Terrys87

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Laughing about the smile thing..Having to work with customers is one of the toughest jobs there is. Done that myself.

I was planning on doing my head, seems like we are at similar steps in builds.

dirtdobberoffroad

got it all put together this weekend I checked the clearance between my pistons and valves that was a lot bigger than what I expected my new remaned head must have not been decked any, there was almost an 1/8 of and inch between the intake valve and the piston and the exhuast never even touched the putty? (yes I had the valve lash set to what the 261 rv cam instructions said .007 on intake and .009 on exhaust.)....I got all the things put back on except the EGR that I will be blocking off I just installed the stock back plate on the head so all I have to block off is the EGR port on the head and intake speaking of that has any one ever installed a wet No2 kit and plumed it to the egr block off on the intake? not saying I was going to it justlooks like a good place for it it would act as an injector and squirt more fuel plus the No2 into the intake kinda like the 7th injector kit for the taco's.

I found out that with the 20r intake I have to run a electric fuel pump because the way the thermostat housing is made unless they make a thermostat housing that points to the pasengerside of the vehicle instead of the front....I droped the distrubuter in, got the manifold put on.

my to get list is much smaller at least the engine part of it

EGR Block offs
spark plugs
air filter
2 oil changes and filters
misc vacuum caps
heater core (then I will finish my interior too!)
carb adapter 22r carb to 20r intake
carb rebuild kit (probably dont need it. but)
fuel pump
edit:11/21/11 I forgot to mention belts and radiator hoses


then I am ready to here this sucker run.

Terrys87

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I dont know what a wet number 2 kit is so I am not much help there. You are getting close on hearing it run. We are just in about the same spot on builds. Think you are a few steps ahead of me. I will get mine toghter this weekend, but depending on how the weather holds out is when I will ber able to get it in the truck.

dirtdobberoffroad

Nitrous oxide (NO2) sorry....

JustDSM

You mean N2O?

dirtdobberoffroad

yep I am an idiot....sorry guys

dirtdobberoffroad

alright I didnt do much over the long weekend went fishing the last warm day of the year......did awsome. I tried to put a tilt column out of an 84 4runner in my 82 figured out quick that it was not gonna work if I wanted to keep my current ignition. the tilt column has a bearing on both ends of the ignition and the strait column only has one on the wheel side of the ignition, the key sets would not swap out and the ignition on the tilt column was busted and there was more wires than on the 82....I guess I will live with the solid column man tilt would have been nice. I got the EGR and the air induction block off plates made (3/16 stainless) they polished up easy and did not warp with the plasma cutter . I just misdrilled the holes on the plate that goes on the back of the head so I have to inlarge them some and I will be good to go.

I have to get a new pa....p....pi....bearing (that bearing that goes in the back of the crank.....Im lost for words.......) then I will be able to drop the engine back in the truck

still need to get a carb rebuild kit and carb adapter maybe in a month or so I will have it going (Christmas in coming up!)

4.3TbiToy

Pilot bearing. Nice work, pictures would be cool but keep It up

Terrys87

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Fishing sounds good. Didnt get in near as much as I would of liked to of this year. Maybe next year.

Never got to run a plasma cutter. That would be a nice little toy. The EGR makes a big mess. Dont blame you on blocking it off.

You rebuilding your carb yourself? I have adjusted them, but never have done a Toyota carb. Just wondering what I might get myself into.

dirtdobberoffroad

4.3 toy: Thats it the bearing I mean, I am sorry I dont have as many pictures up as I should I need to get somewhere I can upload them, my work blocks most of the sites not y.t. yet

Terry : plasma cutters are a little finicky...or at least the one I use is...I have never been in a toy carb but I will see how it goes..

dirtdobberoffroad

Things really slowed down for me on my build we have had snow twice in two weeks and its got cold I dont even want to go out and work on it I need a shop....LOL.....Terry you want to build one for me too......

Terrys87

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Keep the snow over there. We did get flurries. It is COLDDD here. It is 17 degrees here now. I not having any luck with my truck myself. The shop has got things tied up. Wish they would hurry and get it built.

Enjoyed talking to you. If you get to Springfield on a Wednesday thru Friday, let me know and I can meet you up there.

dirtdobberoffroad

Yeah I think I will be up there next week so I will give ya a call, I am in New Orleans this week but I will be out that way the week end of Christmas....

dirtdobberoffroad

Here are a few pics of the inside work I have been doing (fiber glassed dash pad, painted gauge cluster, door panels and head liner to ho around the sunroof) my first time working with vinyl have to say I am very happy with the way it turned out, it took the tincan sound out of the cab!

dirtdobberoffroad

Here are a few of the block off plates I made out of 3/16" stainless.

dirtdobberoffroad

and some bling I have been working on I just dont like the way the painted ones look.......

Terrys87

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Its looking great. I had thought about putting clear coat on my valve cover.

dirtdobberoffroad

Yeah I thought about that after I get it polished.

dirtdobberoffroad

http://www.brian894x4.com/Mytrucksmodifications.html

that is the direction I want to go with my pickup

Terrys87

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Just checking in. Like the direction of your build. Hoping you can make it out this way on your break. Looking forward to meeting you.