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... quietly sneaks away with his perfect paint that he's been pondering covering with bedliner...
Be careful with that idea. You're looking to sell it, and mods like that aren't appreciated by lots of prospective buyers. You may tank your resale value if you do that, which may make you stuck with it for longer than you like.
The only way I'll bedline it is if I'm 100% sure to keep it. Basically once I put the gears, locker, lift, and Iron Cross front and rear bumpers/running boards on. That will be the last of the mods.
Getting ready to take the wife out for dinner and letting her drive it to see what she thinks of the "new throttle body" It's going to be hard for the restaurant to match the lunch I made her though
Now before anyone calls me on it I know my plating was horrid, but we have a very small kitchen and I could only do one plate at a time I have very little space to work with so it's hard to get things just right.
Broccoli with garlic cloves sauteed in clarified butter
Grilled organic vine tomato slices
Tomato chutney
Fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli pieces
Fresh chopped basil garnish
The oil cooler system on the 6.0 was a crappy design. If you get any gelling added to the casting sand left in our engines it clogs the cooler. This is a 3k repair that is common in our 6.0's. so, since all 6.0's came from factory with the gold I do not know anyone that knows this information that would try it. As Stewart mentioned some go with the ELC or the red stuff it suppose to be better than the gold which is rated for 100k miles however I change it at 40k. I unlike a few diehard 6.0ers I am staying with the ford gold because the red is not in spec with Ford and is the same color as trans fluid, so if that cooler goes and mixes with your coolant it would take you a while to figure out and possibly cause more damage. But that's a whole other thread or argument.
Finished up installing the 6.0 trans oil cooler, new header panel, new headlights, third tail light, and the '05 HD blacked out grille. New tail lights did not fit, so they are being returned on Monday and I will be ordering different ones.
Oddly, the headlights, which I expected to have fitment problems went in with nary an issue, but the "direct fit" tail lights were a no-go.
New headlights are so much better than the old ones, with a ton more light output. Now I need to find brighter bulbs.
I have broken off one of the COP bolts, and it is sticking up above the mounting surface by several threads. It is on cylinder #3 and I am not quite sure how I will get it out. Not sure if I can get my drill in there to try an easy-out.
Finished up installing the 6.0 trans oil cooler, new header panel, new headlights, third tail light, and the '05 HD blacked out grille. New tail lights did not fit, so they are being returned on Monday and I will be ordering different ones.
Oddly, the headlights, which I expected to have fitment problems went in with nary an issue, but the "direct fit" tail lights were a no-go.
New headlights are so much better than the old ones, with a ton more light output. Now I need to find brighter bulbs.
I have broken off one of the COP bolts, and it is sticking up above the mounting surface by several threads. It is on cylinder #3 and I am not quite sure how I will get it out. Not sure if I can get my drill in there to try an easy-out.
pics and specs please, i need to upgrade out headlights!
I have broken off one of the COP bolts, and it is sticking up above the mounting surface by several threads. It is on cylinder #3 and I am not quite sure how I will get it out. Not sure if I can get my drill in there to try an easy-out.
I did this when I changed my plugs and if you can't get pliers on it, then ask your wife to try. Small hands and fingernails are a bonus here. I was able to just grab mine and slowly work it with the tips of my fingers and fingernail to get under one of the threads and turned it out by hand.
12-20-2014, 09:50 AM
I have very little space to work with so it's hard to get things just right.
