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tackcharlotte · 09-22-2011, 05:41 PM

I am totally loving that color green, tell the wife she did a GREAT job!

J/D/S · 09-25-2011, 09:12 PM

I will.

KQQL IT · 09-25-2011, 11:58 PM

Just a thought if you plan on drag racing.
The tech people frown on the fuel pressure regulator mounted on the fire wall.

And its coming together nicely.

J/D/S · 09-26-2011, 07:38 AM

Nope! no drag racing for her. That duty belongs to my 10 Sec Buick Grand National, It's just fun watching peoples face when the see the V6 sitting under the hood.

J/D/S · 09-26-2011, 08:12 PM

Well I finally got to take my truck home only to get 3 miles down the street from the shop when the right head gasket blows and starts pumping white smoke out of the right tail pipe.
Which would explain why my coolant system keep getting pressurized while we were tuning the fast efi. So now I maybe selling off my truck pretty soon.

hotrod_991 · 09-26-2011, 08:21 PM

It only cost a few hundred for all the shop work and some time to rebuild it man i say keep it and fix it back up

J/D/S · 09-26-2011, 09:05 PM

Well I have to see how bad it is, if its more then a grand I'll have to get rid of the truck.

I just can't afford dumping more money into it.

hotrod_991 · 09-26-2011, 09:06 PM

Man that would suck you got alot of work into the truck

J/D/S · 09-26-2011, 09:17 PM

yhea there's $15,000 into it right now.

hotrod_991 · 09-26-2011, 09:25 PM

WOW!!! yea rebuild it man. Set out some jars with picture of your truck if you have to but hang onto her

J/D/S · 10-07-2011, 04:59 PM

Well,
Here's an update. My truck is now home after leaving the shop on a flat bed after spending $15,000.00 and waiting a year and a half all I got was jerked around by the shop owner. ie I wanted a TCI trans and converter heck I paid for it but what I got was some fly by night tranny shop POS that doesn't work. Plus on further inspection of the paint job I have noticed a ton of runs and burn thru's, and of course there was the deal with the engine smoking.

So this is what I get for a year in Afghanistan and $15,000.00 dollars.

J/D/S · 10-09-2011, 12:44 PM

Well I might be able to get the tranny to work after talking with Bowtie overdrive, If anyone want's to come to Fort Campbell to smack the S@it out of me for trusting someone else with my truck let me know.
Heck I'll pay for the gas.

jitteryguy · 10-09-2011, 09:45 PM

Hate to hear bout the problem's, hope you work it out and fix it.

J/D/S · 10-10-2011, 02:38 PM

You still in Astan?

jitteryguy · 10-13-2011, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J/D/S

You still in Astan?

ya, till next July or August .

**oldwagon** · 10-13-2011, 08:54 AM

Looks like you're on your way to a great looking truck. Good Luck. God Bless and thank you for your service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J/D/S · 12-04-2012, 08:58 PM

Update:

I'm pulling the FAST EZ EFI off. it's just to much for me.

J/D/S · 08-01-2014, 03:40 PM

FAST EZ EFI is still sitting in a box anyone want this? If not it goes to Evilbay.

Twisted78SS · 08-01-2014, 03:49 PM

Interested, what are you looking to get for it, and what all does it come with (anything other than what FAST provided)?

Thanks,

09-22-2011, 05:41 PM	#51
tackcharlotte Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Posts: 2	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build I am totally loving that color green, tell the wife she did a GREAT job!

