75 Dually build

[75Dually]

I had a very busy weekend, but I did get some stuff done on the Cummins and it is close to going back in the truck. I am hoping early this week.

Saturday morning I cleaned the entire engine and got it ready for paint. Then once it was all cleaned I painted it and the valve covers. While all that dried I worked on the transmission throttle valve kick down cable. I do not have pictures of it, but will post some in the near future. Then I spent the rest of the day working on the heater inlet and outlet fittings. I added a temp sensor for the fans and had to spend some quality time in brass fittings isle at Home Depot...

With everything all cleaned up and now painted I decided tonight was time to put the turbo wrap on the down pipe and the turbo blanket on. I just took my time and tried to make it look decent. At least the exhaust heat should not melt the AC unit now.

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[75Dually]

The engine is in! I know I have a lot of stuff to still do but this is another major milestone for me. Now the reassembly begins, and that will be a lot of fun and a lot of work. Can't wait.

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[75Dually]

Engine electrical. Yup this is when I lock the doors to the shop and sit and read all the electrical schematics. Then I go over to the truck and try to make head or tails of all that mess!

Right now i'm about half way through, and I should have the bulk of it done before the weekend. I would show a picture of what I'm doing but who wants to see wires laid all over the place right now. I will show the finished work once I get it done.

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[Dieselwrencher]

At least there aren't many wires to make it run.

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

At least there aren't many wires to make it run.

You don't know how thankful I am for that!

I got everything hooked up last night except for some grounds and the main battery wire to the starter, but that's tonight's job. The toughest job is all the existing wiring that needs to be taken out and making sure I keep the systems I still need and making them run correctly.

Then it's on to things like fuel lines and drive shaft, etc... Getting closer for sure!

[COS399]

I forgot that you have the new radiator support so the newer intercooler wouldn't have worked as well. Its looking good. You won't be disappointed with the mileage increase.

[75Dually]

Who ever painted the that nasty blue grey paint on the injector lines was one mean dude! It took me forever to get all the paint off but now I have some super shiny zinc coated injector lines! Shiny I say, SHINY!!

Today was mostly getting a ton of small things completed and checked off the list. I did get my drive shaft off to the drive shaft guys on Friday. Like normal they are 7 to 10 days behind..., but tell me have you ever had a drive shaft guy that was ever caught up!?!? Just sayin'!

Transmission stuff is next. The coolers and the hard lines, along with the thermostat controls. Oh yes and the shifting linkage, can't forget that. Ug... death by 1000 cuts I tell ya!

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[75Dually]

Some modifications required! I thought I had the down pipe all sorted, but nooo... it hung to low, and was aiming right at the new trans cross member. I wanted it up higher and to go over the top of the cross member which is how I designed that support from the beginning. So out came the down pipe, I removed all the wrap, then did a bunch more measurements, then the sawzall and I hacked it up into several pieces. Actually did some really nice cuts which only needed a slight clean up, and then tacked everything up and test fit it. Now I'm much happier with the fit and how everything is going to flow backwards.

I also got the rest of the battery cables finished up along with a new battery cut off (If I remember it I'll post a pic of that tomorrow, it's a really good one).

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[75Dually]

I have been working every night until late on a variety of items. I should have some cool pics later tonight or this weekend sometime!

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[75Dually]

A good long day in the shop. I got the York bracket finished up, with some help from the Home Depot hardware section. I then got the transmission coolers mounted and plumbed. That was a chore! Nothing better than laying on your back wrestling them into place while trying not to damage the fins. Ug! I used TIG wire to plan out the routing for the cooler tubes. Worked great! I bent up all the tubes to match and then installed them. I actually like doing that kind of work. Put some tunes on and concentrate on the job at hand. Simple...

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[75Dually]

She runs baby! Did the first start up tonight.

So every night for the last 2 weeks I have been trying to get all my items on the check list ticked off. I'm down to 3 small items so tonight I decided to start it up for the first time. It was a hard start for the first time because my batteries were not charged so after they sat on the charger for a while it finally kicked over. However the VE pump is over fueling (huge smoke plume as you can see in the videos below!). I have a second pump I'm going to put on because it has all the right mods already done to it and I don't want to mess with this pump anyways. So tomorrow I will take the old unit off and get the better pump installed.

After that then it is check over all the systems and then take it for a spin!

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[75Dually]

Day two update. So I did not change the pump out. I called a good friend of mine who is a Cummins expert and he came over this afternoon. We wheeled the truck outside and then started working on the timing and some smaller tuning items. In the end he felt the original pump was perfect and made great power, so pump number 2 goes on the shelf for now.

All the smoke was just the assembly lube and once we got it hot and let it run for a while the smoke cleared up, and after we played with the timing a bit that motor really started to impress us. Great response time and no turbo lag. Can't ask for better than that!

