Cruiser Jimmy
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Kirk,
Nice work.
I hope your not amortizing that machine over those two brackets.
Nice work.
I hope your not amortizing that machine over those two brackets.
Builds V8 Swap Project Begins!
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That's killer work. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Perhaps you could make a small run (3-4) of motormounts and sell them to mudders?
Perhaps you could make a small run (3-4) of motormounts and sell them to mudders?
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I would be glad to run copies of the parts for anyone doing a swap. Hopefully my design will work for others.
kirk said:
Kirk's designs are really top notch.
I wouldn't hesitate putting any of his designs into my rig.
Looks great Kirk....now, how's the plumbing going?
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Here are pics of testing the exhaust clearance relative to driveshaft movement.
what's that leaking on the ground and on the 3rd member?
I was wondering that too. Probably just forgot to take their beer out of the engine bay.
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Rather than take the radiator out to the truck to get the rest of the coolant out I decide to use the deere to tip it.
I dont have the radiator hoses fabbed up yet. so it dumped out.
Kirk
I dont have the radiator hoses fabbed up yet. so it dumped out.
Kirk
Waggoner5
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Hows the conversion coming?
G
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Hi Gary... I see you are making progress looks great!
Lunch break right now. finished exhaust pics attached. Working on the fan shroud with additonal transmission cooler right now. Learned some new tricks on the shift points from the l/c guys down under. Basically I am working on all plumbing related items now. After this it will be wiring and then VROOM.. If all is correct. Oh everyones been asking what his thing will be identified as when completed. I came up with something simple... was FZJ80 now will be V80
More to come sorry I cant work as speedy as Gary.
Kirk
Lunch break right now. finished exhaust pics attached. Working on the fan shroud with additonal transmission cooler right now. Learned some new tricks on the shift points from the l/c guys down under. Basically I am working on all plumbing related items now. After this it will be wiring and then VROOM.. If all is correct. Oh everyones been asking what his thing will be identified as when completed. I came up with something simple... was FZJ80 now will be V80
More to come sorry I cant work as speedy as Gary.
Kirk
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And a few more...
Is that dual 2.5" into a single 3" Y pipe? Looking good so far.
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2.25 INTO 3" 3" glasspack muffler. hooker headers
Looks like the end of the exhaust pipe will take the bashings like the slider.
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I am making a SS square exhaust tip and building 1/4" battle armor attaching to the slider around the bottom of the tip to protect it. I like the idea of the sidepipe, kinda musclecar-ish. My factory rear exit exhust was always taking heavy fire from the rocks.
Waggoner5
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Looks great Kirk. One question, what are the little tricks on the shift points? They do shift a little early for an LT1.
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3D model of new fan shroud with mount for additional tranny cooler. Will laser cut and bend tomorrow. Material will be .048 thick steel powdercoated semigloss black.
Kirk
Kirk
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Fan shroud in place.... Need to mount to the cooler, finish TIG welding and then it can get powder coated.
Kirk
Kirk
