Sure doesn't look like the zf6 in my f250

 

NV4500 behind a cummins

 

Tonight marks 14 years since Rudolph first came home with 50 miles 14 years ago. I didn't know much about him, but I knew I loved that truck and would be awesome to drive and own. 415K later, I was right and am still happy to own an awesome rig like that!

 

Congratulations - here is to another decade

 

Nice, that's a few miles

 

Today I drove it... and tried to figure out why I'm getting that stupid P0132B (?) code about turbo performance. When I pulled it a month ago to clean and install the Riffraff wheel it was actually in really good shape. The only thing I might need to do now is pull the actual VGT solenoid and try cleaning that. I would also like to meet the gorilla that last changed the HFCM fuel filter and get that S-O-B to loosen it for me...

 

Wife's Acadia went into the shop again. So, I was daily driving the Ex for a couple weeks and was noticing my mileage was down a few MPG and seemed to idle a little rough (tough to tell with a diesel). I eventually got a "Service Engine Soon" light. Was a code P1119, so I ordered a $20 intake air temp sensor. Hopefully that takes care of it.

The Acadia behaved itself in the shop and came home yesterday with no repairs made on an intermittent transmission problem ... a ticking timebomb awaiting future failure. I'm driving it for now, unless I decide to trade it in this weekend.

 

I like your F650 dash panel. What shift **** is that? Will you be adding a manual T-case later?

 

I spilt about a half ounce of my coffee on the center console this morning. I'm waiting on insurance adjuster may have it totaled

 

So this is more of a what have I been up to on the X rather than what I did to it today...

Since my motor failed - 7 cracked pistons, 1 with a hole.

I have fully rebuilt.

Forged rods, balanced motor, ARP Mains, ARP Head studs, 910 springs, Fluidampr, etc...



Lots of Riff Raff goodies...HPx/FRx/Plenums/Fuel CCV and Banjo bolts:



Cleaned up the bay a little:



Thanks to where ever I read about spacing the cab off the frame:



Spacing the body off the frame allows installation with up-pipes installed:




Going in...



Home again!




With everything done, it runs exceptionally smooth - and relatively quiet for having single shots installed. About 3,000 miles on the new motor thus far

 

It is actually a **** from back in my honda days, it just happened to have the same threads as the nv4500 shifter. It is made by Skunk2.

I'm going to try and keep the electronic case in there. I already swapped the input shaft and have it bolted up. Apparently I'll have to play with some wiring to get it to shift in to 4 low though.

 

And what about cruise control? I have seen a couple of manual conversion threads, all seem to have trouble with their cruise control afterwards

 

I thought it may be a Honda variant. I have a couple current Honda projects myself.

I washed my truck Wednesday, filled it up and used it to haul some wood around for a small gate/door at my MIL's bar. Will get a picture of the finished product later.

 

Good question, however it's not needed in West Virginia

 

Might not count as today but here they are
First brush guard



Straight piped





Deleted the stupid resonator