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sorry, shouldda said liters, fellow Canadian, not quarts. what was I thinkin......showing my age I guess....
still think the jetta would look cool with a 4x4 under it, haha

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Good idea with the return in the bottle.
As for the Jetta on a 4x4. It's funny you said that because I'm swapping that TDI into my Jeep next winter.

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Well rear dually rims are painted to match the front and my son and I put them on.
Whoever thought of the playing cards around the rim for painting need a pat on the back.
OOOHHHH YYAA that it what the truck needed!!!!!:metal:
Then I put the truck on the hoist for the first time. Aired out it rests nicely on the hoist.
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That looks great!

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Looking good there buddy...Jim

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Oh yeah! That looks so much better! TDI in the Jeep sounds sweet too!

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cheaaaaahhhhh

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Always getting good ideas here. The playing card trick is a new one for me. Nice!

Truck looks really good....like it is lounging there on the lift.

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Thanks
It's what it needed I think
Thanks I think so. Ya a few reasons for the TDI swap one is, where we go offroading is 170mi away and with my 4.3L I burn 10 gal so hoping it will be better. Also it will be cool.
Yes sir
Glad to pass it on. Looks quite comfortable up there.

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That looks Awesome! Shop is great also.

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Thank you!!

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So I have been working on improving the cooling of the motor over the past year. It never overheats just runs hotter than I like on the highway, due to the inter cooler blocking half the rad. I had made big improvements by blocking off gaps around the rad. So this round I cut out 4, 3" holes through the front cross member and sleeved them with pipe. Also cut down the angle iron that holds the bottom of the inter cooler. I figure I just gained 3" of unrestricted air to the rad.
Old pic
New pic. Just has to be painted and front trans cooler bolted up.
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can you reposition that trans cooler to the frame side and direct air across it so it doesn't add heat and take away flow to the rad? some of the modern trucks have them behind the trans, in front of the axle
could you install some air directors in the holes you just made to direct air flow to the rad fins?
how about just reshaping the whole cross member to still support the weight and stress but not be in the flow path?

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Looks awesome Bob. Man that’s one sweet looking ride.

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Thank you for the ideas. Originally I did have the cooler back there, it did not cool well at all. I drive at 3-4" off the ground so no cool air. For the past 1.5 years the trans cooler has been below the rad (all good). On our 13hr trip south to Charlotte NC pulling our trailer last year I only had to shut off the cruse 3 times on the really big hills. So I'm just trying to give it a bit more cooling.
Thanks Matt

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What do you have for a fan shroud? Maybe some vents in it covered with rubber or plastic flaps that open with air flow while driving down the road?
Alot of newer cars have flaps of somesort to increase flow

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So when will you test drive it to see the results

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I have a 16" electric mounted directly behind the rad (no shroud). I have no issues below 50mph its only on the highway doing 60-70mph, I'm running 2-4psi of boost at that speed.
Weather looks good Wednsday, Thursday for a test drive, but I won't know until it gets above 20*C 70*f or so.
I have put 10,000 mi on the truck in 2 summers, so I think it will do what I need.

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So another thing on the list was respraying the rear fenders due to the clear coat flaking off. I took off the fenders and scuffed them and flat cleared. Turned out good.
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Yes, those came out nicely. Nice lines too. Did you do those?

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No my pin stripper (Petts) did them before. I just scuffed over them so I wouldn't loose them.

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OH WOW the truck works better than ever!!!!!!
There obviously was a problem with my old hydro-boost because first time I hit the brake peddle I almost locked up the brakes and through my dog on the floor lol.
The new front rubber having a taller side wall rides so smooth.
My son and I took it out to an abandon building I have been eyeing up and got some pictures. Oh and did a few burnouts just to make sure.
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so the new season begins!!!! looking good

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New fronts and paint on the rears made a huge difference, looks great!

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Love the new look......

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It looks just right now! That's nuts on the brakes. I bet your dog got a wake up call. :lol:

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Awesome. Looks really good.

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Let's see the burnouts lol

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Yes sir Thanks
Thanks I can't believe the difference
Thanks. So do I
Ya I know. I grabbed him he's good lol
Thanks Dude
Oh I did several little ones that night, you know just to be sure ;)

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Something fun. I finally got my cross walk sign working. Bought a flipping relay circuit board off Ebay. I have it switching every 30 sec.
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Gorgeous pics. What a cool place to get some shots. Oh yes, and the artillery wheels get two thumbs up!

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A week ago we went on a garage crawl. Started with breakfast and then at our leisure we checked out some of the hotrod shops around town. It was really great, almost all had a GM truck. I never knew there where that many hot rod shops close to me.
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Most of the shops are family run. The first pic shows a really cool fixture to figure out wheel size and spacing.
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Looks like a fun outing. That limo micro bus in the background of the last picture looks interesting...

Marc

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thats a great idea. I have one but it just lights up

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I love the walk don't walk, that is cool. A drink don't drink light would be cool too.

Is the Camaro SS at Lowdown in Cambridge? They have a super low ceiling there...

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Looking closer, I see the rail dragster is obviously at Lowdown, where else did you go? We also have Hitman here in Cambridge.

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Cool light sign. Man, you have a lot of cool stuff being built near you. That bomb is pretty cool too. That limo VW looks like it took 3 or 4 of them to build it. It might need a real engine now though. :lol:

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Cool stuff. Dig the lights.

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Thanks!! That place is close to me. Yup they make the truck.
Ya it was fun, they do the tour every 2 years. The bus will be for hire.
I have had the sign for about 10 years finally did something with it.
Yes it was at Lowdown, big block with a pro charger.
Lowdown, Hitman, Finishline, Welder series, Webber chassis and Schwartz. Schwartz is Grant from Vegas rat rod show.
Ya they are making all the panels to do the stretch. It will not have a VW motor but is undetermined.
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Thanks Matt