Rebuild progress all in one thread

[Master Yota]

AWESOME!!

I want the inside cab video from about 3500rpm to redline (preferably while driving) That should be sweet!!

Fantastic!

[Lifer]

Are you suggesting that 3,500 RPM is NOT "redline?"

Seriously, what does it idle at??

[SOTVEN]

LIFER, LETS JUST SAY IT "RED-LINES" AT "STRATO-SPHARE BLUE" LOL LOSH, I AM REALLY GLAD IT WORKED OUT FINE. I NEVER HAD A DOUBT THAT YOU WOULD NOT FIND A SOLUTION, BUT I KNOW HOW IT FEELS WHEN THINGS JUST DO NOT WORK THE WAY YUO ANTICIPATE. AWSOME JOB. AND THANK GOD, ITS NOT SNOWING YET, HENCE GO ON AND FINISH IT OF. WHAT IS THIS TALK NOW ABOUT "BONUS WORK"? COME ON, GET BACK TO WORK LOL .

[SOTVEN]

JOSH, YOU REALISE I MEANT TO WRITE "JOSH" IN MY PREVIOUS POST AND NOT "LOSH". YET SINCE I INJURED MY LEFT ARM A COUPLE DAYS AGO, I HAVE BEEN TYPING WITH ONLY ONE AREM, HENCE I TYPE 3 AND CORRECT 4. SORRY ABOUT THE TYPO.

[Josh]

no problem, your English is much, much better than my greek!

should redline at around 6K, for now...

Eventual plan is to stick a 440source.com 496" forged stroker kit in it, with aluminum heads. Then she should make 4 digit power levels and spin to the moon and back.

[rixm37]

Hey Josh,
I have watched your build from the beginning and I think it is just incredible !!! I was looking at pics from when you first started the project and WOW what an effort.

[M37UK]

CONGRATS JOSH...We knew you could do it..awesome looking rig . I want to hear those turbos as well .



To answer your question M37UK: The FORCE...coincidently the next day I had the cap off on the reman while it was installed in the engine for the first time. Low and behold the rotor was at the two oclock position at TDC. It was not assembled right by the rebuilder.

LOL !!

Obviously the Force is with you !!

[Josh]

Got a throttle cable hooked up finally. hooked up the IAC valve, it lights right off now. Turned the main fuel trim down, which works great at idle, but, it stumbles when you dip into the throttle now... I will have to turn it back up, and trim out the fuel at the idle points in the fuel curve. Also discovered that BOTH valve covers are leaking, BAD. Awesome. That'll be fun to fix with the turbos diretly over both

[SOTVEN]

Also discovered that BOTH valve covers are leaking, BAD. Awesome. That'll be fun to fix with the turbos diretly over both

THEY SAY THAT "GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT," BUT THEY SURE DO NOT COME EASY... I AM SURE YOU WILL FIX THAT TOO.

[pjsm37]

In for rolling vids....

[Josh]

getting there, having cooling issues. I gotta figure out why the damned fan won't turn on.

[SOTVEN]

I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND THE PTOBLEM. IT IS AN ELECTRIC FAN RIGHT? ARE ATHE WIRES ALLOWING JUICE TO GO THROUGH? ONE OF THEM MIGHT BE SNAPPED INSIDE IT. ALSO DOES YOUR ACTIVATING VALVE WORK? I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH A FIAT ONCE THAT A NEW VALVE INSTALLED ON THE RADIATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I REPLACED THAT, AND HAD INSTALLED A BYPASS WITH A SWITCH ON THE DASH, SO IF IT EVER GOT STUCK AGAIN I GOULD TURN ON THE FAN REGARDLESS.

[Tim Powell]

Hey Josh!
Man your an animal!! What a project. I wish I had your energy. Keep up the great work!

[JeffTheMarine]

Am I missing something? I saw the two initial threads on this truck. I also saw the ad for you selling it and advertising a 4bt cummins in it. However I didn't see any thread about you changing from the twin turbo BBD to a 4bt Cummins. I am very interested in seeing the BBD build thread.

Jeff

[k8icu]

Yeah he dumped the twin turbo concept and put a 4BT in there. Then sold the truck.