Finally venturing into my 3.4 swap (dial up warning) - Page 3

mt_goat · 09-22-2006, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breknraj

I could have sworn that I cleaned this stuff up yesterday!!

I think it's about time to start waxing up the skis dude.

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breknraj · 09-26-2006, 06:49 PM

I got home yesterday, and spent the afternoon clearing snow from the work area (and others), in anticipation of a few warm days this week.

I got back to it today, and removed the exhaust from the Taco, since, at this point, I'm planning to slice and dice it for the truck. I then spent a couple of hours swapping the positions of the trucks, so that the '90 is now on the work platform. It involved a lot of hand pushing over uneven ground, so, when I got that done, I spent the rest of the afternoon doing some cleaning on the Taco engine.

I plan on going after the engine in the '90 tomorrow.

thefallman · 09-28-2006, 07:13 PM

Well man if you need some help let me know im now officially a resident of CO.

and my truck is here too.

RobD · 09-28-2006, 08:59 PM

Jeez...wouldn't have been easier to swap the body from your '90 onto the Taco frame?

breknraj · 10-03-2006, 05:36 PM

After a good fight and any number of curse words, I finally got the 400 pound paper weight out of the truck on Saturday. The bell housing bolts were on there to stay, and I had to use a Rube Goldberg of extensions and a U-joint to get to the top ones. The impact wouldn't budge them, so I had to use a 20" ratchet to break the bolts loose. I was afraid that I was going to run out of room for the top bolts, since I had to take up so much slack in the system, but I did convince them to see things my way!

I used my trusty floor jack and chunk of firewood to hold up the front of the transmission, and the back was still bolted to the crossmember, so, after a little jockeying of the floor jack, the hoist, and the engine, I got them separated.

That was as far as I got, since I was going down to Denver to see my fiancee.

Rob - don't think that I didn't give the body swap idea a pretty good go-around, but the lift on the Taco is tweaked, and I believe that the frame may be, as well. Not to mention that there is no way I would get that involved without a garage and workshop space to do it in!

breknraj · 10-03-2006, 07:22 PM

Oops! Here's the pics!

breknraj · 10-03-2006, 07:27 PM

So I came home yesterday, and recieved the ORS kit!

I woke up to gray, rainy skies this morning - gave it a while to clear, but when it didn't, I decided to go ahead and start cleaning the engine bay on the truck. I still have some more work to do on the cleaning, but it looks a lot better, already.

I also got a couple of coats of high temp flat black paint on the new crossover pipe.

FOCUSHERE · 10-03-2006, 07:29 PM

WTF snow?
i live in arizona so.......... sunny 365 lol
nice work

thefallman · 10-03-2006, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breknraj

I also got a couple of coats of high temp flat black paint on the new crossover pipe.

i have a bunch of header wrap leftover if you need some.

mt_goat · 10-04-2006, 04:23 AM

Looking great! Is that your steering damper in the engine bay?

breknraj · 10-04-2006, 07:40 AM

Yep! I just removed the passenger side to drop it out of the way when I took the engine out. That thing was so filthy that I had almost forgotten that it was white!

breknraj · 10-04-2006, 08:54 PM

I had a very productive afternoon. The weather was pretty decent, so I started to move parts from the 3V to the 5V.

I swapped and rewired the oil pressure sensor (including the original rubber cover over the whole thing). I removed the 5V motor mounts, and replaced them with the 3V, including the new isolators from ORS. I did have to do some grinding on the passenger side motor mount, to clear the engine block drain valve. I was cleaning parts all along the way.

I then had to grind on one bolt mount for the A/C compressor, as the cast 3.0 mounts were about 3 times as thick as the pressed 3.4 ones were.

I also added the flywheel cover brackets from the 3.0.

If tomorrow's weather is as good as today's, I hope to pull the oil pan, and change the oil pickup. I will also install the oil filter adaptor plate, seal the original dipstick hole, drill and install the new dipstick hardware. Then I'll replace the oil pan with the new one.

thefallman · 10-04-2006, 09:04 PM

why are you useing the 3.0 A/C mounts??

breknraj · 10-05-2006, 06:16 AM

Fallman - I'm using the Taco A/C mount (as well as the compressor - will have some hurdles to cross there). I had to grind down the thickness of the top rear mounting hole, since the engine mount sandwiches between that and the block (and the cast engine mount is so much thicker than the Taco one)

thefallman · 10-05-2006, 12:42 PM

Hmmm i didnt have that issue wonder whats up. did you have A/C before hand??

anyway we'll check it out this weekend

mt_goat · 10-05-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefallman

Hmmm i didnt have that issue wonder whats up.

