TPI Swap Progess

[Russell]

Hey guys!

Just posting a bit of a progress report of what I've gotten done on my truck in preparation for the swap over to TPI

Picture 1 -- Blazer tank install, I've got the tank bolted in, but I've still gotta install the fuel door at the back, and do some more plumbing (put some braided fuel line from a 88+ pickup from the frame to the tank for the return line, and from the tank to the fuel pump, the rest will be hardline except for the front where I will be installing more braided line from the 88+ trucks

Picture 2 -- Electric Fans install, I've got both fans bolted in, but I need to replace the motors for both fans, and wire them up.

I've also got my battery relocated to the driver's side of my truck, that swap went better than I could have hoped, only tough part was playing contorsionist through the marker light to hold the bolt on the inside of the fender,

While I was working on the electric fans, I dropped my drill, and punctured one of the radiator cores, so I ended up taking the rad out and doing some soldering, it's an ugly job, but worked real well. I did a pressure test on it by filling it with water, then getting my brother to help me plug off all the holes but the one by the rad cap, then put my air compressor to 20 PSI and compressed it, no water came squirting out anywhere, and I didn't hear any hissing, so I can only assume that my soldering job did the trick, we'll see when I fire it up later on this week. Picture three is a picture of my soldering.

Still to come:

Comp Cams XE262, dual exhaust with an 02 sensor bung in one of the manifolds, Serpentine belt setup from a 89 Chev Half-Ton (need an alternator first) and starting the install of all of the electrical components of the TPI. When everything has gotten here, it should simply be a matter of dropping the intake on, hooking everything up, and firing her right up