Builds Rosie the 40 - Tilda Bogue Service Station

[wngrog]

So, the vacuum leak……

I remember someone telling me a long time ago the monster intake like this would not work with headers.

I test fitted the two and all seemed good so I ran with it.

Turns out….the intake is so thick it was hitting the header tubes.

I love this intake so I just broke out the belt sander and a BFH and made the two happy together.

It cost me a gasket but now it fits nice and snug

I dug up old pics and you can see the bottom of the intake is not flush to the gasket

Blow out

But I got it going and all is well for a first test drive.

I’m going to take it out now that I know what the issue is and make myself a little more clearance between the two.

I’ll be waiting on some parts so Rosie is on the shelf for a few days while I spend some time with Red and enjoy the holiday weekend.

Stay tuned

 

[wngrog]

Got my final parts in and did one more clearance on the header and stuck it all back together and went for a nice long ride this am

Had to program the speedo. The little brass tang that rides in the housing was spinning in the wire so I had to clamp on it a bit to make them talk.

I got back and started monkeying with the fuel gauge.

It was saying the fuel was open meaning no signal from the sending unit to the Dakota. I redid some grounding and it came to life.

I pull the sender out and did a manual cycle since none of the presets work with a Toyota sender on the Dakota.

 

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[wngrog]

Added a NOS dash pad, rear view mirror and got the seats and OEM seatbelts in place

 

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[jomelo]

The Dakota is one of my favorite additions to a 40 series.

 

[wngrog]

I think I finally bolted the last OEM part on this one from Brendan’s mighty stash with these sun visors

Just got back from another ride. Other than the turd 3 on the tree …..

I’ve never actually driven one that’s been rebuilt by the master or one new enough to not feel clapped out. It’s not as bad as I thought it was going to be

 

[simps80]

It’s part of the charm Nolan
Part of the charm
Looking real nice real nice

Some people roll around in these trucks with a few .22lrs in the ash tray, a pack of pall mall non-filters, and a rack of yellow jackets bang shifting that 3 on the tree and standing on them drums just to think about when America wasn’t full of s***

I digress, again amazing outcome

 

[wngrog]

Feels like this one has been here a long time but I just went back and looked and it’s only been 2 full months.

I love projects that flow like this one has.

 

[wngrog]

I got word from the guy doing the roof that it’s primed and will get painted this weekend.

 

[EWheeler]

I got word from the guy doing the roof that it’s primed and will get painted this weekend.

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What's it like driving without the fiberglass top? Is it obnoxiously loud and turbulent inside the cab?

 

[Chungas Revenge]

What's it like driving without the fiberglass top? Is it obnoxiously loud and turbulent inside the cab?

I’m gonna go with this…

 

[wngrog]

What's it like driving without the fiberglass top? Is it obnoxiously loud and turbulent inside the cab?

Just no shade but not bad

 

[Malleus]

It's hard not to love those Dakota dashes; I just wish they had a real tach...

 

[wngrog]

It's hard not to love those Dakota dashes; I just wish they had a real tach...

You can get one with a tach but it’s ugly as hell. The beauty of these is they look stock. I would not install the other kind.

 

[Malleus]

I'm totally with you on that.

 

[thatcabledude]

Yeah, those need a magnifying glass to read too.

 

[jomelo]

You can get one with a tach but it’s ugly as hell. The beauty of these is they look stock. I would not install the other kind.

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I think the tach on the standard Dakota is just fine. Easy to read. Not in the way.

 

[cruiserdan]

I actually like the one with an actual tach. Personal preference.