bindergirl's 1981 Pickup Build-Up Thread "The Perkulator"
03-06-2010, 05:37 AM
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Bindegirl, I would not recommend NWOR their customer service is beyond poor. Try out some of the vendors here or DK Diesel on Bakerview. they are our local Trailgear dealer.
03-06-2010, 06:05 AM
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Truth is, Lacquer thinner works if you get to it fast enough. But after 24 hours it is stained into your skin and won't come off till you shed those skin cells.
Way to wear your wrenching pride bindergirl! (They don't call me pigpen for nothing!)
03-07-2010, 02:43 PM
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Ok sorry for the lack of updates it's been a long week.
Sooo for the most important update - the herc stain only lasted two days, a little scrubbing with the pumice stone and all is well once again
Sooo for the most important update - the herc stain only lasted two days, a little scrubbing with the pumice stone and all is well once again
03-07-2010, 02:49 PM
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Other than that there has very little progress. The second coat herculiner is on and set. I'm really happy with the final product. I ended up using 1 gallon for two solid coats of both the bed and cab interior.
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03-07-2010, 03:03 PM
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The lack of local 1st gen parts and not being able to locate a 20r head has put a damper on the whole engine rebuild plans thingy... I changed out the PCV valve per pumkinyota's suggestion hoping it would buy me some time... No luck the blow by is bad enough, the perkulator isn't going anywhere for a while. So now I am seriously reconsidering rebuild options because I want to keep moving forward on this truck.
03-07-2010, 03:12 PM
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Thanks for the heads up ... I was going to go with NWOR beause they are local and I wasn't going to have to wait on shipping - but after talking with the owner he is out of stock for at least two weeks - so I guess I'm still shopping for suspension as well
03-07-2010, 03:37 PM
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I have done business with John at Northwest Off-Road Specialties for over 25 years and I never had any problems with his products or services. I live in Pennsylvania and he has always shipped my orders as fast as possible and his products always fit and work. When I raced my truck, if I needed something, it was always there so I could continue my racing schedule. I hear some negatative things about Downey Off-Road Manufacturing also and again I have done alot of business with Jim Sickles over the years and never any problems. Most vendors whom have been in business for many years do make mistakes at times but if they have a problem with one of their products they do whats right towards the customer if it is their fault.
03-07-2010, 04:16 PM
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why a new head? when i did my 3vze rebuild i just took the old heads into the machine shop with some new valves and they sand blasted the heads, seated the new valves, put new shims in, put my new cams in for me and made sure everything was in spec. and that cost me... about $300 per head if you exclude the cost of the cams and valves.
03-07-2010, 05:37 PM
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at last report Downey was dead and gone so that source of parts is no more... NWOR seems to be a hit and miss operation some folks say they are great and others not so much, though their parts are reputed to fit right every time (for the most part)... as one PP suggested a local machine shop should be able to rebuild your heads relatively cheaply so that would be an option worth looking into...
03-07-2010, 08:59 PM
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03-07-2010, 09:10 PM
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at last report Downey was dead and gone so that source of parts is no more... NWOR seems to be a hit and miss operation some folks say they are great and others not so much, though their parts are reputed to fit right every time (for the most part)... as one PP suggested a local machine shop should be able to rebuild your heads relatively cheaply so that would be an option worth looking into...
I just wanted to put it back together better than factory, if I take it all the way down to a bare block. We'll see I guess, I looked into the LCE kits and almost had a heart attack when I saw the prices
Everything I hear about them is good but holy moley they want some coin for those performance kits.Work is picking up as we are rolling into a shutdown, so the build will slow down but maybe the coin will build up!
Its only time and money I guess, I'll find something I want.
03-08-2010, 09:22 PM
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Yeah they keep their pencils extremely dull over there at LCE... always found that strange that work would pick up as they prepare to shut down a plant...
03-09-2010, 08:38 AM
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Refinery shutdowns dont shut the whole plant down, usually just a unit or two for maint. When the unit is down you are making less product & $$$... so crews work days/ nights to clean up, fix anything needing maint, and get it back up and running. Every unit will come down on a regular maintence schedule.
03-09-2010, 08:46 AM
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OK sooo back to the build...I talked to Ted at engnbldr.com last night and of course he was very helpful and I think I will go with one of their kits for my rebuild... the 261 & 268 cams look pretty slick - anyones personal experience?
If I get a weekend I will start pulling the motor - be prepared for lots-o-pics
Speaking of pics I tore into my hubs last night - they could use some cleaning. Anyways I have a few pics but the firewall here at work is posing some problems... I'll post a little later tonight from home.
03-09-2010, 04:47 PM
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Took me awhile to figure out what you were talking about, but I think I get it...
Refinery shutdowns dont shut the whole plant down, usually just a unit or two for maint. When the unit is down you are making less product & $$$... so crews work days/ nights to clean up, fix anything needing maint, and get it back up and running. Every unit will come down on a regular maintence schedule.
Refinery shutdowns dont shut the whole plant down, usually just a unit or two for maint. When the unit is down you are making less product & $$$... so crews work days/ nights to clean up, fix anything needing maint, and get it back up and running. Every unit will come down on a regular maintence schedule.
On topic... my mech. (who is a top fabricator among other things) is about to begin offering several items which might interest you like slotted flywheels among other things... these will reduce the rotational mass and allow an increase in real HP output, much better clutch performance, and improved MPG.
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03-09-2010, 08:56 PM
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OK so back to the hubs
The drivers side was a little more diff to operate if you look closely you can see some RTV or something oozing out between the hub face and body.
It is not my intent to show a full hub rebuild as there are plenty of those already on here... but I always seem to get pic happy as I tear into stuff so bear with me
The drivers side was a little more diff to operate if you look closely you can see some RTV or something oozing out between the hub face and body.
It is not my intent to show a full hub rebuild as there are plenty of those already on here... but I always seem to get pic happy as I tear into stuff so bear with me
03-09-2010, 09:00 PM
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remove the 10mm hub face retaning bolts (6) and the face and dial indicator will come off. the green arrow shows the dial indicator retaining c-clip, and the red arrows show where the RTV leaked everywhere including the bolt holes.
