Planned Weekend Mods
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Planned Weekend Mods
Definitely:
Install WW
Clean up Compressor housing (yellow/gold scaling)
Prime & Paint IC tubes
Find a piece of 4'' exhaust to upgrade the kwik... prime and paint as well
Paint side steps
Rework CCV Mod DIY Oil Trap
Find location to install the Frantz (its still on its way)
Possibly:
Install aux. reverse lights
Install aux. off-road headlights
Lets see what all I can accomplish before Monday rolls around....
WB
Install WW
Clean up Compressor housing (yellow/gold scaling)
Prime & Paint IC tubes
Find a piece of 4'' exhaust to upgrade the kwik... prime and paint as well
Paint side steps
Rework CCV Mod DIY Oil Trap
Find location to install the Frantz (its still on its way)
Possibly:
Install aux. reverse lights
Install aux. off-road headlights
Lets see what all I can accomplish before Monday rolls around....
WB
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I accomplished all planned objectives except finding the piece of exhaust and painting the steps.
I am gonna hunt around more for that exhaust to find a better deal. And I think I am just gonna wire brush the steps.
Comments on Weekend-O-Mods:
WW:
Easy install. I have pulled the turbo several times in the past few weeks making this a fairly quick job.
WW effects... Sings like nobody's business when you get into the pedal and/or lock the TC. Made the exhaust sound a different, not sure how to describe the change except... its good.
IC Tubes: Primed and painted them International Harvester Red.
Wastegate:
Shortened the actuator rod by a few turns.
CCV oil trap:
added some papertowel stuffing to the existing copper mesh.
Then it began to rain like a big dog Sat. afternoon, and again Sun.
I had to cut short some of the planned mods... dang rain.
Check out my gallery for pics from this weekend.
WB
I am gonna hunt around more for that exhaust to find a better deal. And I think I am just gonna wire brush the steps.
Comments on Weekend-O-Mods:
WW:
Easy install. I have pulled the turbo several times in the past few weeks making this a fairly quick job.
WW effects... Sings like nobody's business when you get into the pedal and/or lock the TC. Made the exhaust sound a different, not sure how to describe the change except... its good.
IC Tubes: Primed and painted them International Harvester Red.
Wastegate:
Shortened the actuator rod by a few turns.
CCV oil trap:
added some papertowel stuffing to the existing copper mesh.
Then it began to rain like a big dog Sat. afternoon, and again Sun.
I had to cut short some of the planned mods... dang rain.
Check out my gallery for pics from this weekend.
WB
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what does shortening the actuator rod on the wastegate do?. Have heard of people doing it but was wondering what it accomplishes and if it would benefit me. thanks
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Originally Posted by ponch37300
what does shortening the actuator rod on the wastegate do?. Have heard of people doing it but was wondering what it accomplishes and if it would benefit me. thanks
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Originally Posted by wbhinton
Definitely:
Install WW
Clean up Compressor housing (yellow/gold scaling)
Prime & Paint IC tubes
Find a piece of 4'' exhaust to upgrade the kwik... prime and paint as well
Paint side steps
Rework CCV Mod DIY Oil Trap
Find location to install the Frantz (its still on its way)
Possibly:
Install aux. reverse lights
Install aux. off-road headlights
Lets see what all I can accomplish before Monday rolls around....
WB
Install WW
Clean up Compressor housing (yellow/gold scaling)
Prime & Paint IC tubes
Find a piece of 4'' exhaust to upgrade the kwik... prime and paint as well
Paint side steps
Rework CCV Mod DIY Oil Trap
Find location to install the Frantz (its still on its way)
Possibly:
Install aux. reverse lights
Install aux. off-road headlights
Lets see what all I can accomplish before Monday rolls around....
WB
How did you clean the turbo?
I am very excited to paint my IC tubes as well
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I'm not usually a big fan of the painted tubes (there's something about raw or polished metal that just sits well with me), but I do like the red tubes. By the looks of your firewall, the truck is red too? Those tubes probably match pretty well.
Congrats on the rest of your work!!
Congrats on the rest of your work!!
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yes i do think it is a red truck. this is one case where the red fits in, and looks great. the smoothed or painted compressor manifold looks great too..... 
let me know how the boots hold up as far as blowing off the intercooler boots. i taped up my pipes so that there was no paint between the boot and pipe. looked like a slippery situation to me..
http://image46.webshots.com/47/0/43/...0jezDcp_ph.jpg
for me, i get to do my fuel system. dont know how long it will take. fun adventure. i also get to do my exhaust system and paint the splitter pipe for my stacks.
(ironic, that smiley with the vertical tail ONLY fits....)
let me know how the boots hold up as far as blowing off the intercooler boots. i taped up my pipes so that there was no paint between the boot and pipe. looked like a slippery situation to me..
http://image46.webshots.com/47/0/43/...0jezDcp_ph.jpg
for me, i get to do my fuel system. dont know how long it will take. fun adventure. i also get to do my exhaust system and paint the splitter pipe for my stacks.
(ironic, that smiley with the vertical tail ONLY fits....)