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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!
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That looks Awesome! Shop is great also.
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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.
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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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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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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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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. Attachment 1769018 Attachment 1769019 Attachment 1769020 Attachment 1769021 |
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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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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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