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Come on man!! I'm hoping to get mine rolling under it's own power this weekend! dont let me pass you up!!
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Yours is going to turn out nicer than mine lol. You have spent more time and have a nicer garage to work in. I'm trying to get mine finished before my Dad gets tired of me using his space and his welding machine ![]() ![]() ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSUh...ature=youtu.be
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That is awesome! Sounds awesome! I can't get wait to get to that stage of my build. It will feel much less daunting ![]() |
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I haven't done a whole lot lately, but yesterday I built a cab lifter for the hoist and pulled the cab off.
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wow. that makes me feel awful about the hack job hoist adapter(if it can be called that) that i made....
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Looks like a dandy cab lifter. Beats heck out of what I used. I think today or tomorrow I'll be working on the dents in the edge of my roof that my lifting system created. Good to see you back at it.
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sweet
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Much better setup than mine Mike. The nicer my cab becomes the more I worry I should rebuild my cab lifter. I'm going to use yours as a model, good job!
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Well, I hope to have some fittings and miscellaneous stuff ordered this weekend. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to transition from the throttle body to the steel lines. I really don't like the bulkiness of AN fittings, but it's looking like that might be my only option. I REALLY don't like the looks of the AN to tube adapters that I've found so far, so the search continues.
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i have the metric o ring to AN fittings on the back of the TB on my jeep, then i used black nylon braided hose for the soft. looks less flashy and once the air cleaner is on, it goes away. i dont have any pics of it right now, but if you would like to see it i could snap a few*.
* Jeep is dirty and greasy. dont judge me... haha if that is a route you care for there are some AN to tube fittings from the instrumentation and controls industry you can look at. pretty low key, at least to me. this is what they look like. double ferrule compression fittings that are rated for way more pressure than will ever be produced in the system. ![]() |
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Ok, I finally have my fuel line saga solved. I ended up getting the fuel line repair kit from Oreilly Auto, and bending them how I wanted them. It turned out ok, I think. Now I just need my rubber fuel lines and I should be ready to rock. Nevermind the wiring mess...one saga at a time
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that looks good! sorry i didnt get back to you sooner, but those look way better than mine anyhow!
i like that choice of engine. i keep thinking about a 350tbi for the parts truck. then one popped up on CL... hard not to. |
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You are becoming quite the plumber Mike looks great!!
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Things are looking awesome! We talked awhile back about bending your own break lines. I had to take a hiatus from the build, second child came into the family, and would love to drive down to SJ to kick the tires and talk with you about my build. You open to that idea? Mahalo!
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Mike, it's looking great. That TBI 350 will be fine after you shim the fuel pressure regulator. I had a burb with one and it was a dog until I shimmed that regulator. Then it would get along just fine.
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i have to make me a cab lift adapter like that. I just stacked a couple 2x4s through the windows and balanced it on the end of the cherry picker. sketchy but I didnt drop it.
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Your lines look great Mike - glad to see you are making progress!
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I'm still following your progress!! get some work done
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