I need to button the front end back up, and get some other small items finished. Then I finally get to go for my first test drive! Been a while since this girl has been on the road...

Kinda nice to see it go from that first time I brought her home to this stage, but don't worry I have some cool plans for LST! OH YEAH!!!

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[smbrouss70]

Looks good, and sounds great! Congrats!

[Andler2008]

I've been following this since the beginning. Glad to see it all coming together again. I've been away from the computer all weekend, so the instagram updates are always nice lol

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Looks good, and sounds great! Congrats!

Thank you very much!

Originally Posted by Andler2008

I've been following this since the beginning. Glad to see it all coming together again. I've been away from the computer all weekend, so the instagram updates are always nice lol

Thanks for hanging in there all this time! Those Facebook and Instagram posts were a blast. My buddy was a huge help in getting it fine tuned, but man all that smoke burning off all the assembly lube! Killed a lot of mosquitoes!!

My wife almost did not let me in the house smelling like the back side of a truck!!

[1957 Chief]

Your truck is plum nasty my friend. Like others have said, looks great and sounds awesome.

Bubba

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by 1957 Chief

Your truck is plum nasty my friend. Like others have said, looks great and sounds awesome.

Bubba

Thanks! So I have not shown the pics of the exhaust, well because it's an exhaust... Anyways! I used that big Detroit bus muffler and it was a perfect fit, but a couple buddies who have been over to see it say to take it out and just run a straight pipe all the way back. I doubt it is going to raise the noise level in the cab much, and it should help it breath much better! #gladidontliveincali #texaslovescustomtrucks

Even with that big bus muffler it sounds nasty! Once I get it road worthy I can't wait to start tuning it better and maybe even turn it up a bit. Gotta be careful because it has that Dodge tranny behind it, and they are like a grenade with the pin pulled... It's not if it will blow, it's just when it will blow up!

Chris

[75Dually]

I got to drive it today! Whoo Hooo! Man this is a fun truck again.

It was covered in 10 layers of Lubbock dust, so I went and fueled it up and then took it straight to the car wash. So glad to see all that crud gone. She needs a lot of small cosmetic attention, but at least I got to drive it! The power is so nice. I'm trying to be easy on it for a while, but I did get on it a couple of times just to see if it was all systems go. I've got a couple of small things to tweak, but should have it mostly ready by this weekend.

Wait until you see what is next! Oh this is going to be fun!!

Stay tuned!

[aggie91]

Can't wait to see what you have planned. I know you are glad to be done with this part.

[daddyjeep]

Awesome. I know how good it feels to drive them for the first time... again.

[smbrouss70]

Congrats!

[75Dually]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Can't wait to see what you have planned. I know you are glad to be done with this part.

Well you know part of what is going to happen... The rest is going to have to wait until LST. Hope you are doing well BTW.

Originally Posted by daddyjeep

Awesome. I know how good it feels to drive them for the first time... again.

Yes you do! It's the teething issues I could do without, but it is all just mechanical stuff so it can be fixed and made better. Just trying to make it all reliable to make it out to Dino's Git Down in a couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Congrats!

Thanks man!

[Dieselwrencher]

If yo do remove that muffler I hope you like loud cabs driving down the road.

[75Dually]

Been quite a while since my last post. However I have been working on the truck quite a bit lately. First I tried hard to get it ready for Dino's get down, but an electrical short in the old harness left me grounded... Yeah a cruddy pun if there ever was one... The show was amazing. My wife flew into Phoenix, I was already in Phoenix for a company function, and we had a great time at the show.

So once I got back home I bought a 21 circuit harness and pulled the old one out and did a complete replacement. It was a Speedway kit that I would use again and recommend. So with most of the wiring sorted out (there were a couple of circuits that gave me fits, but they were all my fault! Ah well I got them sorted out soon enough...) This kit is amazing because all the wires are labeled ever 5 inches or so, and that made a world of difference. The kit came with everything I needed and then some.

As you can see below I got new gauges. The speedo is really cool, it measures your speed by GPS so no more cables! Just 3 wires and a GPS small cable that runs to a small pod that I have placed on top of the dash right under the window. That thing is amazing! The other 4 gauges I got off eBay and they were spec'd out to my sensor requirements. So far I really like them. I have not taken them out driving yet but they so far look great and seem to function very well. Best part was the price. If you ever see me at a show ask me how much they were and where they came from. It is a great story...

There is a lot in store for the truck over the next 2 months. I won't reveal much of it until LST because it is going to be a surprise. I might give a hint here and there, but the main reveal will be at the show. Soooo...

Stay tuned!

[deejaaa1]

nice.
i have a friend with a 53 IH 110 sitting in my driveway. it has some gremlins also. our days off don't coincide so i guess i will look at it when i get a couple of them off.