going to be a neat looking motor.
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Maybe, some day i can afford the englese system, looks like the early quad webers |
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Looks good Jim. It is amazing how many changes a project goes through the longer you work on it.
FI is definately an improvement over most carb setups. |
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