09-25-2011, 09:12 PM	#52
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build I will. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

09-25-2011, 11:58 PM	#53
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,260	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Just a thought if you plan on drag racing. The tech people frown on the fuel pressure regulator mounted on the fire wall. And its coming together nicely. __________________ " That didnt make it any newer " " Dont antique the equipment "

09-26-2011, 07:38 AM	#54
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Nope! no drag racing for her. That duty belongs to my 10 Sec Buick Grand National, It's just fun watching peoples face when the see the V6 sitting under the hood. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

09-26-2011, 08:12 PM	#55
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Well I finally got to take my truck home only to get 3 miles down the street from the shop when the right head gasket blows and starts pumping white smoke out of the right tail pipe. Which would explain why my coolant system keep getting pressurized while we were tuning the fast efi. So now I maybe selling off my truck pretty soon. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

09-26-2011, 08:21 PM	#56
hotrod_991 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 479	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build It only cost a few hundred for all the shop work and some time to rebuild it man i say keep it and fix it back up __________________ "Buckle up I wanna try somethin!!" "of course it will hold!, I welded it!" 1977 c10 under knife for full rebuild, 5.3l 4l60e drive rain swap, replacement frame and green repaint

09-26-2011, 09:05 PM	#57
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Well I have to see how bad it is, if its more then a grand I'll have to get rid of the truck. I just can't afford dumping more money into it. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

09-26-2011, 09:06 PM	#58
hotrod_991 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 479	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Man that would suck you got alot of work into the truck __________________ "Buckle up I wanna try somethin!!" "of course it will hold!, I welded it!" 1977 c10 under knife for full rebuild, 5.3l 4l60e drive rain swap, replacement frame and green repaint

09-26-2011, 09:17 PM	#59
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build yhea there's $15,000 into it right now. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

09-26-2011, 09:25 PM	#60
hotrod_991 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 479	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build WOW!!! yea rebuild it man. Set out some jars with picture of your truck if you have to but hang onto her __________________ "Buckle up I wanna try somethin!!" "of course it will hold!, I welded it!" 1977 c10 under knife for full rebuild, 5.3l 4l60e drive rain swap, replacement frame and green repaint

10-07-2011, 04:59 PM	#61
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Well, Here's an update. My truck is now home after leaving the shop on a flat bed after spending $15,000.00 and waiting a year and a half all I got was jerked around by the shop owner. ie I wanted a TCI trans and converter heck I paid for it but what I got was some fly by night tranny shop POS that doesn't work. Plus on further inspection of the paint job I have noticed a ton of runs and burn thru's, and of course there was the deal with the engine smoking. So this is what I get for a year in Afghanistan and $15,000.00 dollars. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

10-09-2011, 12:44 PM	#62
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Well I might be able to get the tranny to work after talking with Bowtie overdrive, If anyone want's to come to Fort Campbell to smack the S@it out of me for trusting someone else with my truck let me know. Heck I'll pay for the gas. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

10-09-2011, 09:45 PM	#63
jitteryguy GoatLube Experss Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: clarksville, Tn. Posts: 1,337	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Hate to hear bout the problem's, hope you work it out and fix it. __________________ *Goat Lube Express*, locations in Qalat,Afghanistan & Clarksville, Tn. '87 R30 dually 454/TH400 '85 1/2 ton CCSB '92 S10 350/350 '84 MonteCarlo 383/PG/9"ford '78 Malibu wagon 350/350 '78 Cutlass (project family car) '96 S10 Jimmy (Moma's)

10-10-2011, 02:38 PM	#64
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build You still in Astan? __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

10-13-2011, 08:54 AM	#66
oldwagon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mulvane, Ks. Posts: 756	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Looks like you're on your way to a great looking truck. Good Luck. God Bless and thank you for your service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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12-04-2012, 08:58 PM	#67
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Update: I'm pulling the FAST EZ EFI off. it's just to much for me. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

08-01-2014, 03:40 PM	#68
J/D/S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Campbell KY Posts: 271	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build FAST EZ EFI is still sitting in a box anyone want this? If not it goes to Evilbay. __________________ John Bernard Books (The Shootist): "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them."

08-01-2014, 03:49 PM	#69
Twisted78SS Wide n'Low Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: La Center, WA Posts: 1,511	Re: Operation Enduring Freedom Truck build Interested, what are you looking to get for it, and what all does it come with (anything other than what FAST provided)? Thanks, __________________ Trippin Hazard.. 67 swb, Gold Member.. 68 Suburban Air Force Retired

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