After some of the last pics on here, how many buckets of soap do you think I will need? LOL! Thats on my list too!

Roller.. It is coming up quick! It's a required deadline as I am in the process of moving, so it better get done! LOL

 

Hey man you can do it. You've come this far, what's a few more bolts?

 

Thats what I remind myself everytime a nut doesnt want to cooperate going back on.. LOL!

 

The last of the wires went in today! Whew! For some reason a while back the cable that runs from the harness to the AC and Alternator had up and disappeared! A big THANKS to PLGEBBIA... He shipped me the cable I couldnt find around here, along with some extra goodies! LOL!

 

I can't wait to see this thing finished

 

Me either! Its driving me nutty the closer it gets! Its right there.. so close..

 

Have you heard the rumble of a 7.3 coming to life yet?

 

I heard it rumble when for the last time in donor truck when I limped it into the shop for tear down mid last year.. But not after install.. yet! LOL! Picking up new hoses and belts before loading up fluids and firing it up!

 

Oh man - after all that work I hope you have an icy cold beer to crack open as soon as it fires!

 

A fun trip to Napa, spent way more then I should have, but I walked out with a couple clerks hauling several boxes of goodies for the trip home! In the mess if I can recall it all.. batteries, belt, hoses (all brand new ones), thermo, gaskets, batt cables, all tie rods, HD trans cooler, trans filter, cases of fluids, more coolant, more windshield wiper stuff too, lol, umm.. just tons of stuff.. Hopefully I can get some pics posted right away. With all the goodies I may occupied for a bit.. Its coming to a close!

 

Finally.. She fired up tonight! Long time due! Aside from the first trial with a bad CPS code and fuel delivery error, come to find out the IDM was bad, a new one was put in, and she fired right up! Ran smooth too!
YouTube - Fire Up

Along with it running, some other goodies were upgraded.. Trans cooler..

Here is what the donor truck originally came with..


The new one, installed..


More nuts and bolts to tighten up, things to get done.. I will post more later.. in the mean time, I need some sleep now! LOL!

 

WOO HOO!!!!!

 

congrats man! thats awsome! i now have hope for my project. yyoull be gettin alot of pms asking HHEEEEEEELP! haha

 

LOL.. No problem! PM away.. Maybe we can save you some of the head ache I went through!

 

Got the driveline back finally! It went out to the shop to get cut and balanced. Now that its back in... Time for a test drive...