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Old 11-27-2011, 08:56 PM   #601
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Congrats!

The clogged fuel rails and injectors seem to be pretty common with these swaps.
Thanks Ben. Yep, I just knew it was gonna be clogged too. I took the rails off and the injectors literally looked brand new. Then I found the originals on the shelf...they were pretty gunked up. So, I figured it had to be the old gas.

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LOOKING GOOD..Congrats on getting it running.
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ya think there is because you can take the line off and press the little button and get a spurt of gas out, yep i have nasty fuel in mine too
You will end up having to flush that out no doubt.
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great job envious of that cab!
Thanks John,
I may actually end up selling the cab in this thread. Not too sure yet but I am wanting to find a really clean uncut cab.

I thought I had a solid one out back. (it was near perfect 10-15 years ago) I went out there today only to find the rats and mice have pretty much ruined the floor pan. Now, I don't know what to do?
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Old 11-27-2011, 09:00 PM   #602
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Small update: (sorry no pics).
I think I have a game plan for the radiator support. I got the original one all blasted today. I'm thinking of hacking the rust out and replacing it with new metal. It looks pretty straight forward. We'll see.

The cab I have been planning to use is pretty much toast. I may end up attempting to re-install a drip rail on this one. It's just metal right
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:18 PM   #603
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Great job on the exhaust and getting it running.

I am struggling with the which cab to fix issue too. They all need work but in different areas. It would be nice to find a good or better one to start with but they are pretty hard to come by for a reasonable amount of money.
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Old 11-30-2011, 05:33 PM   #604
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Great job on the exhaust and getting it running.

I am struggling with the which cab to fix issue too. They all need work but in different areas. It would be nice to find a good or better one to start with but they are pretty hard to come by for a reasonable amount of money.
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I feel for you man. I know exactly what you're talking about. I have one that was rust free when I parked it 12-15 years ago. Now it has vent holes all over thanks to those little rodents. I have always kept poisen in it but they eat it up as fast as I put it out..
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Old 11-30-2011, 09:28 PM   #605
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I feel for you man. I know exactly what you're talking about. I have one that was rust free when I parked it 12-15 years ago. Now it has vent holes all over thanks to those little rodents. I have always kept poisen in it but they eat it up as fast as I put it out..
Heard if you throw moth balls in there nothing will get in and mess with it, havent tried but guy at works swears to it.
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:29 AM   #606
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Heard if you throw moth balls in there nothing will get in and mess with it, havent tried but guy at works swears to it.
I've heard that before but too but it wasn't until just recently.
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Old 12-01-2011, 12:46 AM   #607
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Time for a small update:
I have been planning this for a while. I spent a few hours this week to fabricate some exhaust pipe mounts out of some scrap stainless I had in my shop. I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for anywhere so I just made them. I also bought THESE and THESE to use with my brackets. I know it seems overkill but I didn't want to use anything but stainless on the exhaust (hope to have $$$ for stainless headers some day).
Sorry some are crappy cell pics. I will get some better ones
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Sawed and shaped the .125" ss sheet stock:


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Old 12-01-2011, 12:48 AM   #608
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This will be my next project:

Spent a few hours blasting this thing. I hope I can repair it



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Old 12-01-2011, 12:53 AM   #609
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Good luck with the rust repair but I'm sure you have skill in this area also...
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Old 12-01-2011, 01:02 AM   #610
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Good luck with the rust repair but I'm sure you have skill in this area also...
Thanks, I'm hoping it won't be too bad. I really need to get some gas for my welder so I can get going on this soon.
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Old 12-01-2011, 02:47 AM   #611
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If you need any sheet metal bent let me know I think I can help in that area!!!! All the work looks good top notch!!!
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Old 12-01-2011, 03:31 AM   #612
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Man! You have mad skills....Nice work on the hangers.
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Old 12-01-2011, 06:47 AM   #613
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Love the hangers.
They make a patch panel for under the battery.
I'm sure you will fab your own.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:48 AM   #614
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Those hangers are cool!
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Old 12-01-2011, 09:43 AM   #615
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Man, I need to get my exhaust up into the crossmember like that. I didn't think I'd be going that low with it but I'm starting to think my headers and pipes as they are now will start to become a problem if I go any lower than 4.5 / 6 static.
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Thanks Kyle, I forgot you have sheetmetal gear over there. Sometimes I do this kind of stuff just to see if I can make it work with what I've got....
How are at making patch panels for core supports>?
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Love the hangers.
They make a patch panel for under the battery.
I'm sure you will fab your own.
Thanks Keith, I'm aware of the patch panel. I think the price around $80? not sure how it will fit either? I just tore into this the other day. I really thought I had better sheetmetal than I do.....

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Man, I need to get my exhaust up into the crossmember like that. I didn't think I'd be going that low with it but I'm starting to think my headers and pipes as they are now will start to become a problem if I go any lower than 4.5 / 6 static.
I'm just kinda planning ahead in case I get money to do different suspenion one of these days. Seems like this project is always changing.
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Thanks Kyle, I forgot you have sheetmetal gear over there. Sometimes I do this kind of stuff just to see if I can make it work with what I've got....
How are at making patch panels for core supports>?
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Just a flat out killer job Mike!

Keep it up!
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Those hangers are sweet. Wish i had a shop like that at my disposal!
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Old 12-01-2011, 03:23 PM   #621
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Thanks Kyle, I forgot you have sheetmetal gear over there. Sometimes I do this kind of stuff just to see if I can make it work with what I've got....
How are at making patch panels for core supports>?
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Thanks Drew! It is a great benefit. I have a few necessity tools in my shop at home but my work has all the machines to make really cool custom parts.
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Old 12-01-2011, 03:33 PM   #622
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Awesome job on the hangers! They're sweet! Have fun on the support. You have to love rust, huh?
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Old 12-01-2011, 03:53 PM   #623
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what a killer job on the exhaust....i'm way jealous.
On the radiator support, wouldnt it be easier and nicer to just find a clean one to start, i mean OBVIOUSLY you have the mad skills to fix it...it's just clean OEM core supports are pretty plentiful.
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Old 12-01-2011, 05:09 PM   #624
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Nice job on the hangers. Try not to feel to bad my core support has way more rust then that. No way I was going to attempt to fix it so I just ordered a new one. Fixing my cab has made me hate rust work lol.
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Old 12-01-2011, 05:16 PM   #625
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ah hell.....now I need to get my exhaust updated because my solution for the same exact 2 mounting locations.....looks like crap compared to what you came up with.


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