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Behemoth60, how many of the spares did you use?
We're a bit off topic now, so please excuse the diversion...
We had 4 trucks in total. The Dude, Shaker, Lowenbrau and myself, as they are known on Mud. Lowenbrau had a fatal transmission failure on the highway, and got a ride home on a tow truck. We were still pretty close to home, so that was OK.
http://gallery.2slow.ca/view_photo.php?full=1&set_albumName=Vacation2009&id=IMG_0019
The Dude had a knuckle tear off in exactly the middle of no-where... about 100 km past the NWT/Yukon Border. Lowenbrau was carrying the spare knuckles, but transfered them to my rig when he broke. So, a potentially catastrophic failure was a few hour trail side repair.
2Slow Gallery :: Vacation 2009 :: IMG_4573
We also had to repair a wheel that fell off a trailer towed by the Dude on the way home. This also involved a dip into the spares and the firing up of the welder.
2Slow Gallery :: Vacation 2009 :: IMG_0106
All in all, I am very glad we were as prepared as we were. We managed to make short work of two potentially very bad situations. Full report of our trip can be found on expedition portal.
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yeah nah maybe
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well, after what seems like forever i can finally get back to working on the troopie.
by the way the old girl now has a name given to it by the owner:
LabRat
it fits since it has been a long long build of many first time designs and applications.
the new water tank came in last week, it is one heavy bugger.
but
it is a work of art.
look at these welds, the drain spigot, the clean out welded both outside and inside. you can run your hand around inside the tank with little fear of getting snagged or cut.
damn!!
by the way the old girl now has a name given to it by the owner:
LabRat
it fits since it has been a long long build of many first time designs and applications.
the new water tank came in last week, it is one heavy bugger.
but
it is a work of art.
look at these welds, the drain spigot, the clean out welded both outside and inside. you can run your hand around inside the tank with little fear of getting snagged or cut.
damn!!
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well, the intercooler is now finally fitted and finished.
it is very well supported off the induction support bracket, the outlet bolted to the intake plenum and the hose and SS joiner pipe.
now remember this is a proto so it isn't as clean as the following ones will be. it is sealed very tight.
it is very well supported off the induction support bracket, the outlet bolted to the intake plenum and the hose and SS joiner pipe.
now remember this is a proto so it isn't as clean as the following ones will be. it is sealed very tight.
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final fitting of the sender and fuel line pickup in the front tank. testing for any leaks with air pressure and soapy water...
this one needs to be set in place but not mounted till after the center water cell is installed permently.
the rear tank final install.
we are moving along now...
this one needs to be set in place but not mounted till after the center water cell is installed permently.
the rear tank final install.
we are moving along now...
That is a beautiful piece. Why don't you go all the way and just build a new intake manifold and also port/polish the head. That high pressure air from the compressor back to the turbine needs to flow smooth and easy. You can use up to 10% of your HP moving that air, and that all becomes HEAT, usually in the manifolds and head, that ultimately needs to get wicked away with the coolant.
I've become a strong believer in the port/polish of Toyota diesel heads running big boost. Never had an overheating problem in any of the 3 I know of (a 3B, a 1HZ, and a 13B-T), and they have been driven HARD. I know that's a small sample size to draw conclusions from, but it's only an extra 30-40 hours of work... Nothing compared to what is already into this truck... Come on... do it!
That IC is slick, well, so is everything else, but I like that.
I been thinking about doing something like that for the cummins. Which BTW has a ported/polished head courtesy of pro-active. Still have a 60 series hood with a suburu STI scoop laying around, to do it with. Hmmm...
I been thinking about doing something like that for the cummins. Which BTW has a ported/polished head courtesy of pro-active. Still have a 60 series hood with a suburu STI scoop laying around, to do it with. Hmmm...
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Hi Wayne,
where did you get the heavy duty hose clamps that are in the intercooler pic please?
thank you!
Jan
where did you get the heavy duty hose clamps that are in the intercooler pic please?
thank you!
Jan
i've seen most of the pics on the intranet, but that third pic down is the best thing I have ever seen. literally.
Those are the T-bolt style of clamps, McMaster Carr sell them, spendy at $5-7 a piece depending on the size, unless you want stainless hardware, then $8-11 a piece
Is that the stainless bolts too or the zinc plated bolts? That's a great price for the all SS
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