I did, if you use the 3.0 motor brackets in combo with the 3.4 AC bracket the spacing is wrong. That's because the 3.4 motor brackets are thinner than the 3.0. And since the motor bracket goes between the AC bracket and the block it changes the spacing for one bolt hole when you put in the 3.0 motor bracket.

thefallman · 10-05-2006, 02:33 PM

hmm like i said i didnt have that issue only thing i can think of is the engine was out of a 95 tacoma so it might have been differnt then your guys. but ill check it out again.

breknraj · 10-11-2006, 04:41 PM

After a long weekend of my birthday, and some pretty nasty weather, I got back after the truck today. All I did today was to start re-painting the engine bay. I'm going to gloss white under the hood, to make any leaks easier to spot, and to brighten the area up in low light situations. I got about a third of the bay done with primer and two coats of gloss white.

Not the best painting environment, being outside, but I think it will be a nice improvement when I'm done.

breknraj · 10-13-2006, 08:24 PM

Last couple of days have been too windy for painting, or chaging the oil pan. I did make a trip to Yotayard, and picked up all of the factory pieces to install A/C. I plan to take Fallman's lead, and swap the side plate on the Taco compressor to make the system work. I'll just plan on re-selling the Airzona Air kit.

I did get my speedometer cable replaced, and I can definitely say that I hope that there is a special place in hell for the folks that designed that set-up. There is no reason in the world that a speedo cable should be that complex (and a PIT* to replace). Anyway, it's done, so I shouldn't have a screaming cluster in the cold, for a while, at least.

I started to put the A/C core in the dash, tonight, but it was getting too dark to see well, so I'll get back to it tomorrow.

Bumpin' Yota · 10-13-2006, 09:34 PM

That is a lot of purdy white beach sand!!

Great work!

breknraj · 10-14-2006, 04:27 AM

Kind of funny that you can't even tell that it snowed here (right now), but Arapahoe Basin opened for skiing yesterday, and Loveland opens today.

It's not my cup of tea to deal with the early openings, because there is only one run open, and there are usually way too many people trying to use it. It's a situation that we locals fondly refer to as the "White Ribbon Of Death."

I hope that it is a good season, but that Mother Nature will hold off just a little bit more, so I can get the truck running, again, first!

breknraj · 10-17-2006, 08:25 AM

Very interesting last few days.

I stayed up here to work on the truck last weekend, because the weather report was for a great weekend - So, of course, it snowed most of the day on Saturday.

I did manage to do the Tach conversion, and to re-assemble the driver's side of the dash. At that point, I was still dealing with the typical early season heavy wet stuff that was soaking my clothes, so I hung it up for the day.

This time of year, and the new snow, made me finally cry uncle, so I went out and bought a 10'x10' canopy to put over the front of the truck for a little cover while I'm working.

Sunday morning was much nicer, so I set up the canopy, and staked and tied it down. With the ground wet, it was a perfect day to open up the bottom of the engine (no dust to blow around) I also set my propane burner (turkey fryer) in front of the truck to see if I could warm the canopy a little to continue the painting. That worked way better than I expected, considering that the sides are screens.

So I alternated between painting and engine work. I got the rest of the passenger side and firewall done, and I removed the oil pan, and oil pick-up. I removed the original dipstick assembly, then drilled, tapped, cleaned and plugged the hole. About this time I decided to go after the drilling of the hole for the new dipstick. I had gotten a new close quarter drill for the job, and the fit under the exhaust manifold was fine for the pilot bit. While I was fitting the bit, I discovered that the new drill had not come with a chuck key, and I didn't have one the right size to fit!

Being that it was late Sunday afternoon, I decided that I would wait for Monday to get a key, so I cleaned the mounting flange of the engine, and installed the new pick-up and gasket, and fit the new oil pan (temporarily) to protect the bottom of the engine. I also installed the oil filter relocation plate, with it's new JIC hydraulic fittings.

