Cheap things to do??
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From: Cleveland, WI USA
Here are a few things I did in my spare time. Basically stuff I did over the winter to kill time and stay out of the house where the wife was.
Made a tilting front clip.
Installed a mini spool.
Moved the rear axle shock mounts up for more clearance.
Did a rear shackle flip and removed lift blocks.
Cut out rusted floor pans and welded in new 1/8" steel.
Made a sheet metal hood scoop.
Fuel injected exhaust flame throwers.
Installed wheel well lights for night time crawling.
Lots of body work.
Replaced axle & t-case seals.
This winter I'm re-wiring the whole electrical system, building a roll cage and thinking about either gull-wing doors or suicide doors just to be different.
K.
Made a tilting front clip.
Installed a mini spool.
Moved the rear axle shock mounts up for more clearance.
Did a rear shackle flip and removed lift blocks.
Cut out rusted floor pans and welded in new 1/8" steel.
Made a sheet metal hood scoop.
Fuel injected exhaust flame throwers.
Installed wheel well lights for night time crawling.
Lots of body work.
Replaced axle & t-case seals.
This winter I'm re-wiring the whole electrical system, building a roll cage and thinking about either gull-wing doors or suicide doors just to be different.
K.
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From: Centerville, Iowa
Originally Posted by kjkozak2
Here are a few things I did in my spare time. Basically stuff I did over the winter to kill time and stay out of the house where the wife was.
Made a tilting front clip.
Installed a mini spool.
Moved the rear axle shock mounts up for more clearance.
Did a rear shackle flip and removed lift blocks.
Cut out rusted floor pans and welded in new 1/8" steel.
Made a sheet metal hood scoop.
Fuel injected exhaust flame throwers.
Installed wheel well lights for night time crawling.
Lots of body work.
Replaced axle & t-case seals.
This winter I'm re-wiring the whole electrical system, building a roll cage and thinking about either gull-wing doors or suicide doors just to be different.
K.
Made a tilting front clip.
Installed a mini spool.
Moved the rear axle shock mounts up for more clearance.
Did a rear shackle flip and removed lift blocks.
Cut out rusted floor pans and welded in new 1/8" steel.
Made a sheet metal hood scoop.
Fuel injected exhaust flame throwers.
Installed wheel well lights for night time crawling.
Lots of body work.
Replaced axle & t-case seals.
This winter I'm re-wiring the whole electrical system, building a roll cage and thinking about either gull-wing doors or suicide doors just to be different.
K.
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Spokane, WA
Kevin, did you buy the kit for the flame throwers or make it? I've been talking about doing this a long time now but wasn't sure if they really kick out a decent flame. That would be too much fun!
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by proeliator
Evil? Sure. Weld shackles to your hood then strap a sacraficial virgin to it.
Shackles and hoods I have plenty but those virgins are a rare breed.
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From: Cleveland, WI USA
Ivan,
The kits suck. They cut out a few plugs and dump unburnt fuel down the exhaust. Unfortunately, they also let that fuel wash down the cylinder walls and into the oil. I had mine that way for about a week and only got backfire-like flames. Changed the oil and it stunk like gas big time.
Mine is home made. I have two coils, a relay and a condensor hooked to a toggle that generates the spark, and a momentary switch that opens the fuel solenoid and turns on the aux. fuel pump. Fuel is injected into the pipes about 8" from the tip with nitrous fan spray nozzles. The plugs are about 1-2" from the tip.
Unfortunately, while I was waiting for some parts I gutted the interior of the truck to start on the roll cage and haven't tested the complete system yet.
I have an article on my website that details the electronic setup. The rest I got from this place:
http://server.scripthost.com/wwwboard?woodguy
I've been messing around with this on and off for a year or two. Tried all kinds of stuff. Some worked and some didn't . Haven't blown myself up yet either. (emphasis on YET)
K.
The kits suck. They cut out a few plugs and dump unburnt fuel down the exhaust. Unfortunately, they also let that fuel wash down the cylinder walls and into the oil. I had mine that way for about a week and only got backfire-like flames. Changed the oil and it stunk like gas big time.
Mine is home made. I have two coils, a relay and a condensor hooked to a toggle that generates the spark, and a momentary switch that opens the fuel solenoid and turns on the aux. fuel pump. Fuel is injected into the pipes about 8" from the tip with nitrous fan spray nozzles. The plugs are about 1-2" from the tip.
Unfortunately, while I was waiting for some parts I gutted the interior of the truck to start on the roll cage and haven't tested the complete system yet.
I have an article on my website that details the electronic setup. The rest I got from this place:
http://server.scripthost.com/wwwboard?woodguy
I've been messing around with this on and off for a year or two. Tried all kinds of stuff. Some worked and some didn't . Haven't blown myself up yet either. (emphasis on YET)
K.
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From: Cleveland, WI USA
Originally Posted by proeliator
Yea, I love what you've all done with your truck 
Need more pics in your gallery of all the custom stuff.
Need more pics in your gallery of all the custom stuff.I take tons of pix as I do stuff but I put them on my website. I'll try to get a bunch in the gallery.
K.
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From: Spokane, WA
Kevin, I was telling Pro about how I was going to make a tilt front end soon here for my truck as it SUCKS to get to the engine now. I showed him your gallery and he said "holy $%#@". You've done some killer stuff to that truck . . . I love it! Keep me posted on progress with the flame throwe. I've been talking about doing that for a LONG time but wanted to wait for my new exhaust first.
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From: Centerville, Iowa
I'm going the old way. Duals out the back. I Teusday, Wednesday, or Thursday next week I'll be roaring around town =). I give it 3 hours till I get a ticket for noise ordinance. =P Not really....
Ivan's pretty busy on the boards tonight. He's either working on his truck..or messing on FTE. and since tonight's out for truck time =P.
Ivan's pretty busy on the boards tonight. He's either working on his truck..or messing on FTE. and since tonight's out for truck time =P.