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Old 05-21-2009, 02:04 AM   #50
mal68ibu
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Re: Project 67 GMC custom 6.5 turbo diesel

Today we got alot of running around and a little work done. Pushed the truck into the shop so we could fit the finished fuel tank to the bed and mark for the mounts to be welded on. The fuel tank is a 11/44 gal split. It 44 gallons of veggie oil and 11 gallons of diesel. Each side will be its own fuel system. Each side of the tank is separate and has its own sending unit witch will be controled by the fuel switch. The tank is all aluminum and doesnt weigh much or take up much space. We have the glow plug relay mounted on the firewall and have most of the wiring hooked up. We replaced alot of the original harness from an 86 6.2 with new wiring. To keep the wiring away from the exhaust and manifold I just pulled the wires down and ran a self tapper through a loop to the frame. Since I'm not running a stock heater we are going to fab up a panel for the heater control area to mount the fuel system switches. Since I'm not using the speaker grate I think I'm going to mount my gagues on top inbetween the defrost vents. I got new batteries today and I saved all the cables from the 93 donor truck to run two batteries. Yes that is a factory drivers side battery tray. So far we a really close on a concept for the "ram air" air intake box and element. We have some good ideas to run the coolant system, and parts are on the way to finish the fuels systems. Here are a few pics to inspect. I mocked up the grill just for fun so I could see how the intercooler looked behind it.
Adam
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