So updates have slowed. Im employed again and going through my Telecom training at the moment so have very little free time.
This weekend I was able to spend both days working on it. Progress was slow after pulling something in my shoulder climbing a telephone pole and the need the not aggravate it.
Worked on the intercooler, what I thought would be easy after getting the in/outlet redone proved not to be the case. The straight outlets I ha put on placed the silicone 90* bends right into the rad support. One of the few oversights so far but annoying after all the work to do them. So I cut them off and got some 90* cast Aluminum elbows and trimmed to get them welded on this week.
I then started on the pipes.
Drivers side.
Used a 2-2.5 90* off the turbo and then 2.5" pipe to a 2.5" heat resistant hump hose. Then that attaches to the intercooler. The vibrations will be absorbed by the silicone 90* for the most part its got a surprising amount of flex. The pipe its self will have a tab to the fender to keep it from flapping around.
Passenger side.
This side the intercooler pipe bolts directly to the intake manifold. From there it goes down and under the air box. Then there is another 2.5" hump hose. The short straight section of pipe in the last picture will be mounted to the fender well like the other side. The last black hump by the intercooler is just temporary ill replace it with a straight one when I get it.
As you can tell the orange hump hoses are bright so I tried to position them so they where out of sight but still effective. Its not really needed o the driver side and I may replace it with some straight hose instead.
I had a bit more time today and my shoulder was doing ok so I installed the vacuum canister I had from a parts HJ60. This way if for some reason the engine stops I still have 2-3 pumps of the breaks before I lose all assistance.
There is also a low vacuum switch that i may wire up to a light or buzzer incase the pump gives up to alert me of the issue.
With that other than the last of the exhaust and the fuel lines to majority of the fab work is done. The exhaust is done till I get my viscus t case into the truck since its got a longer output. That will not be in till final assembly so the exhaust will be last.
Fuel lines will need to be done next weekend or this week when not in class. Once that's done then the tear down begins. I have a growing pile of parts for powder coat and painting so when it gets torn down again its all going out for that. So that will be out for a week or two. In the mean time I need to get the frame cleaned and painted and sort out the wiring.
Hope to get most of that done or at least most of the teardown done before March 9th. I will be out of town for a month after that for work.
