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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 03:05 PM
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I know what yo mean Thomas. It's warm and sunny and I'm getting stuffed up. Heck I even put on shorts today.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 03:27 PM
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My thread is glamorous!? Lol.

Just looks to me like a BS thread where some guy pops in occasionally and updates on what little he is getting done to his old work truck!

Now Aaron's thread.... That one will be glamorous when he starts getting that thing put together. Even more so once he gets his trans squared away...
I'm already missing my ol dependable good running piece.
I may save all these stock parts just in case I go back stock...

Thomas.I will POST a pic in this thread later with what bill did to the one I took off.. Lots of parts for Josh's truck piling up...and he doesn't even know :-)
 
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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As much fun as it would be to turn the truck back to stock, I don't have the room to keep the parts. And since I would never plan on selling the truck, I'll run it till she can't run no more, then fix her again.

Parts piling up is an understatement here. I'm running out of open places to put them all!
 
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 10:40 PM
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As much fun as it would be to turn the truck back to stock, I don't have the room to keep the parts. And since I would never plan on selling the truck, I'll run it till she can't run no more, then fix her again.

Parts piling up is an understatement here. I'm running out of open places to put them all!
They are reproducing here..now others a f-sd wrecker in my shop stopping me from my truck.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 11:36 PM
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That sucks Aaron. I hope you get that dealt with in a timely manor so we can see some pics
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 07:18 AM
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As much fun as it would be to turn the truck back to stock, I don't have the room to keep the parts. And since I would never plan on selling the truck, I'll run it till she can't run no more, then fix her again. Parts piling up is an understatement here. I'm running out of open places to put them all!
This is not a bad problem to have John
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:05 AM
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I know. I'll get around to taking a picture or two of the piles soon. Just been busy getting back, it's just been slipping my mind Byron.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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That sucks Aaron. I hope you get that dealt with in a timely manor so we can see some pics
It will be done tonight.the extra cash is much needed for my project!!!
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 09:59 AM
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Well much to my suprise, checked the tracking on my packages this morning, and it looks like they will be here today, insted of tomorrow. Nothing wrong with that!

Actually got some sleep last night, which was nice, now if the rest of the symptoms would go away (scratchy throat, drippy nose, all that crap) I can get on with this project.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 10:08 AM
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Well congrats on your package arrival, always nice to get something sooner than you expected! Just gotta take your vitamin C and you'll kick this soon Thomas!

Well, surprisingly enough, talking about sleep, I fell asleep last night without setting my alarm, and my internal alarm clock woke me up just in time to get dressed and make it to formation. Which is a first, usually my internal clock hits the snooze button a few times!
 
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 01:46 PM
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Haha I love it when that happens.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 01:12 PM
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Right?! Well, lots to do today. Welder stuff, and then parts shopping next week.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 07:44 PM
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An Update

Well, making very slow progress, but moving forward bone the less. I will say, the up Pipe job is not for the faint of heart. But first some pics.





As you can see, leaks everywhere!!





The passenger side up pipe. Pretty sooty Ironic enough I could still hit over 20 PSI boost, curious to see how much it improves with the new pipes.





On recommendation from Aaron, I picked up one of these for the up pipe bolts. The 6 point box end gives a sure grip on the bolts, my only complaint is the tough angles make it difficult to get torque on the bolts. However, though difficult, there really isn't any easier way.

Also got the pedestal apart, I'm going to delete it while its out of the truck. It's leaking oil from the solenoid, just looking forward to having it back together.

I have sprung a coolant leak somewhere, looks like the thermostat housing. I was planning on replacing the coolant anyways so I'll address that when I do the coolant.

Hope everyone else enjoyed their Saturday.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 05:52 AM
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Looks like you're making some progress, Thomas. Keep up the good work. You'll be glad you did.

I have to admit I have never seen a 6 point box end wrench. I didn't know there was such a thing, but I can see where it would really be helpful for the up pipe job. The bolts on that collector are a pain in butt to get onto whether the engine is in the truck or not. Not for the faint of heart, indeed.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 07:15 AM
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I would stiff rags in your intakes before you drop something down them
 
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