Jeremy, let me know when you are ready, and I will come up there and give you a hand (if you need it). Looks like you have made some great progress this winter. cant wait to see that beast on the road again.

 

i have my fingers crossed that its all gonna work. I have enough helping hands close by that you dont need to come up. Putting it back in isnt grunt work, the hoist does all the heavy lifting. I just need another set of hands to coax it in place. I have my fingers crossed that there won't be any MAJOR problems. I just want it to be oil tight and run smooth. Only hurdles left are fabbing up the intake/exhaust, some minor wiring and cooling hoses, and tuning the engine management.


If it runs well and the weather warms up a bit soon you might be getting a PM from me to come visit the coast for an afternoon though. Maybe bring some

 

You are welcome anytime! I'm always up for some

 

i wanna come too.....jk...keep us hopefulls updated.....

 

Last minute prep before going in. . .






Two hours of wrestling later. . . .







now comes some of the fun parts, actually getting it running again. May is coming too fast

 

Looks awesome! You've got more room in front of the engine than I thought you would, especially since you kept the radiator support.

 

once you put the pulleys/belts and radiator fan it gets pretty tight despite the room that picture shows. I actually mount the radiator directly above the front crossmember of the frame. Normally radiators are mounted between the back of that part of the frame and the motor. To do so i had to use a significantly shorter radiator but it should still be ok since its more than twice as thick, made of aluminum, and doesnt have any wasted space like the stock one for auto-trans fluid cooling. Another downside however is my thin dual flex-a-lites will no longer work so ill be putting them up in the for-sale section soon. gonna have to do a single puller thats a bit thicker/more powerful so i can achieve ~ the same CFM.

 

That looks really sweet bud, sorry I haven't been able to offer up my services or make it over your way at all, this semseter is killing me, only two more to go though. Can't wait to see her running again, this time w/o a large leak spewing from engine bay.

 

my wallet took another hit today. I ordered the wideband A/F setup and the electronic wastegate controller as well as an HKS blow-off valve and an oil pressure sensor. All told its another $1k towards to total bill. When those parts arrive I have everything i need to safely crank it up

 

pictures for those that like pictures



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dude

need more prity pics of it all installed.

 

Got that stuff installed yet? J/K, it's going to look awesome and should be really fun to drive.

 

i COULD put all the old stuff back on it right now but i want to wait and be safe. Knowing exactly what the oil pressure and A/F ratio are make me much less worried about damaging my now $3-4k motor.

 

oil pressure test comes tommorrow, new fuel lines getting ordered monday, intake and exhaust work maybe getting done next weekend. cross your fingers. . . . I am still shooting to have it driveable to Tellico but I won't be suprised if its not ready.

 

I would love to see that rig in Tellico, but if not, you should still try and make it up there. It will be a lot of fun.

It will make it to the trails soon enough....

 

Dude, if you want/ can make it happen, come with me, be my co pilot/driver. You can just come to G-boro, leave your truck or the pickle at my palce and we can be on our way. Let me know, I'm not trying to make this drive alone.

 

Bad day, put a hole in my aluminum radiator and cross threaded the oil pressure sensor

 

That sucks...

 

Sorrry to hear that. heres a drink on me!
have you made any more progress?

 

new oil pressure sensor arrives tomorrow, dropped off the radiator to get patched up. Once i know i have oil pressure im gonna try to get it to idle and see what happens.