I was going to do an update here Sunday night, and discovered that the BackUPS on my computer had finally died (had been on its way out for quite a while)

I had been debating whether to continue on the truck, or do a trip to Denver on Monday, and the dead UPS pushed me toward the Denver trip. I removed the wheels from the Taco, and loaded them into the Volvo, to take them to Costco for new shoes.

While I was in Denver I got the new waffle stompers (BFG AT T/A KO 265/75/16), the chuck key I needed, a new UPS, and also paid a visit to the Klode auction and Yotayard.

The snow started last night, and I got about an inch over night, so I will head out soon to see what I can get done today.

mt_goat · 10-17-2006, 09:17 AM

Nice canopy, looking good. When you start drilling your big hole for the new dip stick you may need to cut a few inches off the end of the bit to fit it in position. Are those hood shocks?

breknraj · 10-17-2006, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mt_goat

Nice canopy, looking good. When you start drilling your big hole for the new dip stick you may need to cut a few inches off the end of the bit to fit it in position. Are those hood shocks?

I have already noted the length of my "U" drill bit, and figured that I'd have to take some of the shank down to get it to fit under the manifold. I'll just take my die grinder with a cut off wheel to it when I get to that point.

Yes, those are hood shocks. They are the only Rancho product that I have ever put on the truck, but when I saw them years ago, I jumped on them, because I hate hood props. You will notice that I kept my prop as a back up, though.

I did get the new tires and wheels swapped out, and took the Taco off the jack stands today. I did have a minor scare when I started installing the new rims. The previous owner had installed McGard lug nuts, that didn't have the proper step design of factory lugs, so the outer edges of the lug hole were slightly mushroomed. Easy enough to fix, but why do people do this kind of stupid !?!? I'd have to say that those tires are pushing the absolute limit of what I can put in there without some kind of lift. I hope that I don't encounter any rubbing problems. I guess I should have opted for the 70 profile. I'll see when I get it rolling, again. I do like the look of the wheels on the truck, though!

That was it for today - there was just a little too much snow blowing around, even under the canopy, for paint or opening the engine again. I'll post some pics of the wheels when the weather breaks.

breknraj · 10-23-2006, 05:52 PM

Mother nature didn't co-operate much in the last week. We had a lot of wind, 16" of snow Thursday and Friday, so all I did Saturday was dig out!

I bought a couple of tarps to put up for more wind break on the canopy. That allowed me to finish the engine bay painting yesterday, along with the propane heater to keep it semi-reasonable.

The weather was great, today, so I got the fuel filter changed, and greased the driveshafts. I was going to mount the A/C cooling unit in the cab, and discovered that the '95 has a little different openings in it than a '90 would, so I'll worry about that, later. I cleaned the bell housing, and installed the new throw-out bearing, so that's ready to go!

I did get some more engine prep done. I swapped the liquid side hose on the compressor, so that it will match up with the '95 system (leaving the side plate alone). The ORS crossover pipe is installed, and, as per information I got from Fallman, I swapped the position of the fuel intake 180* on the fuel rail, so that it is now pointed to the passenger side, There should be plenty of line there to just link it directly to the line from the tank. The return hose has been moved over to the passeger side, as well.

The new heater hoses are in place, and I'll be able to finish the new dipstick set up tomorrow, since UPS delivered my short "U" drill bits this evening.

I'm planning to get the flywheel re-surfaced in the morning, finish the dipstick, put the engine on the hoist, take care of the clutch, and get the engine into the truck tomorrow.

BTW, does the 5V use 5 quarts of oil, like the 3V did? I know that I still have a lot to do, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the 5V in the engine bay!

Oh, and here's the pic of the Taco wheels on the truck (better ones will come, later!)

