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No, the fan is 80-specific.
 
Getting started on the turbo install prep. Since this is going to be my new marketing vehicle I figured it would be good to invest a little sweat equity into the engine bay to clean things up. Removed everything from the passenger side fender and cleaned/polished and waxed the entire inner fender, core support and firewall. Going to update the hardware with new and then cad plating a bunch of metal bits. I’m also replacing a bunch of stuff as well just to clean things up. Not going stupid crazy but it’ll look like some effort was put in.

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Any chance you can share products used to clean/polish/wax, 'cause that looks awesome...
 
Who does your pipes--or did? :)
Really?

You're going to ask him who his suppliers are?

Want him to tell you what his costs are?

STFU.

If you like his stuff, buy it. If you like it but don't want to pay his prices, figure it out on your own. Don't be a dick.
 
Really?

You're going to ask him who his suppliers are?

Want him to tell you what his costs are?

STFU.

If you like his stuff, buy it. If you like it but don't want to pay his prices, figure it out on your own. Don't be a dick.

1)Really?
2) I do buy his stuff.
3) He doesn't sell, say, mandrel-bent exhaust systems, right? But the guys who did his pipes when he was in LA can surely fab those up. Likewise, he's not offering plating or anodizing services if I want to do that to a few odds and ends. Always thought the purpose here was to save time by learning from others--and contribute once you know what you're doing, like you do. I've long considered you to be one of the most knowledgeable and helpful guys here, so "figure it out on your own" was a bit of a surprise. If you want to say this falls under trade secrets, ya coulda just said that and considered me schooled. No offense meant, on my end.
4) No one else can do what Joey does, least of all me.
 
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1)Really?
2) I do buy his stuff.
3) He doesn't sell, say, mandrel-bent exhaust systems, right? But the guys who did his pipes when he was in LA can surely fab those up. Likewise, he's not offering plating or anodizing services if I want to do that to a few odds and ends. Always thought the purpose here was to save time by learning from others--and contribute once you know you're doing, like you do. I've long considered you one of the most knowledgeable and helpful guys here, so "figure it out on your own" was a bit of a surprise. If you want to say this falls under trade secrets, fine and I will keep that in mind. No offense meant, on my end.
4) No one else can do what Joey does, least of all me.
My interpterion. I think bill4time came from a different angle and how I read your request was "Hey, I have some custom one off stuff I would like done, mind sharing a good shop for my needs?"

I could be way off.
 
My interpterion. I think bill4time came from a different angle and how I read your request was "Hey, I have some custom one off stuff I would like done, mind sharing a good shop for my needs?"

I could be way off.
No, you nailed it. Probably should have said it just like that myself...
 
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My vendors will never be made public. It’s been my policy my last three businesses. Not about to change now. It’s cost me an immeasurable amount of time and money to find vendors that don’t suck. I have ZERO interest in ever detailing for a myriad of reasons.
Fair enough.
 
1)Really?
2) I do buy his stuff.
3) He doesn't sell, say, mandrel-bent exhaust systems, right? But the guys who did his pipes when he was in LA can surely fab those up. Likewise, he's not offering plating or anodizing services if I want to do that to a few odds and ends. Always thought the purpose here was to save time by learning from others--and contribute once you know you're doing, like you do. I've long considered you one of the most knowledgeable and helpful guys here, so "figure it out on your own" was a bit of a surprise. If you want to say this falls under trade secrets, ya coulda just said that and considered me schooled. No offense meant, on my end.
4) No one else can do what Joey does, least of all me.
Yes, I came at this from an owner standpoint.

It would be really bad business to post your vendors on a public forum. Especially when that public forum is your exact customer base.

I've watched the crap go on here between vendors and seen people try to steal each other's ideas, vendors, and customers. It's way more cutthroat than it appears on the surface. I completely respect where Joey comes from on all this and I've watched him go from just being an enthusiast to an extremely good vendors with incredible customer service.

I hit you pretty harsh on this because I don't know your intent.

There are a couple other individuals here that have tried this kind of stuff and that's just not cool. Karma will come back to bite you in the ass as your business ethics hold you back. We as customers can see the ethics occur, and this is one of the BEST forums for airing out those grievances when they are deserved.

If you had no ill intent, then no ill will meant.

That's like asking your friend's wife how much she weighs.
 
My power steering fluid has arrived.

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Why this stuff and not the recommended ATF? I'm sure there's an excellent reason, or an OCD reason (or both)--but I have no idea what it is. Planning to swap out all PS components and looking to treat things right. Also--how did you wind up getting the new condenser to line up when it was 3/8" off? Thanks!
 
Why this stuff and not the recommended ATF? I'm sure there's an excellent reason, or an OCD reason (or both)--but I have no idea what it is. Planning to swap out all PS components and looking to treat things right. Also--how did you wind up getting the new condenser to line up when it was 3/8" off? Thanks!

Should be some information here:
 
When trying to figure out proper plastic adhesives it’s best to do some practice pieces.

Going to be mounting some pieces to the cargo panel but don’t want to make any holes or cut into the panel at all. So instead going to use adhesive to stick some mounts to the panel for the final install of a particular component. The problem is the cargo panels of our trucks are made from polypropylene which is almost always marked as “PP” on panels.

Well after some googling there wasn’t a clear winner but they was plenty of adhesives that we could do some testing with.

Some ABS and polypropylene were cut up, adhesived and then allowed to cure over night.

The CLEAR winner was good ole cyanoacetate (C.A.) and specifically the Gorilla varietal. Holy hell it was chemically welded on. In fact, it wasn’t the glue that failed when trying to work it apart, it was the material that failed.

In trying to remove the ABS that was glued on, it wouldn’t separate until a propane torch was used to heat up the ABS and it softened up enough to finally break free. Impressive stuff!
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Well it finally happened, the seat gears stripped out on my driver's seat. Luckily I had some spare sets I got a while ago.

I won't go into all the specifics of this replacement since its been hashed out on a few threads but wanted to point out a few things that I found interesting.

After removing the seat it was just a matter of taking the front motor and gear housings off the seat and start taking it apart. The gear itself was completely chewed up as I'm sure everyone else finds when their seat stops moving. In the instructions it says there is a rubber washer. Well on one side there was what looked like "grease" that was gelatinous where a rubber washer was expected. On the other side was a "washer" that probably was a rubber-type washer at some point but the grease used basically turned into a jelly-ish washer. The housing was taken apart to inspect along with the steel gear. The gear and housing and lots of blended grease and gear pieces. Luckily nothing wrong with the housing.

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Getting the old gear off was just a matter of using a socket over the gear and compress in a vice. The only interesting thing is seeing that the gear is actually molded onto the machined shaft. You can see the inlay of nylon in the groove on the microscope shot. Pressing in the new gear was just as simple.

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I found some Toyota grease that is perfect to use for this application. Its slightly different than the grease used for the e-locker rebuild. Best part if is comes in a syringe and flat needle to pinpoint its application. Everything in the end housing was cleaned and grease fully.

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After seeing the secondary gear housing and the remnants of the nylon gear, I decided to take apart the primary gear and motor itself to be able to inspect and thoroughly clean the steel gear and housing. Taking apart the housing meant cutting the nylon strap that is around the housing. One quick cut and then C.A. to glue it back after it was done.

The gear was once again a mess and the remnants was all over the housing and steel gear. One interesting thing is AISIN cuts little grooves into the motor's rotor to balance it. The magnets inside were perfectly clean. Zero residue. The brushes were pushed back in and the motor wqas reassembled after cleaning.

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