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[npulver]

Should be perfect for a pig. I'm looking at attaching a small turbo to a 5.3 engine to get me around 400-500ish. Thought about going diesel, but decided against it due to availability of parts.

 

[scrapdaddy]

JMack,

Question... Do you think any shop that sprays ceramic, can apply the cerakote ceramic. I have a shop by me that does ceramic and I'd like to ask them about it.

 

[J Mack]

JMack,

Question... Do you think any shop that sprays ceramic, can apply the cerakote ceramic. I have a shop by me that does ceramic and I'd like to ask them about it.

Ron,

You can buy the air cure high temp paint from NIC and apply it with regular spray equipment. They charge stupid money to Cerakote stuff if you find a shop to do it. http://www.nicindustries.com/
If you just have a few parts that you want heat cure on just let me know and I'll help you out.


Have you started your AC install yet?
I'm routing lines now and I'm not impressed with the Restomod line kit and replacing most of it.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Do you mean the duct lines? or the hoses? Mine is mounted and had hoses made up. I haven't run the duct hoses yet, because I'll have to remove to wire.

I want to have my exhaust ceramic coated. I had them do a set of manifolds, just thought they could use the Ceracote.

 

[J Mack]

Should be perfect for a pig. I'm looking at attaching a small turbo to a 5.3 engine to get me around 400-500ish. Thought about going diesel, but decided against it due to availability of parts.

Checkout BorgWarner Match-Bot when you're ready to size your turbo, from what the guys in the know claim it produces numbers pretty close to real world.

 

[J Mack]

Do you mean the duct lines? or the hoses? Mine is mounted and had hoses made up. I haven't run the duct hoses yet, because I'll have to remove to wire.

I'm working on the water lines for the heater and the AC lines, the aluminum fittings they send with the bulkhead suck so they were the first thing to hit the trash now I'm looking at the rest of the fittings and I think they'll follow the bulkhead fitting in the trash.

 

[J Mack]

FYI,
A number 10 JIC bulkhead fitting fits into the Restomod bulkhead. I'm converting every system on my pig to the JIC 37 Degree End Types.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I kept the bulkhead from the other unit, Old Air, but I bet it's the same. My a/c lines are done, nothing fancy about them.

I'd like to see those JIC fittings, do you have a link somewhere.

 

[J Mack]

I'd like to see those JIC fittings, do you have a link somewhere.

I you look at the last photo I posted you'll see all the fittings currently are JIC 37 degree fittings, "think hydraulic lines with the tapered ends" , the ones I'm using are two piece and they are referred to as field serviceable.


This is an internet picture I found of the fittings and I'll try to take some better ones of mine tomorrow.

 

[J Mack]

Ron,

This shows the components for the “field serviceable” JIC 37 degree fittings. The top fitting is high pressure and the lower barbed fitting is low pressure.



This photo shows my Restomod bulkhead with the JIC fittings for my heater hoses.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Thanks JMack for posting. I've seen those non crimped fittings before. I'm sure they're fine, but I wondered about reliability. I have no experience with them at all. Are you using them on the power steering and a/c, if so, do they have fittings with the charge ports in them? That heater hose just looks nice and clean.

It is very obvious you have thought everything out well. I enjoy watching what you come up with.

 

[NikP]

Reliability on these fittings is real good. My dad was a logger in Idaho, north of where JMack lives, and he used them all the time on high pressure hydraulics. When far from the parts store, the field servicibility kept the job going and all you needed to carry was a length of replacement hose or if you had spare fittings and a coupler you could fab around a hole in the hose. If you match the right hose type to the application they'll last a long time.

 

[J Mack]

Quick update, bolting stuff on and running lines. I think I can get this engine started and break In the cam tomorrow.



I’ll have some touch-up yet to do but this has been the big hurdle that seems like I’ll never get over.

 

[Toyo_Judson]

That ROCKS!!!

 

[bobm]

NICE

 

[npulver]

Awesome! Should get some video if you can!

 

[davegonz]

Very nice. Is that a Fluidampr up front (or similar)?

Do you have enough slack in that heater hose to compensate for the 4BT movement? These things move around quite a bit.

 

[J Mack]

That ROCKS!!!

Thank you!

NICE

Thanks!

Awesome! Should get some video if you can!

Not an option, first I have no idea how to take video or post it on the interwebs, second if I'm holding a video taking machine I'll have to set my beer down. Like I said not an option.

Very nice. Is that a Fluidampr up front (or similar)?

Do you have enough slack in that heater hose to compensate for the 4BT movement? These things move around quite a bit.

Thanks, yes it's a Fluidampr for a 6BT.
The hose has about 2" of slack before it pulls tight, do you think that's enough or should I add another inch?

 

[bobm]

NEVER I MEAN EVER SET YOUR BEER DOWN.

 

[npulver]

Not an option, first I have no idea how to take video or post it on the interwebs, second if I'm holding a video taking machine I'll have to set my beer down. Like I said not an option.

LOL

Thanks, yes it's a Fluidamper for a 6BT.
The hose has about 2" of slack before it pulls tight, do you think that's enough or should I add another inch?

Are you running rubber or poly mounts? If your running stiffer poly mounts i would think you would be fine. (IMO)