09-28-2006, 07:13 PM	#53 (permalink)
thefallman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 550	Well man if you need some help let me know im now officially a resident of CO. and my truck is here too. __________________ ~Brian GETTING FIXED 89 Ex-Cab 3.4 Conv. T100 Auto Tranny ~Phoenix 94 Ex-Cab 22re 5spd Came with parts truck. Doesnt run yet. 90 4runner 3.0 Auto (Wifes Toy) 92 4runner 3.0 Auto (Currently With Blown Engine) (New 3.4 Swap i think)

10-03-2006, 05:36 PM	#55 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	After a good fight and any number of curse words, I finally got the 400 pound paper weight out of the truck on Saturday. The bell housing bolts were on there to stay, and I had to use a Rube Goldberg of extensions and a U-joint to get to the top ones. The impact wouldn't budge them, so I had to use a 20" ratchet to break the bolts loose. I was afraid that I was going to run out of room for the top bolts, since I had to take up so much slack in the system, but I did convince them to see things my way! I used my trusty floor jack and chunk of firewood to hold up the front of the transmission, and the back was still bolted to the crossmember, so, after a little jockeying of the floor jack, the hoist, and the engine, I got them separated. That was as far as I got, since I was going down to Denver to see my fiancee. Rob - don't think that I didn't give the body swap idea a pretty good go-around, but the lift on the Taco is tweaked, and I believe that the frame may be, as well. Not to mention that there is no way I would get that involved without a garage and workshop space to do it in! Last edited by breknraj; 10-03-2006 at 05:45 PM.

10-03-2006, 07:22 PM	#56 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Oops! Here's the pics! Attached Thumbnails

10-03-2006, 07:27 PM	#57 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	So I came home yesterday, and recieved the ORS kit! I woke up to gray, rainy skies this morning - gave it a while to clear, but when it didn't, I decided to go ahead and start cleaning the engine bay on the truck. I still have some more work to do on the cleaning, but it looks a lot better, already. I also got a couple of coats of high temp flat black paint on the new crossover pipe. Attached Thumbnails

10-04-2006, 04:23 AM	#60 (permalink)
mt_goat Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oklahoma State Posts: 8,916	Looking great! Is that your steering damper in the engine bay? __________________ ~Dale~ 93 4X4 ext-cab, auto, SR5, 3.4 V6, supercharged, 2.1" pulley, URD fuel mods, Aquamist WI, IPT valve body mod, dual cases, 4" superlift front, Alcan springs rear, 33 BFG MT, ARB locked front & rear, 5.29 US Gears, RB 1" Body Lift, 1.5" ball joint spacers, manual hubs, TJM T-17, Warn m8000.

09-26-2006, 06:49 PM	#52 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	I got home yesterday, and spent the afternoon clearing snow from the work area (and others), in anticipation of a few warm days this week. I got back to it today, and removed the exhaust from the Taco, since, at this point, I'm planning to slice and dice it for the truck. I then spent a couple of hours swapping the positions of the trucks, so that the '90 is now on the work platform. It involved a lot of hand pushing over uneven ground, so, when I got that done, I spent the rest of the afternoon doing some cleaning on the Taco engine. I plan on going after the engine in the '90 tomorrow.

09-28-2006, 08:59 PM	#54 (permalink)
RobD Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,723	Jeez...wouldn't have been easier to swap the body from your '90 onto the Taco frame?

10-03-2006, 07:29 PM	#58 (permalink)
FOCUSHERE Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 203	WTF snow? i live in arizona so.......... sunny 365 lol nice work

10-04-2006, 07:40 AM	#61 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Yep! I just removed the passenger side to drop it out of the way when I took the engine out. That thing was so filthy that I had almost forgotten that it was white!

10-04-2006, 08:54 PM	#62 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	I had a very productive afternoon. The weather was pretty decent, so I started to move parts from the 3V to the 5V. I swapped and rewired the oil pressure sensor (including the original rubber cover over the whole thing). I removed the 5V motor mounts, and replaced them with the 3V, including the new isolators from ORS. I did have to do some grinding on the passenger side motor mount, to clear the engine block drain valve. I was cleaning parts all along the way. I then had to grind on one bolt mount for the A/C compressor, as the cast 3.0 mounts were about 3 times as thick as the pressed 3.4 ones were. I also added the flywheel cover brackets from the 3.0. If tomorrow's weather is as good as today's, I hope to pull the oil pan, and change the oil pickup. I will also install the oil filter adaptor plate, seal the original dipstick hole, drill and install the new dipstick hardware. Then I'll replace the oil pan with the new one. Attached Thumbnails

10-04-2006, 09:04 PM	#63 (permalink)
thefallman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 550	why are you useing the 3.0 A/C mounts?? __________________ ~Brian GETTING FIXED 89 Ex-Cab 3.4 Conv. T100 Auto Tranny ~Phoenix 94 Ex-Cab 22re 5spd Came with parts truck. Doesnt run yet. 90 4runner 3.0 Auto (Wifes Toy) 92 4runner 3.0 Auto (Currently With Blown Engine) (New 3.4 Swap i think)

10-05-2006, 06:16 AM	#64 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Fallman - I'm using the Taco A/C mount (as well as the compressor - will have some hurdles to cross there). I had to grind down the thickness of the top rear mounting hole, since the engine mount sandwiches between that and the block (and the cast engine mount is so much thicker than the Taco one)

10-05-2006, 12:42 PM	#65 (permalink)
thefallman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 550	Hmmm i didnt have that issue wonder whats up. did you have A/C before hand?? anyway we'll check it out this weekend __________________ ~Brian GETTING FIXED 89 Ex-Cab 3.4 Conv. T100 Auto Tranny ~Phoenix 94 Ex-Cab 22re 5spd Came with parts truck. Doesnt run yet. 90 4runner 3.0 Auto (Wifes Toy) 92 4runner 3.0 Auto (Currently With Blown Engine) (New 3.4 Swap i think)

10-05-2006, 02:33 PM	#67 (permalink)
thefallman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 550	hmm like i said i didnt have that issue only thing i can think of is the engine was out of a 95 tacoma so it might have been differnt then your guys. but ill check it out again. __________________ ~Brian GETTING FIXED 89 Ex-Cab 3.4 Conv. T100 Auto Tranny ~Phoenix 94 Ex-Cab 22re 5spd Came with parts truck. Doesnt run yet. 90 4runner 3.0 Auto (Wifes Toy) 92 4runner 3.0 Auto (Currently With Blown Engine) (New 3.4 Swap i think)

10-11-2006, 04:41 PM	#68 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	After a long weekend of my birthday, and some pretty nasty weather, I got back after the truck today. All I did today was to start re-painting the engine bay. I'm going to gloss white under the hood, to make any leaks easier to spot, and to brighten the area up in low light situations. I got about a third of the bay done with primer and two coats of gloss white. Not the best painting environment, being outside, but I think it will be a nice improvement when I'm done.

10-13-2006, 09:34 PM	#70 (permalink)
Bumpin' Yota Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 3,639	That is a lot of purdy white beach sand!! Great work! __________________ 3vze, 4x4, sr5, 90, auto, LSD 2x dB Drag World Finalist 2003 Nopi Nat. Street B champ 2004 SBN Street C champ 2004 SBN Advncd NW Champ 2004 Former WR Holder in NW. SPL: 159.8db @ 42hz In loving memory of Jamie Riggs 5/15/85 - 10/8/04 Last edited by Bumpin' Yota; 10-13-2006 at 09:41 PM.

10-13-2006, 08:24 PM	#69 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Last couple of days have been too windy for painting, or chaging the oil pan. I did make a trip to Yotayard, and picked up all of the factory pieces to install A/C. I plan to take Fallman's lead, and swap the side plate on the Taco compressor to make the system work. I'll just plan on re-selling the Airzona Air kit. I did get my speedometer cable replaced, and I can definitely say that I hope that there is a special place in hell for the folks that designed that set-up. There is no reason in the world that a speedo cable should be that complex (and a PIT* to replace). Anyway, it's done, so I shouldn't have a screaming cluster in the cold, for a while, at least. I started to put the A/C core in the dash, tonight, but it was getting too dark to see well, so I'll get back to it tomorrow.

10-14-2006, 04:27 AM	#71 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Kind of funny that you can't even tell that it snowed here (right now), but Arapahoe Basin opened for skiing yesterday, and Loveland opens today. It's not my cup of tea to deal with the early openings, because there is only one run open, and there are usually way too many people trying to use it. It's a situation that we locals fondly refer to as the "White Ribbon Of Death." I hope that it is a good season, but that Mother Nature will hold off just a little bit more, so I can get the truck running, again, first!

10-17-2006, 08:25 AM	#72 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Very interesting last few days. I stayed up here to work on the truck last weekend, because the weather report was for a great weekend - So, of course, it snowed most of the day on Saturday. I did manage to do the Tach conversion, and to re-assemble the driver's side of the dash. At that point, I was still dealing with the typical early season heavy wet stuff that was soaking my clothes, so I hung it up for the day. This time of year, and the new snow, made me finally cry uncle, so I went out and bought a 10'x10' canopy to put over the front of the truck for a little cover while I'm working. Sunday morning was much nicer, so I set up the canopy, and staked and tied it down. With the ground wet, it was a perfect day to open up the bottom of the engine (no dust to blow around) I also set my propane burner (turkey fryer) in front of the truck to see if I could warm the canopy a little to continue the painting. That worked way better than I expected, considering that the sides are screens. So I alternated between painting and engine work. I got the rest of the passenger side and firewall done, and I removed the oil pan, and oil pick-up. I removed the original dipstick assembly, then drilled, tapped, cleaned and plugged the hole. About this time I decided to go after the drilling of the hole for the new dipstick. I had gotten a new close quarter drill for the job, and the fit under the exhaust manifold was fine for the pilot bit. While I was fitting the bit, I discovered that the new drill had not come with a chuck key, and I didn't have one the right size to fit! Being that it was late Sunday afternoon, I decided that I would wait for Monday to get a key, so I cleaned the mounting flange of the engine, and installed the new pick-up and gasket, and fit the new oil pan (temporarily) to protect the bottom of the engine. I also installed the oil filter relocation plate, with it's new JIC hydraulic fittings. I was going to do an update here Sunday night, and discovered that the BackUPS on my computer had finally died (had been on its way out for quite a while) I had been debating whether to continue on the truck, or do a trip to Denver on Monday, and the dead UPS pushed me toward the Denver trip. I removed the wheels from the Taco, and loaded them into the Volvo, to take them to Costco for new shoes. While I was in Denver I got the new waffle stompers (BFG AT T/A KO 265/75/16), the chuck key I needed, a new UPS, and also paid a visit to the Klode auction and Yotayard. The snow started last night, and I got about an inch over night, so I will head out soon to see what I can get done today. Attached Thumbnails

10-17-2006, 09:17 AM	#73 (permalink)
mt_goat Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oklahoma State Posts: 8,916	Nice canopy, looking good. When you start drilling your big hole for the new dip stick you may need to cut a few inches off the end of the bit to fit it in position. Are those hood shocks? __________________ ~Dale~ 93 4X4 ext-cab, auto, SR5, 3.4 V6, supercharged, 2.1" pulley, URD fuel mods, Aquamist WI, IPT valve body mod, dual cases, 4" superlift front, Alcan springs rear, 33 BFG MT, ARB locked front & rear, 5.29 US Gears, RB 1" Body Lift, 1.5" ball joint spacers, manual hubs, TJM T-17, Warn m8000.

10-23-2006, 05:52 PM	#75 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Mother nature didn't co-operate much in the last week. We had a lot of wind, 16" of snow Thursday and Friday, so all I did Saturday was dig out! I bought a couple of tarps to put up for more wind break on the canopy. That allowed me to finish the engine bay painting yesterday, along with the propane heater to keep it semi-reasonable. The weather was great, today, so I got the fuel filter changed, and greased the driveshafts. I was going to mount the A/C cooling unit in the cab, and discovered that the '95 has a little different openings in it than a '90 would, so I'll worry about that, later. I cleaned the bell housing, and installed the new throw-out bearing, so that's ready to go! I did get some more engine prep done. I swapped the liquid side hose on the compressor, so that it will match up with the '95 system (leaving the side plate alone). The ORS crossover pipe is installed, and, as per information I got from Fallman, I swapped the position of the fuel intake 180* on the fuel rail, so that it is now pointed to the passenger side, There should be plenty of line there to just link it directly to the line from the tank. The return hose has been moved over to the passeger side, as well. The new heater hoses are in place, and I'll be able to finish the new dipstick set up tomorrow, since UPS delivered my short "U" drill bits this evening. I'm planning to get the flywheel re-surfaced in the morning, finish the dipstick, put the engine on the hoist, take care of the clutch, and get the engine into the truck tomorrow. BTW, does the 5V use 5 quarts of oil, like the 3V did? I know that I still have a lot to do, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the 5V in the engine bay! Oh, and here's the pic of the Taco wheels on the truck (better ones will come, later!) Attached Thumbnails

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